Sign me RTF up!
Yeah, either way I would like to see something customizable in game that is stored in blocks in some fashion so that we could make and trade AIs.
Why bother if the AI update is part of the universe update, which is next on the list anyway?
This.
Yup, there's a reason game developers always seem to be so cautious about making "obvious" fixes.
This feels a bit too generous in regards to the current AI though technically correct.
If the universe update was going to be out even a month after weapons I would say don't do anything till the universe update, but I am not that optimistic. I have no problem with the AI not able to use certain weapons till the universe update, however I think it is at lest reasonable to look at enhancing the performance of one or two weapons used by the AI even if the way you go about it is not necessarily the way you see that weapon working with AI in the end. I pointed out earlier that Cannon+Beam turrets are unusabley inaccurate, but that Cannon+Cannon work great and can even properly lead a moving target.
I may not be an expert coder, but I do understand how it works and am fully aware that if you change X, Y and Z may be effected as well. If it is too much of a hassle I am willing to except that. However if there is any possibility to do what I suggested up above I would suggest that it be considered. The reason being that it could be some time before the universe update will be ready. Meanwhile people will still be trying to play the game and there will be an imbalance between player used weapons and AI weapons. I am not concerned for the AI factions or even player used drones, but instead for player owned stations. Right now a bunch of ships with M+M will make attacking massive stations relatively easier if a faction can gather the pilots, all they have to worry about is C+C turrets the Beam turrets excluding B+B, and Missile turrets but I have found Missiles to be finicky of late. However that is not where it ends. Beam+Beam weapons mounted on a ship can be very devastating and it is not likely a player will miss a station, this is the same for Cannon+Beam. If the devs can make C+B turrets work even with a temporary fix it will give stations a heavy reliable weapon to fight back with.
blockbehaiourconfig.xml.
<Cannon>
<BasicValues>
<!-- OLD -->
<Damage version="noreactor">10</Damage>
<PowerConsumption>100</PowerConsumption>
<!-- NEW -->
<Damage>20</Damage>
<ReactorPowerConsumptionResting>3.0</ReactorPowerConsumptionResting>
<ReactorPowerConsumptionCharging>20.0</ReactorPowerConsumptionCharging>
<Distance>2.0</Distance> <!-- 1 is equal to 100% sector radius -->
<Speed>25</Speed> <!-- In relation % to server max speed 1 = 100% -->
<ReloadMs>1000</ReloadMs>
<AdditionalPowerConsumptionPerUnitMult>0.1</AdditionalPowerConsumptionPerUnitMult> <!-- Nerf based on amount of groups connected to the same controller: powerConsumption * (1+countGroups*thisValue); 0 to turn off nerf-->
<Recoil>4.0</Recoil> <!-- Recoil in force per damage. Applied from the ship cannons point of origin in the opposite firing direction (multiplied with damage of projectile)-->
<ImpactForce>1.0</ImpactForce> <!-- Impact force on target in force per damage. (multiplied with damage of projectile)-->
<!-- 5 times more vertical recoil, horizontal recoil can go left or right -->
<!-- Horizontal Cursor Recoil -->
<CursorRecoilX>0.000001</CursorRecoilX> <!-- Cursor movement force multiplied with damage -->
<CursorRecoilMinX>0.000001</CursorRecoilMinX> <!-- Min cursor recoil value -->
<CursorRecoilMaxX>0.01</CursorRecoilMaxX> <!-- Max cursor recoil value -->
<CursorRecoilDirX>0.0</CursorRecoilDirX> <!-- direction of recoil (>0 = up, <0 = down, 0 = random) -->
<!-- Vertical Cursor Recoil -->
<CursorRecoilY>0.000008</CursorRecoilY> <!-- Cursor movement force multiplied with damage -->
<CursorRecoilMinY>0.000008</CursorRecoilMinY> <!-- Min cursor recoil value -->
<CursorRecoilMaxY>0.08</CursorRecoilMaxY> <!-- Max cursor recoil value -->
<CursorRecoilDirY>1.0</CursorRecoilDirY> <!-- direction of recoil (>0 = up, <0 = down, 0 = random) -->
<CursorRecoilSpeedIn>0.0</CursorRecoilSpeedIn> <!-- Velocity curser goes inwards -->
<CursorRecoilSpeedInAddMod>0.0</CursorRecoilSpeedInAddMod> <!-- range of which pow is applied speed = pow(CursorRecoilSpeedIn, (PercentOfDistance + CursorRecoilSpeedInAddMod)*CursorRecoilSpeedInPowMult) -->
<CursorRecoilSpeedInPowMult>0.0</CursorRecoilSpeedInPowMult>
<CursorRecoilSpeedOut>1.5</CursorRecoilSpeedOut> <!-- Velocity curser goes outwards -->
<CursorRecoilSpeedOutAddMod>0.5</CursorRecoilSpeedOutAddMod> <!-- 0=off; range of which pow is applied speed *= pow((1.0f-percentofRecoil)*speedPowMult + speedAdd, 2); -->
<CursorRecoilSpeedOutPowMult>2.0</CursorRecoilSpeedOutPowMult>
<ProjectileWidth>1.0</ProjectileWidth> <!-- Projectile width multiplier per block built from the weapon output-->
<BasicPenetrationDepth>1</BasicPenetrationDepth>
<PenetrationDepthExp>0.35</PenetrationDepthExp>
<PenetrationDepthExpMult>0.4</PenetrationDepthExpMult>
<AcidDamageMaxPropagation>50</AcidDamageMaxPropagation> <!-- How many blocks far a single propagation will go -->
<!-- Factor between 0 and 1: Less damage up front, more towards the back -->
<!-- Factor between 1 and 2: More damage up front, less towards the back -->
<AcidDamageFormulaConeStartWideWeight>1.8</AcidDamageFormulaConeStartWideWeight> <!-- Used in coneStartWide -->
<AcidDamageFormulaConeEndWideWeight>0.2</AcidDamageFormulaConeEndWideWeight> <!-- Used in coneEndWide -->
<!-- Factor used in acid formulae to reduce acid damage per block, only used if shot is OVER_PENETRATING, results in more penetration (and most likely over penetration) -->
<AcidDamageMinOverPenModifier>1.0</AcidDamageMinOverPenModifier>
<AcidDamageMaxOverPenModifier>5.0</AcidDamageMaxOverPenModifier>
<!-- Factor used in acid formulae to redirect more damage towards armor blocks -->
<AcidDamageMinOverArmorModifier>1.0</AcidDamageMinOverArmorModifier>
<AcidDamageMaxOverArmorModifier>3.0</AcidDamageMaxOverArmorModifier>
<AcidFormulaDefault>0</AcidFormulaDefault> <!-- 0 -> equalized, 1 -> codeStartWide, 2 -> codeEndWide-->
<DamageChargeMax>0.0</DamageChargeMax> <!-- value > 0 means the weapon charges its damage up to this value (damage multiplied by)-->
<DamageChargeSpeed>0.0</DamageChargeSpeed> <!-- Speed of charging. 1.0 equals 1.0 multiplier/sec -->
<PossibleZoom>0.5</PossibleZoom> <!-- value > 0 enables zoom for the weapon. value also determines max magnification -->
<Aimable>1</Aimable> <!-- 1 = aimable with cursor. 0 = weapon only fires straight -->
<EffectConfiguration>
<Kinetic>1.5</Kinetic>
<Heat>0.5</Heat>
<EM>1.0</EM>
</EffectConfiguration>
</BasicValues>
<Combination>
<Cannon>
<!-- LMG -->
<!-- PROS: Higher fire rate and faster projectile speed -->
<!-- CONS: Less damage per power consumed, less impact force per damage -->
<Damage style="nerf" linear="true" value="10"/>
<Reload style="nerf" value= "5"/>
<Distance style="skip"/>
<Speed style="buff" value = "0.25"/>
<Recoil style="skip"/>
<ImpactForce style="nerf" value="2" />
<PowerConsumption style="buff" inverse="true" linear="true" value="10" version="noreactor"/>
<PowerConsumption style="skip" linear="true"/>
<AcidFormula style="set" value="1"/>
<ProjectileWidth style="skip"/>
<ChargeMax style="skip"/>
<ChargeSpeed style="skip"/>
<CursorRecoilX style="skip"/> <!-- Cursor movement force multiplied with damage -->
<CursorRecoilMinX style="skip"/> <!-- Min cursor recoil value -->
<CursorRecoilMaxX style="skip"/> <!-- Max cursor recoil value -->
<CursorRecoilDirX style="skip"/> <!-- direction of recoil (>0 = up, <0 = down, 0 = random) -->
<CursorRecoilY style="skip"/> <!-- Cursor movement force multiplied with damage -->
<CursorRecoilMinY style="nerf" value="5"/> <!-- Min cursor recoil value -->
<CursorRecoilMaxY style="nerf" value="5"/> <!-- Max cursor recoil value -->
<CursorRecoilDirY style="skip"/> <!-- direction of recoil (>0 = up, <0 = down, 0 = random) -->
<PossibleZoom style="skip"/>
<Aimable style="skip"/> <!-- 1 = aimable with cursor. 0 = weapon only fires straight -->
</Cannon>
<Missile>
<!-- Charge Cannon -->
<!-- PROS: High efficiency when fired at full charge, fire rate is changeable -->
<!-- CONS: Bad efficiency when fired at low charge -->
<Damage style="skip" linear="true"/>
<Reload style="buff" value="2" />
<Distance style="skip"/>
<Speed style="skip"/>
<Recoil style="skip"/>
<ImpactForce style="buff" value="1.0"/>
<PowerConsumption style="nerf" inverse="true" linear="true" value="10" version="noreactor"/>
<PowerConsumption style="skip" linear="true"/>
<ProjectileWidth style="skip"/>
<AcidFormula style="set" value="1"/>
<ChargeMax style="set" value="15.0" linear="true"/>
<ChargeSpeed style="set" value="2.0" linear="true"/>
<CursorRecoilX style="skip"/> <!-- Cursor movement force multiplied with damage -->
<CursorRecoilMinX style="buff" value="2"/> <!-- Min cursor recoil value -->
<CursorRecoilMaxX style="buff" value="2"/> <!-- Max cursor recoil value -->
<CursorRecoilDirX style="skip"/> <!-- direction of recoil (>0 = up, <0 = down, 0 = random) -->
<CursorRecoilY style="skip"/> <!-- Cursor movement force multiplied with damage -->
<CursorRecoilMinY style="buff" value="2"/> <!-- Min cursor recoil value -->
<CursorRecoilMaxY style="buff" value="2"/> <!-- Max cursor recoil value -->
<CursorRecoilDirY style="skip"/> <!-- direction of recoil (>0 = up, <0 = down, 0 = random) -->
<PossibleZoom style="nerf" value="2"/>
<Aimable style="skip"/> <!-- 1 = aimable with cursor. 0 = weapon only fires straight -->
</Missile>
<Beam>
<!-- Artillery Cannon -->
<!-- PROS: Highest dps, big hole on hit -->
<!-- CONS: slow to reload and slower projectile speed -->
<Damage style="buff" linear="true" value="29.0" /> <!-- 1 + 36.5 = 600 damage -->
<Reload style="buff" value="14" /> <!-- 1 + 14 = 15000ms -->
<Distance style="skip" />
<Speed style="nerf" value="1.33333334"/> <!-- 7.5 -->
<Recoil style="skip"/>
<ImpactForce style="buff" value="9" />
<PowerConsumption style="nerf" inverse="true" linear="true" value="30" version="noreactor"/> <!-- 1+3 = 4x power consumption -->
<PowerConsumption style="skip" linear="true"/>
<ProjectileWidth style="skip"/>
<AcidFormula style="set" value="2"/>
<ChargeMax style="skip"/>
<ChargeSpeed style="skip"/>
<CursorRecoilX style="skip"/> <!-- Cursor movement force multiplied with damage -->
<CursorRecoilMinX style="buff" value="2"/> <!-- Min cursor recoil value -->
<CursorRecoilMaxX style="buff" value="2"/> <!-- Max cursor recoil value -->
<CursorRecoilDirX style="skip"/> <!-- direction of recoil (>0 = up, <0 = down, 0 = random) -->
<CursorRecoilY style="skip"/> <!-- Cursor movement force multiplied with damage -->
<CursorRecoilMinY style="buff" value="2"/> <!-- Min cursor recoil value -->
<CursorRecoilMaxY style="buff" value="2"/> <!-- Max cursor recoil value -->
<CursorRecoilDirY style="skip"/> <!-- direction of recoil (>0 = up, <0 = down, 0 = random) -->
<PossibleZoom style="nerf" value="2"/>
<Aimable style="set" value="0"/> <!-- 1 = aimable with cursor. 0 = weapon only fires straight -->
</Beam>
</Combination>
</Cannon>This is very interesting, I did look though the blockbehavior and I did see this, but I was not sure if that was for players or AI.
AFAICT "skip" means use the parent value, "set" means replace parent value. So cannnon/cannon "skips" and thus stays the same as just cannon(in this case 1) while cannon/beam "replaces that parent 1 with a 0", meaning disable fire-at-cursor and force spinal-fire.
I'd put it more simply, see lesson #19.
Couple hours later: already released as regular build.
<cannon>
...
<EffectConfiguration>
<Kinetic>1.5</Kinetic>
<Heat>0.5</Heat>
<EM>1.0</EM>
</EffectConfiguration>
