Railgun OXP - Revision history

Phkb: Updating BB links

2024-02-29T02:39:24Z

Updating BB links

Cholmondely: /* Tweaking */ Added note

2022-09-02T05:27:09Z

‎Tweaking: Added note

Cholmondely: /* Quote */ Link

2021-11-18T10:46:44Z

‎Quote: Link

Cholmondely: Added more

2021-11-18T10:42:53Z

Added more

Cholmondely: Added tweak for long ships & Cody's advice

2021-11-18T10:10:31Z

Added tweak for long ships & Cody's advice

Cholmondely: Added picture!

2021-07-11T10:09:15Z

Added picture!

Cholmondely: Added License information, warning and links. Price information awaits checking

2021-07-11T10:02:40Z

Added License information, warning and links. Price information awaits checking

Cholmondely: Another download link.

2021-01-27T02:34:46Z

Another download link.

Svengali: fight dead-end pages

2013-01-12T22:10:47Z

fight dead-end pages

Eric Walch: box.com

2011-11-20T19:22:10Z

box.com

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 :plus some more meters, depending on the ship's current speed
-A bit of trial and error shows that the minimum value of the offset needed in a [[Deep Space Dredger]] is (23 + 5). [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=183882#p183882 Commander McLane ''et al'' 2012]
+A bit of trial and error shows that the minimum value of the offset needed in a [[Deep Space Dredger]] is (23 + 5). [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=183882#p183882 Commander McLane ''et al'' 2012]
 == Quote ==
 {{QuoteText|Text=Try this: disable the laser fire button/key (''ie'' reassign the laser fire "a" key in the [[Oolite Keyboard Controls|keyconfig.plist]]), install the Railgun OXP (assign it to the laser fire button/key, if you wish), then go out there and try some real, old-fashioned, dog-fighting. You only get 100 slugs per magazine, which costs money, and every shot eats a little energy! Extremely 'exciting', is that!<br>
-There is a knack to using it, though - with practice (and if you're good enough), you can hit a moving target at over 12km.|Source=([http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=183857#p183857 Cody (2012)])}}
+There is a knack to using it, though - with practice (and if you're good enough), you can hit a moving target at over 12km.|Source=([https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=183857#p183857 Cody (2012)])}}
 == Links ==
-*[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9708 Railgun.oxp now available] (2011+)
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9708 Railgun.oxp now available] (2011+)
-*[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11511 Railguns OXP question] (2012+)
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11511 Railguns OXP question] (2012+)
 {{equipment-OXP}}{{weapon-OXP}}

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 == Tweaking ==
-It's sort of a pain in the neck to spawn the railgun projectile in the right place: right in front of your ship; not too close to be inside the hull; but not too far away to destroy the illusion of being fired from your ship. I tried to come up with a formula that more or less works for most ships. But it fails for ships that are much longer than they are wide and high. In Oolite v. 1.77 scripts will be able to know the exact length of a ship, which will make things much easier.
+*Long ships
 In the meantime: open the file '''railgun-firing.js''' in the Scripts-folder (any text editor will do, but ''not'' Windows Notepad) of railgun.oxp and find line 80:

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 == Quote ==
-{{QuoteText|Text=Try this: disable the laser fire button/key, install the [wiki]Railgun_OXP[/wiki] (assign it to the laser fire button/key, if you wish), then go out there and try some real, old-fashioned, dog-fighting. You only get 100 slugs per magazine, which costs money, and every shot eats a little energy! Extremely 'exciting', is that!<br>
+{{QuoteText|Text=Try this: disable the laser fire button/key (''ie'' reassign the laser fire "a" key in the [[Oolite Keyboard Controls|keyconfig.plist]]), install the Railgun OXP (assign it to the laser fire button/key, if you wish), then go out there and try some real, old-fashioned, dog-fighting. You only get 100 slugs per magazine, which costs money, and every shot eats a little energy! Extremely 'exciting', is that!<br>
 There is a knack to using it, though - with practice (and if you're good enough), you can hit a moving target at over 12km.|Source=([http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=183857#p183857 Cody (2012)])}}

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 In the meantime: open the file '''railgun-firing.js''' in the Scripts-folder (any text editor will do, but ''not'' Windows Notepad) of railgun.oxp and find line 80:
-   this.projectile.position = player.ship.position.add(player.ship.heading.multiply((player.ship.collisionRadius * 0.925) + 15 + 5 + (player.ship.speed / 50)));
+   this.projectile.position = player.ship.position.add(player.ship.heading.multiply(player.ship.collisionRadius + this.projectile.collisionRadius + 1));
 Increase the "15" to a higher value (for instance "20"). Save the file and restart Oolite with "SHIFT" pressed.
-If the projectile still explodes immediately, raise the value again. Repeat until you're satisfied. [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=183882#p183882 Commander McLane 2012)
+If the projectile still explodes immediately, raise the value again. Repeat until you're satisfied.
 == Quote ==
-{{QuoteText|Text=Try this: disable the laser fire button/key, install the [wiki]Railgun_OXP[/wiki] (assign it to the laser fire button/key, if you wish), then go out there and try some real, old-fashioned, dog-fighting. You only get 100 slugs per magazine, which costs money, and every shot eats a little energy! Extremely 'exciting', is that!|Source=([http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=183857#p183857 Cody (2012)])}}
+{{QuoteText|Text=Try this: disable the laser fire button/key, install the [wiki]Railgun_OXP[/wiki] (assign it to the laser fire button/key, if you wish), then go out there and try some real, old-fashioned, dog-fighting. You only get 100 slugs per magazine, which costs money, and every shot eats a little energy! Extremely 'exciting', is that!<br>
 == Links ==

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 == Download Location ==
-[http://www.box.com/shared/ora50ujna9 Railgun.oxp v 1.3] is available for download via box.com.
+[http://app.box.com/shared/ora50ujna9 Railgun.oxp v 1.3] is available for download via box.com.
 [https://app.box.com/s/1ttzmoims31dlfss7tkbp01etx1suqmr Railgun v1.3.zip] a different box.
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 *License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License
 *Author: [[User:Commander McLane|Commander McLane]]
 == Links ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:09, 11 July 2021
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	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==

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 Railgun.oxp also installs a slightly altered interceptAI, replacing Oolite's interceptAI.plist. This was necessary in order to make police ships react to offences committed through railgun firing. It may cause incompatibility with other OXPs which alter interceptAI.plist. As of the release of this OXP, I am not aware of incompatibilities.
 == Minimum Requirements ==
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 Move or copy the file railgun.oxp from its download folder into your AddOns folder. Where that resides depends on your installation. Restart Oolite.
 {{equipment-OXP}}{{weapon-OXP}}

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:34, 27 January 2021
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	[http://www.box.com/shared/ora50ujna9 Railgun.oxp v 1.3] is available for download via box.com.		[http://www.box.com/shared/ora50ujna9 Railgun.oxp v 1.3] is available for download via box.com.
		+	[https://app.box.com/s/1ttzmoims31dlfss7tkbp01etx1suqmr Railgun v1.3.zip] a different box.

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==

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 == Introduction ==
-This OXP adds a new class of weapons to the Ooniverse. Railguns fire high velocity kinetic projectiles which are destructive simply by impacting on their target.
+This [[OXP]] adds a new class of weapons to the Ooniverse. Railguns fire high velocity kinetic projectiles which are destructive simply by impacting on their target.
 == Overview ==

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 == Download Location ==
-[http://www.box.net/shared/ora50ujna9 Railgun.oxp v 1.3] is available for download via box.net.
+[http://www.box.com/shared/ora50ujna9 Railgun.oxp v 1.3] is available for download via box.com.
 == Installation ==