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| Weapons are essential to CnC, even more than harvesting. A Weapon is a combination of Weapon-specific data, warhead, and projectile. | | Weapons are essential to CnC, even more than harvesting. A Weapon is a combination of Weapon-specific data, warhead, and projectile. |
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| If a weapon gets fired, the game first checks for the [[animation]] & [[sounds|sound]] set in the weapon to display them;<br> | | If a weapon gets fired, the game first checks for the [[animation]] |
| The warhead is then delivered to it's target by the projectile;<br>
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| On impact, the game reads the rules for the impact from the warhead, and then calculates the damage inflicted, basing on the Damage= value supplied in the weapon.
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| == Making new weapons (by DCoder) ==
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| New weapons are easy to create, as long as you know these facts:
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| *weapon needs to have a [[projectile]]
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| *weapon needs to have a [[warhead]]
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| *weapon needs to have a [[range]]
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| When a unit is ordered to fire, it moves towards the target until it is in Range=, then fires the weapon. It travels through the air (directed by the Projectile=), impacts and deals a certain % of weapon's Damage= (directed by the Warhead=).
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| Enough theory, let's make a new weapon, projectile and warhead to replace the Destroyer's cannon with a RA1 style missile launcher. So set [DEST] Primary=OldMissile, then create this section:<br><blockquote>
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| [OldMissile]<br>
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| Damage=60 '';how much damage points to deliver''<br>
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| ROF=60 '';how often (in frames) to fire''<br>
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| Range=8 '';how far (in cells) can the weapon fly?''<br>
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| Projectile=HeatSeekingMissile '';our new projectile''<br>
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| Warhead=HeatMissileWH '';our new warhead''<br>
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| Speed=25 ''; how fast does the weapon fly?''<br>
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| Report=AegisAttack '';the sound of aegis missile launcher''</blockquote>
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| But the [HeatSeekingMissile] does not exist yet. So create it:<blockquote>
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| [HeatSeekingMissile]<br>
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| High=yes '';fly in an arc (IFV missile like) instead of straight (cannon like)''<br>
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| Shadow=no '';don't draw shadow on the ground (the missile is too small)''<br>
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| AA=yes '';can it hit air targets?''<br>
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| AG=yes '';can it hit ground targets?''<br>
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| Image=MEDUSA '';this is the image that Aegis missile uses''<br>
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| ROT=20 '';(not zero means it can 'home in' on the target)''<br>
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| SubjectToCliffs=no '';can cliffs mess up the targeting (we're in the water, no cliffs here)''<br>
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| SubjectToElevation=no '';does the weapon get a range bonus if fired from a high place downwards?''<br>
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| SubjectToWalls=no '';can the walls stop it?''</blockquote>
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| The [HeatMissileWH] also doesn't exist. So we need to create it as well: <blockquote>
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| [HeatMissileWH]<br>
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| CellSpread=.3 '';in map cells, how far can you still feel the impact''<br>
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| PercentAtMax=1 '';at the edge of the area effected (determined by cellspread) this is the percent of damage done.''<br>
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| Verses=100%,100%,100%,100%,100%,100%,0%,0%,0%,100%,100% '';(see [[armor types]] tutorial)''<br>
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| InfDeath=3 '';which infantry death to use when infantry is killed by this weapon?''<br>
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| AnimList=EXPLOSML '';what animations to play at impact point?''<br>
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| ProneDamage=100% '';% damage to deal to infantry that is prone (deployed counts as prone)''</blockquote>
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| Now, add the HeatMissileWH to the [Warheads] list. I haven't seen anything wrong when I don't put it there, but since the list exists, it can be necessary for something.
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| [[Category:General_Editing_Information]]
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| [[Category:Tutorials]]
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Weapons are essential to CnC, even more than harvesting. A Weapon is a combination of Weapon-specific data, warhead, and projectile.
If a weapon gets fired, the game first checks for the animation