[SCRIPT] Anarkis Defense System - v2.65.1 - [2010-08-13]

fud · Post by **fud** » Sat, 13. Jun 09, 22:17

Ok, I've installed the newest version, got the update IM when loaded.

But fighters still don't do anything. They launch, then idle. Even with an enemy ship within 3km of them (they're set to 10km in the auto carrier settings)..

At this point, they're pretty much worthless.

Another thing, maybe connected, maybe not. When I assign said fighters to protect a given ship, they don't do anything. They follow, but only idle when the target ship is attacked....

Is it something with the actual attack script?

GobsmackedIII · Post by **GobsmackedIII** » Mon, 15. Jun 09, 11:13

I have this script and MARS, one of the two is stopping the correct ship from being created in the Treasure Hunt in 2.1, instead of the prize you are expecting you get a Mammouth..., you might want to check this.

MutantDwarf · Post by **MutantDwarf** » Mon, 15. Jun 09, 14:36

That doesn't sound right. The prize ship was already in the game files - there's no reason for any mod to make it somehow become some other ship. A script certainly wouldn't do it - only a modification of TShips or the Mission Director file would do that. I don't think ADS mods TShips, either, and the tiny change to TShips in MARS won't do what you're saying.

Do you have any other mods or scripts installed?

fud · Post by **fud** » Mon, 15. Jun 09, 14:51

ADS is scripts only. There's nothing modding Tships (which your issue sounds like an indexing problem with Tships).

MARS only adds a couple lines at the end, which again, shouldn't affect anything.

In fact, if it did, you'd get a CTD/corrupt save game when loading an existing game.

GobsmackedIII · Post by **GobsmackedIII** » Mon, 15. Jun 09, 17:01

They are the only two scripts I have installed, I did install the OOS rebalance, but my PC could not run it. I just copied back the clean Scripts and t folder and then copied MARS and this script into those folders. I have not touched the mission director folder and MARS was the only thing to change TShips. I will check teh MARS thread.

fud · Post by **fud** » Mon, 15. Jun 09, 17:14

It sounds like an MD bug in the new patch, to me.

GobsmackedIII · Post by **GobsmackedIII** » Mon, 15. Jun 09, 19:51

It seems to be the MARS repair drones mod that means I have a 2.0 version of TShips. So its nothing to do with this script, which I really like by the way.

fud · Post by **fud** » Mon, 15. Jun 09, 19:57

Ah. That might do it.

The 2.1 Tships is different indeed.

GobsmackedIII · Post by **GobsmackedIII** » Mon, 15. Jun 09, 20:07

Any advice on how to sort it out? I am completely stumped...

Sahvion · Post by **Sahvion** » Mon, 15. Jun 09, 20:33

I'm kind of curious why this version of Anarkis wasn't made into a .spk like the other....

ragamer · Post by **ragamer** » Tue, 16. Jun 09, 13:15

Another suggestion. This time goes to "Wing" configurations. The logic I use to setup/select my fighters is basically configuring them against specific targets by creating homogenous speed wings with adecuate weapons to kill the average target that travels at that speed. That gives minimum interception time (and usually kill time also).

When I instruct "Clear Sector" or the "Send Attack Wing" the resulting wings usually contain one of my Slow Heavy Bombers, making them very slow at intercepting some targets.

The Mixed wings created based on Thread Level are nice for the "Clear Sector" (And Protect Target) but as the "Send Attack Wing" requires a Target I wonder if we could get some extra options to only consider fighters that are as fast as possible against that particular target.

I was thinking on how to do this from your script PoV and this is the suggestion I came with:

- Allow for a Carrier Based Option on Hangars ("Setup Fighters", probably) to "Match Speed of Target on Attack Wings" which would be the minimum speed (0 disable this option, 100% default value) a figher should have to qualify for belonging to an Attack Wing against a given target (A typical value of 150% would yield adequate intercept speed wings). Notice that this option just signals a preference... If at some point, there are not enough fighters to fullfill the Threat MUltiplier (see below) the Wing will be configured ignoring this option, as it's the responsability of a Carrier Commander to not strech thin his fighter complement.

Collaterally I would also create another Option Parameter on "Setup Fighters" to control the Threat Level multiple an Attack Wing should honor:

- Threat Level Multiplier (Default 3). The ammount of "Fighter Power" each "Attack Wing" configuration will try to match. It's a multiplier based on the basic Threat Level of your target... A value of 3 will make an Attack Wing against a M3 to be made of 3xM3.

I was also thinking on a way to tell ADS to NOT use specific fighters against specific targets (Namelly, Xenon, Khaak and Yaki) but that would require someking of Flag Labelling system that will make ADS a bit more complex than you have already expressed ADS is meant to be.

EDIT: Clarified some concepts

EDIT2:

Could also rock that an Attack Wing configured like above would show a "preference" for similar targets as the original one selected by the Commander once the current one is destroyed.

crimson522 · Post by **crimson522** » Tue, 16. Jun 09, 15:17

i think i found a bug with this. everytime i send my fighters out with the "attack my target" hotkey the names of all the fighters reset to the default "your (ship name)". this is fustrating since alot of my fighters r of the same type and i wana be able to tell each one apart

kerDajan · Post by **kerDajan** » Thu, 18. Jun 09, 22:01

@Serial Kicked
Any word on your server status? I'm assuming their still down atm?

shinyclef · Post by **shinyclef** » Fri, 19. Jun 09, 07:55

I have never been able to access the server. I don't think it's down, I think it's inaccessible to some parts of the world...
I'm in Japan. But I really want these scripts!!

Mzuz · Post by **Mzuz** » Sun, 21. Jun 09, 18:05

None of my ships launched through this mod from my panther will dock. They all piss about around the back of the ship and constantly switch from the dock command, to either target the target of my ship (which is nothing) or "Retreat". They will not dock, and nothing I've tried to do will get them to dock again.

Marodeur · Post by **Marodeur** » Wed, 24. Jun 09, 00:56

If my carrier is set to automated mode and a fighter gets destroyed i get a message from "unknown" with no text in it?!?

dmichailcz · Post by **dmichailcz** » Mon, 29. Jun 09, 17:05

Marodeur wrote:If my carrier is set to automated mode and a fighter gets destroyed i get a message from "unknown" with no text in it?!?

I've got this problem too, but i haven't installed ADS yet... Are you running any others mod?

Q: Why isn't this script in script library? Or am I blind?

m4t3y · Post by **m4t3y** » Mon, 29. Jun 09, 17:59

download link does not work ;o[

thx for a nice script...

Sniped-Ya · Post by **Sniped-Ya** » Tue, 30. Jun 09, 06:38

As he said the download that was given at the start of this no longer works. Is there a new way to get this?

Thanks folks for letting us pirates play too. LOL

Marodeur · Post by **Marodeur** » Tue, 30. Jun 09, 11:58

dmichailcz wrote:
Marodeur wrote:If my carrier is set to automated mode and a fighter gets destroyed i get a message from "unknown" with no text in it?!?
I've got this problem too, but i haven't installed ADS yet... Are you running any others mod?

Q: Why isn't this script in script library? Or am I blind?

Hm, ok. Yes i have installed other mods and scripts. To much to remember them all and post them at work.

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[SCRIPT] Anarkis Defense System - v2.65.1 - [2010-08-13]

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