[MOD][TC] Advanced Weapons Research Mod (AWRM) [v0.33/R13 - Sa-02-Jul-2011]

[Sam L.R. Griffiths]

Nice release Roger.

I was wondering, is there a way to just install this only:

4.Addition of additional vanilla equipment/stations/blueprints to the shop (Is there anything particular you would like to see available?)

I.e. the beam weapons forges, etc, without the extra lasers?

Thanks

By editing a single script you can remove the additional weapons from the availability list, but as the AI do not use them to my knowledge (I have done nothing to force this and have no immediate plans to) there would be little by way of benefit (especially since integrating this mod with other weapon mods is rather easy - appending a couple of entries to the TBullets and TLasers files). Nobody is forcing the use of the new weapons, but the choice is yours...

Oh and by the way most of the beam weapons are rather pants, I think only the PALC and PBC actually have any real use with the Vanilla ships and the TBLC may be of some use in Cadius's mod, FBC though is a bit of a waste of space.

EDIT: BTW There are no workable Beam Weapon forges the player can own in Vanilla currently (so I can not add what does not exist ), but this mod should make such luxuries near enough unnecessary.

[Mad_CatMk2]

Alright I'll see what I can hack through when I have time, thanks!

[Sam L.R. Griffiths]

Status Update
Formal v0.5 release!

Please see my blog for the latest information.

[Sam L.R. Griffiths]

Status Update
Formal v0.6 release!

Please see my blog for the latest information.

[garrry34]

Roger your script is awesome, I installed after a recommendation From Cadius to use in conjunction with his mod and it has hit the spot, May I place a small request though, would you consider making terran versions of the PBE and MD for the terran fighters, lol after the MD was based on ancient earth technology. Again thank you for this script.

[Patholos]

Tested it out, and oh yes. It met my expectations

I give this mod three cheese sandwiches and a cold beer.

[mr.WHO]

Cadius adviced me to present you my ideas about two new Terran weapons that could be useful in your mod:
http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php? ... 78#3302878

[Sam L.R. Griffiths]

Thanks for the input guys... will look into the suggestions.

Adding a Terran version of the MD is plausable (will probably look at making it a little beefier perhaps and based on the EMPC mount - will look into it and try to balance it appropriatly - perhaps even make it energy based proving how Terran technology has advanced but will try to balance it with the current weapons), and making PBE/IRE alternatives to the EMPC should be doable.

Will look at the other suggestions and see what I can put together with vanilla weapon balance in mind - I am already allowing the integration of my mod with other mods so if the CMOD3 wishes to integrate my weapons and adjust them accordingly that is down to the CMOD3 authors.

Will aim to get a 0.7 out with at least some of the requested weapons this weekend.

[Sam L.R. Griffiths]

Status Update
0.7 development under way...

Planning to release FOUR new fighter class weapons:-

• APE (Alpha Particle Emitter) - Similar to an IRE but 25% of the cost of the EMPC
  PNC (Phased Neutron Cannon) - Basically an energy based Mass Driver costed at 50% of the EMPC
  EPC (Electron Particle Cannon) - Similar to a PBE but costed at 50% of the EMPC
  CPC (Charged Positron Cannon) - Disrupts shields, weapons, and engines but does little damage to the target costed at 50% of the EMPC

All have 1km with 1km/s speed (bar the APE which has only 500m/s speed) and ~314 rounds per minute refire rate.

[Sam L.R. Griffiths]

Status Update
Formal v0.7 release!

Please see my blog for the latest information.

[MadMan983]

are you going to release a version merged with CMOD3? or at least balanced like CMOD 3 so i can merge them myself

[Sam L.R. Griffiths]

are you going to release a version merged with CMOD3? or at least balanced like CMOD 3 so i can merge them myself

No, there is no intention to do so at this time... my time is rather limited due to RW commitments, and my main focus is balancing versus vanilla.

The intent is to allow other modders to incorporate my new weapons into their mods (e.g. CMOD3) permit them to make appropriate "balancing" or "performance" adjustments to the weapons/bullets as they see fit providing they provide due credit for my work and reference which version of the AWRM they baseline from.

The detailed information about the weapon balance is kept up to date here on the TXU Wiki, so if anyone wants to send me CMOD3 balanced stats for the AWRM weapons I will publish (and try to maintain - depends on how different the balance is) a CMOD3 balance patch to aid with user merging.

[StarCrack]

has any one made a 7046-L044 that adds the new weapons?

and if thay have can you post or PM me Please

Thanxs

[Sam L.R. Griffiths]

has any one made a 7046-L044 that adds the new weapons?

and if thay have can you post or PM me Please

Thanxs

Huh?

[StarCrack]

mars uses a text file "7046-L044" for weapon swaping was just wunndering if any one had updated one to add you new guns

[Thorbin]

I reinstalled X3TC recently, and updated to the latest patch (2.7.1). I started a new Terran Defender game, with Cadius' mod running. I docked at a station in Neptune and received a message from the company. When I agreed, the based menu of the company wares popped up, but all of the category menus were completely blank. Everything else about the script seems to be functioning properly (new weapon options listed for Terran ships according to type, messages working as they should).

[Sam L.R. Griffiths]

That sounds weird, if you are getting the text for the other strings ok then the catagories should be fine too as they all come from the same file and number range. Will have a look at it later today. In the mean time, You might want to try reinstalling the AWRM mod and see if that resolves it.

EDIT: On second thoughts (after a quick check myself), and re-reading your post I think there is a simpler answer...

The shop script is working as designed... the menus will only be populated with stuff if you:-

• (a) Have suitable cargo capacity/size for the items
  (b) Have sufficient cash

The odds are that you simply do not have the cash/cargo space.

[Thorbin]

That sounds weird, if you are getting the text for the other strings ok then the catagories should be fine too as they all come from the same file and number range. Will have a look at it later today. In the mean time, You might want to try reinstalling the AWRM mod and see if that resolves it.

EDIT: On second thoughts (after a quick check myself), and re-reading your post I think there is a simpler answer...

The shop script is working as designed... the menus will only be populated with stuff if you:-

• (a) Have suitable cargo capacity/size for the items
  (b) Have sufficient cash

The odds are that you simply do not have the cash/cargo space.

Correct in both cases...I docked to the Neptune station soon after starting a brand new game. Needless to say my pilot has little cash to date. What amount of cash will I need before I can expect to see shop items appear in the menu(s)?

[Sam L.R. Griffiths]

The APE sells for <80.7K (Check the TXU wiki for the this and the other non-vanilla weapons), but I think some of the missiles are cheaper than that (the rare missiles are sold for 50% over the top of their maximum market value). There are some items that cost over 1,000,000,000 Cr and many items at prices in between.

Basically, currently it will not offer you items that you can not carry/afford. In the light of this confusion, I will consider adding the unobtainable items to a separate section under each catagory rather than a complete ommision like it currently does.

[Patholos]

I'm using this mod with RRF, where the RRF ships are coming out stacked with full sets of Advanced SSC/MAML and so on.

Terran xenophobia + awesome weapons technology = pummeling the sh*t out of the rest of the commonwealth, YAY!