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

Sam L.R. Griffiths · Post by **Sam L.R. Griffiths** » Wed, 14. Mar 12, 10:06

Status Update
Release of AWRM v0.34 is currently underway. This forthcoming version will be primarily an XAP compatability release.

There is one change between XTC and XAP which will require some feedback from you guys and that is on the topic of the Laser Tower weapon (PBC).

I can rebalance the Enh/Adv versions of these weapons to match XAP (effectivly a 2-3 fold increase in damage over XTC) and possibly adjust the prices across the range accordingly - OR - I can reduce the XAP/AWRM laser tower weapon strength back to XTC levels.

What do you think?

tls2000 · Post by **tls2000** » Sat, 24. Mar 12, 11:15

hi roger,
got a problem with ur mod, its showing alot readtext errors: 17-250039 to 17-250394 as far as i could see.

looked for its t-files 2500 to 2503 and 7074-L044 and found the strings needed to be shown in game, why doesnt it show the text? dunno how to fix that.

p.s im new to modding and scripting

thx in advance

Sam L.R. Griffiths · Post by **Sam L.R. Griffiths** » Sat, 24. Mar 12, 14:06

tls2000 wrote:hi roger,
got a problem with ur mod, its showing alot readtext errors: 17-250039 to 17-250394 as far as i could see.

looked for its t-files 2500 to 2503 and 7074-L044 and found the strings needed to be shown in game, why doesnt it show the text? dunno how to fix that.

p.s im new to modding and scripting

thx in advance

What installation method are you using? ZIP or SPK?

tls2000 · Post by **tls2000** » Sat, 24. Mar 12, 15:22

í used spk for ur mod, actually dled both zip and spk, but didnt know where to put some folders in the zip file

Sam L.R. Griffiths · Post by **Sam L.R. Griffiths** » Sat, 24. Mar 12, 20:10

tls2000 wrote:í used spk for ur mod, actually dled both zip and spk, but didnt know where to put some folders in the zip file

Are you running the Plug-in Manager "As Administrator"? If not, then the mod will not install correctly under Vista/Windows 7.

tls2000 · Post by **tls2000** » Sat, 24. Mar 12, 22:57

cant remember, but installed the mod now as admin and nothin changed (deleted all files before that)
except the readtext errors the mod seems to be alright.
is it possible to just rename the t-files to match the script or to rename text inside the script?

Sam L.R. Griffiths · Post by **Sam L.R. Griffiths** » Sun, 25. Mar 12, 04:47

tls2000 wrote:cant remember, but installed the mod now as admin and nothin changed (deleted all files before that)
except the readtext errors the mod seems to be alright.
is it possible to just rename the t-files to match the script or to rename text inside the script?

The t-files should work fine as-is.

Do you get a pop-up message in-game when starting a new game?
What language game are you running?
Do you have any News/Intro entries in your in-game Encyclopedia?

tls2000 · Post by **tls2000** » Sun, 25. Mar 12, 13:41

1. yes, getting 3 readtext errors as popups: 17-250000, 17-250100 and 17-250200

2. its german id 49 (could it work, if i change the language id inside the t-files of 2500-2503 from 44 to 49?)

3. yes, but only readtext errors again (no1 in the newslog regarding the pop-ups)

Sam L.R. Griffiths · Post by **Sam L.R. Griffiths** » Sun, 25. Mar 12, 22:20

tls2000 wrote:2. its german id 49 (could it work, if i change the language id inside the t-files of 2500-2503 from 44 to 49?)

May be worth a try... I thought that the Lxxxx.xml files were language independent (so should work on any language system). Suffice to say, if this works then fine.

tls2000 · Post by **tls2000** » Mon, 26. Mar 12, 11:01

it worked, all readtext errors gone (regarding ur mod

)
now gonna fix some other stuff...

by the way, rly nice mod!

Sam L.R. Griffiths · Post by **Sam L.R. Griffiths** » Mon, 26. Mar 12, 20:46

tls2000 wrote:it worked, all readtext errors gone (regarding ur mod )
now gonna fix some other stuff...

by the way, rly nice mod!

Thanks

tls2000 · Post by **tls2000** » Thu, 29. Mar 12, 23:56

hi again,

i have another problem regarding ur mod.
evrytime i engage into battle, the game crashes sayin "Application Error"

i turned the mod off, then started again, played an hour and fought some battles. no crashes.

theres no problem when i use the new weapons, but could it be, that the npc´s causin the crash when they use them?

Sam L.R. Griffiths · Post by **Sam L.R. Griffiths** » Fri, 30. Mar 12, 01:29

tls2000 wrote:hi again,

i have another problem regarding ur mod.
evrytime i engage into battle, the game crashes sayin "Application Error"

i turned the mod off, then started again, played an hour and fought some battles. no crashes.

theres no problem when i use the new weapons, but could it be, that the npc´s causin the crash when they use them?

What other mods/scripts do you have installed (if any)?

tls2000 · Post by **tls2000** » Sat, 31. Mar 12, 00:57

lots

too many to count them, but always looked for compatibility.
i installed the game onto another pc with only the awrm mod to be 100% sure. and its still crashing.
is there a way to disable npc´s using ur mod?

Sam L.R. Griffiths · Post by **Sam L.R. Griffiths** » Sat, 31. Mar 12, 15:27

tls2000 wrote:lots
too many to count them, but always looked for compatibility.
i installed the game onto another pc with only the awrm mod to be 100% sure. and its still crashing.
is there a way to disable npc´s using ur mod?

In short EES, but if the game is crashing then there is a strong possiblity of a compatibility issue (normally the game only crashes if something is missing or corrupted).

tls2000 · Post by **tls2000** » Sun, 1. Apr 12, 23:23

now i started another game and after a couple of hours i installed the awrm... it works now

no crashes anymore.
but how to purchase the cpls and pmts?

Sam L.R. Griffiths · Post by **Sam L.R. Griffiths** » Mon, 2. Apr 12, 02:58

tls2000 wrote:now i started another game and after a couple of hours i installed the awrm... it works now no crashes anymore.
but how to purchase the cpls and pmts?

Via the comms system when you are docked at either Spirit Industries or JCRA HQ in a ship without the relevant system already fitted. Just look for the relevant engineer.

Sturmer · Post by **Sturmer** » Mon, 2. Apr 12, 12:07

Hi!

Haven't tried this mod yet or read through 30 pages, so my apologies if I'm bringing up something that already exists or was already proposed, but came up with this idea during my own struggles with boarding live ships.

Anyway, what about creating a laser that does what Ion Disruptor was supposed to but failed? Meaning: not just taking down shield, but actually destroying equipment, starting with weapons, then destroying shields, then internal security measures, then disabling propulsion, etc.

ID was supposed to do that, but for some reason it doesn't... loaded an M3 with IDs only and buzzed around a Pirate for 3 minutes, frying him with constant 8-banks ID fire, but it did nothing but take down his shields and destroy a bit of hull.

On aside, as said haven't tried this script yet (does this script just add new weapons or does it also alter stats of existing ones?), but did the Terrans get better weapons in this mod?

Of all the Terran armament only their PSP is any good, while [in vanilla] they completely lack a fast-firing anti-fighter gun.

EDIT: installed the mod, but I've got a whole bunch of Readtexts instead of names for the new weapons (that ARE listed in the ships' descriptions). I have EMP installed because without it other mods wouldn't work for me.

Sam L.R. Griffiths · Post by **Sam L.R. Griffiths** » Mon, 2. Apr 12, 21:49

Sturmer wrote:Anyway, what about creating a laser that does what Ion Disruptor was supposed to but failed? Meaning: not just taking down shield, but actually destroying equipment, starting with weapons, then destroying shields, then internal security measures, then disabling propulsion, etc.

ID was supposed to do that, but for some reason it doesn't... loaded an M3 with IDs only and buzzed around a Pirate for 3 minutes, frying him with constant 8-banks ID fire, but it did nothing but take down his shields and destroy a bit of hull.

Destruction of equipment is a game engine feature, I do not believe it is feasible to alter how the engine destroys equipment when lasers hit. In any case, this mod is considered complete bar translations, any further balancing tweaks, and AP compatibility.

Sturmer wrote:On aside, as said haven't tried this script yet (does this script just add new weapons or does it also alter stats of existing ones?), but did the Terrans get better weapons in this mod?

Of all the Terran armament only their PSP is any good, while [in vanilla] they completely lack a fast-firing anti-fighter gun.

Try reading the post where the download links are, it gives a summary of what this mod adds/changes

... but in brief new lasers are added - baseline balance is on the whole retained.

Sturmer wrote:EDIT: installed the mod, but I've got a whole bunch of Readtexts instead of names for the new weapons (that ARE listed in the ships' descriptions). I have EMP installed because without it other mods wouldn't work for me.

Sounds like a region issue, what language game have you installed?

Sturmer · Post by **Sturmer** » Mon, 2. Apr 12, 22:18

Thanks for the reply!

my version is English.

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