[mod Request] Emergancy Stop!!!!

[Chobittsu]

I'm sick of my TSs and Large Capital ships plowing into stations and other ships. We have Boost Extension and Turbo Boost, I think we need a Brake Extension!

Really simple, just a Boost Extension but backwards. I'm sure SOMEONE on here could whip this up in a few minutes. And I'm sure that other players have had the same problem, so this could save lives (sorta).

My standard deathrate is 25% in combat, 75% collisions, could I get a hand making that 0%?

[Cycrow]

incrediably easy to create

esentially its just a one line scripts, tied into the method you want to activate it.

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[PLAYERSHIP] -> set ship speed 0

[mark_a_condren]

[PLAYERSHIP] -> set ship speed 0

ROFL !!!

So instead of the spaceflies being splattered on the outside of the windscreen, it's the occupants splattered on the inside.

(sorry i just got a really vivid mental picture of it)

MarCon

[Cycrow]

at least it'll allow for another mod/ship upgrade

Airbags

[stealthhammer]

--Splat, Ow my nose...


Would be nice to have an E-break now and then and with a hot key. Really need it since we now have the turbo boost and the kestrel is a true missile with a seat on the end now.

[Serial Kicked]

Guys, seriously it's just 3 lines of code.
Read the tutorials and tons of help topic already there, please.


plugin.emergency.brake

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[PLAYERSHIP] -> set speed 0

setup.emergency.brake (will setup the hotkey on game start)

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$installed = get global variable: name='ebrake.installed'
if not $installed
- $hotkey.id =  register hotkey "Emergency Break" to call script 'plugin.emergency.brake'
- set global variable: name='ebrake.installed' value=$hotkey.id
end

uninstall.emergency.brake (run it manually to remove the hotkey)

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$hotkey.id = get global variable: name='ebrake.installed' 
unregister hotkey $hotkey.id

[Cycrow]

even less if you use the hotkey manager

can be done with 2 scripts, each with 1 line.

the brake script setting the speed, and the setup script using the hotkey manager

[DreamsofanEagle]

I think what would work better is cutting the time to decelerate quickly. Even more helpful when an enemy capital decides to ram you.

[Chobittsu]

Thanks Serial Kicked and Cycrow, I appreciate your time on the matter.
I'll try and put those lines of code to good use. Need the experience with the Script Editor anyway. Luck and Profit

[apricotslice]

That is all nice for the player ship, but the OP seems to be talking more about the computer controlled ships the player owns.

How do you implement that to stop AI controlled ships hitting things ?

As I see it, one extension of this would be during the attack target (or protect or follow) movement, if a ship gets say 100 meters away from the target ship, then it executes a dead stop, changes direction and then maximum exceleration away.

Just a thought.

[Serial Kicked]

@chobit-389: no problem.

@apricotslice: i thought you knew at least basic scripting.

setup.emergency.brake.ai

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$aim -> get player tracking aim        // get what the player is aiming at
$aim.race = $aim -> get owner race     // check for ownership         
If $aim.race = Player
- $aim -> call script '!ship.cmd.stay' // "Standby" order
- $aim -> set speed 0
end

[apricotslice]

Basic basic. I'm better at adapting existing code than writing new code.

And that wasnt what I was suggesting.

I dont mean a trigger the player presses to stop one of their ships colliding, I mean integrate the stop mechanism in to the movement scripts so it happens automatically with all NPC and player AI ships.

[Serial Kicked]

Oh oki, sorry for the misunderstanding.

That's a whole different story

Apparently it was supposed to be integrated as there's a dummy signal file standing for "collision warning" (does it even work if used?). I guess it was disregarded because it doesn't work well with SETA.

Technically it's doable (with or without this signal). But the result will probably not be as good as you are expecting. Well, it would work as long as SETA is off or low. But on 8x or 10x settings, there's simply too much frames being skipped for this to work well.

And before you ask, no I won't give it a try sorry, I am busy with my own projects atm.

[apricotslice]

If someone is running seta, then collisions are inevitable anyway ! Thus their own problem.