Little tip to control what your IA opponent has

[welk]

In ordinary time, you can not "choice" the units of the IA ennemy.

But there is a little tip to do it.

If you do not want IA using of tank,guns,etc : edit all datatxt files tanks and/or guns of the concerned nationality and replace the awailable dates conditions by these lines:

Commonness1937Q3=0
Commonness1937Q4=0
Commonness1938Q1=0
Commonness1938Q2=0
Commonness1938Q3=0
Commonness1938Q4=0
Commonness1939Q1=0
Commonness1939Q2=0
Commonness1939Q3=0
Commonness1939Q4=0
Commonness1940Q1=0
Commonness1940Q2=0
Commonness1940Q3=0
Commonness1940Q4=0
Commonness1941Q1=0
Commonness1941Q2=0
Commonness1941Q3=0
Commonness1941Q4=0
Commonness1942Q1=0
Commonness1942Q2=0
Commonness1942Q3=0
Commonness1942Q4=0
Commonness1943Q1=0
Commonness1943Q2=0
Commonness1943Q3=0
Commonness1943Q4=0
Commonness1944Q1=0
Commonness1944Q2=0
Commonness1944Q3=0
Commonness1944Q4=0
Commonness1945Q1=0
Commonness1945Q2=0
Commonness1945Q3=0
Commonness1945Q4=0


Then , IA will not be able to choice tanks or guns if you do not want tanks or guns for IA. You can adjust the tip and block only one kind of tanks, guns,etc, as you want.

Due to PC games limitations by authors, players must become vicious

[the space predator]

I don't see why you want to do that... I prefer let the AI choose is own unit, so I will not know what AI use and the game will be harder.

[welk]

You will see in few time and perhaps very surprised to see what may be done with this game...

[the space predator]

I don't think so... As I have play this game for many years now, I know some few tricks... And as I have a copy of the game whit totaly fantasy unit and campains, some little add to the graphics, new background... I think I have done most of the possible things

[welk]

Very nice . Could you send them to me, please ? I am curious to play with and to see how to do that sort of work, because I discover the game and I have one or two thing to learn with.


If ok : could you upload for me your files work files on a internet download space ? (free, 4 share, etc...)


Concerning my own work, my intention was to create guerilla situations : so, guerilla side may not have tanks, vehicles and guns (just infantry and light mortars).


Thanks

And one question, please : is it possible to add a total new unit, with new data txt file, and new bmp files ?(And how process : what must be the name of these new files) Or do we need to use bmp and existing data files ? The help modding in the game is not very clear about that

Add : it would be very interresting for me to get your knowledges and tricks about modding Firefight : I love this game and I want to know all modding things about it !

[JeanBoule]

I am curious to play with and to see how to do that sort of work,......I have one or two thing to learn with.

could you upload for me your files.......

my intention was to create guerilla situations : so, guerilla side may not have tanks, vehicles and guns (just infantry and light mortars).

Here is how I restrict the units the AI has.

I go into the data folder

C:\Program Files\Firefight\Data\Infantry

Then suppose I want to stop the British from having anything but paras, I create a folder called British-store. I move all the infantry data files with the prefix British- to that folder, leaving only

British-HQ.dat and British-Infantry section (paras).dat

Then, when you start the game, the British side will only have the HQ, paras and artillery. You could do a similar thing with the tank data folder if you want tanks for your side and not for the enemy.

The enemy always has artillery, I don't know of any way to stop that.

If you save the game during play, then restore those data files later, then reload the saved game, it will still only have the units available when the game was created.

Have a look at http://firefi.wikispaces.com

It is a wiki which consolidates most of the knowledge in these forums. Within limits, it can be edited by anyone. If you take the time to learn how to use the wiki, you can upload files to it as you have suggested for space predator.

[welk]

Great tip ! That's what I have to learn with this game : tthis kind of tips will save times for me. If others modding tricks, they are welcome in my pocket

[the space predator]

I am curious (...) to see how to do that sort of work,

It's easy, you use the text editor (windows notpad can do the job) and you open the .txt file. You edit all and you save whit a new name. For the picture, you simply put your BMP in the correct folder and you put them in the txt file

for example, the sherman:

GraphicsHull=tank_sherman1.bmp
GraphicsHullMask=tank_sherman1_mask.bmp
GraphicsTurret=tank_sherman1_turret.bmp
GraphicsTurretMask=tank_sherman1_turret_mask.bmp
GraphicsTurretPixelsForward=3
GraphicsPicture=picture_M4_sherman.bmp

you write the name after the "=" sign... and it will work!


pour ce qui est d'uploader mes fichiers, j'ai jamais utiliser de site comme free 4 share...

[the space predator]

one of my fantasy tank (picture will come later)

Name="Red dragon"
FullName=CM-l at-1-2 "red dragon"
Description1=2 pounder cannon, 75mm howitzer, 2 LMGs
Description2=
Description3=
Nationality=British

Length=500
Width=280
Height=279

ArmourHullFront=89@90
ArmourHullSide=76@90
ArmourHullRear=64@90
ArmourHullBottom=20
ArmourSuperFront=121@100
ArmourSuperSide=76@100
ArmourSuperRear=64@100
ArmourSuperTop=20
ArmourTurretFront=89@95
ArmourTurretSide=89@95
ArmourTurretRear=89@95
ArmourTurretTop=20

MaximumSpeedRoad=45
MaximumSpeedRough=23
TurnOnSpot=yes

HasTurret=yes

Crew=WEAPON_NONE, 0, no, 0, 0
Crew=WEAPON_LMG, 0, no, 2000, 0
Crew=WEAPON_CANNON, SHELL_2LB, yes, 0, 87
Crew=WEAPON_LMG, 0, yes, 2000, 0
Crew=WEAPON_CANNON, SHELL_75_SA32, no, 0, 70

GraphicsHull=reddragon2.bmp
GraphicsHullMask=reddragon_mask.bmp
GraphicsTurret=reddragon_t.bmp
GraphicsTurretMask=reddragon_t_mask.bmp
GraphicsTurretPixelsForward=2
GraphicsPicture=picture_reddragon.bmp

Commonness1939Q1=0
Commonness1939Q2=0
Commonness1939Q3=0
Commonness1939Q4=0
Commonness1940Q1=0
Commonness1940Q2=0
Commonness1940Q3=0
Commonness1940Q4=0
Commonness1941Q1=0
Commonness1941Q2=0
Commonness1941Q3=0
Commonness1941Q4=0
Commonness1942Q1=100
Commonness1942Q2=100
Commonness1942Q3=100
Commonness1942Q4=100
Commonness1943Q1=100
Commonness1943Q2=100
Commonness1943Q3=100
Commonness1943Q4=100
Commonness1944Q1=100
Commonness1944Q2=100
Commonness1944Q3=100
Commonness1944Q4=100
Commonness1945Q1=100
Commonness1945Q2=100

you copy and past this texte in a txt file that you put in tank folder. whit the name of your choice...

[welk]

Ok, thanks a lot, I will try

Please : could, you do a total compilation of all files containing your work and place them as winzip or winrar compressed file on a free servor ? (in disorder, it is not a problem, I will search what I need in your "gold mine" )

It would be nice for me to have the possibility to study your data work, graphical work, tricks of modding and tricks of playing,etc.

I will do the same for my own files after they were finished.

On this way, I would be able to start my studies in the "Firefight Military Academy"

In french, please, see down a link for upload your files work :
PS : je vois que tu parles fran?ais : voici un serveur qui ne n?cessite aucune inscription quelconque : tu charges juste tes fichiers (100 Mo maxi, tu as de la marge) et tu copies ici le lien de t?l?chargement que l'?cran te renvoie une fois que tout est charg? sur le serveur.

Lien du serveur :
http://dl.free.fr/
Ton travail m'int?resse ?norm?ment, apprendre en utilisant ton exp?rience me fera gagner beaucoup de temps et ?a donnera du meilleur travail.

[the space predator]

and the picture!








pour le reste, faut que je fasse un tri, parce que je n'ai pas fini de transposer depuis la version pr?c?dente de FF ? la v5.0

[the space predator]

ingame screen

[welk]

Nice work. I will do one or two little things like that, after my "studies". Have you seen the above link to upload your files work (in french, little letters in my post, as yours). I am impatient to get your files and to see how work the game

[Perturabo]

[welk]

Have you tried to modify the speed ? My US helicos in Vietnam mod works like that :

MaximumSpeedRoad=999
MaximumSpeedRough=999

very fast and dangerous units, with HMG, grenades and Napalm