posted on November 9th, 2009, 2:42 pm
I was hoping that maybe there can be a more complicated and more flexible cannon code. So I thought up of the CannonEVO code.
The Basics:
The CannonEVO allows for various things that have never been tried before. This is basically the next stage up from the cannonimp code. You have your labeled shots. But the various shots can each have their individual ordinance files. Let me further explain this later on, but there is also other features.
Cannon Class:
This defines if it is class 1 (Standard weapons like Phasers, Pulses, and torpedoes), class 2 (spread-fire Phasers, Pulses, and torpedoes), class 3 (Full arc area weapon, like a shockwave ) or class 4 (directional area weapon, kinda like a singular directional shockwave from the Klingon Super ship in stock). These classes can define valid extension codes.
Multi-Target Properties:
Well known thanks to the cannonimp, the multi-target is fully available. One thing that is different is that it can be defined either for the whole weapon, or for individual shots. BaseTargets code defines the maxium targets for all shots. ShotXtargets code defines the amount of targets specifically for shot X.
Ordinance Variance:
The Ordinance variance is quite simple. Basically you can define specific ordinance files for each shot. But it is important that you wouldn't have to do it for every single one. So I believe that this can be done as that it applies until it reaches a shot using a differing ordinance.
