How do I access ODFs?

posted on December 4th, 2010, 7:50 am

navyguy, my best advice is to start with a non flops A2 mod.

The .odf's there are a LOT easier to figure out.


Heres an example from a non flops .odf

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#include "heavy.odf"

//Name of Ship class in Ship Display window & in edit mode & tooltip
unitName = "Excelsior Class "

//tooltips
tooltip = "Excelsior Class - Battlecruiser"
verboseTooltip = "Although a failed experiment with a so-called Transwarp drive, with conventional warp drive, the Excelsior is an excellent scientific research ship, and in times of war is one of the most powerful ships readily available to Starfleet."

//Race which can build ship & starting race of ship
race = "federation"

//Amount of time required to build ship
buildTime = 133.0

//Number of officers required to build this ship
officerCost = 8

//Number of crew required to build ship & Starting crew
crewCost = 795

// don't use the horrible old % crew loss on damage
saneCrewLossMethod = 1

//Dilithium Cost to build
dilithiumCost = 1666

//Metal Cost to build
metalCost = 166

//Max Shield Strength & Begining Shield Strength <500

maxHealth = 725

// Hitpoints

shieldGeneratorHitPoints = 252
enginesHitPoints = 252
weaponsHitPoints = 160
lifeSupportHitPoints = 252
sensorsHitPoints = 252

//Rate at which shield recharges (points per second... we think)
shieldRate = 2

boardingPartyStrength = 2.5

// Federation Combat Sensors
rangeScan = 800.0f

//**********************************************************************

//**********************************************************************
//SHIP NAMES

//Possible Craft Names
possibleCraftNames =
   "USS Hornet NCC-1843" "USS Berlin NCC-1232" "USS Patrick Henry NCC- 1599" "USS Hood NCC-2296" "USS Babel NCC-3842" "USS Sentinel NCC-2884" "USS Baton Rouge NCC-1689" "USS Galveston NCC-1393" "USS Wasp NCC-1877"
   

//**********************************************************************
//ART PARAMETERS & WEAPON NAMES

// Phaser
weapon1 = "fbphas"
weaponHardpoints1 = "hp03"

// Phaser
weapon2 = "fbphas2"
weaponHardpoints2 = "hp02"

// Phaser
weapon3 = "fbphas3"
weaponHardpoints3 = "hp06"

// Phaser
weapon4 = "fbphas4"
weaponHardpoints4 = "hp01"

// Photon Torpedo
weapon5 = "fphoton"
weaponHardpoints5 = "hp09"

// Photon Torpedo
weapon6 = "fphoton2"
weaponHardpoints6 = "hp10"

// Photon Torpedo
weapon7 = "fphoton3"
weaponHardpoints7 = "hp09"

// Photon Torpedo
weapon8 = "fphoton4"
weaponHardpoints8 = "hp10"

// Self Destruct Sequence
weapon9 = "gselfdes"
weaponHardpoints9 = "hp01"

// Tractor Beam
weapon10 = "gtracbm"
weaponHardpoints10 = "hp06"

// Hardpoints to hit for various systems and other locations.
enginesTargetHardpoints = "hp05" "hp06" "hp07" "hp08"
lifeSupportTargetHardpoints = "hp05" "hp06" "hp07" "hp08"
weaponsTargetHardpoints = "hp05" "hp06" "hp07" "hp08"
shieldGeneratorTargetHardpoints = "hp05" "hp06" "hp07" "hp08"
sensorsTargetHardpoints = "hp05" "hp06" "hp07" "hp08"
hullTargetHardpoints = "hp05" "hp06" "hp07" "hp08"
criticalTargetHardpoints = "hp05" "hp06" "hp07" "hp08"

//**********************************************************************
//AI system parameters
//These parameters influence how the AI evaluates and compares craft.

//An abstract number that represents how much extra strength must be
//used to attack this craft due to its weapons.
// (0.0=no weapons, 0.5 = average weapons, 1.0=many good weapons)
attackPower = 0.7f

//The normalized intrinsic value of a target.  High value craft make good
//attack targets. (0.0=lowest value, 1.0=highest value)
intrinsicValue = 0.4f

//**********************************************************************
//CREW STATUS MULTIPLIERS
//The multiplier for the delay between shots for weapons while in yellow status
weaponYellow = 1.0f

//The multiplier for the delay between shots for weapons while in red status
weaponRed = 2.0f
//**********************************************************************

//**********************************************************************
//MESSAGE & SOUND PARAMETERS

eventSelect = "Cruiser1Select"
eventAcknowledge = "Cruiser1Acknowledge"
eventAttack = "Cruiser1Attack"
eventStop = "Cruiser1Stop"
eventMove = "Cruiser1Move"
eventRepair = "Cruiser1Repair"

//**********************************************************************

//change the scale

physicsFile = "sexcelphys.odf"

baseName = "fexcelsior"
ScaleSOD = 6.5

hotkeyLabel = "HOTKEY_F2"


// Impulse Sound
ambientSound = "fedimp.wav"


posted on December 4th, 2010, 7:54 am

Okay went to my folder found the program, when i opened it up, i thought well no this wont work then i got a aleart the game was hit by a virus, anyone answer this one, then i had to reinstall the game, what the hell is going on, then i had to do download the game again?

posted on December 4th, 2010, 8:00 am

Again thank's for the help, it would be like me trying to explain to you guy's the difference between a SEABEE, OR BUD SCHOOL .

posted on December 4th, 2010, 11:23 am

sea bee? thats's a water taxi service isnt it?
Water Taxi Business 

if your antivirus complains about fleetops you will need to whitelist the fleetops.exe file.

posted on December 4th, 2010, 12:50 pm

most anti-virus tools already whitelisted FO with their up-to-date-signature-updates, so running a fast signature update might solve the issues too. More information about this issue can be found here.