Modular Station Construction

posted on January 13th, 2011, 4:48 pm

I'm not sure if this goes into the modifications forum or the ideas and feature request forum, but I was thinking of trying to experiment with constructing stations using modules similar to the way the Borg use modules for their ships.

The idea is that the construction ship will have module selections available and the modules that you select will determine what type of station is built.  I'm not sure if it's possible, but it's worth a shot.  I'm going to be experimenting with this for my mod and I was thinking that it could be implemented on the Borg and/or other factions that are already in the game.

posted on January 13th, 2011, 4:50 pm

If you need help you should talk to TUN, he has that stuff pretty well down in his mod.

posted on January 13th, 2011, 8:43 pm

Okay.

posted on January 13th, 2011, 9:16 pm

Okay.

Your best bet is making an uplink that can upgrade into a station via modules. Currently the module builder uses the "buildyard" classlabel which automatically self destructs on completion. If you give a constructor this classlabel it will always explode on completion. I'm not sure if the devs plan on making a module builder that doesn't blow up on completion or if there's some odf command that stops the effect.

posted on January 13th, 2011, 10:29 pm

I plan on using the "constructionrig" classlabel for the construction ship.  I'm sure that it won't blow up once construction is finished.  I'm going to test it on the Borg assembly node before I do it on the Tereanan construction ship.