Mod Explosions?

[_Anonymous_]

Is it possible to make your own explosions? I tried, but it didn't work out so well (TT crashed).

[Metal]

You need something like your TankExplosion01 so you can edit it... then make it in the special.cs but you need the TankExplosion first

[_Anonymous_]

Please explain . . .

[TheBMTBaron]

If Im correct, I think Explosions need DTS's for it to work.

If you get a DTS for a Explosion, then this is what you would do:

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datablock ExplosionData(SplashExplosion)
{
   startScale = 0.05;         // per side, in meters
   endScale = 2.0;            // per side, in meters
   durationScale = 800.0;     // in milliseconds
   resource = "~/data/shapes/tanks/AreaExplosion.dts";
   sound = "SplashBoom";
};

Rename the "datablock ExplosionData(SplashExplosion)" to a something else, ONLY REPLACING THE "SPLASH". Always have the "Explosion" at the end of the new name. For Example, It will be changed to "TestExplosion".

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datablock ExplosionData(TestExplosion)
{
   startScale = 0.05;         // per side, in meters
   endScale = 2.0;            // per side, in meters
   durationScale = 800.0;     // in milliseconds
   resource = "~/data/shapes/tanks/AreaExplosion.dts";
   sound = "SplashBoom";
};

To follow THESE Instructions, you should already have a DTS. Lets say I made one called "TestExplosion.dts".
Replace the "resource = "~/data/shapes/tanks/AreaExplosion.dts";" with "TestExplosion.dts"

It should be done, you should have a new explosion. But this Explosion will look different but act like Area. To Change how it acts, Edit the Numbers for these 3 lines:

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  startScale = 0.05;         // per side, in meters
   endScale = 2.0;            // per side, in meters
   durationScale = 800.0;     // in milliseconds

If you dont have a DTS then you should do:

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datablock ExplosionData(SplashExplosion)
{
   startScale = 0.05;         // per side, in meters
   endScale = 2.0;            // per side, in meters
   durationScale = 800.0;     // in milliseconds
   resource = "~/data/shapes/tanks/AreaExplosion.dts";
   sound = "SplashBoom";
};

Rename the "datablock ExplosionData(SplashExplosion)" to a something else, ONLY REPLACING THE "SPLASH". Always have the "Explosion" at the end of the new name. For Example, It will be changed to "TestExplosion".

After that, Change the Numbers to change how it acts by changing the numbers in these 3 lines:

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  startScale = 0.05;         // per side, in meters
   endScale = 2.0;            // per side, in meters
   durationScale = 800.0;     // in milliseconds

[Metal]

^ Exactly... Just edit some of your Explosions with an art tool and viola...
Do the adove and that's it... So... just to help Squishin to explain it

[_Anonymous_]

Ok, so I got it to work:

I found this out:

You should just copy your SplashExplosion and change the name, stats, and whatever picture (or dts) you want to use. You do not actually need to use a dts though.

[Metal]

^ right... just don't put .png to your explosion... sometime .dts are animated