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13 years ago

when i put in cars for a generals map they always go really fast, often now turning corners right and going off the road. it really makes my map look less good. is there a way that i can limit the speed on cars?

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VTULCobra
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13 years ago

I believe you have to change that by changing the locomotor speed in a map.ini.

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13 years ago

how do i do that?

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VTULCobra
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13 years ago

I'm sorry but I don't really know how to do it, just that you can do it.
Though I know, which I think you do too, that you have to add a map.ini in the map folder and then place the locomotor code for your specific unit and change it's speed.
I'm not familiar with this sort of thing so I'd recommend you to be patient and wait until someone who knows replies to the thread.

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13 years ago

is your problem that the cars go off the road, or just that they go too fast?

because honestly speed doesnt make any difference to the way it turns (in generals that is... ofcourse in real life a faster moving car will have a larger turn radius)

anyways, to change the car's locomotor settings just create a map.ini file in your map's folder, and paste this inside it:


Locomotor BasicCarLocomotor
  Surfaces = GROUND
  Speed = 90                ; in dist/sec
  SpeedDamaged = 90         ; in dist/sec
  TurnRate = 120            ; in degrees/sec
  TurnRateDamaged = 120     ; in degrees/sec
  Acceleration = 30         ; in dist/(sec^2)
  AccelerationDamaged = 30  ; in dist/(sec^2)
  Braking = 50              ; in dist/(sec^2)
  MinTurnSpeed = 40         ; in dist/sec
  TurnPivotOffset = -0.5    ; where to pivot when turning (-1.0 = rear, 0.0 = center, 1.0 = front)
  ZAxisBehavior = NO_Z_MOTIVE_FORCE
  Appearance = FOUR_WHEELS

  AccelerationPitchLimit = 6      ; Angle limit how far chassis will lift or roll from acceleration.
  BounceAmount = 0                ;  simulates hitting random rocks.  0==smooth pavement, 200 = bumpy.
  PitchStiffness = 0.1            ;  stiffness of the "springs" in the suspension forward & back.
  RollStiffness  = 0.05            ;  stiffness of the "springs" in the suspension side to side.
  PitchDamping = 0.5        ;  How fast it damps.  0=perfect spring, bounces forever.  1=glued to terrain.
  RollDamping = 0.5        ;  How fast it damps.  0=perfect spring, bounces forever.  1=glued to terrain.
  ForwardAccelerationPitchFactor = 0.3  ; How much acceleration will cause the front to lift, or dip for stops.
  LateralAccelerationRollFactor = 0.2   ;   How much cornering will cause the chassis to roll.
End

this the default car locomotor (as in locomotor.ini extracted from the INI.big). if you want to change its speed, simply edit its 'Speed' and 'SpeedDamaged' values.

PS- may be a good idea to remove all the attributes you wont be editing... for whatever reason ive noticed a few of them can cause map crashes sometimes. So essentially you could just do:


Locomotor BasicCarLocomotor
  Surfaces = GROUND
  Speed = 50                ; in dist/sec
  SpeedDamaged = 50         ; in dist/sec
End

Edited by user 13 years ago | Reason: Not specified

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13 years ago

because honestly speed doesnt make any difference to the way it turns (in generals that is... ofcourse in real life a faster moving car will have a larger turn radius)

Originally Posted by: cgf123`

thats not right. i just tested it:
if you increase the speed then the turning radius will increase too.

but your code is right of course and it works well😁

Edited by user 13 years ago | Reason: Not specified

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13 years ago

wow thanks guys for your help!😁

PK_Soar #9531
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13 years ago

but how do i make a map.ini file?

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13 years ago

because honestly speed doesnt make any difference to the way it turns (in generals that is... ofcourse in real life a faster moving car will have a larger turn radius)

I hope you mean that in generals a car can turn on the spot if coded to, because when using dist/sec and degrees/sec, increasing either will change it's turning circle.

but how do i make a map.ini file?

Create a txt file and change the extension to ini. Then place any code in there.

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13 years ago

#10

Create a txt file and change the extension to ini. Then place any code in there.

how do i change the extension

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Annihilationzh
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13 years ago

#11

Tutorial here:
http://www.mediacollege.com/microsoft/windows/extension-change.html

Or a more general one here:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000428.htm

Or you can just google 'change file extension.'

Edited by user 13 years ago | Reason: Not specified

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13 years ago

#12

😁

wow it worked thanks again!

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