the tractor beam

I wanted to be able to put the tractor beam from EVO in EVN. I have no idea how do do it though. I have Mission computer on my computer. Could someone tell me how to do this?

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RoLLeY49

Just use the wëap resources to make a beam with no damage and a negative impact value.

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How do make a pic for the beam?

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RoLLeY49

Beams do not require pictures , they are automaticlly generated by the engine.

Be sure to read the EVN Bible , its tells you what all the fields are for.

Download it here (if you don't already have it)
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Entarus,

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(This message has been edited by Entarus (edited 04-15-2003).)

(This message has been edited by Entarus (edited 04-15-2003).)

Tractor beams or so passé. Now tethers on the other hand... 😛
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How do make a pic for the beam?

If you are talking about outfit pics, and if you dont have the skill to make Nova style outfit pics for your beam. Just hue one of the original beam outfit pics to a new color, there now that crown of thorns is firing a green tractor beam. 🙂

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What do the flags do and the things that say unused?

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Basic Novatools tractor beam. (url="http://"http://homepage.mac.com/arcangel_c/ResEdit1.jpg")http://homepage.mac...._c/ResEdit1.jpg(/url)

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Originally posted by rolley49:
**What do the flags do and the things that say unused?

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The flags are hex fields which do various different things. If you check the appropriate boxes in NovaTools, it will have that effect. The unused fields are just that - unused. Just leave those at 0 or -1 in the TMPLs. I would suggest you go to (url="http://"http://www.ev-nova.net/")www.ev-nova.net/(/url) and download NovaTools from the link on the main page. That is a graphical interface for Resedit, made by w00tware.

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Originally posted by ArcAngel Counterstrike:
**Tractor beams or so passé. Now tethers on the other hand...:p
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Hrm. How would that work? Gray beam, width of 1?

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Originally posted by spacecowboy:
**Hrm. How would that work? Gray beam, width of 1?

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Yep, and the reason it can follow its target is because of the boosters on the latch head. 🙂 everything is nicely explained.

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Originally posted by ArcAngel Counterstrike:
**Yep, and the reason it can follow its target is because of the boosters on the latch head.:) everything is nicely explained.

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Cool. I wish I'd thought of that!

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Hello again,
I was wondering what you do for the spin res., the FAQ said you need that completed?
Also, I have a pic pasted for my plug, but how do I make it show up in the outfitter, and how do I get it to the right size(and hat is it)?
Also, how do I make a description for the outfit?
thank you
(i'm so stupid with these things)

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RoLLeY49

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Originally posted by rolley49:
**Hello again,
I was wondering what you do for the spin res., the FAQ said you need that completed?
Also, I have a pic pasted for my plug, but how do I make it show up in the outfitter, and how do I get it to the right size(and hat is it)?
Also, how do I make a description for the outfit?
thank you
(i'm so stupid with these things)

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I can't help you with spďns right now, but outfits are pretty simple.
What you need is an oütf resource with the same ID as your wëap resource (your tractor beam). You need a PICT resource of your outfit that is 200 pixels by 200 pixels. NovaTools calculates the ID of the PICT resource you need*, so everything's pretty self-explanatory.
The oütf resource stores all the info concerning the outfit, such as the price, name, tech level, etc.

*beam weapons only need one picture - the one you see in the outfitters. I think the algorithm is "ID of oütf + 6000 - 128"

As for getting the picture to be the right size, you could use GraphicConverter, which is shareware... search for it on (url="http://"http://www.versiontracker.com")VersionTracker(/url). I haven't had much luck with it, however, because I stink at remembering where menu items are.

Descriptions are stored in the dësc resource, and the ID of which goes like this:
ID of oütf + 3000 - 128.

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(This message has been edited by Mantaray (edited 04-22-2003).)

I have the pic to 200x200, do I leave it there or do I convert it to something else?
(I found a graphic converter ther by the way)

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RoLLeY49

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Originally posted by Mantaray:
(B) *beam weapons only need one picture - the one you see in the outfitters. I think the algorithm is "ID of oütf + 6000 - 128"

It seems to me that you are correct. I used several outfits (3 to be exact) to check, and each one worked.

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Can some one tell me where I can find the codes for the different colors? I'm not to thrilled with the noen green I saw in Arcangle's gide thing.
(could someone help me with the spin res.)

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RoLLeY49

HI,
I was wondering how to make this plug-in compatible with others? Do I need to make sure that the ID # are different from all others? In that case, I would just need to use obscure #s noone has ever though of.

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RoLLeY49

Open other people's plugs and see which resources they use. Otherwise, just put a disclaimer in, stating that the plug is not guaranteed compatible with other plugs.

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Could anyone help me with colors and or spin res. Please 😕
Also, can someone tell me how to post my plug somewhere when it needs testing?
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RoLLeY49

(This message has been edited by rolley49 (edited 04-23-2003).)

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Originally posted by rolley49:
Could anyone help me with colors and or spin res. Please😕
Also, can someone tell me how to post my plug somewhere when it needs testing?

Just click on the color box and then pick a color on the color wheel. Or are you not useing Novatools? Plus beams DON'T NEED a spin resource,

To post a plug you need web space and a way to upload a file onto it,. then you can just give us a link to it.

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