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h.sie · 12-01-08, 03:15 AM

hi PT,

currently working on a java program that automatically changes "eng_power" and "drag" (which are responsible for the maneuvarability of the ships, if I'm right), depending on the UnitType (Freighter, Destroyer and so on). changes can then be made very easily, for example "all ships eng_power = 30% of the original" or so.

sim-files can already be read, analysed and debugged. the next step is to write new values into the sim-files, but that will take some time......I have problems with the sim data-structure, with the float-to-byte[] conversion (and with my free time).

I see a problem with eng_power: to lower it will decrease the acceleration as desired, but it will also decrease the maximum speed of the ship, since the engine has to overpower the friction resistance which is not zero.

h.sie

12-01-08, 03:15 AM	#248
h.sie Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,192 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	hi PT, currently working on a java program that automatically changes "eng_power" and "drag" (which are responsible for the maneuvarability of the ships, if I'm right), depending on the UnitType (Freighter, Destroyer and so on). changes can then be made very easily, for example "all ships eng_power = 30% of the original" or so. sim-files can already be read, analysed and debugged. the next step is to write new values into the sim-files, but that will take some time......I have problems with the sim data-structure, with the float-to-byte[] conversion (and with my free time). I see a problem with eng_power: to lower it will decrease the acceleration as desired, but it will also decrease the maximum speed of the ship, since the engine has to overpower the friction resistance which is not zero. h.sie __________________ My Mediafire page: http://www.mediafire.com/hsie Last edited by h.sie; 12-01-08 at 10:13 AM.