Gun Impact Effects

[Syrus]

weapon_equip.ini:
[Munition] <- every gun (should have)/has this (theoretically two guns could use the same ammo, using the same effects for projectile, and impact as well as the same sound and some stats...)
munition_hit_effect = ..._impact
Those effects are defined in the effects.ini:
[Effect]
nickname = ..._impact
effect_type = EFT_WEAPON_IMPACT
vis_effect = ..._impact
Though they can be named whatever. This leads us to weapons_ale.ini:
[VisEffect]
nickname = ..._impact
alchemy = fx\weapons\....ale
effect_crc = ...
textures = ...

Aaaaand that's where I don't know anymore. Freelancer is quite discombobulated when it comes to ... anything modding related, actually. Everything tends to link all over the place before it at some point leaves the .ini files.


If you just want to reuse effects which already exist (we got some nice explosion effects around already), all you need to do is switch the munition_hit_effect to whatever you wish to use. I don't think they are any longer a victim of cheat detection, you should carefully test it first though. Preferable always test in singleplayer for crashes as well.
If you want to make your own effects for explosions ... good luck and have fun. I can't help you with that. I just know that there should not be a problem with implementing that into YOUR side of the game, as long as you don't go around touching weapon stats, ship stats, ship models or such.

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