Change Reloading AP Cost?

Discussion in 'Fallout Tactics Modding' started by MacAoidh, Mar 22, 2019.

  1. MacAoidh

    MacAoidh First time out of the vault

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    Feb 18, 2019
    Hey guys. Is it possible to change the reloading cost for individual weapons? It seems silly reloading a pistol for 2 action points and reloading a machine gun for the same cost.
     
  2. nadeauhugo

    nadeauhugo Author of FOT mod THE SUM Modder

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    Mar 9, 2014
    I’m afraid the way the engine is made, there is no way at this moment to change reload time for specific weapon types. It is only a generic number. I changed it for 5 AP personnally, as I found it a bit stupid to spend only 2 AP to reload a gun. It should be at least as long as shooting...
     
  3. AbullSinCara

    AbullSinCara Modder&Mapper

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    Jul 2, 2012
    I modify the stats of the character and the weapon entity to make it go faster. But you would need the engine/game's source to do that. I would recommend IDA explorer to find the addresses then edit the values.

    For example I wanted to max the height of the map at which I could place tiles, the maximum height in game is 256 and I wanted to max it to 1526 to make really tall skyscrapers for some of my city maps. I tried once with notepad++ it didn't work.
     
  4. MacAoidh

    MacAoidh First time out of the vault

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    Feb 18, 2019
    How do I change the generic number?
     
  5. nadeauhugo

    nadeauhugo Author of FOT mod THE SUM Modder

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    Mar 9, 2014
    Hi! You can change the AP generic number, with FT Improver. Look for version 2.0.0 or something like that. Then, after installing Improver, you open Improver_data folder and modify the file APCstructure.txt.
     
  6. MacAoidh

    MacAoidh First time out of the vault

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    Feb 18, 2019
    Any update here? Is there a line in the code I can change to make it happen (say if I used a HEX editor)? The only reason why I can't use Fallout Improver is because I'm already modifying the game as it is and I have no idea how Improver would interact with my modifications.
     
  7. nadeauhugo

    nadeauhugo Author of FOT mod THE SUM Modder

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    Mar 9, 2014
    If that can reassure you, I heavily modified Tactics original .exe, also used FTScripting Engine on top of that, and everything still work flawlessly. The only bugs I noticed using Improver were :

    1. Editing a mission file with Improver make it later impossible to open that mission with the vanilla level editor.
    2. Editing the campaign file with Improver make strange bugs appear (like a wrong quartermaster items count), so I NEVER use Improver to edit the campaign.
     
  8. MacAoidh

    MacAoidh First time out of the vault

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    Feb 18, 2019
    You, sir, are amazing! Worked like a charm.