[RA2/YR]New missile spawning system, Make tour own missile type

[Psycho]

U ppl know that in the game there are 3 hardcoded spawning missile, V3Rocket(RA2/YR), Drednaut Missile(RA2/YR) and Boomer Missile(YR). U cannont add your new spawning missile type in the game. But i have found a way to do new missile type (no restriction, u can do as much missile type as u want) in both RA2/YR. This is mainly done by the hornet spawning logic and suiciding spawned aircraft. Here i'll only write an example how to create a new TomaHawk spawning system with TomaHawk Launcher Lank (u can use Daz's converted Generals' TomaHawk launcher tank).

Required voxels
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tomahwk.vxl = TomaHawk launcher Tank with missile, make sure the missile has no remap
tomahwkwo.vxl = TomaHawk launcher Tank without missile
tmiss.vxl = TomaHawk Missile, Make sure has no remap
tjump.vxl = Same Tomahawk Missile voxel, Make sure has no remap

and u also have to have the required hva files for the voxels.

Now open up art(md).ini. Add the following codes

Art(md).ini entry
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;TomaHawk launcher Tank
[TOMAHWK]
Voxel=yes
Remapable=yes
Cameo=THWKICON
AltCameo=THWKUICO
PrimaryFireFLH=50,-10,170

;TomaHawk Missile
[TMISS]
Trailer=V3TRAIL ;DURASMOKE
TrailerSeperation=50
SpawnDelay=2
Voxel=yes
Remapable=yes
CanBeHidden=no

;TomaHawk Missile too
[TJUMP]
Voxel=yes
Trailer=V3TRAIL
TrailerSeperation=50


Now open up rules(md).ini and add the following codes.

Rules(md).ini entry
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[TOMAHWK]
UIName=Name:TOMAHAWK
Name=TomaHawk Launcher
Category=AFV
Prerequisite=GAWEAP,GATECH ;Change as u like
Primary=TomaHawkLauncher
CanPassiveAquire=no
Spawns=TMISS ;Spawns TomaHawk Missile
SpawnsNumber=1
SpawnRegenRate=400 ;Set as V3
SpawnReloadRate=0 ; missile spawn don't come back
NoSpawnAlt=yes ;alternate voxel for out of spawns: TOMAHWKWO
Strength=300
Armor=light
TechLevel=10
Turret=no
CrateGoodie=yes ;Can b available via crate ?
Sight=7
Speed=5 ;4 ;High Tech, Faster than V3
Owner=British,French,Germans,Americans,Alliance ;Ally owns it
Cost=800
Soylent=800
Points=40
ROT=5
AllowedToStartInMultiplayer=no
Crusher=yes
Crewed=yes ;Trained crews, can survive
IsSelectableCombatant=yes
Explosion=TWLT070,S_BANG48,S_BRNL58,S_CLSN58,S_TUMU60
VoiceSelect=GenSovVehicleSelect ;Temp voice set
VoiceMove=GenSovVehicleMove
VoiceAttack=GenSovVehicleAttackCommand
VoiceFeedback=
DieSound=GenVehicleDie
MoveSound=GrizzlyTankMoveStart
CrushSound=TankCrush
MaxDebris=3
Locomotor={4A582741-9839-11d1-B709-00A024DDAFD1}
;MovementZone=Normal ;gs FLAW needs to be changed to this when The Flaw is fixed
MovementZone=Destroyer
ThreatPosed=25
DamageParticleSystems=SparkSys,SmallGreySSys
Weight=3.5
VeteranAbilities=STRONGER,FIREPOWER,ROF,SIGHT,FASTER
EliteAbilities=SELF_HEAL,STRONGER,FIREPOWER,ROF
AccelerationFactor=0.01 ;Set as V3
ZFudgeColumn=8
ZFudgeTunnel=13
Size=3
GuardRange=9
TooBigToFitUnderBridge=true
Bunkerable=no

;Weapon to launch TomaHawk Missile
[TomaHawkLauncher]
Damage=1
ROF=150
Range=25
MinimumRange=5
Spawner=yes
Projectile=InvisibleHigh
Speed=10
Warhead=Special

;TomaHawk Missile, Actually hornet type
[TMISS]
UIName=Name:TMISS
Name=TomaHawk Missile
Primary=TomaHawkGroundHit ;Dummy weapon
Secondary=TomaHawkCollision ;Actual Damaging Weapon
DeathWeapon=TomaHawkCollision ;Actual Damaging Weapon
Strength=75 ;More strength than V3, hight tech
Category=AirPower
Armor=special_2 ;As it is spawned missile now
Spawned=yes
MissileSpawn=yes ;Dont know much abt this tag, but it may coz the
;TMISS disapeared in the air when destroyed
TechLevel=-1
Sight=1 ;2
RadarInvisible=no
Landable=no ;yes ;Need this to do suicide
MoveToShroud=yes
Speed=16 ;Faster than V3, High Tech
PitchSpeed=.9
PitchAngle=0
Owner=British,French,Germans,Americans,Alliance
Cost=50
Points=20
ROT=3
Ammo=1
Crewed=no
GuardRange=30
Explosion=TWLT070,S_BANG48,S_BRNL58,S_CLSN58,S_TUMU60
MaxDebris=2
CrashingSound= ;HornetDie ;No crash sound
ImpactLandSound= ;GenAircraftCrash ;No crash sound
Locomotor={4A582746-9839-11d1-B709-00A024DDAFD1} ;Hornet Locomotor
;Locomotor={B7B49766-E576-11d3-9BD9-00104B972FE8} ;V3 Locomotor ;Abandoned
;Actually when u give it V3 locomotor, it gets V3 property
;But when it launched it hits u back !
MovementZone=Fly
MovementRestrictedTo=Water ; See if this will affect landing only
ThreatPosed=10
DamageParticleSystems=SparkSys,SmallGreySSys
AuxSound1=V3Attack ;Taking off
ImmuneToPsionics=yes
NoShadow=yes
Selectable=no
Trainable=no
DontScore=yes
OpportunityFire=yes
ConsideredAircraft=yes
PreventAttackMove=yes
IsSelectableCombatant=no
CanPassiveAquire=no
CanRetaliate=no
Dock=NONE ;Cant have no dock, but its AirportBounded, thats why it suicide
AirportBound=yes

;Dummy Weapon
[TomaHawkGroundHit]
Damage=1
ROF=45
Range=4
Speed=80
Warhead=TomaHawkWH
OmniFire=yes
Projectile=TMJUMP

;Actual Damaging Weapon
[TomaHawkCollision]
Damage=250
ROF=45
Range=4
Speed=80
Warhead=TomaHawkWH
OmniFire=yes
Projectile=TMJUMP

[TMJUMP]
Image=TJUMP ;Use same voxel as TMISS
AA=no
AN=no
Arm=2
ROT=8 ;requires to use Rotates
Shadow=no
Proximity=yes
Ranged=yes
FirersPalette=yes

[TomaHawkWH]
CellSpread=1
PercentAtMax=.25
Wall=yes
Wood=yes
Verses=100%,90%,80%,90%,70%,70%,100%,100%,50%,80%,0%
Conventional=yes
Rocker=yes
InfDeath=2
AnimList=XGRYSML1,XGRYSML2,EXPLOSML,XGRYMED1,XGRYMED2,EXPLOMED,EXPLOLRG,TWLT070
Deform=10%
DeformThreshhold=300
Tiberium=yes
Sparky=no
Bright=yes
ProneDamage=70%

Now
* add TOMAHWK at [VehicleTypes] list
* add TMISS at the line PadAircraft= and [AircraftTypes] list

How it works
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Well, i told u before that it use normal hornet spawn logic. The TMISS is an aircraft. When it is spawned, it moves to the target, when it get its target in the range, it fires its primary weapon (dummy). Now as its airportbounded so it searches for an airport to land n dock, but there is no airport named as NONE (hope u havent made an airport named NONE already, lol), so it crashes. When crashing it disappeared in the sky. But it has a deathe weapon which projectile is same looking voxel as the missile. The death weapon then hits the target.

Good features
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* It can b destroyed by AA weapon in the air when flying, like V3 missile

Bugs
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* Launching is not smooth
* It stops for a while in the sky when near target
* When its falling, it cannot b destroyed by AA weapon
* Missile voxel shouldnt have remap, it coz graphical problems with remap
* Can still hit any random object when shoted down.

Heres a movie attach to show how it works. Two TomaHawk launcher launches 2 missiles against the barrack, one of them is shoted down by sam and hits back sam and another hits the barrack.

[Daedalus]

Again a great tutorial. Thanks for being a productive member

[DeeZeL]

Awesome psycho, it really an honor having you in our forums .