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[eran100]

can someone do a video of a battle in this game cuz i want to be preperd and how to lunch missilesand how do i get fuel?what do i do when im out of fuel in the middle of no where in space? and on planet?can i ask question on IRC? if so how can i join?

[Metamartian]

is there a screen capture key that outputs to a folder somewhere?

[eran100]

'Metamartian' wrote:
is there a screen capture key that outputs to a folder somewhere?
i use Prt Scr

[Metamartian]

'eran100' wrote:
i use Prt Scr
Yes i do too but then I have to goto the clipboard and paste/save the image rather than just having the game output the shot to a folder for me to fiddle with later...

[eran100]

'Metamartian' wrote:
Yes i do too but then I have to goto the clipboard and paste/save the image rather than just having the game output the shot to a folder for me to fiddle with later...
i dont think there is a key for screen capture

[Metamartian]

can someone do a video of a battle in this game cuz i want to be preperd (I don't have this capability yet) and how to lunch missiles (select the target and click on the little missile icon above the hyperspace icon in the bottom right corner of the screen. the scanner then changes to equipment view and the missiles are shown at the bottom, click one and it launches)and how do i get fuel? Buy hydrogen at a space port (or military fuel if using a military drive)what do i do when im out of fuel in the middle of no where in space? (I beleive you can use water if you have some on board) and on planet? (Buy hydrogen at a space port (or military fuel if using a military drive))can i ask question on IRC? if so how can i join? (I have not used IRC but you can do this according to the pioneer website...If you wish to use an IRC client, you can find us on Freenode. Most clients have Freenode as a pre-configured option; if you need to type in a server name, use irc.freenode.net. The channel name is #pioneer.)

[eran100]

'Metamartian' wrote:
can someone do a video of a battle in this game cuz i want to be preperd (I don't have this capability yet)
what do you mean?is naval rocket is better then smart rocket?

[Metamartian]

'eran100' wrote:
what do you mean?is naval rocket is better then smart rocket?
what I mean is that I can not record video of the gameplay at the moment as I do not have the software to do it <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//icon_e_smile.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

[eran100]

is naval rocket is better then smart rocket?

[Metamartian]

Yes. General rule of thumb, if it is more expensive, chances are its better.

[Ziusudra]

Here's my old video of combat.

[eran100]

thank you, that is actully helping, is there in keys to change time fast?

[Metamartian]

shift+f1 to shift+f5

[eran100]

is there a way to change that to num 1-5?

[walterar]

[background=rgb(33, 47, 58)]"And don't worry about wasting anybody's time by asking questions." [/background] <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//icon_e_smile.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//haha.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':haha:' />

[Luomu]

'Metamartian' wrote:
is there a screen capture key that outputs to a folder somewhere?

Ctrl+Printscreen saves .png screenshots.

[Metamartian]

'Luomu' wrote:
Ctrl+Printscreen saves .png screenshots.
The game seems to crash /close when I use ctrl+print screen. but that maybe my laptop...

[spazeman]

Hello all, Just a quick one really. Why do so few ships have a cargo scoop? I've not managed to find one yet. <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//fie.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':fie:' /> Also what about lasers? Is it that there just are none? or is it intentional that there's no 'continuous' lasers or have I just not found one? anyway...

[Metamartian]

Having just about read most of this forum now, I beleive that the combat side of pioneer has not be decided and thus the weapons etc have not really been the focus (as it's more important to be able to fly around etc). so i think the final design on weapons and combat mechanics are still up for the devs to debate.As for cargo scoop, you can buy these in the shipyard but as you mention only some ships support this. I have not delved too far into the game yet (and I can not double check as I am at work) but I "think" the ship needs to be cargo scoop enabled in it's .lua file (actually have a cargo scoop model coded in), so this maybe a case of the ship designer did not beleive that class of ship should have a scoop or that he did not include it.Still I am sure someone who has been around a lot longer than I will point out if I am wrong....

[s2odan]

Yes a ship must have a cargo scoop assigned in the .lua. And last time I checked you also had to create a surface which if any cargo were to hit this surface, it is scooped up by the ship... That probably doesn't make sense <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//icon_e_smile.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />Basically this 'surface' is where you can imagine the cargo scoop sits, any cargo hitting the surface or scoop, is picked up by the ship.