Increasing tracer frequency

[Tenom1]

So I've searched and gone through the tutorials but I still can't find where to change the frequency of tracers being used. Like for every 5 rounds 1 tracer round etc. All I can find is this:

TracerTexture=<-- get this

TracerSize=<-- get this

TracerDistFactor=<-- don't get what this is

TracerLength=<-- get this

Anyone help?

[FastCargo]

I've found this line in individual missions for each aircraft entry:

 

TracerMixRatio=6

 

I'm assuming it means 1 tracer per 6 rounds.

 

Try that.

 

FC

[+Florian]

Wasn´t "TracerLoading=2" used in the aircraft´s Data.ini file for every gun entry? I believe this means every second round fired produces a tracer.

[Fubar512]

TracerDistFactor=<-- don't get what this is

 

The factor by which the visible tracer increases in size (diameter) over distance.

[Tenom1]

I've found this line in individual missions for each aircraft entry:

 

TracerMixRatio=6

 

I'm assuming it means 1 tracer per 6 rounds.

 

Try that.

 

FC

 

What .cat and file are you looking at?

 

 

 

[Pappa Goat]

Where do you edit the tracers burn time?

[Fubar512]

Where do you edit the tracers burn time?

 

In the bulletobjcet.ini, modify the following to INCREASE the tracer distance (and the lifespan of the round).

 

[GunData]

GunTypeList=GunData.dat

BallisticData=G1.dat

ArmingTime=5

MinBulletMach=0.3 <----Setting suggested by Stary, default is higher.

[Gatling20]

As a matter of interest, does anyone know what the file G1.DAT, referred to in BulletObject.INI, does?

And has anyone ever edited it?

Edited April 6, 2011 by Gatling20

[+Stary]

it's the general ballistics and gravity data IIRC, hardcoded so no edits possible without serious HEX editing assuming you know what to change, correct me if I'm wrong

 

[GunData]

GunTypeList=GunData.dat

BallisticData=G1.dat

ArmingTime=5

MinBulletMach=0.3 <----Setting suggested by Stary, default is higher.

 

as for above the minbulletmach= works for all fired bullets not only tracers, setting low values (below 0.4) used to slow the game slightly as engine tracks every single projectile, default value of 0.7 (~850 km/h) is waay to high, 0.3 or 0.2 are more realistic value, still able to deliver some damage

 

ArmingTime=5 <---- this I think is for time-fuzed..? But if so, value isn't in seconds I think

[Gatling20]

Thanks Stary - I don't think I'll be messing with G1.DAT anytime soon, then.

[Pappa Goat]

Tried it and like the results....

 

Any fore detailed idea what the ArmingTime= does?