Asteroid.tbl

Revision information..

3.6.x branch: 2.35.2.11

3.7 branch: 2.46

General Format

• Asteroid.tbl is used to define all asteroids and debris pieces in-game.
• #Asteroid Types
• Asteroid and debris data
• #End
• $Impact Explosion:
  • Defines the effect used when weapon strikes at asteroid
  • Syntax: Filename
• $Impact Explosion Radius:
  • Defines the radius of the effect
  • Syntax: Value, (meters)

Asteroid and Debris Data

• Used to define asteroid types and their physical characteristics
• First three entries are different sized asteroids, small medium and large respectively
• Next three are debris pieces for the 1st species in the species_defs.tbl
• And so on in series of three

$Name:

• Defines the name of asteroid or debris object

$POF file1:

• Defines the name of the model file (.pof) used for asteroid or debris model
• Syntax: String.pof, filename

$POF file2:

• Note: This does not work for debris chunks. The game will always only use POF file1.
• Defines the name of the alternate asteroid or debris model of the set size
• Syntax: String.pof or none, filename

$POF file3:

• Note: This does not work for debris chunks. The game will always only use POF file1.
• Defines the name of the alternate asteroid model
• If the object in question is has $POF file2: set as none then this entry is not needed
• Syntax: String.pof or none, filename

$Detail distance:

• Definies the distance where the change between different Levels-Of-Details (LODs) occurs
• Syntax: ( Integer list ), comma separated integers, one for each LOD
  • Example: (0, 30, 80, 150)

$Max Speed:

• Defines the maximum velocity of the asteroid
• Syntax: Float, meters per second

$Damage Type:

FS2 Open, 3.6.x:

• Defines the damage type of the asteroid explosion. REQUIRES ADDITIONAL TABLE FILE.
• Syntax: String, name of the damage type as referenced in armor.tbl

FS2 Open, 3.7:

• 3.7 branch lacks $Damage Type: option

$Expl inner rad:

• Radius at which the full explosion damage is done
• Syntax: Float, meters

$Expl outer rad:

• Maximum radius at which any damage is done
• Syntax: Float, meters

$Expl damage:

• Amount of damage done inside the inner radius
• Syntax: Float, damage

$Expl blast:

• The intensity of the blast effect when you're within the outer radius
• Syntax: Float, blast effect

$Hitpoints:

• Defines the hitpoints of the asteroid or debris piece. Hitpoints are modified downward by skill level.
• Syntax: Float, hitpoints

Sample

• Single asteroid entry fos retail FS2 table

#Asteroid Types

$Name:               Small Asteroid
$POF file1:          ast03.pof
$POF file2:          asta03.pof
$POF file3:          astb03.pof
$Detail distance:    (0, 30, 80, 150)
$Max Speed:          60.0
$Expl inner rad:     0.0
$Expl outer rad:     0.0
$Expl damage:        0.0
$Expl blast:         0.0
$Hitpoints:          23

#End

$Impact Explosion:            ExpMissilehit1
$Impact Explosion Radius:     20.0