Fireball.tbl

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This table is used to define the usage of animations with certain special effects in game.

General Format

• Fireball.tbl table file is used for specifying which filenames are to be used for which explosions
• Table begins with #Start
• Table uses rigid system in the order of the entries:
• Fireball.tbl has 6 entries with a specific function and every one is required and must be listed in the following order.
• Order of the entries in fireball.tbl:
  • Medium sized explosion
  • Normal warp effect
  • Knossos warp effect
  • Asteroid explosion
  • Large explosion 1
  • Large explosion 2
• Any entries defined after the first 6 is considered a custom fireball and will not be used in the game until specified as an explosion for a ship type or ship class in ships.tbl or objecttypes.tbl.
• Table ends with #End
• The modular version of the fireball table can only replace existing entries in fireball.tbl. No entries can be created in a modular table for fireball.tbl
• All entries defined in a modular table for fireball.tbl require a $Name: token before specifying the bitmap filename. A fireball identifier must also be defined in order to specify which individual entry in fireball.tbl that will be replaced, see fireball identifier.
• The modular table entries can be in arbitrary order and can be placed in separate modular tables.

Table Fields

$Name:

• Defines the name of the animation used for the particular fireball effect
  • Syntax: String, filename

Fireball identifier

FS2 Open 3.6.10:

• Identifies the assigned animation with one of the fireball types. Only used in xxx-fbl.tbm
  • Syntax: String, name of the identifier
  • Allowed identifiers:

+Explosion_Medium

+Warp_Effect

+Knossos_Effect

+Asteroid

+Explosion_Large1

+Explosion_Large2

+Custom_Fireball 6

+Custom_Fireball 7

+Custom_Fireball (...)

$LOD:

• Optional $LOD: entry exists to specify a lod count, at least 1 is assumed if not specified.
  • Syntax: Integer

$Light Color:

FS2 Open 3.6.10:

• Defines the color that is given off when that fireball effect is created.
  • Syntax: Color, three integers, 0 to 255, red, green, blue respectively

Default colors

FS2 Open 3.6.10:

• Large explosion 1, large explosion 1, medium sized explosion, and asteroid explosion
  • 255, 127, 31
• Normal warp effect
  • 191, 191, 255
• Knossos warp effect
  • 191, 255, 191

Sample Entries

• fireball.tbl

#Start
$Name:   exp04
   $LOD:    1
$Name:   WarpMap01
   $LOD:    4
$Name:   WarpMap02
   $LOD:    4
$Name:   exp05
   $LOD:    4
$Name:   exp05
   $LOD:    4
$Name:   exp06
   $LOD:    4
#End

FS2 Open 3.6.10:

fireball.tbl

; This is an example of a table that defines the the default 6 fireball 
; bitmaps (Fireballs 0 through 5) while adding extra custom fireballs as well.
#Start
$Name:	exp04				;0 Used for the 4 little explosions before a ship explodes
$LOD:		1
$Name:	WarpMap01			;1 Used for the warp in / warp out effect
$LOD:		4
$Name:	WarpMap02			;2 Used for the KNOSSOS warp in / warp out effect
$LOD:		4
$Name:	exp05				;3 Used when an asteroid explodes
$LOD:		4
$Name:	exp05				;4 ship explosion 1
$LOD:		4
$Name:	exp06				;5 ship explosion 2
$LOD:		4
$Name:	capship_boom			;6 First custom fireball. Identified as +Custom_Fireball 6 
$LOD:		1
$Name:	debris_dust_cloud		;7 Second custom fireball. Identified as +Custom_Fireball 7
$LOD:		1
$Name:	corvette_exp			;8 Third custom fireball. Identified as +Custom_Fireball 8
$LOD:		1
$Name:	fenris_exp			;9 Fourth custom fireball. Identified as +Custom_Fireball 9
$LOD: 	1
#End

xxx-fbl.tbm

; This modular table replaces the entries in the sample fireball.tbl printed above
#Start
$Name:   exp06
   +Asteroid
$LOD:    4
$Name:   fighter_explosion
   +Custom_Fireball 7
$LOD:    4
$Name:   capship_explosion
   +Custom_Fireball 6
$LOD:    1
$Name:   big_exp
   +Explosion_Large1          
$LOD:    1
$Name:   capship_explosion1
   +Custom_Fireball 8
$LOD:    1
$Name:   capship_explosion2
   +Custom_Fireball 9
$LOD:    1
#End