Asteroid.tbl

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: Filename.pof

$POF file2:

• Defines the name of the alternate asteroid or debris model of the set size
• Syntax: Filename.pof or none

$POF file3:

• Defines the name of the alternate asteroid or debris model of the set size
• If the object in question is has $POF file2: set as none then this entry is not needed
• Syntax: Filename.pof or none

$Detail distance:

• Definies the distance where the change between different Levels-Of-Details (LODs) occurs
• Syntax: (Value, Value, ...) (distances from the model in meters)
  • Example: (0, 30, 80, 150)

$Max Speed:

• Defines the maximum velocity of the asteroid
• Syntax: Value, (meters per second)

$Expl inner rad:

• Radius at which the full explosion damage is done
• Syntax: Value, (meters)

$Expl outer rad:

• Maximum radius at which any damage is done
• Syntax: Value, (meters)

$Expl damage:

• Amount of damage done inside the inner radius
• Syntax: Value, (damage value)

$Expl blast:

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

$Hitpoints:

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