I created this forum to collect the normally totally unused lines of FL, from the INI files.
This is the list of the things I know so far

If you have anything to contribute with, post it here! ;D

I was experimenting with the dispersion thing, I made a gun with 3 HpFire hardpoints, it just works like a real shotgun should! Really cool! (be careful when using multiple HpFire hardpoints, using too many of them causes instacrash)

Don't remember, who came up with the dispersion angle,
but it's useful for (at least) 2 things:
-> if you have a small weapon cmp with more then one hpfire,
you will see only one projectil, cause the 2, 3, 5 projectils are on the same route.
Add a little dispersion and the ll spread away and you ll be able 2 see the projectils flying.
-> for some fun stuff like this cheap 'used' gun, which will hardly hit anything:
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[Gun]
nickname = t4_10_puls_phaser
ids_name = 0 ;GENERATESTRRES("2hand Very Small T4 Pulse Phaser"
ids_info = 0 ;GENERATEXMLRES("<xml><RDL><PUSH/><TRA data="1" mask="1" def="-2"/><JUST loc="center"/><TEXT>2hand Very Small T4 Pulse Phaser</TEXT><PARA/><TEXT> </TEXT><PARA/><TRA data="0" mask="1" def="-1"/><JUST loc="left"/><TEXT>The T4 Pulse Phaser is one of the best weapons around in Sirius, but can only be mounted on VHFs. Skilled Pilots of small Fighters were willing to pay lots of money for a smaller version of the T4 Pulse Phaser, which could be mounted on small ships. So this weapon was developed, but it is very expensive and eats up energy like nothing. This one is used and a real bargain.</TEXT><PARA/><POP/></RDL></xml>"
DA_archetype = equipment\models\weapons\no_fighter_gun.cmp
material_library = equipment\models\br_equip.mat
HP_child = HPConnect
hit_pts = 1362
explosion_resistance = 0.5000000
debris_type = debris_normal
parent_impulse = 20
child_impulse = 80
volume = 0.000000
mass = 10
hp_gun_type = hp_gun_special_3
damage_per_fire = 0
power_usage = 45.800.003
refire_delay = 0.09320
muzzle_velocity = 1738
dispersion_angle = 2
use_animation = Sc_fire
toughness = 1.600000
flash_particle_name = br_particle03_flash
flash_radius = 15
light_anim = l_gun01_flash
projectile_archetype = t4_02_puls_phaser_ammo
separation_explosion = sever_debris
auto_turret = false
turn_rate = 90
lootable = true
LODranges = 0, 20, 40, 80, 100
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;D

And how about "obsolete"?



And FLServer still search this:

Came across another command last night while trying to help FF find an attachment solution for equipment. Don't know what it's for but the command is attachment_archetype

According to FF the command does produce an error if used wrong, now just need to figure out what really uses it...

BTW, nice flak fx Nova

attachment_archetype, was this perhaps used for attaching weapon coolers and other "enhancement" models like the ge_weapon_cooler.3db which looks like it should fit over something. just a thought

Attachment_archetype is usually just copied from the equipment's archetype (attachment_archetype is an alias for DA_archetype in that case). The EngClass plugin requires specifying attachment_archetype (since that's a case where it doesn't get copied), otherwise it won't work right.