Drive Port Limits? # of Drive limits?

[Dekzar]

Hiya, just a quick question.

My Human Remnant ships have quite a few drive ports. 10 on this frigate.

So, I put 10 ports into my drive. But I encountered 2 problems: Only 8 of the ports actually showed up, and three of them were too small (They were the same size as the others, but the model's ports are bigger).

So, I cut it into 2 drives, each with 5 ports and different sizes. The problem with that is that only on drive is displaying.

Is there something extra I have to do to get both drives to show up? And both drives ARE powered by the reactor, as I haven't put in a battery yet. Here's the DEF:

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SHIP
 
 name:          	Thief
 display_name:  	Thief
 
 class:      	Frigate
 abrv:       	"Thief"
 
 model:	"HRLFrigate.MAG"
 
 mass:       150.0
 integrity:  2e3
 vlimit:     375
 agility:    25
 air_factor: 0.25
 roll_rate:  2000
 scale:      1.00
 acs:        1.1
 detet:      50e3
 
 trans_x:    2000
 trans_y:    1500
 trans_z:    2000
 
 drag:       0.0035
 roll_drag:  10
 pitch_drag: 7.5
 yaw_drag:   7.5
 
 CL:         1e-2
 CD:         1.5e-5
 stall:      0.40
 
 prep_time:  15
 avoid_fighter: 7
 
 chase:      (0, -130, 50)
 bridge:     (0,   6,  10)
 
 power:      {
    type:    Fusion,
    max_output: 120,
    fuel_range: 0.5,
    
    loc:     (0, 0, -159),
    size:    32,
    hull_factor: 0.75
    }
 
 drive:      {
    type:    Red,
    thrust:  15,
    augmenter: 50,
    scale:   0.5,
    port:    (-11, 64, -253),
    port:    (7, 64, -253),
    port:    (-2, 60, -253),
    port:    (-11, 54, -253),
    port:    (7, 54, -253),
 
    loc:     (0, 0, 0),
    size:    16,
    hull_factor: 0.85
    }
 
 drive:      {
    type:    Red,
    thrust:  15,
    augmenter: 50,
    scale:   1,
    port:    (-11, -2, -220),
    port:    (8, -2, -220),
    port:    (-2, -20, -220),
    port:    (-11, -40, -220),
    port:    (8, -40, -220),
 
    loc:     (0, 0, -14),
    size:    16,
    hull_factor: 0.85
    }
 
 
 decoy:     {
    type:    "Fighter Decoy",
    abrv:    "Decoy",
    muzzle:  ( 0, -32, 0),
 
    loc:     (0, 0, 0),
    size:    16,
    hull_factor: 0.5
    }
 
 sensor:     {
    pcs:                 25,
    active_efficiency:   2e9,
    passive_efficiency:  500,
    range:   25e3,
    range:   50e3,
    range:   75e3,
 
    loc:     (0, 0, 100),
    size:    25,
    hull_factor: 0.25
    }
 
 computer:   {
    name:    "Avionics Package",
    abrv:    "HUD",
    type:    1,
 
    loc:     (20, 0, 80),
    size:    8,
    hull_factor: 0.2
    }
 
 computer:   {
    name:    "Flight Computer",
    abrv:    "Flight",
    type:    2,
 
    loc:     (-20, 0, 80),
    size:    16,
    hull_factor: 0.5
    }
 
 
 nav:        {
    loc:     (0, 0, 60),
    size:    16,
    hull_factor: 0.1
    }
 
 death_spiral: {
    time:             0.1,
 
    explosion_type:   10,   // SMALL_EXPLOSION
    explosion_time:   1.1,
    explosion_loc:    (0, 0, -64),
 
    explosion_type:   10,   // SMALL_EXPLOSION
    explosion_time:   1.5,
    explosion_loc:    (20, 10, -20),
 
    final_type:       11,   // LARGE_EXPLOSION
    final_loc:        (0, 0, -32),
 
    final_type:       12,   // LARGE_BURST
    final_loc:        (0, 0, -32),
    }
 
 map: {
    sprite: "map0.pcx",
    sprite: "map1.pcx",
    sprite: "map2.pcx",
    sprite: "map3.pcx",
    sprite: "map4.pcx",
    sprite: "map5.pcx",
    sprite: "map6.pcx",
    sprite: "map7.pcx"
 }

[Mehrunes]

As you might have guessed, there's a limit of 1 drive system on a ship with a maximum of 8 ports. [:)]

[Dekzar]

Hmm...not good...I'll have the edit the models to take that into account...unless...

Milooooo! Any particular reason for the limits? I can understand the one drive, I think, but would it be possible to allow more ports?

[TheDeadlyShoe]

I think so, but I bet it wouldn't be a matter of just switching a variable. We've asked before. Milo probably is very busy with the pre-release stuff, sadly...

*EDIT*

You could however add them as thruster ports, which have their own scale.

[Dekzar]

Oh? How do I do that? (What's the code?) I've never tried thruster ports before.

[Pheonix Starflare]

ORIGINAL: TheDeadlyShoe
You could however add them as thruster ports, which have their own scale.

If they were thrusters they wouldnt light up when you throttle up the ship. They would only turn on when you press the accelerate button (home i think). They would also fire as you turn.

[John DiCamillo]

Any particular reason for the limits? I can understand the one drive, I think, but would it be possible to allow more ports?

It's a bug, actually. The drive structure is able to hold sixteen port locations, but the ship design parser only accepts eight. If the fix doesn't make it in time for the retail release, it will be in the first patch.

[Dekzar]

Ah, cool. Thanks milo!

[TheDeadlyShoe]

Thruster stuff can be found on Mehrune's site.