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OTB wrote:How To Create A New Ammo Type

First, head to the files section of the site and DL "BoSEE", which is what you'll need.

Here's what you need to do:

1) Create ammo and weapon entities that you're going to use w/your new ammo type. It doesn't matter what you set the ammo to, since you're going to change it anyway.

2) You will have to have unpacked the various text files that FoT reads for non-hard-coded information. The file you're looking for is called "ammo.txt" and is located at the following address:

C:\Program Files\14 Degrees East\Fallout Tactics\core\locale\game

3) In this file you will see entries like this:

{name_Needle} = {Needle}

You will need to come up with something to call your new ammo type. Since ".45" is used for the standard .45 (i.e. ACP) in the game, you can simply use:

{name_.45C} = {.45 Colt}

4) Open the ammo entities and weapons that you want to set to this type of ammo with BoSEE and change the ammo field to whatever is in the "name_" portion of your ammo.txt file.

Warning: Once you save the file using BoSEE, you cannot modify it with the standard entity editor w/o setting the ammo type to "None". In other words, if you want to modify the entity, you will have to make whatever changes you want to make, then re-modify and re-save the entity using BoSEE.

BTW, if you're planning on making a mod for distribution, I recommend using the "-path" option on the run command. This way you won't force people to copy-'n'-paste all sorts of files to play your mod.

Last, but not least, I have to get up on my cartridge nomenclature soapbox. There is no such cartridge as ".45 Long Colt". It's actually just ".45 Colt", but it's been misused for so long that even Colt brochures list it as ".45 LC". (Source: Lyman's Handloading Manual).

xbow wrote:Hell yes i want to play and if you need any help with the sprites and entities or mission maps let me know.

I have been thinking of making a sprite of the .30 cal (30-06) browning MG .

also there needs to be a separation between 7.62mm x 51 NATO and 7.67 x 39 russian. the G3- m240- m60- M14 ect should take 7.62 x 51 Nato ammo while the AK47 and RPD squad automatic take the smaller 7.62 x 39 ammo

There should also be 7.62 x54r for russian heavy belt feds

I have sprites already made for all of these guns except the .30 cal I just need to make new ammo types.

for the M1 Garand I have a sniper version and the standard.

Retlaw83 wrote:If I did this, would anyone like to play it? And if so, what would you like to see? Think along the lines of things the QM has for sale and when, things that don't make sense that you'd like corrected, etc.

MurPHy wrote:No. I mean what I said. Also, it is no longer in current use by the military (that I know of). It was used in "Nam. Here's a photo:



It is a very simple firearm. This particular example is chambered in a 6.5x55mm cartridge, which is likely a proprietary Remington round.

MurPHy wrote:No. I mean what I said. Also, it is no longer in current use by the military (that I know of). It was used in "Nam. Here's a photo:

It is a very simple firearm. This particular example is chambered in a 6.5x55mm cartridge, which is likely a proprietary Remington round.

Retlaw83 wrote:I'm considering changing the things wrong with the real-world weapons in FoT and maybe bringing it more in line with Fallout canon

You can do it with BoSEE I remember making 300mag ammo without overwriting an existing type

Grey_Ghost wrote:There is no 5.56mm in FO, there is .223cal though.

Retlaw83 wrote:Is 6.5mm comparable to 30.08?

Is it 6.5mm x 55mm Swedish , is it a rifle cartridge ?

can't find this rifle cartridge by Remington in Guns and Ammo 2004 Annual.