[QUESTION] Using the 'Boss' enemy ship frame

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Whale Cancer
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[QUESTION] Using the 'Boss' enemy ship frame

Postby Whale Cancer » Sat Sep 29, 2012 4:47 pm

Hey folks,

Has anyone figured out how to use the large 'boss' frame for a specific battle? I have some mini bosses I want to give more than 20 hull points to, but they won't display properly on the standard ship frame.

Any help appreciated! I have the feeling this is hard coded, from what I saw in the eventsboss.xml file.

Edit: By ship frame, I mean the frame that the enemy ships are displayed in on the right-hand side of the screen.
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Re: [QUESTION] Using the 'Boss' enemy ship frame

Postby Kieve » Sat Sep 29, 2012 5:01 pm

I'd like to manage this as well, but I suspect it's somehow hardcoded to the boss.
What I'd suggest is making a "BOSS_4" copy of one of the other phases and seeing if that brings up the correct enemy-frame. If so, perhaps prefix your minibosses with BOSS_[X]...
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Re: [QUESTION] Using the 'Boss' enemy ship frame

Postby Whale Cancer » Sat Sep 29, 2012 5:05 pm

Kieve wrote:I'd like to manage this as well, but I suspect it's somehow hardcoded to the boss.
What I'd suggest is making a "BOSS_4" copy of one of the other phases and seeing if that brings up the correct enemy-frame. If so, perhaps prefix your minibosses with BOSS_[X]...

I'll try this after I finish the doors on this beast.
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