XML:TURR

TURR : Turret	XML modding tips See HERE to start learning about XML modding. See HERE if you are searching for information on how to handle object coordinates. See HERE for some typical modding errors and their causes.
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general information

• The xml code on this page is compatible with onisplit v0.9.61.0 and 0.9.68.0
• TURR file are stored globally (in AE/AEInstaller/vanilla/level0_Final.dat)
• TURR collection file: BINACJBOTurret.oni
• M3GM <BaseGeometry> isn't used, the turret pod is part of the AKEV level geometry

file structure

Extracted DAE in XSI.

TURR
  | 
  +-- M3GM <BaseGeometry> (not used, turret pod must be part of the AKEV level geometry)
  |     |
  |     +-- PNTA <Points>
  |     +-- VCRA <VertexNormals>
  |     +-- VCRA <FaceNormals>
  |     +-- TXCA <TextureCoordinates>
  |     +-- IDXA <TriangleStrips>
  |     +-- IDXA <FaceNormalIndices>
  |     +-- TXMP <Texture> (link to external file)
  |
  +-- M3GM <ArmGeometry>
  |     |
  |   [...]
  |
  +-- M3GM <WeaponGeometry>
        |
      [...]

XML tags

TURR

XML tag	content type	description
<Name>	char[64]	file name without file prefix TURR and suffix .oni
<ParticleCount>	int16	number of <TURRParticle> that are actually used
<Offset_0058>	int16	?
<BaseGeometry>	link	M3GM instance number (#N)
<BaseGunkFlags>	flag	?
<ArmGeometry>	link	M3GM instance number (#N)
<ArmGunkFlags>	flag	?
<WeaponGeometry>	link	M3GM instance number (#N)
<WeaponGunkFlags>	flag	?
<ArmTranslation>	float	X Y Z translation for turret head (body-relative)
<WeaponTranslation>	float	X Y Z translation for turret gun (head-relative)
<Particles>		holds 16 <TURRParticle>
<TURRParticle>		see HERE
<FiringMode>		see HERE
<Targeting>		see HERE
<WeaponSkill>		see HERE
<Timeout>	int32	timeout in frames
<MinElevation>	float	minimum elevation in radians
<MaxElevation>	float	maximum elevation in radians
<MinAzimuth>	float	minimum azimuth in radians
<MaxAzimuth>	float	maximum azimuth in radians
<MaxVerticalSpeed>	float	maximum vertical speed in radian/frame
<MaxHorizontalSpeed>	float	maximum horizontal speed in radian/frame
<ActiveSound>	link	OSBDfile.amb.oni

<TURRParticle>

XML tag	content type	description
<ParticleClass>	link	particle file name without file prefix BINA3RAP and suffix .oni
<ShotFrequency>	int32	delay between shots in frames: X/60
<FiringModeOwner>	flag	0 (?) -1 (?) -8531 (?)
<Transform>	float	coefficients of transform matrix: x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 z2 x3 y3 z3 x4 y4 z4

<FiringMode>

XML tag	content type	description
<Flags>	flag	NoWildShots
<InverseDirection>	matrix4x3	targeting inverse transform matrix - the inverse of the matrix that gives the targeting direction
<Direction>	vector3	targeting direction
<Origin>	vector3	targeting origin
<PredictionSpeed>	float	prediction speed
<MaxInaccuracyAngle>	float	inaccuracy tolerance; always 0 for TURR
<AimRadius>	float	aim radius; always the same for TURR and ONWC
<AISoundRadius>	float	sound sphere radius; always the same for TURR
<MinShootingDistance>	float	minimal shooting distance; always 0 for TURR
<MaxShootingDistance>	float	maximal shooting distance; always 0 for TURR
<MaxStartleMisses>	int16	maximum startle misses
<SkillIndex>	int16	AI shooting skill ID; always 0 for TURR
<FightTimer>	int16	fight timer; always 0 for TURR; 240 for ONWCw4_psm, 200 for ONWCv6_vdg
<ProjectileSpeed>	float	ballistic projectile speed (150 for ONWCw5_sbg, 160 for w11_ba1); always 0 for TURR
<ProjectileGravity>	float	ballistic projectile gravity (0.5 for ONWCw5_sbg, 0.3 for w11_ba1); always 0 for TURR
<FireSpreadLength>	float	length of firing spread; always 0 for TURR
<FireSpreadWidth>	flaot	width of firing spread; always 0 for TURR
<FireSpreadSkew>	float	skew angle of firing spread; always 0 for TURR

<Targeting>

XML tag	content type	description
<StartleMissAngle>	float	always the same for TURR and ONCC (0.5)
<StartleMissDistance>	float	always the same for TURR and ONCC (25)
<PredictAmount>	float	always the same for TURR (1.0)
<PredictPositionDelayFrames>	int32	always the same for TURR (0)
<PredictDelayFrames>	int32	always the same for TURR (5)
<PredictVelocityFrames>	int32	always the same for TURR (15)
<PredictTrendFrames>	int32	always the same for TURR (60)

<WeaponSkill>

All the TURR have the same shooting skill.

XML tag	content type	description
<RecoilCompensation>	float	min = 0.0, max = 1.0
<BestAimingAngle>	float	best aiming angle in radians
<ShotGroupError>	float	shot grouping error
<ShotGroupDecay>	float	shot grouping decay
<ShootingInaccuracyMultiplier>	float	shooting inaccuracy multiplier
<MinShotDelay>	uint16	minimum delay between shots in frames
<MaxShotDelay>	uint16	maximum delay between shots in frames

Vanilla classes

embedded M3GM

new export method

With OniSplit v0.9.94.0+ (and possibly a few older versions) you can extract dae together with xml from the oni.

onisplit -extract:xml output_folder input_folder\TURRfile.oni

old export method

You would need to cut TURR instance so that only the M3GM and its connected instances remain and convert it to oni.

onisplit -extract:xml output_folder input_folder\TURRfile.oni

onisplit -create output_folder input_folder\cutfile.xml

version hint:

onisplit v0.9.61.0 and v0.9.68.0 can extract M3GM only as obj

onisplit v0.9.41.0 can extract M3GM as obj or dae

Convert the M3GMfile.oni to obj:

onisplit -extract:obj output_folder input_folder\M3GMfile.oni

new import method

There's a bug in OniSplit. Before you can re-convert dae and xml to oni, you must clean some tags in the xml file.

For example TURRvdg_turret_wall.xml

<ParticleCount>4</ParticleCount>

That means 4 <ParticleClass> are used, the others are not.

They contain garbage like <ParticleClass>�ޭޭޭޭޭޭޭ�</ParticleClass>. Remove that content, make it: <ParticleClass></ParticleClass>.

Then you can re-convert.

old import method

Are there some tags which make together the mesh but you basically need to know that you can replace that content with data from another M3GM.

You can create M3GM meshes from obj files.

onisplit -create:m3gm output_folder -tex:weapon_tex input_folder/weapon.obj

-tex is optional

The TXMP file must created separately (if needed).

Then you can convert the file to xml and replace the TURR's old M3GM xml code.

Remember to change the links (#N) and instance IDs of the new data.