Whenever I input the number 135 as the ship type in my system, instead of their being lightnings, like nova data files 1 says there will be, I get Cambrians and Sprites. And when I input 172, instead of Rage gunboats, I get Pirate Manticores, Valkyries, and Argosies. Does anybody know why?

Thanks

`Psycho'

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(This message has been edited by Psychonaut (edited 12-14-2003).)

It's calling on the dude resource, not the ship. If you want Lightnings in your system you may want to search through the dudes for one that has 'em, or create a new one.

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Edit: From the EV Nova Bible:

The next fields tell Nova how many ships, and of what kind, to put in the
system:

DudeTypes (x8) Which type of dude to place (best not to set this to
an out-of-range value)
128 to 639 ID number of the dude type to place
-128 to -639 ID number of a fleet type to place
-1 unused

% Prob (x8) Probability that a given ship/fleet placed is of each of
the above types
1-99 This percent probability

AvgShips The average number of AI ships in the system
0 No ships, empty system
1 and up This number of ships, +/- 50%

(This message has been edited by slouch (edited 12-14-2003).)

Thanks.

Another question, I can't seem to find the file which tells what bits are being used, can someone help?

`Psycho'

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"To defeat my enemy I must study my enemy then become my enemy then move in with my enemy then wear my enemy's clothes then-"
"Your in my light."

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Originally posted by Psychonaut:
**Thanks.

Another question, I can't seem to find the file which tells what bits are being used, can someone help?

`Psycho'

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Bits as in mission bits? Try the Nova Bits Bible from the addons page under guides.
Bits as in resouce ids? Try my Nova Reference from the addons page.
-Az

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Originally posted by Psychonaut:
**Thanks.

Another question, I can't seem to find the file which tells what bits are being used, can someone help?

`Psycho'

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If you just want to know if an ID or a bit is used or not, and don't care about what they're used for, you should have a look at my ResUsedList (see my sig).
I know, it still say that it's for Nova 1.0.6 only, but I don't think ATMOS is using any new IDs or bits in 1.0.7.
So, I think it's compatible with the latest version too.

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