• DATA\SHIPS\shiparch.ini
• DATA\SHIPS\rtc_shiparch.ini

Ship handling is dictated by several keys found in the [Engine] block from equipment, as well as keys attributed to the [Ship] entry itself. The mass of a ship attenuates any change in speed and influences behaviour when colliding with other objects. rotation_inertia operates in much the same manner, but for turning.

rotation_inertia should typically be between 10 to 20% of angular_drag to avoid strange behaviour from the autopilot.

Where linear_drag = the sum of engine and ship linear_drag values: \(Strafe\ Speed = strafe\_force/(linear\_drag)\)

\(Max\ Turn\ Speed = steering\_torque/angular\_drag\)

\(Top\ Speed = max\_force†/linear\_drag\)

†Value is defined in an equipment entry.

[Simple]
nickname = STRING
DA_archetype = PATH
material_library = PATH ;repeatable
LODranges = INT, INT, ...
MinSpecLOD = INT

[Ship]
ids_name = INT
ids_info = INT
ids_info1 = INT
ids_info2 = INT
ids_info3 = INT
ship_class = INT
nickname = STRING
LODranges = INT, INT, ...
msg_id_prefix = STRING
mission_property = STRING
type = STRING
mass = INT
hold_size = INT
linear_drag = INT
fuse = STRING, FLOAT, FLOAT ;repeatable
max_bank_angle = INT
camera_offset = INT, INT
camera_angular_acceleration = FLOAT
camera_horizontal_turn_angle = INT
camera_vertical_turn_up_angle = INT
camera_vertical_turn_down_angle = INT
camera_turn_look_ahead_slerp_amount = INT
nanobot_limit = INT
shield_battery_limit = INT
hit_pts = INT
DA_archetype = PATH
material_library = PATH ;repeatable
envmap_material = STRING
cockpit = PATH
pilot_mesh = STRING
explosion_arch = STRING
surface_hit_effects = INT, STRING, STRING, STRING
steering_torque = INT, INT, INT
angular_drag = INT, INT, INT
rotation_inertia = INT, INT, INT
nudge_force = INT
strafe_force = INT
strafe_power_usage = INT
bay_door_anim = STRING
bay_doors_open_snd = STRING
bay_doors_close_snd = STRING
HP_bay_surface = STRING
HP_bay_external = STRING
num_exhaust_nozzles = INT
HP_tractor_source = STRING
shield_link = STRING, STRING, STRING
hp_type = STRING, STRING ;repeatable

[CollisionGroup]
obj = STRING
separable
parent_impulse = INT ;optional
child_impulse = INT ;optional
dmg_hp = STRING ;optional
dmg_obj = STRING ;optional
fuse = STRING, INT, INT ;optional
group_dmg_hp = STRING ;optional
group_dmg_obj = STRING ;optional
mass = INT
debris_type = STRING
separation_explosion = STRING
type = STRING
hit_pts = INT
root_health_proxy = BOOL
explosion_resistance = FLOAT ;optional
linked_equip = STRING, FLOAT ;optional