My mod aim to add a self-propelled artillery tank, preferably only by using the asset already available in the game. For this, I used the asset of tank case and the asset of the artillery gun. I want to be able to pilot the tank and shoot with it, and eventually it being compatible with AAI Programmable Vehicles. I also want the vehicle to be able to receive target designation thanks to the artillery targeting remote. Eventually, I also would like to make an early version of this late game tank, with less range and less damage per shoot.
Goals reached: I managed to code a self-propelled, pilotable artillery with the games asset available and compatible with AAI Programmable Vehicles.
Problematics:
I don't manage to change the shooting animation: the flash is still the one of the base tank, and it is not aligned with the artillery canon. (which is quite ugly
)I don't manage to start the animation of the artillery canon (recoil, cartridge ejection), after the shoot. Is it possible? I do not have access to the variables, and I did not find a "shooting_animation" for the tank turret.
I don't manage to use the artillery targeting remote. I tried to add a vanilla artillery turret to the guns of the tank, but even this way did not work.
Thanks for your attention and I would be glad to get advices for any of those 3 points.
Best,
Dr.Orgamek.