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Expansion Missile Booster

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Description Give higher initial speed to missiles as a fix of launching problems in some ships like Python. Give higher initial speed to missiles as a fix of launching problems in some ships like Python.
Identifier oolite.oxp.Norby.missile_booster oolite.oxp.Norby.missile_booster
Title Missile Booster Missile Booster
Category Mechanics Mechanics
Author Norby Norby
Version 1.1 1.1
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Required Oolite Version
Maximum Oolite Version
Required Expansions
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Information URL http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Missile_Booster n/a
Download URL https://wiki.alioth.net/img_auth.php/2/26/Missile_Booster_1.1.oxz n/a
License CC BY-NC-SA 4 CC BY-NC-SA 4
File Size n/a
Upload date 1610873254

Documentation

Also read http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Missile%20Booster

Equipment

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Ships

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Models

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Scripts

Path
Scripts/missile_booster.js 
"use strict";
this.name	= "missile_booster";
this.author	= "Norby";
this.copyright	= "2015 Norby";
this.description= "Give higher initial speed to missiles as a fix of launching problems in some ships like Python.";
this.licence	= "CC BY-NC-SA 4.0";

this.shipSpawned = function(ship) {
    if( ship && ship.isMissile && ship.owner && ship.owner.isValid && ship.script ) {
//      ship.velocity = ship.owner.heading.multiply(5*ship.thrust).add(ship.owner.velocity); - old code

//remove thrust to avoid break at start before the engine ignites
	ship.script.$missile_booster_thrust = ship.thrust;
	ship.thrust = 0;
//restore thrust after 1s
	eval("ship.script.$missile_booster = function() { \
			this.ship.thrust = this.$missile_booster_thrust; \
			if( this.$missile_booster_timer ) { \
				this.$missile_booster_timer.stop(); \
				delete this.$missile_booster_timer; \
			} \
		}");
	ship.script.$missile_booster_timer = new Timer(ship.script, ship.script.$missile_booster, 1, 0);
    }
}