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Rotor Cannon Script

               In-Game Script

                                                Showcase ship: Jaculus Destroyer

A compact, efficient, and lightweight alternative to gravity guns.
Or a paradigm-shifting new weapon form which promises more bang for your buck (and, perhaps, the ire of many).

No matter where the enemy hides, they will no longer be safe.






It also works with small grid rotors; of course, it also requires 3-4x the amount of rotors.

A note: Four (and less) rotor stacks... currently don't work at all.



For merge block launcher:

1. Stack rotors.
   
2. Add merge block (and a projector, unless you have something in mind) to top of stack.
   
3. Group rotors and merge block with name 'RDSA - <id>'. <id> must be a single word and is case-sensitive.
   
4. Configure custom data as necessary.

For standard rotor part launcher:

1. Stack rotors.
   
2. Group rotors with name 'RDSA - <id>'. <id> must be a single word and is case-sensitive.
   
3. Remove the rotor part on the topmost rotor.

Troubleshooting may be required.

If there are multiple merge blocks or rotors fitting the generator condition, the group will be skipped.
If there are no rotors, the group will be skipped.



Custom data:
<string id> <int oscillations> <int detachOnRetract> <int cooldown> <int reload> <int salvoLength> <int inertiaTensorFraction>

• id: Whatever you used for <id> when setting the gun up.
  
• oscillations: How many times to retract/extend the gun before launching the payload. This adds speed up to a point, and is essential for merge block payloads.
  
• detachOnRetract: Whether to launch payload after retraction or extension. Either 1 or 0.
  
• cooldown: Ticks to wait before allowing reload.
  
• reload: Ticks to wait for reload. Divide by 60 for seconds.
  
• salvoLength: How many shots to fire per salvo.
  
• inertiaTensorFraction: Reciprocal of fraction of rotors to set 'Share Inertia Tensor' on; e.g. '2' will set it for half of the rotors, '3' will set it for a third, and so on.

Set any ints/numbers to -1 to use the default values.

Arguments:
<id-substring> <action>

• id-substring - Selects all guns with IDs containing this.
  
• action - One of the following:
  
  • fire : fire single shot
    
  • salvo : fire salvo
    
  • auto : toggle full-auto

Default settings are for a 6-rotor gun firing rotor parts.


If the gun is doing the above in rapid-fire, decrease salvoLength as necessary and don't use full auto fire. Or apply next step.
If the gun is doing the above no matter what, increase cooldown or inertiaTensorFraction.
If the payload is going nowhere fast, increase oscillations or add rotors to the stack.
If the payload is still going nowhere fast, or things are breaking, set detachOnRetract to 1.
If you're still having problems, please tell me.

Compared to the original Discount Rotor Gun Script (which has since been decommissioned):
- You can use a rotor part launcher.
- You can use a merge block payload.
- You can use no payload at all. Helpful for drilling.
- You can use multiple distinct guns. Only one PB is needed for a single ship.
- You can configure the firing sequence.

[Bruce LeedleLeedleLeedleLee] Claymore Chaingun Tank
Without a working prototype, I would never have gotten this (or it's predecessor) to work.
Note that this no longer works as-is.
[Alysius] RDSA Railgun
This provided the necessary insights to get compact rotor guns functional in general - not just merge block guns.