aotino wrote:I've run across a weapon that is not listed in the "General Munitions" loadout for ships magazines. I have not needed to use it before, but a scenario that I am currently creating would definitely benefit by having it. It is the French weapon ANS. I know that I have made two other amendments to the Caso Db previously, and I would like to do so again. I just don't quite remember the process of what to do in order to integrate it into what is already released. Do I resave all the existing scenarios with the new amended Db, and then post the updated Caso Db? This amendment won't affect any play in my previous scenarios, because the ANS weapon was never put into play as of yet. Let me know your thoughts.
Yes, weapons records can be added to the General Munitions magazine. I think this might be a simple way to do it:
1) Load the CasoDB into the Reimer DB Editor
2) Go to the General Munitions magazine
3) Locate one of the weapons records already in the magazine. I think they all have the generic (0/10000) capacity
4) Make a duplicate copy of the pre-existing WeapRec
5) Change the weapon information for the new WeapRec to show the ANS
6) Add this new WeapRec to the bottom of the list of WeapRecs for the General Munitions magazine
7) Export the database
The next time you use the new database, the ANS entries will appear at the bottom of any
new magazine or ammo dump you add. All the other entries are alphabetized, but that process is quite complicated so I will not go into the details. With regards to your older scenarios, re-saving them with the revised database will synchroinze the to the new database and allow them to run. Since you did not rely upon the weapon when you originally wrote the scenario, its absence should not matter. Just do not expect to be able to use the ANS in your older scenarios because the old magazines do not have the ANS entry. If you are okay with that limitation, then re-saving is fine for your needs.
