RechargeTime

The minutes a superweapon takes to charge, and for a charge-draining weapon the base the drain is scaled from.

Specification

Applies to

SuperWeaponType

File

rules.ini

Section

[<ObjectType ID>]

Value

floating point

When omitted

5

RechargeTime= is the weapon’s charge delay in minutes. Fractions of a minute are accepted; the stock chem missile uses .3. The game converts the value at 900 frames a minute and drops any part of a frame. Charging covers which events start, stop and restart the countdown.

For a UseChargeDrain=yes weapon, a full charge becomes an effect lasting RechargeTime times ChargeToDrainRatio, so raising the delay also lengthens the longest effect.

rules.ini

[MyIonStrike] ; example superweapon section
Type=IonCannon
RechargeTime=8.5

RechargeTime=0 counts as unset

A value of exactly 0 is ignored, like a missing key. The weapon keeps the delay from the last file that set one, or five minutes if none has, so 0 cannot undo a delay an earlier rules file set. For a near-instant recharge, write 0.002 or more, which gives a one-frame delay. A smaller positive value drops to a zero-frame delay, which the charge clock on the cameo does not handle.

Related resources

• Laser fences and the firestorm wallFeature or system
• SuperweaponsFeature or system

See also — superweapons

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