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

The figure is in minutes and is converted to game frames at 900 frames to the minute. Fractions are accepted: the stock chem missile uses .3. A UseChargeDrain=yes weapon measures its discharged spell from the same figure, scaled by ChargeToDrainRatio, so raising the delay lengthens both the charge and the effect.

rules.ini

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

RechargeTime=0 is read as if the key were absent

This is the one setting in a superweapon’s section that does not pass its current value through. The read treats exactly 0 as nothing written, and both leave the delay standing at whatever the last file to set it left there — five minutes if no file ever has. An instantly recharging superweapon cannot be authored here, and a rules layer cannot use 0 to undo a delay an earlier layer set.

Related resources

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

See also — superweapons

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