Topic: SpecLines for Ships

[Vestras]

I've been attempting to write spec lines for several vessels I downloaded which lacked them. Its been arduous, but I finally worked out how to get the game to recognize ships and hardpoints and such, BUT...

Several thiongs elude me
1) Fireing Arcs: I understand teh basic science of how to execute them, but I am finding that when I add anythign except for 0_360 as the stat, the weapons do not fire, or even display their fireing arc. How is this amended? Are there preset specific Fireing arcs, and all others are thereby negated?

2) Ship Names: According to what ive been told by a friend of mine, my shipnames file is corrupted.
it should be:
USS ENTERPRISE
It comes out as
U S S E N T E R P R I S E
There are also bug scripts, or marks the computer wont resolve with appere as black blocks. I have been opening it with Notepad, Word Pad, and MS word, none of which display it properly. Is there a way I can replace it, other than the CD, which appeares the same?

3) Cross Race Weapons: more an Idol curiosity, If I were to add to the common files weapons settings that say Borg Cutting beams were now "FB" rather than "B", how adversly would that effect things?

I appretiate any help anyone can offer me on these sujects. Thank you for reading.

PS-Once I get teh Hang of it, Id be happy to help write Spec lines for new Ships

[Reverend]

AH- that'd make the Cutting Beam available for Federation refit- there was a n argument whether or not ot have the Klingon Cloaking Device available for Federation- the Defiant specifically. Go ahead and do it- amusing to not only watch a Sovereign cloak, but to also hear a FEDERATION voice announcing it. Huh.