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[LVS] Preybird-class Starfighter

This is a port of the addon extension derived from niksacokica's LFS Preybird addon I added new skins and a new variant for: https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2904974468

This addon has all of the features and skins that are in the LFS version plus some new weapons and features that come with the new LVS base.

Feel free to leave a comment if you encounter bugs, issues, or just have a suggestion to improve/change this addon. Any help is appreciated.



Normal Preybird
This Sorosub heavy starfighter is fit to perform virtually any air combat role. It excels in air/space superiority with decent air-to-ground capabilities. The large airframe does hold it back a bit but if the pilot knows what they're doing, the Preybird can turn the tide of any given battle.

• Colored decals, shields, and engines that glow in the dark. Some sections glow brighter when the engine is activated.
  
  
• Various sound effects.
  
  
• Skin options:
  
  1. Raptor (lore-accurate red)
     
  2. Skyclaw (lore-accurate blue)
     
  3. Falcon (yellow decal)
     
  4. Unmarked (for clandestine missions)
• Stats:
  
  • 1000 health
    
  • 150 shield
    
  • Max speed of 250 km/h
• Loadout:
  
  1. Heavy laser cannons (1500)
     
  2. Concussion missiles (15)
     
  3. Unguided proton bombs (15)
     
     • Hold the primary attack key to display the bomb's flight path
       
     • Adjusting aircraft speed and altitude impacts the bomb's flight path
       
  4. Airbrake system
     
     • {+}Enhanced aircraft maneuverability
       
     • {+/-}Lowers maximum speed to 150 km/h (60% of cruising maximum)
       
  5. Flares

Stealth Preybird
This is a faster, more maneuverable variant of the Preybird built for getting past enemies undetected at the cost of firepower and hull strength. (Very good shields to simulate flare system against missiles/torpedoes and compensate for more vulnerable hull when jamming/cloaking).

• Colored decals, shields, and engines that glow in the dark. Some sections glow brighter when the engine is activated.
  
  
• Various sound effects.
  
  
• Skin options:
  
  1. Freebird (green stealth coating)
     
  2. Harrier (grey stealth coating)
     
  3. Osprey (white stealth coating)
     
  4. Phoenix (orange stealth coating)
     
  5. Unmarked (for high-priority stealth missions)
• Stats:
  
  • {-}500 health
    
  • {+}500 shield
    
  • {+}Max speed of 260 km/h cruising, 300 km/h in stealth mode, and 360 km/h with sublight thrusters
• Loadout:
  
  1. Heavy laser cannons (1000)
     
     • {+}70% faster fire rate
       
     • {+}180% faster velocity
       
     • {-}80% less damage
       
  2. Concussion missiles (10)
     
     • {+}200% faster velocity
       
     • {-}Only fire 2 missiles in rapid succession now instead of 3
       
  3. Sublight thrusters
     
     • {+}Increases speed by 38% (from maximum cruising speed)
       
  4. Airbrake system
     
     • {+}Enhances maneuverability even more than normal airbrake
       
     • {+/-}Lowers maximum speed to 120 km/h (46% of cruising maximum)
       
  5. Flares
  
  
• Custom features:
  
  • Stealth Mode (Toggle by pressing the "Vehicle Specific Function" keybind)
    
    • {+}Disables glowing textures and effects to minimize visual signature.
      
    • {+}Increases maximum speed by 15% (from maximum cruising speed)
      
    • {+}Jams enemy IFF signals to completely hide the aircraft's radar signature and tricks all AI vehicle systems to treat as friendly.
      
      • Use to bypass AI groups and/or sneak up on enemy players/pilots.
        
      • Be warned that this is only currently effective against LVS AI if they have no line of sight on the aircraft before cloaking.
    • {-}Weapons systems and sublight thrusters are disabled when toggled.
      
    • {-}Stealth Mode reroutes the majority of aircraft's power to shields and jamming systems, meaning that any damage done to the aircraft after its shields are knocked out will destroy it in 1 hit.
      
    • {-}There is a 10-second cooldown between toggles so use this feature wisely as it leaves the aircraft extremely vulnerable if an enemy pilot knows what they're doing.
      
  • More "toned-down" sound effects to emphasize stealth.

Nick - Original LFS Preybird addon
Luna - LVS base templates and helped figure out LUA code to hide Stealth Variant IFF signature
Star and Luna - Helped transfer code for stealth mode toggle cooldown on LFS version to this version



I am new to modding in general and this is my first LVS addon so expect the following:

• General texture and code improvements.
  
• [MAYBE] Clone Wars variant.
  
• [MAYBE] Cluster bomb variant.
  
• [MAYBE] 2-seater bomber variant.
  
• [MAYBE] Reconnaissance variant.