Traction Type Configuration

Traction types are on one axis of the movement balance table - the other axis holds surface types. The balance data for this table is used by various systems such as physics and path searching.

CreateTractionType(string ident)
Multiple
ident: Identifier of the traction type being configured.

DefaultSlope(integer slope)
Optional(30), Multiple
slope: The slope to use for subsequent 'OverSurface' functions.

OverSurface(string ident, float grip, float drag, float health = 0.0)
Optional(All non-configured surfaces, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0)
ident: The identifier of the surface type being configured
grip: The grip on this surface, 0.0 to 1.0, where larger is greater grip
drag: Same as grip, except for drag :)
health: An optional +/- hitpoints modifier for when objects are on this surface. (-1.0 to 1.0) Once per cycle (ten times per second) the current hitpoints will be modified by health x maxhitpoints. Whether this is applied to a particular type is determined by the ApplyTerrainHealth function in the MapObj scope.

Note: Traction types do not have to be created before they are referenced in other areas of the configuration. Whenever you reference a surface or traction type for the first time, an entry in the table is created.