[delta_v] TR Plug Problems in Nova

[Charlie Sibbach]

I'm currently porting a half done Override-format total replacement plug
over to Nova (by hand-no resource-format issues), and I'm running into some
very odd hiccups. Things that worked great in Override are not working here.
I'm using resedit 2.1.3 and NovaTools, FYI.

Problem 1: Sporadic replacement of stock resources. Seemingly, Nova is only
replacing resources at random. My weapons are not using their graphics, even
though the ID numbers are correct as per the Nova Bible. Ships are not using
their shän's, just the stock graphics. (Shïp and Shän ID's should match,
right? The bible doesn't say it but the data files do). And the universe-
oh, man. Apparently the systems have an inverted x-y axis.... It's messy. I
have about 30 sÿst's defined so far to start with, with nothing fancy yet
like the vis bits. It's very screwy.

Problem 2: Weapons are not working correctly. One ship has 3 launchers for a
seeker weapon, and 60 ammo, set to fire simultaneously. It is supposed to
fire 3 missiles at a time- it worked sweet in Override, same set up. Now, it
fires all 60 at once, for the player ship. For the AI's, it works fine.
?????? Should I just set it up as a burst-fire weapon, burst count 3, reload
0, and a burst reload of how fast it should fire? I don't get it.

Problem 3: More of problem 1.

Problem 4: Outfits are not working right it seems. On a planet wear you
can't sell everything, has 0 tech and a special tech, with no mission bits
set, you can buy almost everything, including outfits that MY outfits are
supposed to replace. W.T.F. Ships are much the same.

I've been doing plugs since E.V.1 came out, I program computers for a living
and I'm generally not stupid, I hope. But this is baffling me. The bible
isn't telling me anything I didn't know already except for the Nova specific
stuff (Matt Burch, you the man, but you should proofread that thing. It
still makes reference to EV1 stuff in odd places.) Is it just V.1.0.0 bugs,
or do I just not know how to make plugs all of a sudden, or is it maybe
NovaTools? Thanks for any help.