Re: Proportions Mod Versions 2.5.2 and 2.5.3 available
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I understand, some questions pop up on my forehead.
Is the AI somehow programmed/programmable to use similar upgrade paths?
Why did you take the Arcology (350,000) out of the path, I mean it could have a nice place after Megalopolis (250,000)?

Sidenote: It is really hard to capture AI homeworlds even in tactical combat after some 25 years. I guess in simultaneous/PBW it could be a non-capturable fortress with a few WP, troops and long range weapons...
I think, turn-based/tactical for single player is recommendable similar to Pirates&Nomads from my perspective. Mmh, or is it just that I am too bad...

Re: Proportions Mod Versions 2.5.2 and 2.5.3 available
 

Well, reading these Posts is really bumming me out. I hadn't played Proportions yet, and was all set to after downloading the new patch, when my computer got zapped by lightning. Now, it may take me awhile before I get a new one. But reading these Posts gives me the idea that this is one much altered mod that I've got to play when I get a new computer.

Re: Proportions Mod Versions 2.5.2 and 2.5.3 available
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maybe... not really sure about that one. Whatever you do to regular yards, I think the temporal spaceyard definitely needs to remain superior in some way.

Maybe allow some super-high level spaceyards (normal *and* temporal), but the increases in research/ price give diminishing returns in build rates, so that you can spend a century researching and building a level XII yard but only get 6000 build rate out of it. In this case, temporal yards should be 2 or 3 levels ahead of normal ones in terms of price and research cost, or make them comparatively expensive/ innefficient for the lower levels but the better option as you start to get to the higher build rates.

What I would really like to see is greater use of the repair ability on facilities: Distribution centres could have a repair rate of 1, and maybe the space port + resupply combo facility too. Also, how about a range of "repair yard" facilities that can be built alongside/ instead of space yards to help get all those damaged fleets repaired? Sure, you might end up with a huge breathable repairing 60+ components per turn, but given the premium value of facility slots in Proportions I don't think this could be considered an abuse/ exploit, especially with the armour getting leakier and leakier in this mod http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Re: Proportions Mod Versions 2.5.2 and 2.5.3 available
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Up to a point. I tried to disperse Colonial tech so AI will have time to build minor cities on first colonised planets and then upgrade to cities+ It worked http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif But once AI reseacrh high level buildings it starts to build them from scratch.

Hmm... I think there is a way around it: PvK should assign different bogus ability to high level cities. Then if only minor cities bogus ability is used in construction_facilities, AI will always follow build-upgrade path ! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Re: Proportions Mod Versions 2.5.2 and 2.5.3 available
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Good to see you back and well !

Re: Proportions Mod Versions 2.5.2 and 2.5.3 available
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That is a very good idea. I think all Spaceports should repair 5 comp per turns. Or 3.
Maybe the new levels of shipyards that i had in mind should not have that much of a building capacity increase but instead a huge repairing bonus.....maybe 10 components per turn or more?

Re: Proportions Mod Versions 2.5.2 and 2.5.3 available
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You don't know what you are missing! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
Proportions plays completely diferent. I never built any space shipyard base in the unmodded game, but in proportions you need to build them because your new colonies are real colonies, with a very low building capacity. Your Homeworld looks like a real homeworld, with an Orbital Ring of Shipyard Bases, huge cultural centers to represent the diferent cultures that make a race (think of countries) and your Homeworld produces the lion share of resources your empire gets.
And forget about those easy battles to conquer a Homeworld, in Proportions they can have a zillion WP defending them, as well as fighters and even troops. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Re: Proportions Mod Versions 2.5.2 and 2.5.3 available
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Did't yet attempt to capture developed planets with latest 1.84 patch. It has a new feature(bug fix): WP die first, before troops. Prior to 1.84 it was almost impossible to slesh through infantry to kill WP and one can loose hundreds of ships. How is it now ?

Re: Proportions Mod Versions 2.5.2 and 2.5.3 available
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You don't know what you are missing! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
Proportions plays completely diferent. I never built any space shipyard base in the unmodded game, but in proportions you need to build them because your new colonies are real colonies, with a very low building capacity. Your Homeworld looks like a real homeworld, with an Orbital Ring of Shipyard Bases, huge cultural centers to represent the diferent cultures that make a race (think of countries) and your Homeworld produces the lion share of resources your empire gets.
And forget about those easy battles to conquer a Homeworld, in Proportions they can have a zillion WP defending them, as well as fighters and even troops. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Like I mentioned earlier, it does sound like fun. Is there some sort of strategy guide for this mod, or do I just have to read all of the Posts in this thread?

Re: Proportions Mod Versions 2.5.2 and 2.5.3 available
 

I've been thinking about putting in some "Atmospheric Bombers" and probably some fighters to be dropped on a planet like troops.

I was wondering which bonus they should have, to simulate air attacks on ground units.

Humm.... i think this is an overkill. When a regular fighter fires on a planet they are already doing this.

Oh well,....