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Wow, these are nice additions to the game! Intel- and research- generating ships... yeah! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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should make P&N more fun. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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You know ship generating research and intel is an idea but perhaps their should be a high maintence cost to offset to make sure the tactic isnt abused but is a viable alternative - perhaps a population requirement.

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"5. Added - "Generate Points" abilities which will generate points for an empire each turn.
These abilities are independent of a planet and will generate an unlimited number
or points. These abilities can be used on a facility, component, ship, or anything else.
"

Ok, wow, awesome, http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Now for the big question, does this mean I can finally have planets that generate resources independant of thier facilities. (ie, a planet that houses an ancient alien monestary, provides 1000 research per turn....)

can these points be affected by facilities if added to planets? (ie, the planetary/system bonuses)

What exactly are these points?? (I'm assuming minerals/rads/organics/research/intel but is it possible to add ones that affect a planets 'build time' for items/ships?)

could you have asteroids that generate intel/research when you mine them??

As you see this has piqued my modding curiosity http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

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Ditto to what Q just said.

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Yeah, I know. This would be fantastic, but I think it will have to wait until se5, since it would probably risk introducing too many new bugs to se4.
This alteration would be best if combined with an ability that allows ships to hold and launch other ships subject to (moddable) size and component restrictions - That way fighters could simply be handled as small ship hulls with no warp ability - more modding possibilities.

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">And with a viking destroyer in there as well. To quote the man himself: "We thought you would like it. Are not our goods the best in the galaxy?"

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Probably

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Maybe

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I doubt it, but that would be really really nice.

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">From the wording of the history file I'm thinking no, but it would be nice to have that flexibility.

Finally, I really hope all you wonderful modders are planning how your mods *coughProportionscoughcough* can be improved and updated by all these wonderful new toys once the patch comes out.

[ February 12, 2004, 14:52: Message edited by: dogscoff ]

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I am also wondering from a map making if that means that we can set these abilities for planets... So a 1 slot planet you can build the yard... and the planet generates resources... Would be really cool for making maps ( and moding the system creation text files for limited resource games.

Which is the way I want the sweet mod to go for the long term vision of the mod.

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Will this patch be backwards compatable with current games?

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OMG! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Oh my. All my prayers have been answered. This alone is the single best change ever to the game, in my opinion anyway!!

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Oh my. All my prayers have been answered. This alone is the single best change ever to the game, in my opinion anyway!! </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I would tend to agree with you there Ruatha! This patch will be truely amazing to play the game with.