Re: Will adding new system types to the game confuse the AI?
 

I uploaded in SEIV/Data what I have. 1024x860 pictures are missing though. They should be somewhere in old upload forum. It would be nice if author of that mod post either Gold upgrade or
let somebody to modify his mod. It has best set of quadrants/systems I ever see.
Here is the link. Move pictures and data to appropriate folders in SE directory.

1023551123.zip

Re: Will adding new system types to the game confuse the AI?
 

Mmkay, thanks for the responses, but do you reckon these would be recognized by the AI?

1 - a black hole with one (small, rock, no atmosphere) planet.
2 - a Destroyed Star system type but with a single (small, rock, no atmosphere) planet.
3 - a regular system that only has four planets in it.
4 - a trinary system with a huge planet dead in the centre of the three stars.
5 - a storm system which contains two planets and allows a player to start in it.

thanks,

Re: Will adding new system types to the game confuse the AI?
 

1) AIs are just generally bad with black holes. I don't reccommend even normal black holes in an AI game.

2) Should be ok. The AI will certainly not make good use of the system, since it will place a Spaceport first. (IIRC)

3) No big deal for the AI.

4) No big deal. Same as the trinary with one asteroid belt sector. AI might not make optimal use of one planet per system.

5) Storm systems can be powerful fortresses for the AI, but are even better for a human player.
I reccommend my wondersystems
Name := Wonder 1
Description := Solar system undergoing a collision with a major storm.
Name := Wonder 2
Description := A huge planet that has wandered away from its original star.
Name := Wonder 3
Description := Solar system with a unique planetary structure.

[ June 09, 2002, 14:17: Message edited by: Suicide Junkie ]

Re: Will adding new system types to the game confuse the AI?
 

Nice, thanks.

[ June 09, 2002, 21:08: Message edited by: The High Gryphin ]