Re: Narf\'s Mod: Almost done shredding the Facility.txt. Basic stuff only.
 

Imagemodserver can host it as well.

Re: Narf\'s Mod: Almost done shredding the Facility.txt. Basic stuff only.
 

Tech Paths Mod preview download

Tech Paths Mod preview details page

Re: Narf\'s Mod: Almost done shredding the Facility.txt. Basic stuff only.
 

thanks. well, all that will have to wait. going off to see ROTK again. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[ January 06, 2004, 02:27: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

Re: Narf\'s Mod: Almost done shredding the Facility.txt. Basic stuff only.
 

Oh, if you want any of the info changed on the details page, hit the Modify button.

Re: Narf\'s Mod: Almost done shredding the Facility.txt. Basic stuff only.
 

i tried to login, but it doesn't like my security code. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

there should be another sad thing. that one looks to much like 'profound greif'.

well, my eyes hurt again. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

how do i get it on the Imagemodserver?

[ January 06, 2004, 06:28: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

Re: Narf\'s Mod: Almost done shredding the Facility.txt. Basic stuff only.
 

and how would i go about using the image mod in my mod?

Fyron, your modding tutorial link doesn't work.

but if i switch se4modding around to the end of the url, it works.

[ January 07, 2004, 00:05: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

Re: Narf\'s Mod: Almost done shredding the Facility.txt. Basic stuff only.
 

Just install the image mod into your default pictures folders and use image numbers in your mod files from the image mod. Make note that the image mod is required, and direct people to it.

Ok... the url was working, but has died? Odd. Will try to fix.

[ January 07, 2004, 00:25: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

Re: Narf\'s Mod: Almost done shredding the Facility.txt. Basic stuff only.
 

bleh.

[ January 07, 2004, 01:20: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

Re: Narf\'s Mod: Almost done shredding the Facility.txt. Basic stuff only.
 

thanks, was just wondering if there was anything special i needed to do.

Re: Narf\'s Mod: Almost done shredding the Facility.txt. Basic stuff only.
 

random comments-o-doom http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

What's the point of researching new weapons tech when it only gets more expensive and bulkier at the same rate that the damage and range increase? Is all armor going to be emissive in this mod?

You seem to be missing a newline between medium energy engines 17 and 18 in components.txt, that might screw up the game...

... ... 20 levels of engine mounts for EACH hull type??? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif I seriously hope that file is program generated!

What's to, eh, keep people from cheating with the engine mounts on larger hulls? It's rather easy to forget to mount your engines http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

All those hulls... aren't they really going to clog up the hull list? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

Re: Narf\'s Mod: Almost done shredding the Facility.txt. Basic stuff only.
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">thanks. all input appriaciated.

[ January 07, 2004, 03:04: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

Re: Narf\'s Mod: Almost done shredding the Facility.txt. Basic stuff only.
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">You could always bump up supply usage on the large engines by a factor of 100, then use the mounts to reduce it back to normal. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Re: Narf\'s Mod: Almost done shredding the Facility.txt. Basic stuff only.
 

Bump up cost by 100% too... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Re: Narf\'s Mod: Almost done shredding the Facility.txt. Basic stuff only.
 

if you'll take a look at the engine sizes and mounts, that may mess things up at low levels.

Re: Narf\'s Mod: Almost done shredding the Facility.txt. Basic stuff only.
 

look, i got a math problem i don't know how to describe. if there's any math genuises out there, i'll send you two files, one is the spreadsheet file for the resource converter and the other is for the ultra-recycler. the spreadsheet for the resource converter does what i want, the spreadsheet for the ultra-recycler is supposed to do the same, only with a reverse efficiency series. it doesn't.

i'll try to explain what i'm doing as well as i can, but it's rather hard for me.

to clarrify the problem more, the percentage series goes from 50% to 93% in 20 steps and the critical number is 100%-the percentage.

[ January 30, 2004, 02:16: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

Re: Narf\'s Mod: Almost done shredding the Facility.txt. Basic stuff only.
 

*sigh*

i feel like i'm being backed into a corner with this mod and the only choice i have is which corner i'm backed into if i'm going to complete it.

for those of you who don't know, ships in my mod are divided into three research area's, small, medium and large, with three ship sizes in each. each size catagory is supposed to be the equal of every other, just not in the same area. ship speed is arranged so that, with 30 or 33% of it's space dedicated to engines, ship speeds range from 11 for escort to 2 for baseship.

ok, this is the basic problem. on one of my early tests of the mod, in the simulater, i noticed that the small ships where racing in, shooting of there missiles at the big ship and racing out. this is great. guerilla tactics are the tactics people using small ships should employ. except for one thing: the big ship didn't get a chance to fire, because they where never in range on it's turn. this was bad. in combat, big ships should be able to take more than there cost in small ships, because the small ships have the advantage of being able to run around the big ships outside of combat.

so, enter solution number 1: make a capital Version of each weapon, the medium and big ones sized so smaller ships can't use it. the medium and big size would have a +1,+2 or +2,+4 range increase and maybe damage increase. enter problem number 1: that means 1, maybe 2 weapons and most, a few normal weapons and no emissive armor unless i eliminate the normal weapons, because with emissive armor they'd be useless. this means no combined arms ships, although you could still have combined arms fleets. also this may render only the fastest ship in each size or some of the sizes useful. comments? help?

enter solution number 2: mounts for each ship size. that would mean that weapons with power decreases wouldn't work right, but i can live with that. each large ship would have a range increase that would mean it could have a chance of hitting smaller, faster ships. ideal, except mount range increases don't work right for missiles, they don't increase maximum range, only move the missile x number of squares out at launch. this would mean that missile would be a bad idea on large ships. another limitation. i want the mod so you could use any logical strategy you can think of. but i can live with it. comments? help?

third solution, lot of work, but ideal. also, impossible: component restrictions for ships. different Version of each weapon for each ship. unfortunatly, or perhaps fortunatly for my fingers, there are no component restrictions.

[ January 30, 2004, 19:56: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]