Space Empires IV Newbie
 

After the horrible debacle of MOO3 I saw a post for this game and wish I would have found it a lot sooner.

My question is what MOD's do you recommend for single player against AI? I don't have the time to do multiplayer so any mod that would make this game better for single player I would like to hear it. Also any combinations of mods.

Thanks in advance. Now back to the demo while I await my CD.

[ March 01, 2003, 03:44: Message edited by: HercMighty ]

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There are few. I assume you ordered SEIV:Gold.
First, you should download TDM-Mod. It will give you some _interesting_ masochistic experience if you give AI high or even medium bonus. Then there is Proportions mod (just don't forget to download the latest Version, one in your CD is just a beta release). The latest rave is "AIC", or AI Compain mod by JLS. It is designed specifically for sole play. For ultimate humilation, download Pirates&Nomads mod and play as pirate. Good luck.

For extra fun, try either Babylon5 or Star Track mods.

[ March 01, 2003, 04:00: Message edited by: oleg ]

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Definitely grab the TDM modpack for more competitive AIs.

Be sure to set them to Hard difficulty. The easier settings in that Category make the AIs not use all of their ministers.

You can also set the AI bonus to low or medium to give the computer players a 2x or 3x bonus to production in all resources.

If you like playing tactical combat with small, personalized fleets, give Pirates & Nomads a try. If you are playing as a Pirate or a Nomadic race, you will forego colonies to live by your wits and the unwilling generosity of others in the cold depths of space!

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After reading Moo3 forums I realised how many people love space conquest games but never ever heard about SE IV. We should bring mercy on their souls and show the way to salvation, right ? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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When you get your Gold CD, be sure to upgrade the mods you want to play as the ones on the CD are older Versions. Also lst thing to do is download the Mod Launcher, it saves a lot of time downloading the various mods and makes it a lot easier to use them. All the mods are excellent, Your manual with your cd will give some explanations on them, Also upgrade to the newest SE patch 1.84.

Welcome to the SE community, enjoy and remember, if you have a question, ask away. someone will always answer around here. Enjoy yourself

just some ideas mac

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BTW, SEIV is evolving (not like BBC, I HATE that commercial). The latest mods are made for latest SE patch (1.84, there is a link from shrapnelgames.com front page. It is not about bugs or complaints, it is a straitforward feedback from MM to our requests). Anyway, download it first upon receiving CD before doing anything else.

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Welcome to the forums and the game. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Right now the best mods are the TDM and the FQM.

But if you look at the forum load page, you will see a sicky at the top of this forum, (Space Empires IV, about Mods. There is also a page at Malfador about the mods.

The one that I use most often that is not a nitch mod, ie like the http://astmod.com is the Fyron Quadrant Mod Delux, and Proportions.

The TDM mod has great AI, and should be considered for any serious single player games. But the AI is transferable to any mod. You just have to do it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

The best thing about SEIV is the fact that YOU can easily mod just about any aspect of the game that you want.

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As was already said, don't be afraid to ask anything on this forum, regardless of how stupid it may seem to you. Nobody has ever been flamed here for asking a question even if it was asked already 500 times. And believe me, you will have some questions because there are so many roads that lead to Rome in SE4. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Don't forget to check the Newbie FAQ, which is stickied at the top of this forum. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif It has lots and lots of answers in it and could save you some time when looking for answers.

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I too heard about SEIV from the MOO3 site. This thread is exactly the one I wanted to post. Thanks for all the answers.

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hehe.. funny, I heard about SEIV from a disgruntled MOO3 forum poster too!

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HercMighty:

Fellow 'noob' and Moo3 reject.

The TDM-Mod. Set to high AI bonus and large galaxy. Get an enemy fleet of 80 dreadnoughts breaking down your door and laying waste to you. It keeps happening to me...

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A bit off topic, but can anyone answer how I can increase the number of planets/systems allowed in game? I remember reading it somewhere, but can't seem to find it.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">To increase number of systems: edit settings.txt file (in data folde). Max. number of systems is 255. You may need a bigger file of system names. Few mods have such files.
To increase number of planets: Easy way - use Fyron's mod http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Hard way - edit system_types.txt file. It is a bit tedious but not really difficult.

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FQM has a system names file with some 65k names in it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Now that's service. Thx Oleg http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/blush.gif on edit

[ March 18, 2003, 16:25: Message edited by: JLS ]

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Not only is this a great game with terrific and continually evolving mods, but the community is incredibly helpful. They STILL haven't gotten tired of my questions, even after a year or two.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Agreed http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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But I must admit,
I personally enjoy Proportions style of play, and I like P&N as well. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Although; I can't get to them as much, now http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif
Because my teenage son can't take a break from the Adamant Mod.
Not even to get his School work and chores done http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ March 18, 2003, 16:01: Message edited by: JLS ]

Re: Space Empires IV Newbie
 

[quote]Originally posted by HercMighty:

Quote:

After the horrible debacle of MOO3 I saw a post for this game and wish I would have found it a lot sooner. My question is what MOD's do you recommend for single player against AI? I don't have the time to do multiplayer so any mod that would make this game better for single player I would like to hear it. Also any combinations of mods. Thanks in advance. Now back to the demo while I await my CD.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hi, HercMighty.
I also recommended TDM.
That was my first mod I played. It is even, much better now! It has the many similar characteristics of base Space Empires 4 but with a much more improved AI and many more goodies that you won’t find in a se4 base game.

However, it may be best you start at the Easy level (Computer Bonus: NONE}, at least until you get your feet wet http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Remember, some add-ons may increase complexity, it may be best to play TDM, at virgin first. To get your feet wet.
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I also strongly recommend Proportions; from PvK, this mod is extremely user friendly, as well http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Also it is recommended. if you are plan to install other MODs over TDM or other, check the read me files or ask some one, familiar with the mod before hand, otherwise the Data files may not be Compatible and overwriting them may corrupt Mods or Currant game http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

I hope you Enjoy Space Empires over the years as we have http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

John
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[ March 18, 2003, 19:01: Message edited by: JLS ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Is't it amazing how a single punctuation mark can turn everything around !? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/blush.gif Yeh, Yeh, I need to work on my righting skills http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ March 18, 2003, 19:00: Message edited by: JLS ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">My to, I knee to warc in me righting ex kills to. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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