Advice on current game and patches....
 

List,
I am in a game with one human and some (I think about 12 AI) computer opponents. The Version of the game I am using is 1.19. I need some advice on if some of these questions are addressed by the latest (1.35) patch:

1. All my ships are run buy computer, not crew, yet my human opponent is able to get my ships to "mutiny". That shouldn't be happening. Is that problem corrected?

2. I got the Shipyard III technology but can't build any level III shipyards. That is a bug, yes? Is it corrected?

3. The AI plays a horrible game. It only attacks my opponent with one or two ships at a time. Does the patch do a good job of enhancing the AI or do I have to use an editor to fix that myself?

4. The AI can somehow maintain a treaty with me but never come off of "Murderous" for its mood, therefore I can never trade with my "Partner". Is that fixed now?


Are fighters now stronger in 1.35 as opposed to 1.19?


What other issues should I know of?

Bowden Russell

Re: Advice on current game and patches....
 

1. Assume that the mutiny was caused by a new computer program sent to the sent instead of the proproganda leaflets that livings crews get as junk mail

2. Are you trying to upgrade the shipyard or build a new one. You can only have one shipyard on a planet so you need to upgrade it (at 1/2 cost) to get the III or scrap and rebuild it (like you have to do to upgrade to a Temporal spaceyard)

3. AI gets better with each release but if you know how it works it can be easily overcome. You might want to tryout some of the Modded AIs available here.

4. I don't know on this one but anger amounts have been tweaked some I think.

5. Fighters have change some and I think that are stronger now by being harder to hit.


Other stuff

6. Emergency build is now very different and more diffucult to use.

Re: Advice on current game and patches....
 

I'm not sure if 1.19 is before or after the change, but the shipyard facilities *used* to be in the Ship Construction tree -- level 10 tech for level 3 facility. You might want to check Data/Facilities.txt and check the prereqs.

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