Questions on AI carriers
 

What does the AI use for an air wing? Right now, my Bonhomme Richard IV small carriers have the required amount of lvl III bays and the air wing has 40 light, 20 med and 10 heavy fighters. I just spent nearly a year upgrading the wings to carry the latest designs. My Harpers Ferry class carrier has the same except it has 20 heavy fighters.

The strange thing is, I have stolen several "non-obsolete" enemy carrier designs, but I have yet to actually SEE one!

Here's a laugh for all: I have a satellite with LR sensors 1 orbiting one of my border worlds. A Zedron frigate passes by, I look at it -

It has Ion Engines I and 3 lvl 1 DUCs! http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif I upgrade FREQUENTLY. THAT vessel has been the same for 20 years!

Re: Questions on AI carriers
 

The AI doesn't seem to have any strategy with fighter designs. It will randomly select among whatever designs are in the given race's designcreation file just like it does with ships or any other design class. Too bad.

As for the upgrade problem, this is probably caused by a mismatch of the designcreation file and the research file. If the AI isn't programmed to research the techs expected in the design creation file, then it never gets the techs it needs to upgrade the original designs! Have you been modding your files?

[This message has been edited by Baron Munchausen (edited 29 July 2001).]

[This message has been edited by Baron Munchausen (edited 29 July 2001).]

Re: Questions on AI carriers
 

I'm using a Trek mod I found for my race. The Zedron pictures etc were already included with the game.

I think the problem is the AI is programmed to send X ships to go repeatedly through the same system, refuel, then go again. I don't think the resupply planet has a space yard.

Re: Questions on AI carriers
 

What mod was that?

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Re: Questions on AI carriers
 

I'm using a Trek mod I found for my race. The Zedron pictures etc were already included with the game.

I think the problem is the AI is programmed to send X ships to go repeatedly through the same system, refuel, then go again. I don't think the resupply planet has a space yard.

Re: Questions on AI carriers
 

I think I found it either at the Universal Shipyards or the Kuat Drive Yards