Mods with SE IV not Gold
 

I'm yet another of the disgruntled MOO 3 buyers who just started SEIV. Excellent game, especially compared to MOO 3. Odd thing is I've had SEIV in a drawer for months and only just started playing it.

Anyway, I have Version 1.49. Can I still use the same mods used with Gold? There are some fantastic looking mods out! I hate to spend $40 more to go gold though when I just started playing with the old Version which I paid $40 for.

What mods would you recommend for a strong AI game?

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Pirates & Nomads is good for SE4 classic.

Look for Versions 2.x
The ones tagged with "PBW" are, of course for PBW, and AIs will not operate with them.

http://www.geocities.com/hohoho611ca/pirates.html

Try V2.4D

If you play as a "Normal" race, it will be slightly easier than normal (Although it will take some time to get used to the mod)

If you play as a "Nomad" is will be very hard.
If you play as a "Pirate" it will be even harder.

When playing as a Pirate or Nomad, feel free to make use of every trick in the book against the AIs.
Everything is fair game except cheats http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

I reccommend laying mines in shipping lanes, and then picking apart the leftovers for tech and scrappable resources.
Be sure to have a spaceyard ship nearby so you don't waste too much money maintaining the ships you capture while you drag them home.

Re: Mods with SE IV not Gold
 

There is a Version of TDM for non-Gold, but it is out-dated, and not updated anymore. The B5 Mod is developed with non-Gold. If you look hard enough, you can probably find the old Versions of mods that are compatible with non-Gold.

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Thanks guys. Really though, is the AI much better with Gold and the Gold mods than they are with the classic?

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Without a second of hesitation, yes. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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Thanks. I was of that. Gold does sound better from what I've read here. SEV should really rock!

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If you look carefully on topic names you may notice that the most discussed mod is Proportions (AIC mod has Proportions inside). Proportions uses special Gold features and by itself is a sufficient reason to donate another $50 to Aaron http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[ March 16, 2003, 01:17: Message edited by: oleg ]

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It is entirely because of Proportions and Titanium that I finally knuckled under and ordered SE4Gold. Keep those wonderful mods coming!

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Wow, I just read up on the Proportions mod. It looks like they've really done a ton of work balancing it out and tweaking. Hmmmm.... maybe I'll re-think going Gold. I kind of hate to with SEV supposedly coming out this summer, but it may be worth it. Thanks!!

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Meanwhile, I'm going to try that TDM mod. Thanks again guys!