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Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

July 4th, 2003, 07:09 PM

Replies: 7

New Modder: Planet Type Conundrum

Views: 1,165

Posted By Wanderer

Re: New Modder: Planet Type Conundrum

I think the size has to be one of the original stellar sizes (tiny through huge).

To lapse into pseudo-code, I think the way SE4 works this is...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

June 22nd, 2003, 05:33 PM

Replies: 49

Is "BattleCruiser" a relative size? -- discussion

Views: 4,959

Posted By Wanderer

Re: Is "BattleCruiser" a relative size? -- discussion

Not really. Whereas the Kriegsmarine had strict instructions not to risk their heavy ships, the Royal Navy's spirit was to attack, even in...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

June 20th, 2003, 07:50 PM

Replies: 49

Is "BattleCruiser" a relative size? -- discussion

Views: 4,959

Posted By Wanderer

Re: Is "BattleCruiser" a relative size? -- discussion

The best way to protect ships from aircraft is with other aircraft. In SE4, a similar maxim would be 'fight fighters with fighters' but that sounds silly. It'd make carriers more powerful if fighters...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

June 18th, 2003, 09:25 PM

Replies: 49

Is "BattleCruiser" a relative size? -- discussion

Views: 4,959

Posted By Wanderer

Re: Is "BattleCruiser" a relative size? -- discussion

In 1805, battleships were still called 'ships of the line' and displaced roughly 2,000 tons. In 1916 the average displacement was roughly 25,000 tons and by 1945 there were battleships displacing...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

June 18th, 2003, 08:04 PM

Replies: 121

Design Names Anthology (Version 1.05)

Views: 14,285

Posted By Wanderer

Re: Design Names Anthology (Version 1.04)

Royal Navy (26.5k) (http://www.manwithcamera.co.uk/se4/rnavy4.txt)

Fairly comprehensive http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif (and all typed out by hand ...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

May 31st, 2003, 02:22 PM

Replies: 29

Unusual behaviour

Views: 2,563

Posted By Wanderer

Re: Unusual behaviour

The AI is doing it in my current solo game. The Klingons opened a warp point half-way across the map and sent 20-odd colonisers into Norak space....

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

May 29th, 2003, 09:06 PM

Replies: 34

OT 2 party political system

Views: 3,401

Posted By Wanderer

Re: OT 2 party political system

Obligatory Simpsons' quotes:

Kent Brockman: Senator Dole, why should people vote for you instead of President Clinton?

Kodos (as Bob Dole): It makes no difference which one of us you vote for....

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

May 1st, 2003, 07:18 PM

Replies: 59

OT: Starship size comparisons 1 pixel per meter

Views: 5,188

Posted By Wanderer

Re: OT: Starship size comparisons 1 pixel per meter

Er, click on the -2000x scale button... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

Plus they ought to add Red Dwarf.
And I...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

April 6th, 2003, 03:27 AM

Replies: 61

[OT] Military (non-political) discussion of Iraq war

Views: 5,638

Posted By Wanderer

Re: [OT] Military (non-political) discussion of Iraq war

<empathy>Better a rubbish deterrant than no deterrant at all</empathy>

Remember - the more terrifying the weapon, the greater the deterrance.
...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

March 15th, 2003, 09:46 PM

Replies: 1,859

[OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.

Views: 124,762

Posted By Wanderer

Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.

I thought this article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2847905.stm) is a pretty good response to some of the "it's all about oil" arguments.

Its basic premise is that whilst Iraq has huge oil...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

March 13th, 2003, 01:51 AM

Replies: 291

[OT] Plato's Pub and Philosophical Society

Views: 20,098

Posted By Wanderer

Re: [OT] Plato\'s Pub and Philosophical Society

*bites*

Jack:
I'm going to be slightly rude. Can I apologise in advance?

Your 'scientific method' is a litle too naive for my liking.

The important steps are that to stand up a theory must...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

March 13th, 2003, 01:05 AM

Replies: 8

Realistic view of ship construction

Views: 1,374

Posted By Wanderer

Re: Realistic view of ship construction

Two views on this:

1) Roll out Azimov's Foundation again. In brief, the Galactic Empire is huge but corrupt. Their ships are huge but full of out-dated, inefficient, massive technology. On the...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

March 6th, 2003, 02:26 AM

Replies: 58

OT. Where they really on the moon?

Views: 4,692

Posted By Wanderer

Re: OT. Where they really on the moon?

I thought the guy (not that I know who that was, I'm just stabbing in the dark) who was behind Capricorn One was someone who believed the moon...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

March 2nd, 2003, 02:58 AM

Replies: 1,859

[OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.

Views: 124,762

Posted By Wanderer

Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.

I've just signed an international treaty banning the production and use of mimes http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

<hr>Joke amnesty. Hand over your mime-field jokes here!

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

March 1st, 2003, 06:15 PM

Replies: 1,859

[OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.

Views: 124,762

Posted By Wanderer

Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.

I agree, although if my name was Colin I'd want to change it!

This has been going on...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

February 28th, 2003, 07:55 PM

Replies: 10

upgrade facilities prob...

Views: 1,759

Posted By Wanderer

Re: upgrade facilities prob...

I've seen this kind of thing a lot. For example :-

Build queue:
Mineral Miner I
Mineral Miner I
Mineral Miner I
Mineral Miner I
Mineral Miner I

A couple of turns later, after researching...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

February 28th, 2003, 02:28 AM

Replies: 1,859

[OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.

Views: 124,762

Posted By Wanderer

Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.

Erm, are you saying the Pentagon isn't a military or governmental centre?

Where was the fourth plane headed? The White House? We'll probably...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

February 24th, 2003, 10:07 PM

Replies: 66

UI Glitches

Views: 7,087

Posted By Wanderer

Re: UI Glitches

Perhaps you could rename this thread [OT] AMD v Intel...

...and then stand well back. Remember kids, never return to a lit troll-thread http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

February 24th, 2003, 09:59 PM

Replies: 22

Ringworld Contruction

Views: 2,280

Posted By Wanderer

Re: Ringworld Contruction

Don't forget: you need to send a colony ship (same colony type as your homeworld) to the ringworld, preferably timed to arrive at the same time the construction takes place.

First time I built one...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

February 23rd, 2003, 07:53 AM

Replies: 66

UI Glitches

Views: 7,087

Posted By Wanderer

Re: UI Glitches

I've just tested this (v1.84) as I was a little sceptical http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[edit] resource wastage occurs if you put more than one facility in a build...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

February 20th, 2003, 02:24 AM

Replies: 77

Atmospheres

Views: 8,083

Posted By Wanderer

Re: Atmospheres

There are a number of science fiction stories where this assumption turns out to be false.[/b]<hr /></blockquote><font size="2"...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

February 1st, 2003, 08:13 AM

Replies: 184

OT: Rating the President

Views: 18,202

Posted By Wanderer

Re: OT: Rating the President

 Argh, I can't let this go! It's not an...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

January 29th, 2003, 10:00 PM

Replies: 75

hydrogen fuel cell car

Views: 6,648

Posted By Wanderer

Re: hydrogen fuel cell car

Pity. In space they use the hydrogen fuel cells to provide hot water! No tail-pipe on the I.S.S. I suppose...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

January 28th, 2003, 01:41 AM

Replies: 8

They are using the training facilities

Views: 1,590

Posted By Wanderer

Re: They are using the training facilities

The training value adds directly to/is subtracted from to-hit calculations does it not?

One way of dealing with AI 'incompetence' in this regard is to let them 'cheat' and mod them to use the...

Forum: Space Empires: IV & V

January 28th, 2003, 01:37 AM

Replies: 25

Finite resources or not?

Views: 2,418

Posted By Wanderer

Re: Finite resources or not?

Unless I am very much mistaken, the AI can upgrade facilities, but not replace them. Those planets it fills with mineral miners in the early game...

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