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Forum: Space Empires: IV & V February 5th, 2001, 11:31 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,685
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Pacifist / paralysing mines

I am fairly sure that mines take damage from the shields. I've had enemy ships waltz through my somewhat heavy minefields and take no internal hits whatsoever (not organic races). The ships had about...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V February 5th, 2001, 11:18 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,542
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Beating a dead horse....

In the AI constructionships file there is one entry that could lead to a planet construction ship...

Entry 22 Type := Create Planet
Entry 22 Planet Per Item := 200

The...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V February 5th, 2001, 07:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,422
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Mines

To make mines less damaging, go into the Components.txt file and search for warhead. There are a series of values (100 0 0 0 0 etc) change that 100 to a lower value to get lower powered mines....
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V February 4th, 2001, 10:42 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,314
Posted By jimbob55
Re: protection from mines

Yes.

A large mine full of warhead3 can do about 1200Kt worth of damage to shields, then armour then the rest of the ship.
Your shields + armour get a chance to regenerate 'between' mine hits.
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V February 4th, 2001, 02:17 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,783
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Is Space Empires IV Worth Buying?

Tricky question....

The game has great potential. As it is though, without mods. It's pretty crap. There is no balancing of weapons + techs. There is no decent AI. The graphics, while new +...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V February 3rd, 2001, 02:39 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,947
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Counter Intel Projects

Ahhhhhh. That's why it is cheaper to run a sabotage intel project than defensive project...
I should have read the manual shouldn't I? .... LOL.
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V February 3rd, 2001, 02:07 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,492
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Drones

Point taken.
I'll stop hypothesising all over the place and have done some faffing and this is the best i can think of:

New ship type: One way tripper. A very cheap hull size 100Kt requires...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V February 2nd, 2001, 10:23 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,492
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Drones

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR> Thank you for your suggestion Atrocities, but I'm afraid it will not be that easy. If I create a small ship, I have to use ship...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V February 2nd, 2001, 09:57 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,967
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Satellite Questions?

1. Yes.

2. I think you can if they are all in the same ship

3. You can't remote mine a colonised planet (at least I don't think you can). You could colonise, build all Value improvement...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V February 2nd, 2001, 09:46 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 10,901
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Atmosphere

Well, my sinuses are clear, but now I have an omnivorous hole for a brain (no change there then)

Just to get things back on topic, I've posted my extensive ramblings here: ...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V February 2nd, 2001, 03:51 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 10,901
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Atmosphere

*wanders about staring off to the horizon* Nope, can't see the topic anywhere....

If I took 2 small (say the size of a beachball) black holes and through cunning and artifice managed to get them...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V February 2nd, 2001, 05:47 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,155
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Scanners

Scanners can provide useful intel if you put them on satellites.
Get a nice big satellite with a cloak + a long range scanner and put it 3 squares from a warp point in enemy space. Cloak it and now...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V February 2nd, 2001, 05:30 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,685
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Pacifist / paralysing mines

Curses. Foiled again. I really should have thought about that.

How about mines with 2 warheads. One kills shields, the other does normal damage?
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V February 2nd, 2001, 02:27 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,685
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Pacifist / paralysing mines

I guess I just like the look of my own text...
Anyhow, the weapon destroying mines become a counterbalance to minesweepers as they knock out the PD cannon / sweepers. They're expensive but they...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V February 2nd, 2001, 02:06 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,445
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Multiple shipyards

OK, it would be possible (quite easy as well) to split the yards into a repair bay + a construction bay by creating a repair yard based on the repair tech. I know this doesn't seem realistic but...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V February 2nd, 2001, 01:47 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,685
Posted By jimbob55
Pacifist / paralysing mines

Apologies in advance for not posting this as an attachment. Blowing up enemy ships becoming a drag? Why not vary their fate with these new warheads from Magitech inc.?
For more varied mine fun in...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V February 2nd, 2001, 01:18 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,445
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Multiple shipyards

Why not just add to Components.txt :

Name := Deep Space Yard IV
Description := Ship construction component which can work on one ship at a time.
....snipped.....

A...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V February 2nd, 2001, 01:05 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,155
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Scanners

You can scan satellites that are in orbit, the other alternative is to bring along a 'scout' fighter or frigate to dive ram the planet to get a peek at its cargo.

[This message has been edited by...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V January 31st, 2001, 10:00 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 957
Posted By jimbob55
Formations file

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR> *BEGIN*
=======================================================================================

Name :=...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V January 31st, 2001, 09:41 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 10,901
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Atmosphere

If you're talking realism...
How do hydrogen /methane/ CO2 breathers invent fire? + how do ice planet dwellers invent fire?
How do gas giant dwellers (The colony base pic looks like it is hovering...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V January 31st, 2001, 09:21 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 7,310
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Ship size vs. weapons

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Now, as for Einstein's relativity, well, the fact is that this is all theoretical, not a proven fact.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
snip etc....
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V January 31st, 2001, 08:17 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,750
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Production based vs. Resource Based Games

There is an easy way to do this.
Alter the population production modifiers so that you need 2000 Million population to get 100% productivity. All numbers below that incur a production penalty, all...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V January 31st, 2001, 03:09 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,346
Posted By jimbob55
Re: How Do I Reclaim Rebelled Planet

Invade..

Or Glass the planet and recolonise.

Or use Puppet political parties against the rebelious scum. (It could be that someone has used this against you to encourage these seperatists).
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V January 31st, 2001, 05:14 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,487
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Two Hundred Mines = Dead Fleet. How to Overcome?

Either wait until you have researched stellar manipulation to level 4 or 5 and open a new warp point to the enemy system from one of your own...

Or use...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V January 30th, 2001, 10:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,673
Posted By jimbob55
Re: Realism (of a sort)

If you have the resource converter tech, you also have the Ultra recycler thingamybob facility.

With this little building, you can build fleets of VERY expensive ships, mothball them indefinitely...
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