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Originally posted by tnarg:
Couple of questions: First has it been determined if 2.1 works with the new Gold patch, and is the new gold patch worth downloading.
Yes, it works. You should definitely get the new Gold patch, because otherwise you will eventually hit an overflow error from massive hitpoints (usually on homeworlds) in combat.
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Second, is there a projected date for 2.2 and what might we expect to find in there.
I think about the the weekend after this coming one, or April 27. It will mainly contain some AI improvements (I know a lot of ways to improve the AI, but it takes a long time to enter them in and test them). There will probably be some revision of some of the resource production facility values, too.
A few others:
* Changed drone Anti-Ship Warheads to only be usable against ships and
bases (not fighters/satellites/planets/etc).
* Extended Temporal Shifters three tech levels with diminishing results,
to fall in with null space boost to adapt to Proportions armor. Note
that Temporal Shifters are easier to research and to build but shorter
ranged and somewhat less destructive than null space projectors.
* Ship control components now upgrade to their same type.
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Third, I am having trouble incorportating downloaded ship sets to use for myself in proportions. Where exactly should I unzip these to, or if there is more than one step what might they be. Everytime I unzip one and I go to create a new race I get through a handful of the regualar shipsets and aliens, and then I get an error.
I believe the pictures go in your SE4/Pictures/Races/"race name" directory, but then for them to appear in Proportions, you should create an empty folder with the same name at SE4/Proportions/Pictures/Races/"race name". Or, if you just want the race to appear in Proportions only, you can just copy the pictures to SE4/Proportions/Pictures/Races/"race name".
The AI files for the new shipset are a little trickier. If you copied the race pictures under Proportions (at SE4/Proportions/Pictures/Races/"race name") only, then you can just delete the AI race files, and it will use the default Proportions AI. If you have a custom shipset with AI files under your non-Proportions Races directory, then if you want the AI or ministers to use that shipset without causing warning Messages and possibly doing something extra-silly, you should then copy and rename some AI files from a Proportions race into your new shipset - probably best to use the Amon'Krie ones and/or one of the Default AI's. Rename the start of those AI files to match the folder name of your new shipset.
I hope that was clear and correct.
PvK