[Kammak]

Here's what I did: I added a new component called a "universal colony" that lets one colonize any ice, rock, or gas planet. It is only available if you have all three techs, and it doesn't replace anything but is an additional component.

It works great, saves on my paper notes during a game...but I found a really odd AI ship during the first game with this component:

The ship had like 6 master computers, plus a bridge and life support, and one of these universal colony components, all loaded on a destroyer or some such hull (not a colony ship). The AI was on medium difficulty, so is this just a medium-AI designed vessel, or did I mess up something by adding this new component?

Edit: below is the exact entry in the components.txt file:

Name := Universal Colony
Description := Materials needed to start a colony on any planet type.
Pic Num := 108
Tonnage Space Taken := 200
Tonnage Structure := 200
Cost Minerals := 2000
Cost Organics := 1000
Cost Radioactives := 1000
Vehicle Type := Ship\Base
Supply Amount Used := 0
Restrictions := None
General Group := Colonizing
Family := 5004
Roman Numeral := 0
Custom Group := 0
Number of Tech Req := 3
Tech Area Req 1 := Gas Giant Colonization
Tech Level Req 1 := 1
Tech Area Req 2 := Ice Planet Colonization
Tech Level Req 2 := 1
Tech Area Req 3 := Rock Planet Colonization
Tech Level Req 3 := 1
Number of Abilities := 4
Ability 1 Type := Colonize Planet - Gas
Ability 1 Descr := Can colonize a gas giant planet.
Ability 1 Val 1 :=
Ability 1 Val 2 :=
Ability 2 Type := Cargo Storage
Ability 2 Descr := Provides 20kT worth of cargo space.
Ability 2 Val 1 := 20
Ability 2 Val 2 := 0
Ability 3 Type := Colonize Planet - Rock
Ability 3 Descr := Can colonize a rock based planet.
Ability 3 Val 1 :=
Ability 3 Val 2 :=
Ability 4 Type := Colonize Planet - Ice
Ability 4 Descr := Can colonize an ice based planet.
Ability 4 Val 1 :=
Ability 4 Val 2 :=
Weapon Type := None

[ August 05, 2002, 06:41: Message edited by: Kammak ]