mod noob needs help

Yimboli · #1 July 12th, 2004, 09:27 PM

so i've never modded before, really. I was playing AIC (latest Version) and didn't like the fact that the highest master computer had a minus 10 to offense. So I got it in my head to mod the components.txt file to include a new master computer, acheived one tech level later, with no minuses to abilities.

I added a master computer 5 to the components.txt file right after the highest master computer. The problem now is that all my ships in my game are messed up. i.e. my attack fleets now have tachyon cannon IV's in stead of tachyon cannon V's. I assume this is because of what I changed. Am I correct?

-Tim

Ed Kolis · #2 July 12th, 2004, 09:46 PM

Yes, changing the data files mid-game will have odd effects on your ship designs...

This is because SE4 indexes the component entries based on their position in the file (e.g. "this ship has six of the 32nd component") rather than by name or some other index (e.g. "this ship has six Anti-Proton Beam IV's" or "this ship has six of the component with ID string APB_04").

Fyron · #3 July 12th, 2004, 11:51 PM

If you move your new master computer component to the end of the file, everything will work fine in your current savegame.

QBrigid · #4 July 15th, 2004, 02:35 AM

The MC has been a debate for the longest time.

Will the computer have the same responsiveness of a crewed Bridge?
In real life and in most Sci-Fi it doesn't seem like it would.

kerensky · #5 July 15th, 2004, 09:58 PM

Quote:

The MC has been a debate for the longest time.

Will the computer have the same responsiveness of a crewed Bridge?
In real life and in most Sci-Fi it doesn't seem like it would.

An idea about master computers that will be implemented in one of the mod's that I am currently working on goes as such...

The first master computer is worth next to nothing, it has offensive and defensive minuses, but is cheaper than putting a crew on the ship.

The second set of master computers are nearly identical to the ones in vanilla SEIV.

The Last set are designed for warships and actually have to hit modifiers, but weigh nearly double and cost a lot, so as to balance them out.

Suicide Junkie · #6 July 15th, 2004, 10:35 PM

Another option is to make the Master Computer into a simple component that provides both crew quarters and lifesupport ability.

The idea being that large ships can have multiple computers to replace some crew.