How to be powerful in solo game...

Griffin Cloud · #1 February 29th, 2004, 09:03 AM

How can you have all techs researched for only one player? Even when I put high research on player settings, and then make only one player empire (me), and then use ai controlled empires, all the ai have the same stuff I have. Even neutral empires have stellar tech and dreadnoughts! I am just wondering, because I usually play all the way through the research, and would like to know what it would be like to start out as an "ancient" race like the Shadows or Vorlons from Babylon 5. I think it would be a really fun, new experience for me in the game.

So any help would be appreciated...
Griffin Cloud

Fyron · #2 February 29th, 2004, 09:25 AM

You can not have different empires start with different levels of technology. However, you could mod in a new racial tech trait that gives copies of the most advanced items you wish to start with. I will call it Uber racial trait. Then, add a tech area, such as Uber Tech, which all of those components, facilities, etc. require. They only require Uber Tech. Set the Start Level of Uber Tech to 1, so you will start with level 1 in it. Thus, you will start with the equivalent to high level technology if you select this trait.

Ruatha · #3 February 29th, 2004, 09:26 AM

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Originally posted by Griffin Cloud:
How can you have all techs researched for only one player? Even when I put high research on player settings, and then make only one player empire (me), and then use ai controlled empires, all the ai have the same stuff I have. Even neutral empires have stellar tech and dreadnoughts! I am just wondering, because I usually play all the way through the research, and would like to know what it would be like to start out as an "ancient" race like the Shadows or Vorlons from Babylon 5. I think it would be a really fun, new experience for me in the game.

So any help would be appreciated...
Griffin Cloud

Create a map in the game, save it.
Load it in the map editor and choose a planet in your homesystem.
Give it some ruins and give those ruins ridicilus high number of techs, I don't know, 200 or so. You can count it in the techarea.txt file first.
Then start the game, colonize that planet and you'll have all tech.

[ February 29, 2004, 07:29: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

Fyron · #4 February 29th, 2004, 09:27 AM

That is probably an easier way to do it.

Atrocities · #5 February 29th, 2004, 09:34 AM

Mod the game. Or do what Ruatha suggested. That is the fastest way to do it.

Starhawk · #6 February 29th, 2004, 09:34 AM

Meh why would you wanna do something like that anyway? Absolutely no challenge at all, I love a good challenge where they are AT LEAST as advanced as you are and if you want a REAL fun game it's when they are slightly more advanced then you for a few months or years and you have to win on guts and wits alone

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