What is a PALACE?

[wake_of_angels]

You know it surely, the ability.txt file contains an entry called "palace", which is not described nor used in the game.
I want to understand its use.

[Phoenix-D]

Its an ability that was never programmed in..it doesn't do anything.

[Fyron]

SEIV Modding 101 explains what every ability does in chapter 16.

[Trantor]

Imperator Fyron said:
SEIV Modding 101 explains what every ability does in chapter 16.

I tried this link and it didn't seem to work. Was it me or is the link missing?

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Fyrons' website is down at random intervals. The web host is changing servers.

[Fyron]

Trantor said:
I tried this link and it didn't seem to work. Was it me or is the link missing?

As a temporary measure, I have attached the modding tutorial to this post.

[Strategia_In_Ultima]

There are several such abilities IIRC; modders often use them to add a description bullet to the component/facility/hull/etc. description. This can be handy to poin out such things as special damage types for weapons, target types, etc.

[Fyron]

All weapon stats and info other than to hit modifier are shown in-game already. This is the only one that needs an ability tag or adding to the description, really.

[Strategia_In_Ultima]

Yes I know, but many people fail to notice certain oddities in the target/damage type fields. You yourself (IIRC) have once said that many people take specific Fighter weapons in Adamant, as opposed to mounted "normal" weapons, because they see that the damage of Fighter-specific weapons is larger than that of mounted "normal" weapons. What they fail to notice is that Fighter weapons only target Fighters, and as such, when they launch fighters to defend a planet from attacking capital ships, the fighters cannot fire on the ships. This can cause confusion. Ability description bullets can point to such, easily overlooked, stats.

[Wolfman77]

I just did that exact thing last night actually. noticed it right away in the battle. Luckily it was a single player game with tactical combat so I just rammed the ship that was attacking me.