Formations file

[jimbob55]

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*BEGIN*
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Name := Arrowhead
Description := Formation with the leader at point position and all other ships aligned in a "V" shape behind him.
Leader Position Xpos := 10
Leader Position Ypos := 9
Leader Design Type := Any
Number of Positions := 21
Position 1 Xpos := 9
Position 1 Ypos := 10
Position 1 Type := Any

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Type....
Implies that you can specify which type of ship fits where in the formation. Only problem is that all Type fields are filled with Any.

Anybody know what is allowed in there? Attack, Defense, Boarding Ship?

[Baron Munchausen]

"Design type" has got to be the design types recognized by the game, and these are listed in the XXX_AI_DesignCreation.txt file. Since there can be many kinds of "Attack Ship" or "Defense Ship" or what not this does leave quite a bit to be desired in ability to control your formations. Let's hope that MM will address the problems of building these subtypes in the proportions that we want and putting them in formtions the way we want in a future patch.

[Puke]

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Originally posted by Baron Munchausen:
"Design type" has got to be the design types recognized by the game, and these are listed in the XXX_AI_DesignCreation.txt file. Since there can be many kinds of "Attack Ship" or "Defense Ship" or what not this does leave quite a bit to be desired in ability to control your formations. Let's hope that MM will address the problems of building these subtypes in the proportions that we want and putting them in formtions the way we want in a future patch.

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can types be added to that file without causing problems?

[Daynarr]

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Originally posted by Puke:

can types be added to that file without causing problems?

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Well, Attack Ship and Defense Ship are 'types' of ships. However, you can make several variations of for example Attack Ship type - they can have different name (but it's not required), different components on them, different sizes, etc. But they all are Attack Ship type. You can add these 'variations' *** much as you like (AI selects randomly which variation to build), but you can't make new types (I tried it).

[This message has been edited by Daynarr (edited 01 February 2001).]