Once more into the breach

Garfield79 · #1 March 13th, 2002, 12:54 AM

Here I go again. After getting frustrated about six months ago with trying to edit the game, I gave up. Well now I am trying again. Everytime I start playing I want to create my own tech trees, for Star Trek of course. All I want to do is create a technology tree called Federation Tech, but then I have problems with the other races using it, and things just go down hill from there. Maybe one of these days I will get it to work, more likely I will end up in an insane asylum babbling things like "Not wave motion guns, TORPEDOS!!!!!!"

Here endith the rant.

Suicide Junkie · #2 March 13th, 2002, 04:48 AM

When adding a racial trait such as "Federation tech", all of your current EMP files will not work; you must create new ones.
You can get the randomly generated races to choose that racial tech by editing the racename_AI_General.txt, and inserting a new racial trait. Be sure that the racial point costs are still balanced at the end.

Sometimes, when making major changes, the first game you generate will be blacked out. Just save and reload, and everything will appear.

If you have a more specific question, go ahead and ask, that's what the Generals are for

PS: Try researching torpedo weapons (antimatter torpedo (aka photon torp), and quantum torpedo), plus, propulsion level 9 opens High Energy Discharge. Incinerator beams make for quite a decent Phaser Beam. Alternatively, you could use the Phased Polaron Beams.

Arak Koba · #3 March 13th, 2002, 05:22 AM

I have a more specific question about adding shipsets-

I want to use one of the shipsets for SE4 1.49 located at PBW; I don't really care how the AI uses this particular race, so can I just copy one of the current race AI files and .emp files and use them for this shipset?

Because the 1.49 AI files have trouble with 1.60.

Suicide Junkie · #4 March 13th, 2002, 05:31 AM

Don't copy the AI text files or the EMP.

Copy only the BMPs, and splice in the text from another Gold AI.

Create a fresh EMP by starting random games until that race appears, taking control of the AI, and saving the empire.

Fyron · #5 March 13th, 2002, 05:44 AM

quote:
If you have a more specific question, go ahead and ask, that's what the Generals are for

What is that supposed to mean SJ? What, are only those people that have a lot of Posts able to know anything?

Dracus · #6 March 14th, 2002, 01:44 AM

You need to make the tree linked to a trait also, and then have only that race pick it, just like the organic and crystal trees.