Editing Data files

PeterD · #1 December 27th, 2002, 09:27 AM

Does anyone know what those tonnage Ratings
at the start of the AI_Settings file mean?

I've seen some with values in all 6 slots and
some with all six at zero.

Fyron · #2 December 27th, 2002, 09:33 AM

They refer to the maximum size of ship the AI will build, based off of what tech level start the game is at. 1 is low tech, 2 is medium tech, 3 is high tech. A 0 max tonnage means there is no limit on the size of ship they will build. I think the number of turns is how long the ship size limit will be enforced. After X turns, the AI ignores the limit.

[ December 27, 2002, 07:35: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

Rollo · #3 December 27th, 2002, 07:27 PM

1, 2, 3 does not refer to the tech level start. It is simply that you can set three different stages. Say, build no bigger than LC for the first twenty turns. No bigger than BB for the first forty turns and so on. Technology level has no impact on this.

Rollo

Fyron · #4 December 27th, 2002, 08:59 PM

Oh, ok.

PeterD · #5 December 27th, 2002, 09:42 PM

Thanks to you all for your help.
While you're in such a helpful mode could you
enlighten me on why most of the files I've seen
in mods only have the AI defending 3 systems at
any time.
Is it that to ask more would be too much for it?

...and is there a limit to the %ships to be used
for defence in AI_Fleets? Can this be set lower?

Fyron · #6 December 27th, 2002, 10:11 PM

The AI is not very good at anything. If it is set to defend a lot of systems, it will spread its defenses too thinly, and they will not be strong enough to have an effect. Better to adequately defend three systmes than to poorly defend 10.

PBW is a much better way to play se4. Human opponents are almost always better than the AIs.

PeterD · #7 December 28th, 2002, 10:04 AM

Thats what I thought.
I've been playing VGA Planets for years
so I know how hard playing against other
people can be.