Slow down exploration speed in AICampaign/PROPORTIONS

[JLS]

Originally posted by PsychoTechFreak:

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Originally posted by JLS:

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Originally posted by PsychoTechFreak:
I have created a small test setup and I am going to let it run overnight:

Can you tell us more about running this over night?

Is there a program that will run many turns automatically for you, so you can test the AI.

I would be interested in this!

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If you look for a professional solution, Master Belisarius Batch program would be the right thing for you. If I find it again, I will post the according thread here:

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What I am doing in this (no WP) case is just:

-setup a human controlled race
-setup the AI races
-go to the human races empire setup window
-turn off everything on top of it (display log at beginning of turn, display confirmation for end turn and so forth)
-then I put a coffee mug onto my F12 key

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THANKS

[PsychoTechFreak]

Here you go:
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin...3;t=004661;p=1

[PsychoTechFreak]

10 years:
Krill have researched all colonizing techs, every planet of the home system is colonized.
Next research goals: ship construction 6, sensors, no astrophysics yet.
Nostropholean similar to Krill, everything colonized, no astrophysics.
Cryslonite: All colony techs researched, but just 50% of the system is colonized. Basic facilities, like the two above: research center1, miner1...
SoulHunters: All colony techs, everything colonized, looking for ship constr.5, sensors, torpedoes,PDF
UkraTal: All colony techs, everything colonized, looking for PDF3,sensors2,org tech1,ship constr.5

about 50 years:
Krill have opened two WPs to adjacent systems. Researching SM5.
Nostropholean: research for SM1, planets are filled with cities, major cities, upgrades to major cities in progress.
Cryslonite similar to Nostropholean, but still 45% of the system not colonized (?)
SoulHunters same as Krill, 2 WPs open, SM5...
UkraTal is researching for SM3, still basic facilities, no upgrades, no cities, just research center 1s, miner 1, org fac.1 and such. They had a bad start, poor system, just a few planets.

I expect the Krill are going to get me soon, they are not that far away

[PvK]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:

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Originally posted by PsychoTechFreak:

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Foundations mod was a bit more like that, because you started out

I didn't realise Foundations actually existed. I thought it was some kind of ultra-comlplicated uber-mod that would be the end result of years of steady development on Proportions.

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PvK, what exactly is Foundations? Is it a pre- SEIV thing or is it a future project resulting from proportions learnings?

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Its a mod that he wanted to make, but was too ambitious to be done in time, so he made Proportions instead, which is part of what Foundations is supposed to be. I think Foundations was going to be a "complete" mod, as in it would change everything about the game, including the basics of the tech tree and all that stuff.

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That's right. Foundations was Proportions plus some "grit tech" elements at the low end of the tech tree, and a reworking of much of the tech tree, new weapons and techs, changes to all the weapon abilities, new racial tech trees, at too much more for me to get done.

I wanted to complete Foundations mod for the Gold CD, but ran out of time to enter all the changes I had planned. The changes to the "proportions" were there though, so I removed the rest made it into a mod mainly just to the proportions of the game.

I am starting to think maybe I should try to see if there are volunteers to help implement Proportions 3 and/or Foundations. It's a ton of work just figuring out what to do, and a cubic ton of work to actually do it, but maybe if we divide it up amongst some volunteers, it could work out. Of course, that still leaves a ton for me to do first... ;-)

PvK

[PsychoTechFreak]

... just to the proportions of the game.

As for the volunteers, I guess there will be some. I am probably more on the testing front and maybe some of the easier mod issues, but I would be happy to do at least what I can to make FOUNDATIONS happen. Just let us know...

[dogscoff]

I've never actually done any modding, but I'll help any way I can.

[oleg]

Ok. there is a HUGE AI problem in non-connect state. It is a famous "colony ship bug" described by Master Belizarious in "AI death match problem". It is a general AI problem and is not related directly to proportions or any particular AI. There is a way to fix it and I'm working on few Proportions AI. If you can delay the start of your game a little, I'll post modified files.