Deathstalker's Gold-D-2 Mod Uploaded to PBW

[Fyron]

FQM Deluxe has a whole bunch of new system images that are not in the Image Mod (as it does not cover system images). Those should probably be moved to the stock folders, rather than having 2 copies of them on your HD. Also, if you ever get Adamant Mod, it also uses these system images, so that saves on 3 copies of each.

[gregebowman]

Before I d/l this, is this intented for PBW only, or can solo players use it also?

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
FQM Deluxe has a whole bunch of new system images that are not in the Image Mod (as it does not cover system images).

Suprising. I wonder why there are no system images in the image pack? Is it because they are too large?

[Fyron]

Each system image requires a 49 kB file, a 705 kB file and a 1,277 kB file. 2,031 kB total for each system. There is a reason why the latest Version of FQM Deluxe is 31.1 MBs, and that is with best RAR compression, not the innefficient ZIP compression. It has 35 custom system images. Now, try making an Image Mod pack with tons of systems... several hundred megabytes easily.

[Deathstalker]

"Before I d/l this, is this intented for PBW only, or can solo players use it also?"


It can be used for both, I'm quite happy with how it does solo play as thats my main mode of play as well. The Borg are a challenge as is the regular AI's (the Red Gauntlets, Drushocka, Norak and Cephalopeian are quite nasty and the EDF are great later on, very much Wave Motion gun happy ).

I will be adding more AI's later, intend to include an updated Krill, Cardassian, Star Wars Empire, Comet Empire and another AI only race the Pirates.

[Nodachi]

I played about 20 turns (so far ) and I like what you've done with it. It looks like it would be a very fast paced game. If you decide to run a PBW game for testing I'd love to be in it.

[Deathstalker]

I've tried to 'correct' some of the things I found that held the AI back. Mainly the supply 'thing' (ministers sending the fleets back for re-supply waaayy to much) and AI's colonizing planets halfway accross the galaxy when there is a good one right next door. Engine mounts greatly reduce the 'refuel' time of the AI's and the Colonize all makes things rather interesting off the bat. One of the most valuable things I've found are sattellites, throw 200 on a warp point and nothing is getting thru except a fleet of dreadnoughts with barrier mounted shields.

Missiles are great, I love the Short Range Missiles and the X-ternal racks that can mean all the difference in a battle.

Further down the line I'm going to add mines that do varied damage types (engine only etc) and AI's that use them exclusively as well as an AI that uses drones as 'missile pods' (take a drone , add 1 or 2 engines and pack it full of missile launchers or a drone with tonnes of XT missile racks and a nice heavy warhead for ramming )