My Current SP Stock Game

Raging Deadstar · #1 June 10th, 2004, 12:59 PM

LOL Good one Dogscoff

You think thats bad, i just took down a major druk systems defences, process the turn planning my revenge and Then find they Crew Insurrected my Troop Transports!!!!!

Maybe the AI isn't that bad so much as EVIL!!!

[ June 10, 2004, 12:00: Message edited by: Raging Deadstar ]

PeterD · #2 June 10th, 2004, 02:03 PM

Atrocities mentioned crashes.
So far in 18 months of playing I can't
remember having one.

I'm running xp home on a recently self built
P4.

Do other people have these problems?

dogscoff · #3 June 10th, 2004, 02:42 PM

Crashes caused by se4 are extremely rare on my Viao laptop. Sometimes it'll crash after playing a few thousand turns on a single-player Proportions game, and then I'll find that the savegame is mangled and always crashes at the same point.

Kamog · #4 June 11th, 2004, 07:28 AM

I have problems with crashing if I use ALT-TAB to switch between SE4 and other programs during the AI's turns. I'm using Windows ME.

It's not just SE4. Other games also cause crashes when I use ALT-TAB.

Atrocities · #5 June 11th, 2004, 08:13 AM

I have found that some AI work better than others. I have discovered the value of Null Space and Engine destroying weapons. OMG did that ever hurt.

Medium settings for AI bonus work best for average player, anything less and you can DOMINATE the AI very easily.

If any one is interested in playing the game that I started and seeing how well the Zentreadi (sp) have done, go for it.

Suicide Junkie · #6 June 11th, 2004, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kamog:
I have problems with crashing if I use ALT-TAB to switch between SE4 and other programs during the AI's turns. I'm using Windows ME.

It's not just SE4. Other games also cause crashes when I use ALT-TAB.

Me too, actually.
The second monitor really helps, because switching programs dosen't cause any problems, just the ALT-TAB combo.
Another alternative for single monitor people like me now, is CTRL-ESC (or the windows key) which will force the taskbar above SE4 so you can click on another program.
And yet another is to have the taskbar autohide (right click on bar -> properties). Then it will leave the thin grey line in front of SE4 and a mouseover has the same effect as the previous.

If you're on the main screen you can use the minimize, but not if you've got a subwindow up...

Atrocities · #7 June 11th, 2004, 05:05 PM

You use two monitors? How?