Bring back SE III Player Tech Levels!

[Devnullicus]

I'm actually pretty good at doing front end programming. If Aaron would like to put out documentation for the layout of the savegame files, I would be glad to volunteer my time to create a scenario editor. I know there are other good programmers on this forum as well and I'm sure some of them would volunteer as well. Maybe we can even split up the work and get it done faster...

All Aaron would have to do is put out the savegame file layout documentation. =)

[nerfman]

Yeh, but making the save game files open source will enable people to devise hacks for save game files that could mean a lot more cheating in pbem. I would be in favor of the editor and I only play w/ trusted friends anyway, but I just wanted to voice a trade off that would arise.

[Trachmyr]

Here's my suggestion... make this part of "racialabilities.txt", it would need a tag like follows:

Number of Extra Techs := 4
Extra Tech Name 1 := Physics
Extra Tech Level 1 := 2
Extra Tech Name 2 := Phased Weapons
Extra Tech Level 2 := 1
Extra Tech Name 3 := Shields
Extra Tech Level 3 := 3
Extra Tech Name 4 := Sensors
Extra Tech Level 4 := 1

That way you can create "tech sets" for diffrent "themes" or Races AND charge points for them!

If your playing in a mid tech game... the "Raise level" value in "techarea.txt" affects the racial level not the normal level... and in a full tech game, the starting points are refunded to the race so they can buy other advanced traits.


[This message has been edited by Trachmyr (edited 02 May 2001).]

[Aussie Gamer]

Another way is that you have a racial trait say called " Advanced Reasearch Race" worth 3000 points.
You then have them get an extra 10,000 RP for the entire game that way they get a big boost at the start but it does not really make that much difference later on.

Could do the same for Intel projects as well.

Could even have a race that can build any one project in one turn with a boost ablility for no extra cost in resources.

But I also liked the extra tech level boost from SE3 but with RP then this will be hard to do.

[Marty Ward]

Trachmyr,
Does that idea work?
You could create an unlimited number of combinations or you could even assign every tech branch a value, say 50 points for level 1 APB but 1000 points for level 1 physics, and everyone could pick and choose their race techs.

[Trachmyr]

No, it does not work... it would need to be implemented by MM, it was just an "alternative" suggestion to the SE3 style... I think it would be easier to implement in this form, as it could use many of the same algorithims that the game already uses to determine tech at the game start, it would also give races more of a unique "tech"-personality from the start of the game.

[Marty Ward]

Too bad , it's a great idea.