Stupid Newbie Question(s): Yes, I'm the one doing the asking. =)

Yin · #1 November 25th, 2001, 01:58 PM

First, I would like to thank you guys for the very nice and helpful replies. Wow. I haven't seen too many forums like this. I was expecting to be crushed at first sight!

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You probably used the move button to navigate the ship to where you wanted to go, then used the colonize button to actually order the colonization.

In fact, that is EXACTLY what I did! LOL. Many thanks. Duh.

Taterbill and Atrocities:

Any mods you guys would recommend? I came here only yesterday and couldn't figure out why I couldn't access the attachments! Seems you just upgraded the forums. Cool. I'll wait until that's ready and go for some mods you recommend. Thanks again.

As for Civ3: I think it will really depend on the patching. Wait for the Gold Edition before giving it a go unless you are really desperate for some Civ games.

[ 25 November 2001: Message edited by: Yin ]

Dracus · #2 November 26th, 2001, 02:33 AM

Don't be afraid to ask questions. Someone here is always glad to help.

Yin · #3 November 26th, 2001, 03:17 PM

Just wanted to say that with your help, I've been absolutely stuffing myself with SE4. I actually later found the answer to my question (and others) on the official FAQ.

I also wanted to say (and I hope the message gets seen by the developers): The support and obvious care given to this game and its players is nothing short of outstanding. I have been beating my head against a wall for the past two years with another *nameless* company only to see them release a game that is nowhere near as customizable nor (well, this is a safe guess) as reflective of fans' desires for patches as this one!

And in case you haven't heard, the publisher of the *nameless* game has also just sued one of the game's fans for translating the English text to German! Yes, they slapped him with a 'Cease and Desist' order even though he immediately took down his site upon being warned! Not only that, they are charging him $500 for the lawyers' fees and are now trying to get him to sign an 'I'm Guilty' thing holding him for any money lost!!!

My God. That sickens me. O.K., that publisher's name is Infogrames. I honestly am boycotting them now (I know, people say stuff like that all the time, but I'm serious on this one).

Suicide Junkie · #4 November 26th, 2001, 05:50 PM

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Any mods you guys would recommend?

Pirates & Nomads! Links in sig.
It changes some of the basic properties of SE4, such as propulsion and defense. Some changes to weapons, too. Tons of Racial Trait stuff, and uncountable little things.

I reccommend getting used to standard SE4 first, so you can figure out what to use based on the component stats & abilities.

Cheeze · #5 November 26th, 2001, 10:41 PM

You can also use the Load/Unload button when your colony ship is first built, fill it with population, then send it on its way. You might want to check the "Move One/Five/Ten/All" button to play with how much population to load on the ship.

Also, try placing a cargo bay on your colony ship to bring more people to the planet.

Yin · #6 November 27th, 2001, 03:01 AM

suicide_junkie:

I'll definitely check that out! Thanks. I'll also do as you suggest and play through a couple standard games first so I can appreciate the differences.

Lynx:

I noticed when you design a pop transport, %50 of the space has to be for storage anyway, which means once you've loaded other required components, you can move 300M people *BUT* you can only load one engine! What am I doing wrong there? Do I need to research better ship design?

By the way, where is that load button you mention? It seems the full pop number is loaded automatically. It would be nice to fine tune that if I could. Thanks in advance.

--Yin

Phoenix-D · #7 November 27th, 2001, 03:44 AM

Err.. what?

Basic transport is 300kt.
That means you need 160kt of cargo containers (20kt only, so can't get just 150kt worth)
Add a bridge- 10kt, life support- 10kt, and creq quarters- 10kt, and you're left with..

110kt.

That is plenty of space for engines..more than can fit, actually, transports can only have 5.

EDIT: minor math error.

Also, the Load button will automaticlly load whatever will fit in the transport. The "cargo transfer" button- which only works if you're parked in the same spot as what you want to tranfer- lets you move things in 1, 5, 10, or full load lots. Remember you can scroll the buttons if playing in 800x600!

Phoenix-D

[ 27 November 2001: Message edited by: Phoenix-D ]