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

Yin · #1 November 27th, 2001, 12:41 PM

I see. That's encouraging, then. Any AI's out there you would suggest? I'm guessing the modders have a killer AI out there somewhere.

Rollo · #2 November 27th, 2001, 01:42 PM

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Originally posted by Yin:
I see. That's encouraging, then. Any AI's out there you would suggest? I'm guessing the modders have a killer AI out there somewhere.

Well, of course my view is totally biased, since I have done the AI

, but check out the Space Vikings (really good in space battle and also use troops). A few other of my favorite AIs: Aquilaeian (also use troops, really tough overall, one of the best IMHO), Rage (since you asked about it, they use stellar manipulation early), they are both part of the TDM-Modpack. Non-Modpack races that I like are the EEEvil and Cephalopeia.
I could list a dozen more, I guess 90% percent of the modded races are better than the standard AI. If you check out modded AIs, make sure they have a new Version that is optimized for SE4 ver.1.49 to make research more effective (should say in the readme somewhere).

Rollo

Yin · #3 November 28th, 2001, 02:30 AM

Thanks again. I went to look for the files, but it seems the threads have been stripped of them after the forum upgrade. Any word on this?

Rollo · #4 November 27th, 2001, 03:40 PM

Hmm, I thought this was fixed somehow. Must be broken again

.

Anyway, you can find a link to the Space Vikings here.

The best places I know to look for other races are Kuat Drive Yards and Universal Shipyards .

Rollo

edit: Aha! I found the link to the old Mod Archive

. Try this.

[ 27 November 2001: Message edited by: Rollo ]

Yin · #5 November 27th, 2001, 04:29 PM

Great! Thanks. That one worked ... and at 150/sec d/l! I will get a few games under my belt before loading these babies up, but it's hard to hold back.

khanuk · #6 November 27th, 2001, 07:30 PM

I think this thread has intimated at the answer to another great newby question for those SEIV tyros out there

Just to confirm - am I right in saying that remote mining isn't worth it by the time you have paid maintenance on the relevant ship you are sending out? I couldn't see the point of it myself

Also, whilst I have anyone's attention (keep in mind that I am on my second game ever and am just researching battlecruiser hulls) I havn't found a spaceship hull that can take a spaceyard facility - the freighter hulls all dont seem to have the space once you have completed the 50% cargo requirement - any advice, tips or example ships would be greatly appreciated

Cheers

Phoenix-D · #7 November 27th, 2001, 08:29 PM

Don't use freighter hulls for space yards; there's no point.

Cruiser class and above (500kt+) can fit a space yard and the required components, but the cruiser will be either slow or extremely vulnerable.

Phoenix-D