Request. Actually, more of a suggestion...

[Suicide Junkie]

My FTL map is pretty nifty.

Its got regular warppoints in a not-all connected quadrant, plus 12 warppoints at the edge of every system leading to hyperspace.
In hyperspace, one movement point is equal to one galaxy map square or 10 LY, so you can fly from system to system directly, or even jump from one side of a system to the other (takes 2 mp to go around - one to jump up to hyperspace, one back down to normal space)

[Gusset]

I've heard an argument against such a feature that actually makes some sense.

Basically, it's easier to formulate a more challenging AI with warp points. An AI can more easily recognize choke points at which to mass defenses, for instance.

I'd probably be willing to try it as an option in MP, with zero AI players, though it would need to be well defined and thought out in order to keep it from becoming some sort of un-answerable advantage for the attacker. SJ's layout sounds like a step in the right direction, since all "FTL" activity seems combined to the edges of a solar system.

Take my opinions for whatever they're worth.

[oli_chose123]

Actually, AIs could defend planets instead of warp points. Of course it's tougher to protect, but, well, maybe it's more realistic(in a sence that, today, naval ships arrive from every side)

Suicie_Junkie: Any way of getting that map?

[President_Elect_Shang]

Just keep in mind SJ’s map is going to give you an effect much closer to B5 and hyperspace than BSG; which I thought is what you wanted.

[President_Elect_Shang]

President_Elect_Shang said:
...SJ’s map is going to give you an effect much closer to B5 and hyperspace...

Ha-ha-ha, sorry one of those days that come around like once a month!

[Spectarofdeath]

It might be harder to defend for a AI, but that could also make it easier for the AI to actually do some dmg when they attack since they would be able to bypass your defenses. Also, in my (limited) exp. the AI sucks anyway, so honestly, what do you have to lose?

[Suicide Junkie]

As I mentioned, it won't help the AIs.

They can't choose among the multitude of ways to get to a destination system and choke.

[Gusset]

oli_chose123 said:
Actually, AIs could defend planets instead of warp points. Of course it's tougher to protect

Exactly my point. The AI is already at a disadvantage against a thinking opponent, to begin with.

Again, I'd be willing to try it, but it seems to me that it gives the attacker a potentially decisive advantage, even in MP. In a simultaneous turns game, SE5's current movement order scheme makes it difficult enough to bring separately located fleets together in one turn for a concerted effort. It's easy to end up with individual small fleets attacking the enemy separately on a given turn, when you wanted to have them join and attack together. I can envision that FTL capability would simply exploit this.

[Suicide Junkie]

http://imagemodserver.mine.nu/other/.../SJsFTLmap.zip

AIs cannot play this map.
Note also that your captains are unable to plot multisystem courses as well. All orders need to be local to the system.

IE; instead of saying move to Tudran (5,3), you have to say move to the local warppoint, warp to Tudran, move to sector 5,3.
Slightly more work, but that's a small detail.

[oli_chose123]

The map is really waht a babylon 5 mod should need. Quite interesting how you made it. thanks

Is there a way to make any scripts in game right now?(mostly SE5)

Will, the adress doesn't work. Maybe it's just because of Hotmail...