Attempting to improve the AI for Proportions 3.05

[PvK]

Status update: I looked for the backup with the Oleg AI pack and haven't found it yet (I know I have it on at least one backup though). I did have the actual AI's installed on my main SE4 computer, but before I could extract them into a new version of the pack, my computer suffered some kind of evil breakdown which I haven't had time to analyze and repair.

PvK

[dogscoff]

Just FYI...

I started a single player, 255-system game with the latest version of Proportions and my colonising neutral files installed. I had "not all warp points connected" and as a result found myself in a small disconnected cluster with no other races present. Rush-researched warp-openers (only took me 180-odd turns), introduced myself to the galaxy at large, and found the AI to be doing very nicely, thankyou very much.

~turn 200, the Jraenar are running around with some pretty formidable ripper beam/ basic laser+JP engine ships, the Praetorians have a multi-system empire and several fleets of 30+ warships, and the Texrak have colonised another world in their homesystem. I've yet to encounter anyone else.

Since I've been concentrating on non-military research, my best (only) warships have just Ion engine III and meson blaster II... gonna be an interesting game. I could win it easily by holing up and resaearching/building at leisure, but I think for a challenge I will go for a more aggressive approach and see if ai can grab and hold some worlds from the Jraenar, while encouraging the Praetorian to declare on me=-)

[PvK]

So, I have been getting back into modding... and getting a lot done modding Dominions 3.

I am entertaining the idea of hitting Proportions mod again, but right now I'm trying to get to a release point for a magic rebalancing mod for Dominions, which is a major task but I'm actually getting somewhat close to having a version 1.0 complete. No promises, though.

[Ironmanbc]

I played the demo of Dominions 3 (it's cool)

but i'm not ready for that yet still have about 20+ games on the go right now.... like:


Diablo II (with Zy-El)
Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Gold
Sid Meier's Railroads! (ya i like his games)
Heroes 3 Complete
Heroes of Might and Magic IV (the dvd ver. with two exapanions that come on the dvd)
1602 A.D (cool game)
Call To Power 2
Patrician III (like 1602 only cooler)
Imperium Galactica 2 (a bit like space empires)
dominions 3 demo
Master of Orion 3 (i bought it the day it came out $69.95 still kicking myself in the butt)
Civilization II Multiplayer Gold Edition
Test of Time (can ya tell i LOVE civ games)
Dungeon Siege I (my sister is playing (MY) Dungeon Siege II
Nexus - The Jupiter Incident - Singleplayer Demo (i missed it when it came out in the stores)
Railroad Tycoon II - Platinum
Settlers IV
Heritage of Kings - The Settlers
World of Warcraft (who doesn't)

and oh ya i have:
Space Empires IV Deluxe
Space Empires V

I don't have Starfury (i missed it in the stores) maybe someday i'll get some money and order it

if this post is a prob with the rules of this forum i'm sorry but i just wanted to post this