Number of Computer Players

Dracus · #1 January 7th, 2002, 05:10 PM

The max number of races you can have including neutrals is 20, so you can have 19 AI races plus your one player race. all 20 slots are full then Planets will not be able to rebel.

geoschmo · #2 January 7th, 2002, 05:29 PM

Currently the only way is by assigning player as described below and changing them to computer control. However one of the new features included in the Gold release is the ability to control the numer of AI races from the settings.txt file. It's quite convienent. You will like it I am sure.

Geoschmo

Eric Bamberg · #3 January 7th, 2002, 07:40 PM

Assigning the computer players manually worked beautifully; now I can finally have a game with all 20 slots filled. And it looks like when Gold comes out I'll be able to have 19 random computer players. Thanks for all your help.

Eric

mac5732 · #4 January 7th, 2002, 08:11 PM

In addition to what's already been said, you can edit each race to make them stronger or weaker or assign them new names. Just go to edit like already mentioned and then modify each race to whatever style you want, then you can also pick the rest of your AI's or use the random generation. This way you could have several or more super villians as well as those already made up for the game. The only draw back is like Puke said, you would know some of the races already in the game but not where. The random would also give you the unnknowns as well.

just some ideas mac

Yorlum · #5 January 7th, 2002, 10:15 PM

Newbie q here. What is the difference between a computer player and a neutral?

Eric Bamberg · #6 January 7th, 2002, 10:21 PM

By "computer player", I meant a computer-controlled empire that has bonuses and/or extra abilities and expands to other star systems like a human would. By "neutral", I meant a computer-controlled empire that sticks to its own system and has no special abilities or bonuses. I don't know if these are the standard terms used on the board.

Eric

capnq · #7 January 8th, 2002, 12:08 AM

Yes, that is how the game defines computer player and neutral.

On very rare occasions you'll see a neutral leave its home system; I've had neutrals chase my scout ship into an adjacent system to attack it. Another way it can happen is if an event warps one of their ships someplace else.