Proportions Version 2.4 released

PvK · #1 July 20th, 2002, 08:15 AM

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Originally posted by Ed Kolis:
Can I install Proportions 2.4 over 2.2 or do I need to get 2.3 first?

You can just install 2.4 over any earlier Version (as long as you get more than the 0.2MB patch that only does 2.3->2.4).

PvK

oleg · #2 July 20th, 2002, 11:03 AM

Pvk, as a next step, may be you should make some cross-over race technology, like in P&N and Devnull mods ? It will not require AI changes - none is using 2+ racial traits and will make game more interesting.

PvK · #3 July 21st, 2002, 12:05 AM

Sure, though I don't know how many empires will get to use them.

PvK

Fyron · #4 July 21st, 2002, 12:13 AM

If you add cross-over techs, more people will design empires with multiple racial tech traits.

Baron Munchausen · #5 July 21st, 2002, 12:36 AM

Even better than 'crossover' between racial techs would be 'exportable' Versions of some racial tech components. If you had less powerful organic armor or weapons that had some other tech requirement so it could be traded/sold to other races you'd be able to bargain with your special abilities.

PvK · #6 July 21st, 2002, 12:39 AM

Ya, people may do it just to be able to try out those items. I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing.

I think it's a good idea, although I have a lot of good ideas from my original Foundations mod project that I'm restraining myself from including, to keep Proportions mainly about proportions, rather than about re-doing the tech tree and adding new stuff. But ya it's a good idea, as long as the crossovers are not overly powerful.

PvK

PvK · #7 July 21st, 2002, 12:45 AM

Yes that's a good idea too, Baron. It might also be good to make the discovered Ancient tech items analyzable if captured, by splitting their tree. I could also add some neat techs that simply have a very high research cost to break into their tree. Though again, these seem to me more like a tech mod, which to me means going back and trying to complete my Foundations mod, rather than slowly morphing Proportions into something like it.

The two main things I think would be best to concentrate on adding to Proportions next would be support for the new mount abilities in the next Gold patch, and some wicked AI advantages to make up for inherent AI disadvantages and make the single-player game quite challenging. I've also been tempted by the idea of adding a monster race...

PvK