SEV "Advanced Storage Techniques" Bug?

tmcc · #1 October 11th, 2006, 02:16 PM

I received SEV yesterday and created my own race. one of the traits that I selected was Advanced Storage Techniques that should give a 25% boost to the amount of things you can have on a planet (vs 20% in SEIV). So either this is not working or planets in SEV are smaller than in SEIV. With this trait selected I can only fit 5 facilities on a domed huge planet and only 25 on non-domed huge planet. This is in contrast to 6 and 30 respectively in SEIV.

Fyron · #2 October 11th, 2006, 02:21 PM

AST only affects cargo. It affects all cargo though, including ships and bases. This is a welcome change, since the SE4 AST trait is extremely overpowered (it translates to 20% bonus in every resource, research, intel, etc.).

tmcc · #3 October 11th, 2006, 02:28 PM

Thanks for the tip. Definitely not "a welcome change" for me, so I guess I'll have to figure out how mod it back in. I agree that AST is VERY powerfull for only 1,000 points.

Do facilities shrink in SEV? I assume there is a reason that facility space is listed in Kt and not in number of facilities ala SEIV?

Raapys · #4 October 11th, 2006, 02:32 PM

Just for modding possibilities, as far as I know.

Fyron · #5 October 11th, 2006, 02:47 PM

The stock game does not take advantage of variable sized facilities, sadly.

There might be an ability to modify facility space on the planet. Look in Data\Description_Abilities.txt. If not, email MM and request one (se5 at malfador dot com).

And make sure to make your changes in a mod folder (which must now be in the GameTypes folder)! Leave the stock game intact.

Elsemeravin · #6 October 11th, 2006, 02:55 PM

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Imperator Fyron said:

There might be an ability to modify facility space on the planet. Look in Data\Description_Abilities.txt. If not, email MM and request one (se5 at malfador dot com).

Not incluided in the Ability.txt I got were it was not

Might have to ask for it.

Captain Kwok · #7 October 11th, 2006, 02:56 PM

Add the ability "Storage Facility Space Percent" instead or in addition to the current Storage "Cargo Space Percent". Note though that the it is not being correctly applied (ie 20% = 120% increase etc).

Captain Kwok · #8 October 11th, 2006, 02:58 PM

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Imperator Fyron said:...it translates to 20% bonus in every resource, research, intel etc...

That's not exactly true because you need to spread that 20% out over the 5 or so categories you mentioned... so it's like a 4% increase for each item if spread evenly.

Elsemeravin · #9 October 11th, 2006, 03:07 PM

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Captain Kwok said:
Add the ability "Storage Facility Space Percent" instead or in addition to the current Storage "Cargo Space Percent". Note though that the it is not being correctly applied (ie 20% = 120% increase etc).

Can you find this "ability" in the ability.txt file ?

Fyron · #10 October 11th, 2006, 03:07 PM

Every mineral world gets 20% more mineral miners. Every research world gets 20% more research labs. If you have 100 mineral miners and 100 research labs without the trait (200 total), you can then build 120 mineral miners and 120 research labs with SE4 AST (240 total, which is a 20% increase in total facilities). How is this not a 20% bonus to mineral production and to research?