AI Modding: I have no clue, please help!

[TNZ]

Is PDC a Point-Defense Cannon?

[TNZ]

Seems the AI works its way down adding components until it finishes or it runs out of room.

[ July 16, 2003, 05:29: Message edited by: TNZ ]

[Taera]

point defense is misc ability. Here's a line from my AI:
Num Misc Abilities := 7
Misc Ability 1 Name := Armor Regeneration
Misc Ability 1 Spaces Per One := 300
Misc Ability 2 Name := Point-Defense
Misc Ability 2 Spaces Per One := 200 (....)

[Taera]

and realy, the Spaces Per One, what does it mean?

[Q]

It defines how many components of this type are added according to the ship size. In you example of a destroyer (300kT):

Misc Ability 6 Name := Point-Defense
Misc Ability 6 Spaces Per One := 200

would mean that 2 PDC will be added (300 : 200 = 1.5) because it is always rounded up to the next integer.

Therefore your line:

Misc Ability 1 Name := Armor Regeneration
Misc Ability 1 Spaces Per One := 120

will give you 3 organic armors in your destroyer (300 : 120 = 2.5, rounded up to 3).

Because your PDC are at the end of the list I think there is simple not enough space on the ship to include one. I usually add organic armor at the end of the list to fill up the space.

Hope that helps.

[ July 15, 2003, 09:46: Message edited by: Q ]

[Chronon]

Thanks Q!

Now I understand why I'm not getting any PDC on the destroyer. I'm sure you're right about not being any space left for them. I'll swap the PDC and armor lines and make both 150. That should give me two of each (I hope).

[Rollo]

Originally posted by Q:
It defines how many components of this type are added according to the ship size. In you example of a destroyer (300kT):

Misc Ability 6 Name := Point-Defense
Misc Ability 6 Spaces Per One := 200

would mean that 2 PDC will be added (300 : 200 = 1.5) because it is always rounded up to the next integer.

Therefore your line:

Misc Ability 1 Name := Armor Regeneration
Misc Ability 1 Spaces Per One := 120

will give you 3 organic armors in your destroyer (300 : 120 = 2.5, rounded up to 3).

Because your PDC are at the end of the list I think there is simple not enough space on the ship to include one. I usually add organic armor at the end of the list to fill up the space.

Hope that helps.

'Spaces per one' is NOT always rounded up. It is always rounded down, but with minimum of one.

So, 'Spaces per one' = 200 gives you one on a DS and lower. 2 on LC and CR. 3 on BC, etc.

If you want to make a DS use two compontns, you need to make a value >= 150.

Rollo