Retrofit Q

[jim]

I had done things along the lines of deleting the B+LS+CQ and appending the MC at the end. The message was that I had exceeded cost limits. You know, the one that says something like "we cannot build an entirely new ship."

I "solved" the problem by brute force, putting the MC in front and two armor IIIs in the other two slots. It was a pain to do, but it worked. Of course, I am not playing Gold, so maybe that is the difference.

What I'd really like would be a Platinum, with the Last patch Version on the CD, and the updated mods. I especially would like the TDM one. Such a pc wuss, I am ....

[Arkcon]

Yeah, I should have realized what the problem was, the master computer is much more expensive than the other command and control components. I've often had the "I just met the psy-race" retrofits refused. Usually, I build from scratch in that case.

But, I think you'll find that it's easier to match the prices of a cruiser or larger -- the doubled components add almost enough cost, I might have to drop a PDC or am armor, but then it goes through.

[Paul1980au]

Here is hoping we get a final SE4 Version 2 patch say the same time SE5 is nearing completion.

[Randallw]

Originally posted by Paul1980au:
Here is hoping we get a final SE4 Version 2 patch say the same time SE5 is nearing completion.

I don't see why we would. If Aaron was nearing completion of SE5, he surely wouldn't have been spending time writing a patch for SE4.

[AMF]

OK, can someone educate this poor slob about how retrofitting *really* works?

I have been trying for two turns now to retrofit some ships I have in the Quadrants of COnflict game, and I've had similar problems with other games. basically it doesn't do the retrofit, sometimes with a "lacking resources" explanation sometimes without. In all cases, I have double checked and I have had what I thought were plenty of resources.

I am assuming that the way retrofit works is that the new (target ship's) components get destroyed and then repaired, and that the cost in resources is the cost of the components that are repaired. In the cases where I have been screaming at the damn game I have had 3 ships that I am retorfitting, the new ship class to which I am retrofitting them has had only a SINGLE component different between it and the prior class, AND I have had more than enough surplus resources to repair said components. It's been extremely aggravating for me and now I'm behind the power curve. Help! Can someone educate me?

thanks,

Alarik

[primitive]

Is the one component a SY ?

There is a special rule prohibiting retrofitting SY components to non SY ships.

[AMF]

Nope, it's actually just replacing a component with an upgraded Version of the same type of component.

Originally posted by primitive:
Is the one component a SY ?

There is a special rule prohibiting retrofitting SY components to non SY ships.