Zippy's SE IV Mod (Note: It's HUGE!!!)

[zippy]

v2.0 is here -- and it brings a whole bunch of new stuff! 12 new AI Races (with full support for Standard Races and Neutral Races so you don't have to use the pre-made Empires), Stellar Manipulations, Troops, Mines, Cloaking, Politics, and over 60 other additions. You can read the full details in the What's New section on my home page while you download the mod

[zippy]

Update: I made a very minor change to my mod -- Troops, Energy Troops, and Boarding Science are now unavailable by default since the AI is more efficient without these TechAreas. If you downloaded v2.0 before 7:30AM CST, then I recommend doing the same *UNLESS* you like to use Troops and/or Boarding Parties. Run "ZippyMod AI Setup Utility.exe" to toggle the availability of the mentioned TechAreas.

[Phoenix-D]

Wouldn't it be simpler just to not tell to AI to get those tech areas? Or not use them even if it does?

BTW, I can't navigate your site.. the side frame is pure black.

Phoenix-D

[zippy]

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Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
Wouldn't it be simpler just to not tell to AI to get those tech areas? Or not use them even if it does?

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I should have explained that Troops and Boarding Science are the only two tech areas that the AI uses exclusively for defensive purposes. Your method works fine if the human player never uses Troops or Ship Capture. But, what if a human player wants to use these tech areas? With your method the AI wouldn't provide any defense. By toggling the availability of the tech areas the AI will automatically allocate the appropriate resources -- the AI can only research, design, and build Troops and Boarding Defense if the corresponding tech areas are available. But, if the tech areas are unavailable (i.e., the player doesn't use Troops or Ship Capture) then the AI won't waste resources pursuing those tech areas.

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BTW, I can't navigate your site.. the side frame is pure black.

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Do you have images turned on? The side frame is all graphics.

[mottlee]

Zippy,
Thats one tuff mod! downloaded it and into about 25 turns and the first race I find is.....EEE! and of course they do not like me at all way cool

Typos

[ 02 March 2002: Message edited by: mottlee ]

[Phoenix-D]

Yup, I have images turned on. None of them displayed though..

Phoenix-D

[Phoenix-D]

Ah, there we go. IE needed to download something for them to display apparently.

Phoenix-D