Racial Trait Creation Problems

God Emperor · #1 May 13th, 2001, 02:52 AM

Thanks guys.

I have come up with an interim solution of just having a new tech called Borg Technology which only the Borg, of course, will research.

Atraikius · #2 May 14th, 2001, 12:40 PM

God Emporer,

on the Master computer problem, I found that if you replace the Master computer ability with the Ship bridge, ship life support, and ship crew quarters abilities, the computer will actually replace them with the master computer, but it replaces each one. I tried replaceing the ship requirements from a fixed number to requiring a percentage, and changing all of those components to go along with that, but found there was some hard coded requirement that didn't like the change. I figure there should be some kind of way to get around it along those lines, but havn't had time to do much more playing around with the idea.

Nitram Draw · #3 May 15th, 2001, 01:17 AM

I seems the AI looks for the ability and doesn't check if any other component satisfies it. I tried making solar sails have the solar supply generation ability and the AI insisted on building 2 solar sails. If two components have the same ability but different values the AI seems to choose the higher value, in my example it chose 2 solar sails if the solar sail generated more supply than the solar panel.
You could try giving the master computer the extra ability and add it to the Borg Tech tree. The AI may not choose it because there is no value to increase.

God Emperor · #4 May 15th, 2001, 02:00 AM

Nitram,
I had given Master Computer regenerative ability but it still ignored it. I've given up on it and have elevated Computers on the Borg research instead. I figured that the micro repair bays and regenerative structure (armour) that I have given the Borg, pretty much replicate what I want the Borg to be like.

Nitram Draw · #5 May 16th, 2001, 01:13 AM

Sounds like you are creating a whole new tech area for them?
Cool, can't wait for it!

[This message has been edited by Nitram Draw (edited 15 May 2001).]

God Emperor · #6 May 15th, 2001, 02:10 PM

Nitram,
I have posted a Borg variant in the Ships/Races mods archive.....
Check it out! Look forward to any comments that you may have.
Regards,
GE