Trouble with altering DefaultStrategies.txt file

Fyron · #1 August 25th, 2006, 03:04 PM

You can change the races that are used in quick start game in settings.txt.

True_Blue · #2 August 25th, 2006, 03:20 PM

I didn't mean the races, I meant the actual game settings (Quadrant type, research costs, allowed tech (usually take out mines since the AI doesn't handle em well), etc. etc.)

What are the Quick Start Settings anyways? I suspect they're the default settings on the Game Setup menu, which would be a bad thing since the AI difficulty is set to medium (in addition I prefer larger games, I usually modify mine to about 150+ systems and 15min15max AI empires in large games, dislike nuetral empires too).

I can always use the game set up of course, but I'm lazy.

capnq · #3 August 26th, 2006, 12:01 AM

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True_Blue said: What are the Quick Start Settings anyways?

They control which races are available to choose from on the Quick Start screen. In the unmodded game, you can't Quick Start as the Piundon, Sallega, Sergetti, or Toltayan.

True_Blue · #4 August 26th, 2006, 12:59 AM

I meant what settings does quick start use as in Quarent Type, size, starting resources, etc. etc.

capnq · #5 August 26th, 2006, 05:09 PM

Quick Start games use the same settings that are pre-selected when you open the New Game screen (medium-sized mid-life quadrant, etc.). There is no convenient way in SE IV to change most of those defaults.

Some of them can be changed my modding the files that the lists are generated from, e.g. you could edit QuadrantTypes.txt and put the type you want first in the file (where Mid-Life is now).