Frequently Asked Questions for Newbies

[Shyrka]

A little question
How Ships/Bases get experience? By number of ships destroyed? Or tonnage? Or battles winned? Planets count as experience? And units?

Sorry if this was answered before.

Edit: A little idea for DavidG

What about adding resolution select for the modder? I like to play in 800 X 600 but my work resolution is 1280 X 1024. It's a pain changing resolution from control panel every time I play SEIV. Thanks.

[ September 24, 2002, 23:25: Message edited by: Shyrka ]

[Captain Kwok]

Originally posted by Shyrka:
What about adding resolution select for the modder? I like to play in 800 X 600 but my work resolution is 1280 X 1024. It's a pain changing resolution from control panel every time I play SEIV. Thanks.

I used to like 800x600, then I found out that 1024x768 actually gives you extra information on certain screens like tatical combat! Plus, you don't have to scroll through all the buttons!

[Captain Kwok]

Ships and bases can get experience from training facilities and from battle I believe it is done by tonnage...but I'm not super sure...

[zaphod-42]

Originally posted by Captain Kwok:

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Originally posted by Shyrka:
What about adding resolution select for the modder? I like to play in 800 X 600 but my work resolution is 1280 X 1024. It's a pain changing resolution from control panel every time I play SEIV. Thanks.

I used to like 800x600, then I found out that 1024x768 actually gives you extra information on certain screens like tatical combat! Plus, you don't have to scroll through all the buttons!

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If you play SE4 while your resolution is 1280 x 1024 the game run's at 1024x768.
But the scroll-lists like ships/units, colonies and planets use the extra space!
Less scrolling - more information on the screen.
Try it and you won't switch back
(i'm running xp)

[ September 25, 2002, 07:38: Message edited by: zaphod-42 ]

[Fyron]

Originally posted by Shyrka:
A little question
How Ships/Bases get experience? By number of ships destroyed? Or tonnage? Or battles winned? Planets count as experience? And units?

Every time one of your ships destroys an enemy ship, yout ship earns 1% experience. I am not entirely sure how fleet experience is earned. The easiest way to get experience is to build training facilities.

[dumbluck]

IF: I know for a fact that that is incorrect. I don't know how it does work, but I know that's how it doesn't work. Time and time again I've found myself wondering, "how many #@&** ships does that frigate have to kill in order to gain any experience?!?!?!???". Apperantly, it is a lot.

However, fighters/seekers count, too. So in the early game (before training complexes), your PDC cruisers will gain experience much faster than your front line warships. And experience carries over when you retrofit a ship. So....

[Slick]

Are you using missiles? I don't believe missiles give you experience.