Proportions Version 2.4 released

[Pax]

I don't suppose there's a Version of Proportions (even an OLD one) that is compatible with v1.49, is there ... ?

[Puke]

it would not be hard to hack, just change the settings.txt to be 1.49 compatable, and remove all references to drones. and go back to the original system types files.

[Baron Munchausen]

My gosh... even a fanatic can't have played a game on 2.3 before this update. This update rate is far faster than even the betas coming out of Malfador. Is it stable now? Can we play some games?

[Rollo]

Originally posted by Baron Munchausen:
My gosh... even a fanatic can't have played a game on 2.3 before this update. This update rate is far faster than even the betas coming out of Malfador. Is it stable now? Can we play some games?

Not true. I already played and finished a game in 2.3 .

Rollo

[Baron Munchausen]

Rollo, I crown you 'Space Empires Ultra-fanatic'!!!

[PvK]

There is no Proportions for 1.49. There are some important new features in Gold that allow some things that would not be possible in 1.49.

Mainly, MM implemented a couple of requests I had for population - in Gold, you can specify the mass and reproduction frequency of population units. You could rationalize that population represents only skilled specialists and abstract development, but it would have a major effect on gameplay (these two factors combined with the Proportions population effect curve make a world of difference in colonial development rate).

Also, the massive amount of work that I, John and Oleg have done to create AI's that can build ship classes with the right number of engines, and bunches of other AI adjustments, would mostly be lost and have to be redone for 1.49.

It would be so much work that it makes no sense compared to the price of Gold, and Gold is really worth the cost to upgrade!

PvK

[Rollo]

I am honered . It was not a big deal though really. Just a small galaxy. Build a fleet, capture AIs homeworld, done.

Rollo