SE IV future

Mephisto · #1 October 15th, 2002, 04:01 PM

News from the new beta Version:

Version 1.81:
1. Fixed - "Crew ConVersion" damage type will work on all target types,
again.
2. Fixed - "Crew ConVersion" damage type will fail against a ship with
a Master Computer (regardless if that component is damaged or
not). It does not matter if there is a Bridge on the ship.
3. Fixed - AI will no longer launch "Anti-Planet" Drones in combat.
4. Added - Option to strategems to control how many drones are launched
per target in combat.
5. Changed - You can now give drones orders to Attack warp points. This
is essentially the same as telling them to warp through
and attack anything on the other side. Any survivors can then
be given new orders.

dogscoff · #2 October 15th, 2002, 05:03 PM

Quote:

3. Fixed - AI will no longer launch "Anti-Planet" Drones in combat.
4. Added - Option to strategems to control how many drones are launched
per target in combat.
5. Changed - You can now give drones orders to Attack warp points. This
is essentially the same as telling them to warp through
and attack anything on the other side. Any survivors can then
be given new orders.

Drone Control! Woohoo!
*Dogscoff sings with delight, and hopes GT can't hear him from this thread.

Growltigga · #3 October 15th, 2002, 05:09 PM

2 rounds from a Walter PPK zip across threads and give Dogscoff a right dinging on his armour plated forehead (explains a lot about him actually that feature does)

tesco samoa · #4 October 15th, 2002, 06:59 PM

I would rather see hard code changes to allow for more soft code changes...

As what Q was stating in his first post.

Captain Kwok · #5 October 15th, 2002, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Puke:
...why the heck would having a MC prevent crews from being converted? Kirk smashed the MC they put incharge of HIS ship, why couldn't a converted SE4 crew smash their MC?

Umm...ever heard of the Hal 9000 series?

geoschmo · #6 October 15th, 2002, 07:15 PM

Good point Kwok. Realistically if a race is capable of installing a MC on it's ships, would they have the crew as a backup for the MC? What they would do would be have a crew as primary control and install a MC as a backup. If that is the case then the MC would need to have internal security which can be used to incapacitate boarders, or the primary crew if it determines they have been "compromised".

dogscoff · #7 October 15th, 2002, 07:39 PM

I imagine the master computers to be like early Versions of the Minds in the Culture novels - utterly superior to us fleshlings and completely independent.

I do think any MC enabled ship would have "backup" controls to drive the ship if the computer should be out of action.