Small Ships Mod discussion - Page 2

atari_eric · #11 August 1st, 2003, 12:59 AM

Pax, you still there? You're not discouraged, are you?

Pax · #12 August 1st, 2003, 01:18 AM

No, not at all. Sorry I didn't get the readme done and a file uploaded ... but a friend JUST closed (a month early) on a new condominium, so I've been helping arrange for the place to be painted and planning some general improvements/repairs at the same time, for the past couple days.

I'll resume working on a good readme, and maybe some more additions/tweaks, tonight; I should be able to get a lot more work done on it this weekend, too.

Meanwhile, I'll go pop a quick-fix Version Online ASAP, with a corrected VehicleSizes.txt (including a Colony Ship hull).

Pax · #13 August 1st, 2003, 01:34 AM

Upload complete.

My next project is to write a readme, while going back through the components.txt data file to make sure I want to stick with the tweaks I'd done before (as well as rediscover wth they WERE so I can list 'em in the readme, lol).

[ August 01, 2003, 00:35: Message edited by: Pax ]

atari_eric · #14 August 1st, 2003, 05:06 AM

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Originally posted by Pax:
No, not at all. Sorry I didn't get the readme done and a file uploaded ... but a friend JUST closed (a month early) on a new condominium, so I've been helping arrange for the place to be painted and planning some general improvements/repairs at the same time, for the past couple days.

I'll resume working on a good readme, and maybe some more additions/tweaks, tonight; I should be able to get a lot more work done on it this weekend, too.

Meanwhile, I'll go pop a quick-fix Version Online ASAP, with a corrected VehicleSizes.txt (including a Colony Ship hull).

No problem - helping your friend move is definitely more important. I'll check it out and see how it plays.

Captain Kwok · #15 August 1st, 2003, 05:19 AM

I might be interested in joining this game, what are the basic changes made in the data files and to accomplish what?

...and yes, I'm sure I could dig this info up somewhere but I'm going to sleep now and hope to have an answer to read for breakfast.

Pax · #16 August 1st, 2003, 07:05 PM

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Originally posted by Captain Kwok:
I might be interested in joining this game, what are the basic changes made in the data files and to accomplish what?

This isn't a game, per se; it's a new mod, one that's a spinoff form the idea that spawned the "Attack of the Ankle-Biters" thread.

The changes, so far, are mainly to limit ships to the smaller end of the scale, play with engines-per-move a bit (so that some later hulls are SMALLER, but in return inherently FASTER, than their predecessors), and try out osme of the less-radical changes for weapons which were discussed in the Stock Balance thread.

Not all changes to weapons are properly documented in the data files at present (I believe I forgot to STATE that the Graviton Hellbore skips armor, for example), and I am working on a new Beta 3 Version, complete with a readme documenting the changes (at least in summary format); I hope to have that Version ready for release by the end of this weekend.

atari_eric · #17 August 2nd, 2003, 05:10 AM

Regardless of what type of planet I start out on, the game keeps giving me Gas Giant Colonization Tech - do you think Aaron hardcoded something to look for Col Tech in Applied Sciences?

Pax · #18 August 2nd, 2003, 05:20 AM

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Originally posted by atari_eric:
Regardless of what type of planet I start out on, the game keeps giving me Gas Giant Colonization Tech - do you think Aaron hardcoded something to look for Col Tech in Applied Sciences?

Hmm. That is odd (and thank you for trying lots of things out -- that one I'd've not found myself, for quite a while -- I almost always PLAY gas giant races).

I'll do some testing tomorrow (got to get some sleep soonish), and try and figure that one out.

Fyron · #19 August 2nd, 2003, 05:21 AM

No. It gives you the technology necessary to be able to build the Last colony module appropriate to your race that is in the components file. If you place multi-type colony modules (such as Gas + Rock) after the normal ones, you will get those instead. But if they are placed before the normal ones, the AI will never be able to use them.

Pax · #20 August 2nd, 2003, 05:47 AM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
No. It gives you the technology necessary to be able to build the Last colony module appropriate to your race that is in the components file. If you place multi-type colony modules (such as Gas + Rock) after the normal ones, you will get those instead. But if they are placed before the normal ones, the AI will never be able to use them.

Hmm. THAT sucks; it means I'll have to choose between the multi-colony module and humans-only play. Damn.