Frequently Asked Questions for Newbies

[Slick]

I just learned this one the hard way.

4.3.8 Beware: If you have a planet on "Repeat Orders" and it has a Resource Converter, and you are playing a simulaneous game, when you give the order to convert resources, it will go into the "Repeat" queue and will be executed every turn until the order is cancelled.

[couslee]

Originally posted by Slick:
General question: For links, should the FAQ stand alone with the information imported so that the whole thing can be saved off as a simple text file.

Maybe I am mis-understanding this and being a complete computer N00bie, but wouldn't you get that .txt using the printer friendly Version of the thread? Just sent the print order to your HD instead of your printer. you could then edit out the irrelevant Posts leaving the FAQ in tact.

[couslee]

4.6.3 ...and the value of the planet or asteroids will drop exactly 1% per turn no matter how many mining components you have.

this is not true, perhaps it was fixed in the latest patch with the counter intel fix.

Possible worthy of note...
6.9.3.2 the effect the blockading enemy ships will have on the blockaded planet's happiness.

If your happiness settings includes some factor for a draw (defualt: Battle in Sector - Stalemate := 10), establishing a blockade may have a one turn negative impact on your empire as well.

[ January 21, 2003, 09:30: Message edited by: couslee ]

[Slick]

Originally posted by couslee:

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Originally posted by Slick:
General question: For links, should the FAQ stand alone with the information imported so that the whole thing can be saved off as a simple text file.

Maybe I am mis-understanding this and being a complete computer N00bie, but wouldn't you get that .txt using the printer friendly Version of the thread? Just sent the print order to your HD instead of your printer. you could then edit out the irrelevant Posts leaving the FAQ in tact.

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Yes you are misunderstanding. I am talking about hypertext links. I have decided to leave them as links instead of importing the data.

Slick.

[Ruatha]

Slick > When you update, please say up to wich post you've included. There's been some more Posts since we Last spoke.

[Stone Mill]

6.8.4 (or wherever you see fit)

Attacking with Cloaked ships/fleets. You must first give the order to Decloak before an attack.

[Quikngruvn]

This looks useful: Planet Recon.

Quikngruvn

[Slick]

Note to self of Ruatha for next rev.

From Arkcon:

only entering a storm triggers the damage. Ships built there, parked there, there before the storm is generated aren't damaged.

You don't have to get lucky, you can create as many storms in a sector as you want.

[Slick]

Request to all:

I am in the middle of creating a rather large update to the FAQ and it it kind of a moving target with new info coming in via this thread as well as by scanning other threads. I feel like the guy spinning the plates at the circus with lots of stuff going on at work and home right now, but I intend to get the rev out as soon as I can. I have 3 requests for the short term.

1) I would like to "lock in" the current info so that I can issue the revision with no more additions for now. Please save up your good info for now and not post it here so that we can get the next rev out. After it is posted, please feel free to again add and maybe we can put out another quick rev for the new stuff saved up in the interim.

2) Please, please, please... take a couple of minutes to format your additions, make your spelling and grammar right (I have been making edits as necessary for this so that you all look good) and look for the most applicable place to put in and then provide a suggested paragraph number. This makes updates much easier. Also please don't go postal with the subparagraphing; it should be VERY rare that you need more than 4 levels i.e. N.N.N.N and I would prefer it be kept to 3 levels where possible.

3) Last, there will be a new section at the end of the FAQ for Appendices, Figures, Tables, etc. Additions for the Appendices will be as follows. Large, complex, or graphical additions should be made in the form of a link. I have a few entries already. I guess we should use the upload section here, but out of courtesy, file number and size should be minimized. If at all possible, keep info in a text-only format so that it can be included directly.

[Edit: One more thing, please make entries factual, and based on some testing you have accomplished to minimize heresay and potentially inaccurate info.]

Thanks,
Slick.

[ January 26, 2003, 01:59: Message edited by: Slick ]

[Fyron]

You should put a link to the Modding 101 Tutorial (linked in my sig) in the Modding section of the FAQ. It will give lots of newbie answers about the data files.