Encyclopedia Malfadorica (Wiki)

[LazarusLong42]

I've left the front page open to editing. If someone wants to start up a list of "Places to Start" or a simple categorization like that found at Wikipedia, be my guest

[geoschmo]

As more information gets added some sort of structure on the front page will be nice. However you can also use the search box at the top. Just type in the word you are looking for. For example currently typing "Space" gets three entries:

• Space Empires IV
• Space Valkirie
• Space Vikings
  

[ October 27, 2002, 02:53: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

[Baron Munchausen]

Also, the information that gets entered needs to be verified, and the pages edited when mistakes are discovered. I've seen lots of fascinating claims about SE IV 'features' that are not documented in the manual or any 'history' update file or any other official output from MM. For example, I recently saw someone post in another thread that Psychic races have higher default defense vs. boarding (crew quarters have higher boarding defense for Psychic races, in other words) than other races. Source? Who has tested and proven this? I've also seen claims that troops and fighters inherit the experience level of their transport or carrier. Again, proof? Who has tested this? And just now I read a post by Oleg that 'skips armor' weapons ignore the Emissive Armor ability. Who has tested this?

[ October 27, 2002, 20:15: Message edited by: Baron Munchausen ]

[LazarusLong42]

Originally posted by Baron Munchausen:
Also, the information that gets entered needs to be verified, and the pages edited when mistakes are discovered.

Baron, the great thing about a wiki is that anyone can edit it. If you feel a claim is false/unproven, you can post a notice about that to the page, and you or someone else can provide proof or disproof.

LL

[Suicide Junkie]

I recently saw someone post in another thread that Psychic races have higher default defense vs. boarding (crew quarters have higher boarding defense for Psychic races, in other words) than other races. Source? Who has tested and proven this?

That was me.
And it had already been determined that the player who was asking was using P&N v3.1. Psychic races in that mod are given modded crew quarters that have additional defense ability added on.

[Skulky]

We should go through the newbie guid, Devious strategy guide and the modding 101 (although i bet SJ just did taht), also what about http://home.earthlink.net/~petemmer/

its a strat help place. I think the cantina should be at least mentioned in passing.

also a newbie section and a strategy general info sections would be nice, or do they just go under the SE4 umbrella?

EDIT: OMG HOW SICK IS THIS! I JUST STARTED PLAYING AROUND, WHaT IS THE DIFF B/T a minor change a major change?

[ October 28, 2002, 03:58: Message edited by: Skulky ]

[TerranC]

Ok, methinks some people are getting to crazy with links. I don't think there needs to be a description for every mod, PBW game, and component in SE4.

[Skulky]

Methinks its an encyclopedia so there! :-D

[dogscoff]

Ok, methinks some people are getting to crazy with links. I don't think there needs to be a description for every mod, PBW game, and component in SE4.

I do. And more besides.

[Fyron]

Originally posted by Skulky:
We should go through the newbie guid, Devious strategy guide and the modding 101 (although i bet SJ just did taht)

Please clarify your statement.

?Fyron's Quadrant Mod is a good example of an interesting map modification, it is an attempt at replicating ?FTL travel for use with any mod and/or set of players.

And who posted this? FQM is not an attempt at replicating FTL travel. The map that does that would be the FTL Map, which was made by SJ.

[ October 28, 2002, 08:44: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]