Balance Mod Available for SE:V

[AAshbery76]

Captain Kwok said:
I'm not sure if I'll be able to get the AIs to make their own alliances - but they should be able to participate in one somewhat.

That's a shame.Having power blocks in the game would be great.Making multiple alliances is a exploit if the A.I empires can't form their own power blocks.

[Captain Kwok]

I think one way of setting it up would be is to look at races it has good relations with (ie low anger) and if there are more than two good allies then to propose the Alliance agreement. I don't imagine they synchronize their actions together or anything, but at least they might declare war or something at the same time.

[Captain Kwok]

Greetings!

Version 0.99 of the Balance Mod is available for download:
http://www.captainkwok.net/balancemod.php

There were a number of fixes and changes in this version, along with the addition of the new AI treaty proposal scheme. They should be making better treaties with more appropriate names and provisions now. Let me know how it goes.

Code:

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Version 0.99 (26 November 2006)

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1.  Changed  - Adjusted the damage order for Armor and Shield types

2.  Changed  - Increased resource levels for finite games

3.  Changed  - Increased Combat Radius to 2500

4.  Changed  - Crew Boarding Strength to 0.5

5.  Fixed    - Maximum level for some vehicles was incorrect

6.  Fixed    - Engines Per Move value for Organic Large Freighter was incorrect

7.  Changed  - Genetic Recoding Lab no longer modifies reproduction rate

8.  Changed  - Increased shield point amounts slightly

9.  Changed  - Phased-Shield Generator is now a bit more expensive

10. Changed  - Slightly increased shield regeneration rate for Shield Regenerators

11. Changed  - Decreased Life Support and Crew Quarters to 3 levels

12. Changed  - Decreased Vehicle Systems tech area to 5 levels

13. Changed  - Adjusted tech level requirements for Self-Destruct Device and Auxiliary Control

14. Changed  - Solar Sail now has 2 levels

15. Added    - New design type Bombardment Ship

16. Changed  - Increase damage and range for Planetary Napalm

17. Fixed    - AI wasn't always adding max engines on large ships

18. Changed  - AI Fleets will break formation immediately

19. Fixed    - A few typos with maximum levels

20. Changed  - Sound effects in combat range have a larger range to be heard

21. Changed  - Increased the size of some combat effects

22. Changed  - Increased AI's number of Intel Compounds

23. Changed  - AI will use more fleets

24. Added    - New Treaty Proposal scheme for AIs

25. Updated  - Continued to refine AI research pathing

26. Updated  - AI Empire Scripts

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[Raapys]

Looks like a very nice update, thanks.

[arthurtuxedo]

By the way, I notice that the Balance Mod has combat zoomed farther out than stock. This is a very nice feature and one that I wish all mods included. Where is the setting for this?

[Suicide Junkie]

Settings.txt:

Space Combat Maximum Zoom Out Distance := 90.0

[Dizzy]

OOOOoooohhhhhhh! TY Capt Kwok!

[Dodd]

I am presently playing Balance mod 0.99 ,patch 1.17. I am playing under high difficulty settings. I have just taken out an alien main planet with my 5 frigates and a repair ship. They defended it with 1 colony ship and an unarmed space station. It is currently turn 2402.8. Is it possible to make the aliens defend their home planets a lot better ? The appearance of a few satelites and weapons stations would have made me feel that this wasnt such an easy victory.

Dodd

[javaslinger]

I'm gonna guess he's already working on that.....

Javaslinger

[AAshbery76]

It does seem from my early games in 99, that the A.I is not building defences.Unless they are building defences after facilities,which is wrong.