Ultimate Strategies Mod - Suggestions Wanted! - Page 5

JLS · #41 August 1st, 2004, 01:13 AM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
The DefaultStrategies.txt file is only read when you create your empire file. It is never read after turn 1. You can stick it in any mod and use the strategies from it, even. Then, create your empire. Hit begin game. Process one turn. Save your empire file. This will ensure that you get the custom strategies available in the multiplayer game. If the game is actually using USM, this procedure is unnecessary. It is only needed if the game is using a different mod or no mod.

I also use JUST your (USM) DefaultStrategies.txt file copied to the MOD DATA folder I am currently playing - AND IT HAS BEEN GREAT FYRON

THANKS

[ August 01, 2004, 00:15: Message edited by: JLS ]

Kana · #42 August 1st, 2004, 05:02 AM

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I also use JUST your (USM)DefaultStrategies.txt file copied to the MOD DATA folder I am currently playing - AND IT HAS BEEN GREAT FYRON

I believe I tried this...I tried to run my PBW game and it said that the date files were not the ones the game was started with. Did you do this to a game alredy in progress?

Kana

Atrocities · #43 August 1st, 2004, 05:04 AM

Fyron how can you expect to improve on something as perfect as this mod?

Fyron · #44 August 1st, 2004, 08:01 AM

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Originally posted by Kana:

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I also use JUST your (USM)DefaultStrategies.txt file copied to the MOD DATA folder I am currently playing - AND IT HAS BEEN GREAT FYRON

I believe I tried this...I tried to run my PBW game and it said that the date files were not the ones the game was started with. Did you do this to a game alredy in progress?

Kana

It only works for new games. However, it should not have done that for the strategies file... did you place the Formations.txt file in there as well?

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Originally posted by Atrocities:
Fyron how can you expect to improve on something as perfect as this mod?

More formations, more strategies, tweaks to existing stuff to make it better, etc. The mod is far from perfection.

Kana · #45 August 1st, 2004, 08:31 PM

Well if it only works with new games...then that is the problem. This is an currently running game. So I can't add these new files then...

Kana

primitive · #46 August 2nd, 2004, 08:04 AM

Well, I'm been *****ing about this before

What about a set of formations with Reversed placement?
As it is all formations places the oldest ships in front and the newest in the back. Sometimes the fleet composition is such that the opposite way around would do much better.

Fyron · #47 August 2nd, 2004, 04:11 PM

Hmm... not a bad idea. Any formation in particular, or should I just use a Phalanx formation to get the most ships clustered together as possible?

primitive · #48 August 2nd, 2004, 04:24 PM

Phalnax, Arrowhead and a big (double, triple) wall would cover all my needs. But if only one; the Phalnax would be the best choice

Fyron · #49 August 3rd, 2004, 04:29 PM

Any other suggestions/requests/etc.?

Gandalf Parker · #50 August 3rd, 2004, 08:01 PM

Is there a Maximum Spread? Useful for my tiny weaponless ships set to avoid combat. Tactical for just trying to get a ship past a fleet to see whats over there. Make the enemy chase me all over the screen.

[ August 03, 2004, 19:02: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]