MOD: Quickest way to set up a game ?!

[Ragnarok-X]

In order to test a mod i want to get into the game as fast as possible. How would i go about that ?

Pregenerating and loading a map (systems = 2)
loading game setup (low players, edited to low = 1 empire)
adding my empire
starting the game

It still takes way too long, how can i further speed up the process ?

[Fyron]

Unless you are making some savegame-breaking changes in the current batch of edits, loading up an existing savegame is much faster. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif Saving the game on turn 1 before anything has been done helps to reduce the effective of rampant component changes and such.

[Ragnarok-X]

As a matter of fact im setting up homeworlds with new facilities so i need to start a game, check the HW, quit, adjust stats and check again :p

[Raapys]

Can't you just set up a QuickStart?

[Captain Kwok]

If you save your test game setup (map included) then you just need to add your empire file and hit begin game. That's about as fast as it will get.

Quickstart will be slower because it generates a new map and about a dozen players.

[Raapys]

Yeah but you could modify in the files how many empires quick-start should create. You could also make it so that it only creates 2-3 systems when making a new map.

[Fyron]

Captain Kwok said:
"If you save your test game setup (map included) then you just need to add your empire file and hit begin game. That's about as fast as it will get."

Which is exactly what he said was still to slow.. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Captain Kwok]

Well, he was first loading a map then a game setup. Game setups can also have saved maps, so it's one less step. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[Suicide Junkie]

You could set up an autohotkey script to simulate mouse clicks on the game window and automate the whole process.

It wouldn't be too much faster, since you have to wait for the UI to respond anyways, but it would be less work at least.