need help unmothballing the floral empire fleet

[henk brouwer]

A long time ago I created a shipset called the United Floral empire. (this was even before the release of standard se4, when there was only a demo Version) I never did any work on AI files (except for a partly completed speech file) so the fleet never had a working AI.

recently I got a couple of requests to make the fleet gold compatible, I'm however unable to do this myself because of two reasons:

Reason 1: I'm currently working on a five month project for my study in the mojave dessert in california. My computer, with seIV, however is still on the other side of the ocean in the netherlands :-( . Thus I'm unable to do anything in the coming four months.

Reason 2: I couldn't mod a decent AI if my life depended on it.

If anyone wants to make an AI than that would be greatly appreciated, you'll ofcourse get all of the credit for it. feel free to make any kind of AI you want, I think however that an organic technology using AI would fit the race profile best.
The shipset can be found in the older parts of the universal shipyards:
http://usefans.net/USy/uf.php

[Rollo]

Hello Henk,
I would like to give it a try. Don't expect fast results, though. I usually work slowly on my SE4 projects. I do have some ideas for your shipset (in fact I had these ideas a long time ago, but lack of time and a good shipset got in the way). Contact me, if you like, so we can discuss details.

Rollo

[dogscoff]

Yay! I love the Uf, it is one of the most beautiful shipsets out there, and a major inspiration for the Vikings. Compare the weapons platform pics if you don't believe me.

I still use this shipset a lot, and with a Rollo AI attached to it it will be in every game I play.

Henk, when you get back to your machine, any chance of putting out a few neo-standard pics? I'd love to see what a Uf battlemoon would look like.

[ June 04, 2002, 22:08: Message edited by: dogscoff ]

[Lord Kodos]

lol yeah go for it.Although in RP they are the Vectorians arch-Enemies psy-fearing Xenophobes.GRR lol good luck and i expect a good ai

[henk brouwer]

Originally posted by Rollo:
Hello Henk,
I would like to give it a try.
Contact me, if you like, so we can discuss details.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Great!, I remember having a lot of trouble while playing against the Vikings. Vikings invading my homeworld and wrecking my empire, things like that. I'll drop you an email.
Originally posted by Rollo:
Don't expect fast results, though. I usually work slowly on my SE4 projects. <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's no problem, I won't be able to play seIV in the comming months anyhow http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif
Originally posted by Dogscoff:
Henk, when you get back to your machine, any chance of putting out a few neo-standard pics? I'd love to see what a Uf battlemoon would look like.<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I might do some neo standard pics, but I've also got a couple of nice sketches and drawings for other fleets that are waiting to be modelled and rendered.

Henk

[Taera]

An AI for the UF would be realy great. same as Dogsoff, this race is amongst my Favorites and once they get an AI they will be a sure part in my games.

But a minor request: is there any chance that non-Gold AI will be created? As i always say, i dont have gold and no way to getting it any soon. :-/

[Atrocities]

Good to see you Hank. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif I confess that I actually have your set and use it quite often in my games. I just swapped an AI from one of the other races to make them work. The Phong. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Good too see you post. Please keep posting if you can. Its great to see some one with a forum member number under 700 posting. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Taera]

Im also under that Category http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

the phong are crystalline race.. arent they?

[PDF]

Yep, Phong are crystalline, I'd rather see UFE as Organics http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
Someone did a few day ago a generic Organics AI (available in the mod forum), it could be a good starting point.
My 0.02 petals http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif