Viral Empire racestyle -> Request for Modders

[Taera]

I've been hearing that the Viral Empire racestyle is out. I've been looking at it in the development stage but now the site is down and i cant find the race anywhere. Anybody happens to have the empire on their PC? pretty please?

[ October 27, 2002, 05:52: Message edited by: Taera ]

[Taera]

umm someone?

[Taera]

one more bump. just hope someone has it.

[Andrés]

I had downloaded it long ago, and had it installed for some time, but I had erased at sometime after.
Though the idea was very original the quality of the graphics was not the best and didn't have AI.
Sorry.

[Taera]

So bad. this would be the Last bump, i presume people dont have it anyway. wish i had the contact information of the author.

[Fyron]

I have it! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

1035523001.zip (http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1035523001.zip)

[Taera]

thanks man!
The race is cool. Was worth the trouble, IMO.

[Taera]

now there's the AI problem... eh im unlucky. nevermind, will do something.

[Ragnarok]

The shipset is ok. Not the best I've seen. It should be interesting to finally be able to kill that nasty bug that goes around in the fall time.

Maybe someone should make a Antibiotic(sp) shipset. Maybe the Destroyer being a Advil capsule. Or the Baseship me some strong medication or something. I don't know, just one of my crazy ideas that I throw out there for fun.

[Taera]

That one would be fun to play against, especially if they would be killing you http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

EDIT: bug that goes around the fall? im not realy sure what are you talking about

[ October 25, 2002, 07:09: Message edited by: Taera ]

[Fyron]

He probably meant influenza.

[Ragnarok]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
He probably meant influenza.<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes I did. Influenza, Colds, Sinus Infections, Etc... Sickness in general. As you know it's the fall time here, a.k.a. Autumn.

[Taera]

its fall? realy?? *looks out of the window* oh yes, right...

[Ragnarok]

Originally posted by Taera:
its fall? realy?? *looks out of the window* oh yes, right...<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You mean you've been inside long enough playing SEIVG to not even know it's fall?!?! Alrighty then! Welcome to the true addicts of SEIVG club!

[Taera]

hmm... if its fall already... when did summer pass?

[Ragnarok]

Originally posted by Taera:
hmm... if its fall already... when did summer pass?<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's what I'd like to know. It was gone before I knew it...

[Andrés]

I copied them the AI files from the TMD Xi'Chung, changed names and deleted descriptions (I couldn't think of any good one), also changed the main.bmp and added a diseases design name file. I can post the result if you're interested.

I'm on the other side of the equator, summer is about to start here.

[ October 26, 2002, 18:42: Message edited by: Andr&eacutes Lescano ]

[capnq]

when did summer pass? <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Autumnal Equinox was September 22.

[Taera]

Andres: i was looking to taking some good AI and modifying it, not fun to play with similar races. But i would like to see that main.bmp and the diseases.txt namefile.

[Andrés]

Well, I don't play normally with TMD, so they have a different AI for me.
http://se4kdy.cyberwars.com/races/viral/index.htm

[Taera]

now if only i had Gold...
thanks anyway, i'll work on the AI to make it 1.49...

[Taera]

ok im going to work on the race, but as you can see in the changed topic i'll need a little help - i can do most of race's files but i am troubles with the AI_Construction file. Could someone make this one to make the AI bump a lot (i mean A_LOT) of ships and fighters and drones? thanks.

[Taera]

umm anyone?

[Atraikius]

Teara - The AI_Construct files are probably the worst to figure out or explain. It may work better if you work on them asking more specific questions on how parts of it works. There have also been some rather detailed discussions in the past, maybe a search through them may help you out.

[Taera]

Atraikius, thanks for responce but i do know how these work, what i dont know is how to make them this way the race would produce a lot of various things i need like sats or attack ships etc.

[Atraikius]

Try setting the 'must have amount' to about 20-30 for the drones and 150-300 on the fighters, and set the 'planet per item' values to 1 for fighters, 5 for drones, and 15 for ships. Then test them in a game increasing the 'must have amount' for the fighters and drones, and the 'planet per item' values for the drones and ships until they are building the quantities you are looking for without exceeding thier maintenance limits.