Pirates shipset Version 2.0 available

trooper · #1 April 7th, 2003, 09:34 AM

Stil trying to solve my multi-fighter design pb...

Is it possible to create a fighter design using the drone design name (I don't plan to use drones, so there is a unused design name) :

Name := DUC Interceptor
Design Type := Anti-Ship Drone
Vehicle Type := Fighter
Default Strategy := Fighter Attack
Size Minimum Tonnage := 10
Size Maximum Tonnage := 5000
Num Must Have At Least 1 Ability := 0

oleg · #2 April 8th, 2003, 01:56 AM

But you should not have the problem with different types of fighters ! Many AIs build them. It really must be some small bug in your files you can not find yet

As to drone turned fighter, I am afraid AI will not load them on carriers but on drone carriers instead. Never tried it though.

Atraikius · #3 April 7th, 2003, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Is it possible to create a fighter design using the drone design name (I don't plan to use drones, so there is a unused design name) :

Name := DUC Interceptor
Design Type := Anti-Ship Drone
Vehicle Type := Fighter
Default Strategy := Fighter Attack
Size Minimum Tonnage := 10
Size Maximum Tonnage := 5000
Num Must Have At Least 1 Ability := 0

Should work fine, I used to use Recon Satellites to do the same thing until a patch durring the change from 1.49 to Gold prevented the AI from building more than 1 Recon Sat per turn on each planet. Try looking at your fighter files some more, I've seen some AI's building multiple fighter designs without a problem.

trooper · #4 April 7th, 2003, 04:04 PM

What races use two different fighters ?
I've got to see that working to believe it.

[ April 07, 2003, 20:01: Message edited by: trooper ]

oleg · #5 April 7th, 2003, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by trooper:
What races use two different fighters ?
I've got to see that working to believe it.

If you have Proportions 2.5.3 installed, take a look on my Krill AI (i posted it in downlod section some time ago). There must be some AI for normal SE, I simply refer to the one I made.

trooper · #6 April 8th, 2003, 12:25 AM

Does proportion change design names ? because the problem comes from the fact that there is only one design name for fighters in stock game and TDM mod. I think that proportions uses bomber, interceptors, doesn't it ?

Atraikius · #7 April 9th, 2003, 01:34 AM

I've seen the TDM Krill, Orks, and Zorians use multiple fighter designs. I used an Interceptor and a Bomber design in the Design Creation file, and then only used the names in the Construct Vehicle design, making sure I didn't call for just "Fighter": try having one line call for Interceptor with a per planet value of 4, followed by Bomber with a per planet setting of 2, then Interceptor again with a per planet value of 1.