Small Ships Mod discussion

Fyron · #1 August 2nd, 2003, 05:21 AM

No. It gives you the technology necessary to be able to build the Last colony module appropriate to your race that is in the components file. If you place multi-type colony modules (such as Gas + Rock) after the normal ones, you will get those instead. But if they are placed before the normal ones, the AI will never be able to use them.

Pax · #2 August 2nd, 2003, 05:47 AM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
No. It gives you the technology necessary to be able to build the Last colony module appropriate to your race that is in the components file. If you place multi-type colony modules (such as Gas + Rock) after the normal ones, you will get those instead. But if they are placed before the normal ones, the AI will never be able to use them.

Hmm. THAT sucks; it means I'll have to choose between the multi-colony module and humans-only play. Damn.

Fyron · #3 August 2nd, 2003, 05:48 AM

You could try adding some dummy abilities and have the AIs call for those instead of colony modules. There are plenty of them available.

Pax · #4 August 2nd, 2003, 09:06 AM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
You could try adding some dummy abilities and have the AIs call for those instead of colony modules. There are plenty of them available.

I'm not rewriting the AI; I wouldn't even know where to begin.

Fyron · #5 August 2nd, 2003, 08:59 PM

If you add these abilities (for example) to the Rock Colony Module:

Resource Generation - Minerals

Then open up the Design_Creation AI files and do a find-replace of

Colonize Planet - Rock

with

Resource Generation - Minerals

Sure, it is not a whole lot of fun, but you can get the AI to design the colony ships fine with this method.

atari_eric · #6 October 4th, 2003, 12:09 AM

ShipsizeChart.txt states the Bulk Transport is 600kt large. VehicleSize.txt has 200kt.