A little disappointed...

Grandpa Kim · #1 December 27th, 2003, 12:25 AM

This will help pacify the aliens.

Open the Empire window -- F11
Open the Options window
Scroll to the bottom and uncheck "Claim all systems colonized" (paraphrased)

The AI's are set up to confront any empire that claims the same systems they do. Right now I am successfully colonizing in the Jraener's home system but since I haven't claimed that system, they're not the least upset, in fact they just offered a military alliance. Goofy, I agree, but that's how the AI works.

Loser · #2 December 27th, 2003, 03:52 AM

I play Huge Clusters, Jarhead, with the max number of AI (not Neutrals, no scrubs). I can often take over a whole cluster on my own at the start.

Try going into Settings.txt and changing the Max Systems up to 255 (no higher, that's the max).

Also try FQM, and generate not-all-warp-points-connected maps until you get one where all the systems are connected. Those are the best.

capnq · #3 December 27th, 2003, 07:47 PM

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Try going into Settings.txt and changing the Max Systems up to 255 (no higher, that's the max).

If you do this, you also need to get a bigger SystemNames.txt file. The stock file only has about 140 names.

Fyron · #4 December 27th, 2003, 08:46 PM

FQM has one with 56068 names.

narf poit chez BOOM · #5 December 28th, 2003, 12:34 AM

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FQM has one with 56068 names.

see, Fyron, it's the little things like this that make people think your an alien.

Fyron · #6 December 28th, 2003, 12:36 AM

Ok... compiling lists from various games, web sites and random name generators makes me an alien?

narf poit chez BOOM · #7 December 28th, 2003, 12:48 AM

nope.