3rd party software request

[Mephisto]

Hi Gandalf!
TDM will install a clean Version of itself with the new and additional races in the TDM-Mod-Subfolder. It will also install the latest ModLauncher. It will search for the correct path to install to all by itself and will add an Icon for the Modlauncher in your Start-Menu if you wish so. In short, TDM should be everything you wish for. All other "standard" races you wish to install should also be installed to the TDM-Folder. This way your SE4-Basis will be kept clean.
You can download TDM at Fyrons site since the main TDM-site is down at the moment.

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by psimancer:
ok well guess i have to email it to you

[DEEEEEEEEEEPPP Breath] INCOMING !!!!!!!

Thank you. That may save me on cleanup.

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by dogscoff:
A little proggy would be cool though, that went through all AI files in pictures/races/* and either corrected or flagged up all missing/invalid lines in the files.

specially since I might be interested in repairing some of them if the missing piece is small. And if its a kewl ship-set without any personality then maybe I will ask the creator for permission to flesh it out as my own.

Something Im noticing though... there is no way to create "yourself" without a chance of meeting "yourself" in a game? I mean, if I create an empire and save it to be "me" in a game, I cant do it with a porttrait/shipset that will never show up as another race?

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by Mephisto:
It will search for the correct path to install to all by itself and will add an Icon for the Modlauncher in your Start-Menu if you wish so. In short, TDM should be everything you wish for. All other "standard" races you wish to install should also be installed to the TDM-Folder. This way your SE4-Basis will be kept clean.

That all sounds good. So TDM just adds things without rewriting the game? DevNull sounded like that also. I was trying not to use a MOD at all but its beginning to sound like a catchall for added things so I dont make the mess I did

[JLS]

Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
specially since I might be interested in repairing some of them if the missing piece is small. And if its a kewl ship-set without any personality then[/i] maybe[/i] I will ask the creator for permission to flesh it out as my own.

Something Im noticing though... there is no way to create "yourself" without a chance of meeting "yourself" in a game? I mean, if I create an empire and save it to be "me" in a game, I cant do it with a porttrait/shipset that will never show up as another race?

Sure have all 20 races of just youself - or is it me? " dang - what folder did I put it in this time "
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So basically, you are looking for Ship Sets of others: so you may personally change (rewrite) their AI files - OK

Most of your questions can be answered by reviewing the TDM AI and with a little home work invested - you will see how fine the TDM AI is, the fact that they deal with many situations that an AI will face and the personality they possess add so much to our games.

Modding Aaron Halls Space Empires is indeed an endless joy, have fun.

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Gandalf Parker, I have noticed just today that you work for Shrapnel Games and you are (Director of Community Relations and Tech Advisor for Shrapnel Games Inc)

Perhaps as a Shrapnel Tech Advisor you can provide a 3rd (or would it now than become a first party?) (as not to get off topic to the topic of your thread originate) and also, perhaps to achieve the points that we Players and that of yourself - addressed?

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As a Director of Community Relations; again, I have just now followed all your recent Posts thru-out the forum to include this thread and I wish you great success in most of your endeavors.

At this time I would like to thank you and Shrapnel Game and it does appear personally: in your fine representation of and for - one of the Worlds most fascinating and enduring games and that being Aaron Halls Space Empires and Star Fury series



[ July 06, 2004, 16:45: Message edited by: JLS ]

[JLS]

Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:

That all sounds good. So TDM just adds things without rewriting the game?

Gandalf Parker.
As a tech adviser for Shrapnel; Perhaps you could explain how a MOD rewrites the game.

Actually, by changing AI Data or any-one other file - does this in fact constitute a rewrite?

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DevNull sounded like that also. I was trying not to use a MOD at all but its beginning to sound like a catchall for added things so I dont make the mess I did

As Shrapnels Community Relations guy - perhaps I should chime in so you do not create an uproar…

DevNull in not a "catch all" and strays very little to that of the stock se4 AI Player that you would like to mold, and is a fantastic game (opps sorry, modified) that many of us still very much enjoy.



[ July 06, 2004, 17:13: Message edited by: JLS ]

[JLS]

Perhaps this may set the tone you are looking for Gandalf.

What I and many others and perhaps yourself Gandalf - is a Thread and one that Mephisto
could lead where Players with question regarding the (STOCK AI Player) would be answered professionally.

I would like to ask the next stock se4 AI question.
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With se4 v1.91, would it behoove me to reduce the AI Research Colony percentages in the AI Planet File as to slow the stock AI Players growth - in a low to med bonus game.
And retain the integrity in late Med Bonus and High and not to over degrade this AI in the LOW bonus (Resulting in Higher Resource in None and Low) and as to have a closer equality to that of Human Players in regards to AI Ship Construction and that of its armament.

Or would this best be served with a properly timed spacing with that of the TECH within the AI research Files or the Combination of both?

[ July 06, 2004, 17:53: Message edited by: JLS ]