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Jubala · #1 June 25th, 2001, 02:15 PM

Nasty! Was it a modded AI? Has to be since I haven't seen the stock AI even build space yard ships. Which race was it that did this to you? I want to play against them.

PsychoTechFreak · #2 June 25th, 2001, 02:35 PM

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Originally posted by Jubala:
Nasty! Was it a modded AI? Has to be since I haven't seen the stock AI even build space yard ships. Which race was it that did this to you? I want to play against them.

Try the Klingons and the Romulans ! I have played a testgame (regarding maintenance) and after 100 turns the Klingons had 11 Dreadnought SY ships with 2 SY components each (? does it make sense ? I would build a SY and a repair component...), the Romulans seem to be very active with regards to stellar manipulation also, they had 6 Battle cruise SY ships. I still have got the saves from turn no. 100, but don't ask me if the races have done any reasonable things with the SY ships (the test was under full AI control, I have just hit the next turn button... The only thing that I have noticed: The AI often tried to move the SY ships when they had something in their build queues, which of course brings up an error message.

Nitram Draw · #3 June 25th, 2001, 02:47 PM

Two shipyard components is not suppose to happen but the AI can do it, something to do with the ship design file. They get the benefit of both yards for construction so they can crank out the stuff!

Atraikius · #4 June 26th, 2001, 12:48 PM

Jubala - It was one of the AI I'm working on, I've only seen them pull that on low starting tech games, they don't seem to do as well on the med. or high tech settings, but I have seen them pull that on multiple occasions so I figure its going to be normal for them.

Jubala · #5 June 27th, 2001, 01:44 AM

Sounds great Atraikius. Let me know when you release it and I'll play it.

rdouglass · #6 June 26th, 2001, 02:20 PM

This 2 SY Dreadnaught design; can you Intel it and then build it? ..or can you Crew Insurrect them and then you take advantage of a double SY on them? If the AI can build them, is it something to do with their bonus??

Nitram Draw · #7 June 26th, 2001, 02:24 PM

It is done through the AI design file, the AI seems to ignore the one per ship limit.
If you copy the design of the spaceyard ship from the AI in question and put it in the design file of your race then turn the design minister on you will design it. Once it is designed you can build all you want you just can't design it.