Space Food Empires!

Captain Kwok · #1 March 19th, 2005, 03:21 PM

Been there, done that.

All colony modules are properly configured and displayed, and match their corresponding racial traits. All proper colony techs are displayed for each type of native (rock, ice, gas) at high tech.

The design I'm trying to implement is an exact copy of a legitimate and legal player design. I've done a number of size tests (ship hull, component, etc) that have had absolutely no effect. The AI will design 500kT+ attack ships, so it's also not a factor of size restrictions in the AI_General file.

And I'm using the quick design test you've suggested. A saved game on turn 1 with AI design minister on.

Captain Kwok · #2 March 19th, 2005, 03:38 PM

Huzzah!

I figured it out. It was such a small thing but it cost so many hours and made me lose so much hair. I'm certainly kicking myself in the *** right now!

The problem was this:

Unknowingly I had this setting for the Colony ship hull in vehiclesize.txt:
Code:

Requirement Pct Cargo         := 50

When it should have been this:
Code:

Requirement Pct Colony Mods   := 50

So I fixed the typo and lo and behold, it worked!

Yeah, so I'm a little bit behind for today's release.

Captain Kwok · #3 March 20th, 2005, 08:14 PM

Currently playing a game with the mod (as all 10 players of course), doing a quality and bug check. So far the list isn't too big. I figure by turn 25 I should have uncovered anything serious...

Captain Kwok · #4 March 21st, 2005, 01:51 AM

Looking good. Caught some little bugs in the test game but I'm fairly happy with the play so far. Will finally upload when I get home from work tomorrow!

Ragnarok-X · #5 March 21st, 2005, 06:25 AM

Please post a "small" version as well, since im up dial-up.
Thanks.

Captain Kwok · #6 March 21st, 2005, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Ragnarok-X said:

Please post a "small" version as well, since im up dial-up.
Thanks.

Umm, there's really no graphics so it's probably only 1-1.5Mb zipped/rared.

ironman · #7 March 21st, 2005, 12:55 PM

Umm, there's really no graphics so it's probably only 1-1.5Mb zipped/rared.

What you got so hungy that ya ATE ALL THE SHIPSETS

Captain Kwok · #8 March 21st, 2005, 02:38 PM

Some items that will not be in this release:

Shipset Graphics (Currently default ships)
Race portraits (Currently Race flags)
New Component Graphics (Currently stock images)
New Facility Graphics (Currently stock images)
New System Graphics (Some current systems will generate missing file nag error)
New Planet Graphics
Some unique combat images (will appear as blank white/red squares)
Quadrant Types (Currently only 5 basic ones)
Some Stellar Manipulation Components
Advanced/Optimized AI
No Neutral Races
Optimized Empire files
Specific Empire mounts
Some Empire vehicle types

What is in the first release:

95% of planned Components
95% of planned Facilities
Majority of unique Empire ship types
100 Unique system types
225 Custom Events
Basic AI that can colonize, build small ships
50% of intended unique combat images

A number of "Not in this Version" items will be addressed this week - mainly combat images, race portraits, AI enhancements, and system graphics, and of course, bug fixes.

Renegade 13 · #9 March 28th, 2005, 03:30 AM

Nice.