Most bang-for-the-buck hard code changes

[Askan Nightbringer]

1. The name of the mod after the Version number on the main screen. This would save some headaches.

2. Better missiles/ fighters or weaker point defence. Missiles and fighters just get wasted by fleets with even modest point defence capability.

3. That annoying "Free VW Beetle!" ad that flashes green and white to be ditched. I know ads pays for sites, and I even click on one every now and then but this ad is just plain offensive.

4. Better treaty options. I may want my ally to resupply but not necessarily give him research. I don't mind trade but don't want his ships flying past my defences. That sort of stuff.

Askan

[Phoenix-D]

"2. Better missiles/ fighters or weaker point defence. Missiles and fighters just get wasted by fleets with even modest point defence capability."

Err, that doesn't need a hard-code change. Just change a few values in components.txt, and you're set..

Phoenix-D

[Matryx]

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[Mephisto]

Well, I’m a Modder so my wishes are in this area:
1.) Give me a file like the AI_Construction_Facilities.txt for their cargo space. This way I could tell the AI exactly what units to build on a planet and how many.
2.) Let me call ship names in the AI_Construction_Vehicles.txt, not classes.
3.) A switch in the ship design file to determine if a ship is used defensively and in what fleets it should be included.
4.) Let the AI do some scrapping of buildings and old units. I already sent MM some suggestions in this area.
5.) Teach the AI how to use a medical ship.
6.) Teach the AI to scrap all research building once the tech tree is done and build intelligence instead.

With these changes I could make some cool tricks with the AI. And I really think these changes are not that much of programming work.

P.S.: Ups, that were more then 3 wishes. Anyway...

[Atraikius]

My three biggies would be:

1) Inclusion of a file detailing what determines the AI's state, and how the ministers are effected by the state that the AI is in, so that the AI's can be modified to take advantage of the AI state they are in.

2) Ability to call out either a Design Type or a Design name in the Construct vehicle file.

3) Inclusion of AI data files for change of state requirements, minister athorities and precidents, and fleet formation additions (such as maintaining formation based on leader positions, facings, map edges, enemy ships; and use of different formations and strategies based on varios conditions of the enemy fleet abilities).

[Tampa_Gamer]

Although it will echo what others have already said, and what has been sent repeatedly to MM. . .

(1) Ability to call ships/units based on design name instead of design type in Construction file. This will not effect that current AI since their design names already = their design types.

(2) A field in which we can designate a ship as eligible for the AI to add it to a defense fleet, attack fleet or either.

(3) Allow negative/positive anger adjustment in the Anger file based on race name. This will allow historical enemies and allies.

[CW]

Make HUGH improvement on the AI! The current Artificial Idiot is very inadequate and gets me really mad at times, especially in strategic combat. Most of the time I don't even think it is fighting on my side!