Space Food Empires!

Renegade 13 · #1 August 1st, 2005, 01:15 PM

Those of us in the PBW SFE test games need to apply this patch, correct? But only after PBW is back up and the current turn has processed?

Captain Kwok · #2 August 1st, 2005, 01:20 PM

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Renegade 13 said:
Those of us in the PBW SFE test games need to apply this patch, correct? But only after PBW is back up and the current turn has processed?

Yep. I just finished posting that in our game thread too.

Captain Kwok · #3 August 13th, 2005, 02:42 PM

There's a new patch available for Space Food Empires. The patch will update the mod to version 0.22 and makes a few important changes to reactor and engine costs, plus a few other fixes. It also adds a new systemnames.txt file with more foody names.

You can find it in the downloads section at the Space Food Empires site:
http://sfe.captainkwok.net/home.php

NullAshton · #4 August 13th, 2005, 07:15 PM

Do you have a pepper grinder yet?

Captain Kwok · #5 August 13th, 2005, 11:24 PM

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NullAshton said:
Do you have a pepper grinder yet?

Why don't you download the mod and check?

Captain Kwok · #6 August 29th, 2005, 11:51 AM

Greetings!

Just a little progress update for the mod. I've been working on the next patch (0.23) which is focusing on making improvements to the AI so that players can have a more enjoyable time with solo play. I'm hoping to get this patch out during the Labour Day weekend.

If you've tried the mod, feel free to post comments/suggestions here or in the SE.net Space Food Empires forum. That way I can address additional issues.

Captain Kwok · #7 September 6th, 2005, 11:00 AM

Greetings!

I'm running a bit late with the next patch which I had originally intended to get out yesterday. Although I've got the AI using planets more effectively in addition to building units and ships, the main delay is establishing the specific research and design files for each race. It's not all that difficult, but it is time consuming as I can't just copy and paste without some significant editing.

On a second note, as mentioned elsewhere, the 'pollution' effect using negative values for the planet conditions ability does not work. However, I think I will continue to keep the unhappiness aspect from industrial facilities in the mod. Right now, the AI doesn't do all that well with it as I have set up the facility queues with happiness facilities to be built after every 5 industrial ones - but it turns out the planets are rioting beforehand! Anyhow, I'll make a few minor tweaks to the happiness files and facility queues to fix it. I really wish you could have happiness increments in decimals rather than just whole integers. There's at least one game coming out that does that...

Kana · #8 February 1st, 2006, 04:11 AM

The Fruit Explorer look alot like...

http://www.starfleet-museum.org/amarillo.htm

But that's ok...All the sketches look great...a cartoony feel is what I envision...and I think it's really great, and it's going to be a wonderful mod for SEV.

Kana

Captain Kwok · #9 February 1st, 2006, 04:22 AM

You'll notice a lot of 'subtle' Star Trek design motifs in the ships - much of the original concept was based on a Food Trek thing, in which the lore of the Space Food universe was established.

Captain Kwok · #10 February 2nd, 2006, 07:47 PM

I'm going to add 4 monster types to the game, each with a unique set of 'weapons' and attributes. In general, all monsters can regenerate themselves if damaged as long as their 'brain' is intact. They have bodies of different sizes and are protected in general by their protective 'skins'.

Flying Spaghetti Monsters:
Manipulate and attack objects with their noodly appendages

Processor Monsters:
Self-relplicating robots created by an extinct Food race. Desire to chop up all organic matter that crosses their path.

Fungal Monsters:
Space fungi that infect ships and planets with their poisonous spores.

Stomach Monsters:
Wierd organic lifeforms that attempt to devour all organic matter they encounter in space.