Question on number of players

[Phoenix-D]

Puke: not really. If you have 2000 racial credits available, the random (SE4 default here) will always be the same as the add-in ones. It doesn't determine what they research, just what racial areas they can take. In a 5000 point game they would add some traits, for example.

Phoenix-D

[chewy027]

lemmy I think the new races are all neutral ones and so won't form a new major empire. If one of the major empires is destroyed then thats one less major but a new neutral empire can take over it's turn slot if it is created through rebellion or puppet political parties or something like that. I don't know what happens if you PPP someone and all 20 of the slots are filled. I assume that the PPP wouldn't work until a new slot opens up. I hope this somehow answered your question.

[mac5732]

Puke is right, if you pick random, the computer picks your opponets according to what you selected, low, high, etc, however, rarely (at least I have never seen it, will it generate all 20)..BUT, What I have done, and found it works quite well, I pick add empire, I pick 10 or more of the races, give them addtional traits etc picking 5000 pts. and put them into the game. Then I also have computer generate additional random computer AI opponents. This way, yeh, you know who some of your opponents will be, but not ALL OF THE THEM as the computer picks the rest from those that you didn't pick. You could end up with 5-10 of the other races besides those you chose which would give you some surprises. you don't have to pick 10, just whatever number you want, the computer picks the rest..

I don't know if this works in any of the mods but it does it the original SE4

just some idea mac

[This message has been edited by mac5732 (edited 25 September 2001).]

[This message has been edited by mac5732 (edited 25 September 2001).]