How can I tell if racial bonuses are really working?

Silent Sorrow · #1 February 4th, 2003, 05:07 AM

One thing I notice is that if I bump up, say, my race's ship defence ability (10 percent, 15 percent, whatever) it never does show up in-game under the racial abilities when you right-click a ship to view its stats. It of course shows bonuses from on-board items such as ECM and some of the other racial bonuses but not such things as attack or defence bonuses (by race).

Should I just take it on faith that these bonuses are indeed active during combat?

PvK · #2 February 4th, 2003, 05:28 AM

No. It should show them under the "Abilities" tab for your ship, as "Racial Trait: +3% to Ship Attack" etc.

PvK

Silent Sorrow · #3 February 6th, 2003, 12:12 AM

That's just it--the abilities I supposedly have don't show in that tab. (Does it have anything to do with the fact I'm playing a TDM game vs. computer opponents?)

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Originally posted by PvK:
No. It should show them under the "Abilities" tab for your ship, as "Racial Trait: +3% to Ship Attack" etc.

PvK

Phoenix-D · #4 February 6th, 2003, 12:16 AM

It shouldn't. Post the savegame file?

Phoenix-D

PvK · #5 February 6th, 2003, 03:21 AM

Sounds to me like you really don't have the abilities you think you bought, for whatever reason.

PvK

capnq · #6 February 7th, 2003, 01:18 AM

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Sounds to me like you really don't have the abilities you think you bought, for whatever reason.

You could check what your values actually are by saving your empire, then editing that .emp file in Game Setup/Players.

Silent Sorrow · #7 February 9th, 2003, 09:48 AM

How do I open one of these emp files?

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Originally posted by capnq:

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Sounds to me like you really don't have the abilities you think you bought, for whatever reason.

You could check what your values actually are by saving your empire, then editing that .emp file in Game Setup/Players.

Silent Sorrow · #8 February 9th, 2003, 09:50 AM

Hmm, I would but it says file uploading isn't allowed here. If you have an e-mail address I can send it to you personally and you can have a look for me.

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Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
It shouldn't. Post the savegame file?

Phoenix-D

Fyron · #9 February 9th, 2003, 10:07 AM

Go to the main Intel Forums page, then go in the first forum (Mods/Scenarios Uploads). You can upload files in there.

You can only view the empire files from in-game. Load up SE4, then start a game, and hit Add Existing under the Player tab, instead of Add New. Select the Empire File you want to view.

Silent Sorrow · #10 February 9th, 2003, 07:00 PM

Thanks. So I checked the saved empire and sure enough it shows the 25 percent ship defence bonus I chose for characteristics. But that number sure doesn't show up in the abilities tab for a ship when I click it.

What gives?

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Go to the main Intel Forums page, then go in the first forum (Mods/Scenarios Uploads). You can upload files in there.

You can only view the empire files from in-game. Load up SE4, then start a game, and hit Add Existing under the Player tab, instead of Add New. Select the Empire File you want to view.