Balance Mod v0.99 Available!

CaptainKwok · Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:50 pm Post subject:

This thread contains a summary of a new engine scheme for the mod:
http://www.spaceempires.net/home/ftopict-2115.html

I think the revised system will be much nicer and add some strategy back to engines.

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I'll update the seeker descriptions since I'll probably have to bump up there speed a bit.

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I'll probably give Quantum Reactors a small boost this update as well - so that 1 QR supplies about 50% of a ship's movement needs per turn.

Veikko · Space Emperor Joined: Nov 29, 2006

With Balance Mod i'm no longer getting the intel reports i used to get. For example when i manage to snatch a ship form the enemy.

Psieye · Space Emperor Joined: Dec 03, 2006

CaptainKwok · Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:07 pm Post subject:

The AI bonuses are the same as stock.

The projects cost a bit more to run as well versus stock. At some point I should probably double check the values and make sure they're still ok.

Psieye · Space Emperor Joined: Dec 03, 2006

Mmm yeah, I spoke too soon I think - managed to pull off 7 "Sabotage - Empire Wide" projects against my enemy just now. Hmm... I do wonder why I've been failing for so many turns to sabotage ships despite vastly superior Intel (and with Lv 7 Sabotage Ship tech) though... It's only recently that I've nearly extinguished this enemy.

CaptainKwok · Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:39 pm Post subject:

Do you have an idea of how many intel points he was producing?

damador · Space Emperor Joined: Oct 20, 2006

had the same - according to score viev i had 230k AI 43 k - 0/31 was succesfull - tried to change targets - nothing help

damador · Space Emperor Joined: Oct 20, 2006

proposition for 1.00

could you change default design names to include I at the end - this will prevent from adding random numbers during upgrade and allow the game to proper naming them as "abc I" "abc II" "abc III" "abc IV" and so on

Psieye · Space Emperor Joined: Dec 03, 2006

With "view all scores", it was only when the enemy was down to 600 Intel that 90% of 89k Intel could succeed sabotage operations. I admit only a small fraction of my planets are Intel orientated (I have 400k+ Research points), but still... My friend confirms that even in Standard mode defensive spending is much favoured over offenses.

Would be good to know how probability of success (and number of attempts) is calculated, yeah... which data file is that in?

As for design names... I'd sooner wish there was an SE V patch that added an "auto re-label ship" feature to speed up renaming ships after retrofitting them into a different design line. I usually don't bother with any standard design flie names, coming up with my own. Easy enough to change the .txt files to add "I" to the start of them anyway.

CaptainKwok · Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:21 am Post subject: