Modding Space Empire IV Gold

Trogdor · Post by **Trogdor** » 2006-01-30 12:32am

Dalton wrote:WTF just happened to the Markab?

The Shadows, at least that's my best guess. It wasn't me, I wouldn't be fighting for second-to-last place if I'd conquered them.

brianeyci · Post by **brianeyci** » 2006-01-30 01:58am

Unless Kijiro got power hungry I'm pretty sure he didn't want to erase the Markab.

To capture a planet you need to set your fleet strategy to "capture planet". You also need to set the individual troop transport's strategy to "capture planet". Also the "capture planet" strategy should be set to break formation for all types. I think trying in the simulator will iron out all the kinks and make sure you don't accidently glass the planet.

Unless the Shadows just wanted to kill someone for the hell of it

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<edit>Whops Guppy's the shadow player. I guess Kijiro might annihilate another neutral YR himself to balance it out lol.</edit>

Brian

GuppyShark · Post by **GuppyShark** » 2006-01-30 03:55am

Damn, I was hoping to keep that a mystery a little while longer.

The Markab just earned themselves a Darwin Award. Commiting sabotage on the Shadows and then sending them a Declaration of War full of smack talk was not a good survival tactic.

Nephtys · Post by **Nephtys** » 2006-01-30 04:16am

Markab. They're only good for dying.

One thing I noticed. Three Vorlon ships, on the same square as a shadow ship. Uhhhhmmmmmmkay. (to the RP thread!)

GuppyShark · Post by **GuppyShark** » 2006-01-30 04:42am

First Ones do not kill First Ones.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2006-01-30 06:05pm

At least, not unless all the Younger Races band together against them.

Trogdor · Post by **Trogdor** » 2006-01-30 09:09pm

Does anybody know how to make a jump gate work? No, I haven't built one in our game (that would be impressive), but I'm doing a one player game to try and familarize myself with the Centauri tech tree and I can't design a working jump gate.

The jump gate vehicle is 5001kt, the jump gate component is 4995kt, and there's no room for the number of engines needed to give it a movement point. It won't make a warp point without any movement points. I've tried the swift ship and agile ship components and those don't give it movement, either.

GuppyShark · Post by **GuppyShark** » 2006-01-30 09:30pm

One way to jumpstart that might be to create a spaceyard ship and make the jumpgate creator a Base.

brianeyci · Post by **brianeyci** » 2006-01-30 09:44pm

It looks to be the same as creating a sphere or ringworld. Build a construction ship with a yard and with that ship build the jumpgate ship.

Brian

Trogdor · Post by **Trogdor** » 2006-01-30 11:11pm

That might be, but the game is telling me that it won't open a warp point because the gate has no movement, not because it's on a planet.

The annoying thing is that I remember making jump gates that had movement points (okay, one movement point) in previous games, but it's been so long that I forgot what I did.

Nephtys · Post by **Nephtys** » 2006-01-30 11:22pm

Would an emergency propulsion unit work?

Trogdor · Post by **Trogdor** » 2006-01-30 11:51pm

Are there emergency propulsion components in the B5 mod?

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2006-02-02 03:17am

well I THINK I got the gist of what the Vorlons are trying to get me to do, I guess when he sees the RP thread he'll know if I got it right or not

Fucking vorlons and their three-edged swords...

Nephtys · Post by **Nephtys** » 2006-02-02 05:27am

I now have an empire map set up (since nobody sent me a fragment, I made it with the help of the Anla'shok).

Should I post it? Or leave it as a secret and allow people to discover each other on their own?

brianeyci · Post by **brianeyci** » 2006-02-02 07:48am

I changed my email address on SD.net last night - didn't know that deactivates your account until they verify your new address! I'll only be contactible via email until it's back up.

Brad Carletti
GuppyShark
"What you've proposed is a kind of quantum encyclopedia, where genuine data both exists and doesn't exist depending on the precise moment I rely upon your discordant fucking mob for my information." - Tycho on Wikipedia.org

Brian

Daltonator · Post by **Daltonator** » 2006-02-02 10:17am

I'll fix it later.

brianeyci · Post by **brianeyci** » 2006-02-02 04:38pm

No problem I wasn't trying to get preferential treatment or anything (and he didn't tell me to post it either), just posting it because it seemed like everybody should know that he'll be MIA for a few days.

Brian

Post by **Dalton** » 2006-02-02 05:01pm

brianeyci wrote:No problem I wasn't trying to get preferential treatment or anything (and he didn't tell me to post it either), just posting it because it seemed like everybody should know that he'll be MIA for a few days.

*shrug* I reactivated his account. No big deal.

GuppyShark · Post by **GuppyShark** » 2006-02-02 06:45pm

Woot! Thanks Dalton.

Trogdor · Post by **Trogdor** » 2006-02-02 06:50pm

Nephtys wrote:I now have an empire map set up (since nobody sent me a fragment, I made it with the help of the Anla'shok).

Should I post it? Or leave it as a secret and allow people to discover each other on their own?

I think we've all discovered each other, even if we don't know the exact location of everybody's territory. I'd be okay with you posting it.

Post by **Dalton** » 2006-02-02 06:59pm

GuppyShark wrote:Woot! Thanks Dalton.

Welcome. NOW GIVE ME ALL YOUR VESSELS.

GuppyShark · Post by **GuppyShark** » 2006-02-02 08:31pm

Uraniun wrote: Also, forward copies of the transmissions preceding the battle last week, explaining how we warned off their vessel well in advance, and that the scout wilfully attempted to violate Earth space despite our advance warnings.

Not a good idea to lie about the Shadows...

Turn 1: Receive message from Earthers, "GTFO"
Turn 2: Three EA warships ambush Scout at the jumpgate as it leaves, turns it into debris.

Nephtys · Post by **Nephtys** » 2006-02-03 12:43am

Behold. The Map.

Now sharpen your diplomacy, kids!

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2006-02-03 01:26am

Who are the "Narm"? Is that a spin on Bruce Boxleitner's "Nyarn" problem? (B5 has some awesome bloopers) Is it a bizarre compulsion to see the Narn suffer the same ignominy that the Mimbari often have?

Otherwise very nicely done.

GuppyShark wrote:
Uraniun wrote: Also, forward copies of the transmissions preceding the battle last week, explaining how we warned off their vessel well in advance, and that the scout wilfully attempted to violate Earth space despite our advance warnings.
Not a good idea to lie about the Shadows...

Turn 1: Receive message from Earthers, "GTFO"
Turn 2: Three EA warships ambush Scout at the jumpgate as it leaves, turns it into debris.

Oh now who's lying IT WAS ONLY TWO SHIPS THAT PUNKED YOUR SHIT BITCH

But seriously, I'm sorry, I forgot to take into account the turn delay.

GuppyShark · Post by **GuppyShark** » 2006-02-03 01:33am

As if I watch replays!

Combat in Whereever

Shadows
Ghost Dead

Earth Alliance
Three Random Punks 100%

That's all I need to know