Mount Mod for v1.78

[AJC]

I posted my Mount mod I used during beta testing. If you try it - I am interested in feedback !

http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin...;f=50;t=000002

Whats in this Mod:

Mount Modification for Base game. No technology changes. However technology will have to be researched to discover the new mounts.

Ships become much tougher in this mod. I compensated by incorporating miniturization into all of the advanced weapon mounts. To look at the mod look at the CompEnhancement.txt file. This file can be found in:

Space Empires IV\MountMod-AJC\Data\CompEnhancement.txt

Note:
Shield Generator mounts come in two types, the first level will only require you to research level 3 shields before the 1st generation shield mounts come into play for bases, 400+ KT ships and 200+ KT weapon platforms.

Some components will require research before new mounts are available. I.E. Shields level 3 and level 6, Armor level 6, Point defense 5

The following base technologies are required to activate most of the mounts :

-Advanced Military Science a Minimum level 4; up to level 6
-Physics 4
-Computers 6
-Applied Research 3

List of New Mounts:
2 types of Shield mounts, Armor mount, Improved Weapon mounts, Improved Weapons and Point Defense (using mounts), Seeker Mount, Miniturization of Components.

[ August 15, 2002, 07:48: Message edited by: AJC ]

[gregebowman]

I'm still new to this game, so I have to ask this. If i wanted to incorporate your mod into another one, how would I do it? Let's say I want to use your mod with the TDM mod. how do I combine them?

[oleg]

Download his zip file, unzip, then copy CompEnhancement.txt from MountMod-AJC\Data\ folder to TDM-modpack\Data. It might be a good idea to back up original CompEnhancement.txt
Now, when you start with TDM, you can use these new mounts.

[gregebowman]

Thanks a lot. i'll try that when I get home tonight.

[AJC]

I would suggest making a copy of TDM and just renaming it slightly. Then put the mount mod , CompEnhancements.txt into the TDM mods Data folder. that way you dont affect your original TDM mod in any way.

If you use it , please let me know how it goes I am very interested!

thanks

[ August 16, 2002, 03:57: Message edited by: AJC ]

[zen.]

Sounds interesting...didn't know that mounts could be researched! Do the mounts work with Standard/TDM AI or require new AI files?

zen