Newb questions

[smitty]

Two questions about the game.

1. To create a empire for use with PBW, is it true I have to pretend to start a new game, define my empire, save it and then I can quit the new game process and go find my EMP file?

2. Once you are playing a game I see a 'Save Empire' option there near the 'Save Game' option. It may seem obvious but what is the purpose of that? Is what saved different depending on when you save it?

Thanks,
Smitty

[Gandalph]

Originally posted by smitty:
Two questions about the game.

1. To create a empire for use with PBW, is it true I have to pretend to start a new game, define my empire, save it and then I can quit the new game process and go find my EMP file?

Yes, you can also actually start the game, make some changes under empire options, then save the empire. You will find it in the empires folder under SE4 or whatever mod you might be using.

2. Once you are playing a game I see a 'Save Empire' option there near the 'Save Game' option. It may seem obvious but what is the purpose of that? Is what saved different depending on when you save it?

The only real advantage, that I know of, is you can get into the research tree far enough to have several ships designed, then you can save your designs with your empire. This also allows you to save your empire with it's accumulated empire points, though I have seen no real advantage there.

[ April 04, 2003, 14:57: Message edited by: Gandalph ]

[oleg]

Originally posted by smitty:
Two questions about the game.

2. Once you are playing a game I see a 'Save Empire' option there near the 'Save Game' option. It may seem obvious but what is the purpose of that? Is what saved different depending on when you save it?

Thanks,
Smitty

For example, you want to change AI files for some race and want that particular AI player in your next game. The best way is to save empire file of a randomly generated AI !

[Grandpa Kim]

from Gandalph

...you can also actually start the game, make some changes under empire options, then save the empire.

If you have changed some files, like colony types or strategies, this is the thing to do. Let one turn roll by and all your personalized files will be initialized with your empire. I use this technique all the time.

[Fyron]

Originally posted by Grandpa Kim:
If you have changed some files, like colony types or strategies, this is the thing to do. Let one turn roll by and all your personalized files will be initialized with your empire. I use this technique all the time.

That's the best way to use the Ultimate Strategies Mod (linked in sig), as there seems to be little interest in using it for PBW games. You can get an empire file with a lot of custom strategies to start with, and then work from there customizing them to your heart's content.

[ April 06, 2003, 05:19: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

[Atrocities]

You know something, I have created an empire that is maxed out on production, setting the settings to the max and using the available racial traits.

What I have noticed is that this race does not build any faster than my race that is set up for normal PBW games. IE not maxed out on production.

Why is that? Why does the game not use the bonues?