Idea for a Forward Supply Base

[President_Elect_Shang]

I was working on my TC and thought about this very problem [supplies] a little more. I have come up with one solution which I will be including when I get the needed patches. I wanted to share it here so others could use it as well. Seems like a pretty simple idea but I haven�t seen it before so:

Code:

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Name                                            := Forward Supply Base

Description                                     := Blah blah� less capable� blah blah� must supply it first�

Facility Group                                  := Resupply

XFile Class Name                                := Resupply Depot

Picture Number                                  := 22

Maximum Level                                   := 1

Tonnage Space Taken Formula                     := 1000

Tonnage Structure Formula                       := // Set for your mod

Cost Minerals Formula                           := // Set for your Mod. See Note 1.

Cost Organics Formula                           := 0

Cost Radioactives Formula                       := 0

Number Of Requirements                          := 1

Requirements Evaluation Availability            := AND

Requirements Evaluation Allows Placement        := TRUE

Requirements Evaluation Allows Usage            := TRUE

Requirement 1 Description                       := //Set for your mod. 

Requirement 1 Formula                           := // Set for your mod.

Number of Abilities                             := 4

Ability 1 Type                                  := Supply Storage

Ability 1 Description                           := Holds [%Amount1%] units of supply.

Ability 1 Scope                                 := Space Object

Ability 1 Range Formula                         := 0

Ability 1 Amount 1 Formula                      := // See note 2.

Ability 1 Amount 2 Formula                      := 0

Ability 2 Type                                  := Ordnance Storage

Ability 2 Description                           := Holds [%Amount1%] units of ordnance.

Ability 2 Scope                                 := Space Object

Ability 2 Range Formula                         := 0

Ability 2 Amount 1 Formula                      := // See note b2.

Ability 2 Amount 2 Formula                      := 0

Ability 3 Type                                  := Remote Supply Distribution

Ability 3 Description                           := Blah blah.

Ability 3 Scope                                 := System - This Player

Ability 3 Range Formula                         := 0

Ability 3 Amount 1 Formula                      := // About ten turns, see note 2.

Ability 3 Amount 2 Formula                      := 0

Ability 4 Type                                  := Remote Ordnance Distribution

Ability 4 Description                           := Blah blah

Ability 4 Scope                                 := System - This Player

Ability 4 Range Formula                         := 0

Ability 4 Amount 1 Formula                      := // About ten turns, see note 2.

Ability 4 Amount 2 Formula                      := 0

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Note 1: Set this for your mod, I set it so the facility could be built in one turn flat.

Note 2: I set the storage capacity so that if the Forward Supply Base is fully loaded it will spend those supplies up after ten turns (one year). You may want to use different values. Now supply trains won�t need to run as far to reload and fleets won�t need to rotate as far either. I haven�t tested this, my TC isn�t to the point where I can. However since it is a rather simple facility I can�t see any reason why it shouldn�t work.

Edited so you don�t have to scroll the page.

[Spectarofdeath]

Whats your TC going to be?

[President_Elect_Shang]

It is based off of StarFire 3rd Edition with house rules and a few other changes caused by SE5 restrictions.

[Suicide Junkie]

Note:
Email malfador first; storage (other than cargo) abilities don't work on planets.
Its one of the things hurting GGmod.

[Spectarofdeath]

Ahhh cool, Loved those books.

[President_Elect_Shang]

@ SJ: You mean its not working on the planet or its not working on facilities? I�m sure you mean facilities but I don�t want to assume anything.

@ SoD: The books were good; not the last one though. The Shiva Option read like it was rushed to print. Anyway the books and the game are very close. Weber guided StarFire when it was still under the ownership of Task Force Games. So yes you will be able to create your own epic or recreate some of the epic engagements; within reason that is. I am working within the bounds of SE5 so I can�t follow canon to a T. I really hope this will open up to MP games and we will see some of the closet writers here construct min-novels based on those games. There is even an SE4 game that has been going on for several years if I recall correctly. Now imagine that with this TC!

[Spectarofdeath]

So are you a Weber fab? I guess it would be kinda hard to play a game like SEIV or SEV and not be one..... lol Supposedly there's another one on the way, but from what I know DW isn't involved in it, just Steve White and someone else. Next we just need a Dahak TC and a HH TC!!

[President_Elect_Shang]

I�ll leave those TC�s to someone else! I heard there is another book out too but have not heard a projected release date. I�m not really a DW fan, I was playing StarFire before he came along and remade it. I read the books because I prefer the version of the game he created over the prior version.