Mod Squad, need AI help for my new shipset!! - Page 2

ColdSteel · #11 February 26th, 2001, 05:46 PM

Nitram, the race is the only new one I've added and I don't have any other mods in place. I'm really thinking that this is a bug now. A most annoying one at that.

ColdSteel · #12 February 26th, 2001, 07:57 PM

Does anyone know how to make the AI build and use the Kamikaze attack ship class. It always just builds the regular Attack ship designs on every game I've played.

Why are they even in the game if the AI doesn't ever use them?? }

Nitram Draw · #13 February 27th, 2001, 02:17 AM

CS,
Try starting your game and choose your race. Edit it and change ministers to race style and run by computer. Then save the empire. This should work.

God Emperor · #14 March 14th, 2001, 06:15 AM

Bump for Zeno42...

In my earlier discussion, it is worth taking note of the issue about how the ratio is rounded up....

[This message has been edited by God Emperor (edited 14 March 2001).]

Baron Munchausen · #15 March 14th, 2001, 07:09 AM

quote:
Originally posted by ColdSteel:
Does anyone know how to make the AI build and use the Kamikaze attack ship class. It always just builds the regular Attack ship designs on every game I've played.

Why are they even in the game if the AI doesn't ever use them?? }

There needs to be an entry in the *_AI_ConstructionVehicles.txt file telling it to actually build them. The format of the file is reasonably easy to figure out. You just need to add a new entry listing "Kamikaze Attack Ship" to one of the queues. Probably the Attack queue, but maybe the Defense queue? Kamikaze is a desperation tactic... Choose how many planets per ship to be built and make sure to change the number of entries at the top so it knows the new entry is there. You'll see some of them soon enough.

DirectorTsaarx · #16 March 14th, 2001, 04:30 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Baron Munchausen:
There needs to be an entry in the *_AI_ConstructionVehicles.txt file telling it to actually build them. The format of the file is reasonably easy to figure out. You just need to add a new entry listing "Kamikaze Attack Ship" to one of the queues. Probably the Attack queue, but maybe the Defense queue? Kamikaze is a desperation tactic... Choose how many planets per ship to be built and make sure to change the number of entries at the top so it knows the new entry is there. You'll see some of them soon enough.

Of course, the AI then needs to figure out how to use the "Kamikaze" fleet/ship strategy...