design pb : boarding ships and multiple fighters

[oleg]

Does anybody know if design names can be used in construction_units.txt file ? It seems like it is restricted to design types only

[Gandalph]

Originally posted by oleg:
Does anybody know if design names can be used in construction_units.txt file ? It seems like it is restricted to design types only

One of my races uses 2 different WP's and calls for them by name in the construction_units.txt file. The race definately builds both designs, but I cannot tell you whether calling for them by name is the reason.

[trooper]

I was wrong, the first item was constructed, not the second.

Thanks for your answers, it's gonna be a terrific AI...

[oleg]

Originally posted by Gandalph:

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Originally posted by oleg:
Does anybody know if design names can be used in construction_units.txt file ? It seems like it is restricted to design types only

One of my races uses 2 different WP's and calls for them by name in the construction_units.txt file. The race definately builds both designs, but I cannot tell you whether calling for them by name is the reason.

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Well, Construction_units.txt does NOT use names The call for item should use standard unit names otherwise it is ignored. I also had a situation where two different WP designs were build but it is a consequence of "rotating ship design" - for description see the current AI Deathmatch Contest topic.
Pitty. I was hoping to make a most formidable planet defence for Proportions AI.

[Rexxx]

Quote from the unit_construction-file:
On each turn, this file will be processed (if it exists), and units will be added to all planetary construction queues which:
1. Are not currently busy.
2. Those planets which have reached maximum facilities.
3. The amount consumed per turn won't reduce the empire's resources to zero.

In mid- and endgame quite frequently lots of planets met these criteria. Has anyone figured out how the AI decides on which planets it will actually built units?

[ March 20, 2003, 15:17: Message edited by: Rexxx ]

[trooper]

I'm always at the same point when dealing with my two figters design. It seems that calling the ship name and not the design name in the construction_vehicles.txt file doesn't work indeed.

Anybody know how to built two different fighters, or is it an impossible mission ?

[oleg]

Did you do as I advised ? It certainly worked for my Proportions' Krill. Take a look, but you need to install the latest Proportions (2.5.3)
There should be no problems with calling names in construction_vehicles file, it is construction_units that still uses types only.

[trooper]

If i've understood everything, you've used rotating design for fighters in TDM krill AI : it means the AI builds two types of fighters, with different sizes. So it's impossible to build fighters of the same size with different components ? that's a pity.

Krills don't use design names in their AI files, at least not for fighters.

[oleg]

Not TDM Krill, but Proportions Krill
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1046954324.zip

Take a look, they usually build about 150 "strike fighters", then switch to "fighters" and "bombers" Size does not matter All is done by design names for fighters with different weapons !

[Atraikius]

The TDM-Krill are using Design Names for fighters; Interceptor, and Bomber.