Next big thing

Suicide Junkie · #1 September 17th, 2001, 07:57 PM

Many things have been created for SE4: Mods, PBW, scenarios, maps, even PBEM and LAN helpers.

What problems are still unsolved?
What should the next advance be?

Write it, and they shall come...

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-<Download V2.3b>- (Fixed rare RCE from AI; just extract to your SE4 folder)
--<Download my HomeComing scenario>- (For P&N v2.3b)
--<P&N V2 AI patch>- (V2 only, for the AIs included in ZIPs from v2.0 to v2.3, prevents rare RCEs)
-<Download P&N Classic>- (The final release of P&N v1.x, just extract to your SE4 folder)
-<Download compatible EMPs for P&N v1.2 through v1.7>-
-<Download SJs latest AI Patcher>-
-<Download my FTL propulsion map>- (ships can travel FTL StarTrek/B5/StarWars style)
-<Download my LAN helper>- (Auto-searches for new turns on a filesharing-enabled LAN)
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mac5732 · #2 September 17th, 2001, 09:11 PM

Tactical ground combat, maybe similiar to the old system used in SSI's Star General or at least along those lines.

just some ideas mac

chewy027 · #3 September 17th, 2001, 09:15 PM

I think you guys have done pretty much everything you can aside from making hard code changes, and of course thats on MM to do.

Has anyone ever heard anything about an expansion pack?

Lemmy · #4 September 17th, 2001, 11:03 PM

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Has anyone ever heard anything about an expansion pack?

well, there the TDM-modpack for example, which you can dowload somewhere around here you'll also find many other expansion packs there, all free

[This message has been edited by LemmyM (edited 17 September 2001).]

chewy027 · #5 September 17th, 2001, 11:40 PM

thanks lemmy but i was thinking more like big features that needed hard coding something we'd pay for

i haven't posted in a while but i have been checking in from time to time so i have most of the latest stuff mod wise

Suicide Junkie · #6 September 18th, 2001, 04:09 AM

Is there anything on the order of :Mods, PBW, scenarios, maps, even PBEM and LAN helpers?
Auxiliary programs, moddable stuff, that sort of thing; not hardcode changes.

Puke · #7 September 18th, 2001, 07:12 AM

well, im still trying to work up a viable option for a multiplayer scenario where different types of races have to rely on trade with each other (resource races and construction races, or planetbased races and spaceborne races). It was originally inspired by Kodos's corporations concept, and im going to try to support some of the basic functionality in the PCM mod, but there is alot still to be worked out.

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dogscoff · #8 September 18th, 2001, 09:29 AM

I suggested a SE4 spin off game (ie space invaders using images from the pictures/race directory=-) to kill time between turns but everyone hated the idea and it sank w/out a trace=-(

There's a thread about it somewhere but I'll be damnd if I can find it...

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Lemmy · #9 September 18th, 2001, 02:00 PM

i think there already is something for AI research, i think it was called a tech queue modder, it should be somewhere in the archive.

this weekend i made a tech-tree browser, maybe i'll expand it to a full tech mod tool, but i don't think i'll have the time to do it anytime soon.

dogscoff · #10 September 18th, 2001, 02:52 PM

How about an update client gizmo that looks through your game directories & works out what Version of each mod / race you are using by looking at the readme files (or Matryx's modinfo file format, or a specially designed new file format).

It then goes Online (using the URLs listed in the readme / modinfo file) and checks to see if there are more up to date Versions available for download. A big "Automatically Download & Install" button would be handy at this point.

It would probably require that racemakers / modders put a special file in their zips which points to another special file on their website, which in turn details Version numbers and file locations for the update client program.

Or is this just sad?

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[This message has been edited by dogscoff (edited 18 September 2001).]