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Minor race attitudes!
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 10:48 am
by Mentat
In UE we have a nice listing of all Minor race attitudes when you alter stbof.res with it. The point is, it doesn't seem to change the attitudes for real? Could this be connected with a setting in Trek.exe? Since either in UDM3.0.0 or in my add on, the Maquis/Bajorans are neutral to the Cardassians instead of hostile/engraged.
Is the entire demanour more dependent on the type of personality?
e.g.: The "warlike" Risans seem to hate anybody but the Federation, who they have the best hostility setting with(receptive).
While hostile set Maquis/Bajor just goes to neutral with Cardassia ingame, because they are only deceptive/spiritual?
Edit: I am doing some tests atm. with various combinations of Attitude and Personality, its seems that it might be connected with that.
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 11:37 am
by DCER
The only reason it would not work is if the entry names in aiminor.bin and/or trek.exe are wrong. Run Check Integrity, if it doesn't mention aiminor.bin then trek.exe is broken. This is mod specific and setting attitudes works in normal circumstances.
EDIT:
just checked and trek.exe has races listed in the wrong order. This means when you edit Ferengi you're actually editing T'Lani. I'll add code to UE to auto-fix it.
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 1:06 pm
by Mentat
Thanks a lot DCER! This really makes me think to better get into Hexediting after all, ... your help is highly appreciated though.
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 12:40 am
by thunderchero
DCER wrote:just checked and trek.exe has races listed in the wrong order. This means when you edit Ferengi you're actually editing T'Lani. I'll add code to UE to auto-fix it.
I thought I got them in the right order. I guess I was wrong
sorry
thunderchero
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 3:39 am
by DCER
It happens.
Sorry I haven't done the fix yet, just had to take my new - one month old - laptop to the shop. It won't turn on any more.
Computers don't seem to like me at all. the one I'm at now has a display problem. the colors are out of whack. One moment everything is fine, the next the red is the new black, cyan is the new white and where you should have a smooth transition of a color from dark to brighter, you get a rainbow. And taking this old one to the shop would cost me half of a new one - more than it would be worth working properly. And based on previous experience it would just die a month after a 400eur service anyway.
So, anyway if anyone else feels a bit down, I found these two to be cheering me up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIX0I2F-CO0
They have some funny songs
Re: Minor race attitudes!
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:18 pm
by Kurn
I still don't understand exactly what difference it makes when I change the personality of a minor race.
For example: I played the Cardassians. The Trill attitude is icy and their personality is peaceful. I hailed a Trill ship at first contact. It fled and next turn they declared war. Also Trill built a lot of OBs.
Re: Minor race attitudes!
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:55 pm
by thunderchero
personality;
would be the race in general is "peaceful". each type of personality has a different value and is used in many calculations.
attitude/hostility
Is how a minor race views a major race. this only effect starting attitude on first contact. but is also used in diplomacy calculations.
(but I never understood, if it is truly "first contact" everything should be neutral). but I guess it would have been difficult to code AI adaptable depending on game play. so they used preconceived/known minor race attitude.
Re: Minor race attitudes!
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 10:50 am
by Kurn
thunderchero wrote: ↑Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:55 pm
personality;
would be the race in general is "peaceful". each type of personality has a different value and is used
in many calculations.
Which calculations? I found only bribe/gifts.
thunderchero wrote: ↑Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:55 pm
(but I never understood, if it is truly "first contact" everything should be neutral). but I guess it would have been difficult to code AI adaptable depending on game play. so they used preconceived/known minor race attitude.
You might be right.
If the Bajorans/Bolians/Vulcans would be neutral to the Cardassians, they might become allies, when the Bajorans/Bolians/Vulcans had many OBs, even if the Cardassians already exploit many weak minor races. It would be difficult to believe the Bajorans/Bolians/Vulcans would be pleased with their membership after knowing about the cruel methods of the Cardassians.
Re: Minor race attitudes!
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 9:29 am
by Spocks-cuddly-tribble
Kurn wrote: ↑Tue Jul 10, 2018 10:50 am
thunderchero wrote: ↑Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:55 pmeach type of personality has a different value and is used
in many calculations.
Which calculations? I found only bribe/gifts.
You have to dig for them in the asm code. They never got posted, analysed and tested due to primitive, time consuming coding with unsatisfying modding options. Anyhow, below come a few code switches, but only some of the 'pacifist' checks appear to hold real significance.
My last game (except for tests) was way back in early 2007 (the same applies to any other computer gaming), but there is some behavioral anomalies with minors IIRC. E.g. Mintakans offering membership on first contact despite of insufficient sympathy and these:
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3033&p=6051#p6051
Code: Select all
AUTO:00429E6D cmp ebx, 2 ; pacifist?
AUTO:00429EB5 cmp ebx, 3 ; deceptive?
AUTO:0042A093 cmp ebx, 2 ; pacifist?
AUTO:0042A098 cmp ebx, 3 ; deceptive?
AUTO:0042986E cmp edx, 2 ; pacifist?
AUTO:00429873 cmp edx, 3 ; deceptive?
AUTO:00415742 cmp dword ptr [ebx+4], 2 ; pacifist?
AUTO:00415296 cmp esi, 2 ; pacifist?
AUTO:00414A81 cmp dword ptr [eax+4], 2 // pacifist? -> no Raid/Harass ship tasks
4 byte integer modifiers for minor personalities 0-4: (random switch between the two datafields?)
ds:58BBF0
ds:58BC04
8 byte float modifiers for minor personalities 0-4:
ds:58BC18
4 byte float modifiers for minor personalities 0-4:
ds:58C284
ds:58C298
default values of all floats are always the same for all personalities