Borg cubes in game at the same time

[Kurn]

Hello,
how can I control the number of borg cubes in game at the same time?
I would like to have only one cube at the same time for all difficulty level.

[Spocks-cuddly-tribble]

You need to modify two code sequences:


1.) Borg random event
viewtopic.php?f=194&p=10788#p10788

Difficulty case switch 1-5 (5=impossible)
cmp number_of_cubes -> 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / no check -> (jg ->exit no cube)

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number_of_cubes checks:
44F324      cmp    ds: 58FDE0, 1  // 0x4E72A
44F337      cmp    ds: 58FDE0, 2  // 0x4E737
44F34A      cmp    ds: 58FDE0, 4  // 0x4E74A
44F35D      cmp    ds: 58FDE0, 8  // 0x4E75D

As told these are jg checks i.e. setting all four to 0 will work up to 'hard' but not for impossible since there is no limiting code on that level.


2.) Copies after system destruction
viewtopic.php?f=230&t=1273&p=49961#p27201

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44F635                 cmp    ds:58FDE0, 10h //exit if 16 or more cubes in game(redundant)

It's a jge check i.e. 0x4EA3B -> 01 will prevent any cube reproduction (the cube who just has killed the system triggers the jump to exit).



Also the new ECM patch post holds a link to the 'Keep AI Federation from declaring War on Minor Races (Fix)' you requested:
viewtopic.php?f=30&p=50938#p50911


And if you are interested here are test patches for AI to colonize more systems and building more stations:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3668&p=51214#p51214

[Kurn]

Thanks for your answer, SCT.
I modified as you recommended.

Also the new ECM patch post holds a link to the 'Keep AI Federation from declaring War on Minor Races (Fix)' you requested:
viewtopic.php?f=30&p=50938#p50911

Wow! Great news! I'm looking forward to observe how this will work in game.
Thank you, Code Master!