single player team play game

[thunderchero]

Hi Everyone,

Tethys and I were talking and he had an idea of a single player "team play" game

human player would start game with alliance with 1 or more races. The other races that are left could also be aligned or left unknown.

here is how you would start single player team play game

first thing the trek.exe needs to be patched.

!!! Warning !!!
this patch will allow host of Multi-player game to start game before all player select race.

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NAME: single player team play game 
AUTHOR: thunderchero
DESC: This patch will allow a single player team play game 
DESC: patch file name: teamplay.patch
URL: https://www.armadafleetcommand.com/onscreen/botf/viewtopic.php?p=53562#p53562
TAG: 
 
# >>  = vanilla/original value

# <<  = new value


>> 0x000c0bc3 01 75 c3
>> 0x000c0bcd 01
>> 0x000c0bd1 66 85 c0
>> 0x000c0bfd 76 44
>> 0x000c0c03 75 84

<< 0x000c0bc3 00 90 90
<< 0x000c0bcd 00
<< 0x000c0bd1 90 90 90
<< 0x000c0bfd 90 90
<< 0x000c0c03 90 90 

teamplay.patch

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start "new multi player game"

in multi player screen "see image"
select "host"
select "network"
add any info in "game name"
add any info in "player name"
select "TCP/IP" (leave "enter host address" window blank)
select "connect"

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in configuration screen "see image"
select in victory conditions "team play"
configure other setting any way you want
select "Accept"

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in empire selection screen "see image"
set up the teams you want to have an alliances
select race you will play
select "accept"

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with the selection screen above I will play Federation and would have an alliance with Klingon AI.
also Cardassians AI, Ferengi AI and Romulans AI would all be in an alliance.

turn 1 main map

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turn 1 diplomacy screen

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After game starts you should edit saved game to single player game so saved game will load easier.

open saved game with UE
select edit/game/game info

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in "type" dropdown menu change "Multi-Player" to "Single-Player"

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and save

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Now how long will AI go before breaking the alliance?

But it might be an interesting way to play...

enjoy
thunderchero

[Spocks-cuddly-tribble]

A nice variant.

Now how long will AI go before breaking the alliance?

Legitimate question. To ensure this will work as intended one could force always max AI sympathy within teams and min towards opponents. If too complicated at least the starting values similar to the vendetta code.

[thunderchero]

A nice variant.

Now how long will AI go before breaking the alliance?

Legitimate question. To ensure this will work as intended one could force always max AI sympathy within teams and min towards opponents. If too complicated at least the starting values similar to the vendetta code.

I have been looking at the AI sympathy lately and it looks like team play uses the domination code. It is possible to force vendetta code but vendetta table would need to be edited every time.

unless you have some other ideas...

[Tethys]

At 0x688F change 72 to 4F

This skips Domination and Vendetta modes, and all Majors seem to use Vendetta sympathy (enraged). I don't think this is a viable code change.

At 0x688A change 57 to 08

This seems to skip loading of Vendetta sympathy value while preserving the Vendetta enemy feature. Additionally, this change allows the vendetta enemies to now utilize the value located at 0x6893 B8 08 00 00 00 (worshipful). This seems to be a more viable code change. Vendetta enemies are now Vendetta allies, so your table would need to be rewritten accordingly.

[Spocks-cuddly-tribble]

unless you have some other ideas...

I was imagining a code setting the values when selecting the teams and later on blocking any codes altering empire to empire sympathy by changing the responsible sub(s) to a simple return.

But the first part feels more like a CC code project....

[thunderchero]

I did a test with 3 AI races allied and all start as enthusiastic and they broke alliances before turn 35.

So I doubt if there is a way to keep AI in an alliance, they just have there own objectives.