Building minors ships after membership

Post by **chmr621** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:26 am

I don't know if this has been addressed before but why can't you build the minor race ships after they join you?

Post by **zorkedup** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:15 pm

Would be cool, if possible

Post by **thunderchero** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:44 am

I have edited topic name for this post,

To all coders could we change "built by" for ships, to "needed race on system"? The same way structure are?

If so this might allow majors to build minor ships when they are members?

thunderchero

Post by **Halodude450** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:45 am

Now that would be awesome! I think i see a new mod coming soon....

Post by **DCER** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:19 am

thunderchero wrote:I have edited topic name for this post,

To all coders could we change "built by" for ships, to "needed race on system"? The same way structure are?

If so this might allow majors to build minor ships when they are members?

thunderchero

I'd say yes. But systems with minors that have no ships would crash the game.

Post by **thunderchero** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:20 am

DCER wrote:I'd say yes. But systems with minors that have no ships would crash the game.

No problem all races would have ships.

thunderchero

Post by **DCER** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:20 am

thunderchero wrote:
DCER wrote:I'd say yes. But systems with minors that have no ships would crash the game.
No problem all races would have ships.

thunderchero

In that case it's very simple to do.

Go to 0xF3196 in trek.exe and change 8A 46 4C to 8A 46 44

But you also need to know that Botf will crash if at any time there are less than 2 ships available (I thought it was 1 but I was wrong).

If you have less than 2 ships in the list you'll get this error in crash.log:

File: scrllbar.c, Line: 288, minValue < maxValue

On the other hand adding a generic colony ship and troop transporter to every minor race is a must now, since you won't be able to build versions of your own empire in minor race systems.

Have fun!

Post by **thunderchero** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:52 am

Damn I got to work today.

But will try it tonight

I wonder if you subjagate a major race system, you should be able to build that majors ships

this could give major twist on things.

Thanks DCER

thunderchero

Post by **Gh0st** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:22 am

that sounds awesome. i already try do add ships to all minors but the mass of balancing all those stats wipe me

Post by **chmr621** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:38 am

This does sound awesome im glad i asked the question now lol

Post by **thunderchero** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:08 am

I am not sure what mod it will go in to, But I am sure it will find it's way into one of them.

thunderchero

Post by **eber3** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:09 am

I hope you guys pull this off, it would be awesome.

Post by **thunderchero** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:09 pm

I plan on testing once all ships have been entered (125 new id's)
on minors all discriptions are something like "This is a minor race raider. DO NOT TRANSLATE THIS TEXT."

So I ask can a discription be given to each ship? or would this be an option or required?

EDIT; Did some testing and descriptions for minors would be pointless due to they do not show in research screen.

thunderchero

Post by **Osk** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:01 am

and would making the computer identifying them as a race with their own ships stop them from building the major race ships?

Post by **DCER** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:08 am

These changes don't change AI behaviour, it only changes players selection of ships. The AI will still build only their own ships.