Error Correction Mod 5

[thunderchero]

or maybe better, reverse them.
"Combat being resolved automatically.
Please wait to observe the remainder of this battle."
"The fate of your fleet is still to be determined"

[Spocks-cuddly-tribble]

Revised easter-egg systems for the ECM starname.bin (810 random names):

starname.zip

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or maybe better, reverse them.
"Combat being resolved automatically.
Please wait to observe the remainder of this battle."
"The fate of your fleet is still to be determined"

I changed my mind, would you mind implementing this for the next update?

But there is still more of these message bugs in automatic battle (without 3D mode).

[thunderchero]

Auto combat message destroyed fix

change lexicon id 1142 "Your forces have been eliminated" -> "The fate of your fleet is still to be determined"

and apply patch below.

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NAME: Auto combat message destroyed fix
AUTHOR: thunderchero
DESC: ships may not be destroyed when they retreat from 3-way combat 
DESC: NOTICE; lexicon 1142 needs to be changed to complete fix
DESC: patch file name: Auto combat message destroyed fix.patch
URL: https://www.armadafleetcommand.com/onscreen/botf/viewtopic.php?p=60287#p60287
TAG: 

# >>  = vanilla/original value

# <<  = new value


# switch lexicon display order

>> 0x0071cbd 32 00
<< 0x0071cbd 76 04

>> 0x0071cc8 76 04
<< 0x0071cc8 32 00

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[Spocks-cuddly-tribble]

Back in the day, a review of 'the expendables 1' said something like: "A fist in the eye or a knife between the ribs is worth a thousand words."
So only edit lexicon 1142 to "Once more unto the breach...." and keep the old code/order.

Above new ECM vs. patch (not used in ECM) bottom:

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[justanick]

Ship names are a bit strange. I can have a Light Cruiser USS Enterprise, a Command Cruiser USS Enterprise and Dreadnought USS Enterprise all at the same time. Since they all are a different class they have no A, B or possibly C as they would have if ships of the same class are built and built again.

Also i can get a USS Defiant that is not Defiant class, but rather Constellation. So that is Heavy Destroyer instead of Heavy Escort. Stranger still, i get a Heavy Escort USS Defiant A when the only USS Defiant ever built was a Heavy Destroyer.

Edit: It appears that both Constellation Class and Defiant Class both use the ship names of Group 4, while Group 8 is unused.

[Spocks-cuddly-tribble]

both Constellation Class and Defiant Class both use the ship names of Group 4, while Group 8 is unused.

I already edited group 0 (unused 'UPN invalid') with 30 names for defiant class ships and removed the name Defiant from the Constellation list for you.

As workaround for the Enterprise issue I added C, D & E as part of the name (same as the Enterprise-X).
Will look ugly in later list iterations (e.g. Enterprise-E A), but for most games its an improvement, I think.

Also added canon desciptions for some stations in shiplist.sst (e.g. Federation Spacedock class Starbase instead of Starbase class Starbase).

Plus easter-egg systems removed from the starname.bin (795 random names). Only 'Classified' remains.


Canon descriptions for three stations (displayed in research screen -> object database):

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[justanick]

Group 8 = fed scout

So far the Group 7 was the Oberth Class. With the exception of the unused Group 8 all groups had the ship naming the class in their list.

As workaround for the Enterprise issue I added C, D & E as part of the name (same as the Enterprise-X).
Will look ugly in later list iterations (e.g. Enterprise-E A), but for most games its an improvement, I think.

Yes, that would seem to be the most reasonable compromise. The more expensive ships are less likely to exceed 30 ships built.

[Spocks-cuddly-tribble]

I went on with custom random names for Outposts and Starbases: (shared by all empires, and thus rather neutral)

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List of random names: (60 for Outposts, 30 for Starbases)

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-> Outposts:

Outpost 76
Defense Station 47
Gamma 7 Outpost
Sierra Station VI
Delta Outpost 11
Outpost 14
DS-Station 23
Epsilon Outpost 8
Regula Station 3
Outpost Seran T-1
Outpost 52
Defense Outpost 9
Station Gamma 2
Outpost Sierra II
Delta Station 6 
Outpost 38
DS-Outpost 74
Epsilon Station IX
Regula One
Seran Station T-5
Outpost 17
Defense Station 83
Gamma 11 Outpost
Sierra Station III
Delta Outpost 6
Outpost 45
DS-Station 77
Epsilon Outpost 15
Regula Station 9
Outpost Seran T-4
Outpost 5
Defense Outpost 16
Station Gamma 8
Outpost Sierra IV
Delta Station 10
Outpost 98
DS-Outpost 57
Epsilon Station 11
Regula Seven
Seran Station T-8
Outpost 9
Defense Station 22
Gamma 4 Outpost
Sierra Station V
Delta Outpost 48
Outpost 19
DS-Station 23
Epsilon Outpost 11
Regula Station 6
Outpost Seran T-7
Outpost 55
Defense Outpost 18
Station Gamma 4
Outpost Sierra XI
Delta Station 5
Outpost 69
DS-Outpost 15
Epsilon Station V
Regula Beta
Seran Station T-1


-> Starbases:

Starbase 11
Command Base Alpha
Deep Space 4
Starbase 257
DSS K-7 Delta
Starbase Iota
Command Base 39
Starbase 515
Deep Space 10
Starbase Ypsilon
Command Base 6
Starbase Sigma
Starbase 375
Starbase Zeta
Deep Space 29
Starbase 47
Starbase Beta
Starbase 683
Starbase Omega
Command Base 41
Deep Space 18
Starbase Kappa
Starbase 76
Starbase Lambda
Starbase 13
Starbase Omikron
Deep Space 31
Starbase 93
Starbase Theta
Command Base 805

So far the Group 7 was the Oberth Class.

You're right, interchanged names in groups 7/8 is an error inherited from the vanilla shipname.bin. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

E.g. Grissom (first Oberth on-screen) and Tsiolkovsky added to group 7 to fix this in ECM.

ECM keeps the revised and unused group 8 with many of the remaining BotF default names for possible continued use from modders.

[Spocks-cuddly-tribble]

Another issue inherited from the vanilla lexicon.dic is the unrecognizability of the federation win great battle message:

Federation Victory/Defeat in Battle (great, medium, small) - Morale Messages:

781 "The victory in sector %s has raised the enthusiasm of Federation citizens." -> all other empires say "great victory"
791 "The victory in sector %s is the lead story in most civilian news services."
786 "Spirits on the home front were raised somewhat by the victory in sector %s."

712 "Anti-war demonstrations are more frequent since the defeat in sector %s."
727 "Our military leaders have been ridiculed since the defeat in sector %s."
722 "Federation citizens are mildly displeased by our defeat in sector %s."

ECM suggestions:

781 "The great victory in sector %s has raised the enthusiasm of the citizens." -> great

Or alternatively:

781 "The great victory in sector %s is the lead story in civilian news services" -> great
791 "Our victory in sector %s has raised the enthusiasm of Federation citizens." -> medium

Rather important since the federation depends on winning battles to compensate morale losses due to the invasion penalty.
Hence the federation win battle morale bonuses are larger than the most other empire's in vanilla/ECM:

Morale Chart: https://www.armadafleetcommand.com/botf/morale-chart
Battle size: viewtopic.php?p=17718#p17718