Pharacon

Well i like JonnyEntropy plan idea but as for junking the Shipdesign, it would be simple to fix while keeping it intact: First make a ship designer sandbox off the main menu, you get access to all hulls and jewerly.. no weapons/engines etc. so you can make them look cool then jsut slap weapons and stuff on em when you play. Second make it so if you quick the ship designer mid design it remains that way next time you come in. That way if you finish early you can spec out th

Hey nothing wrong with freighter with a truck load of weapons on it. as long as it has enough firepower to smite whatever its fighting on the first round it works like a charm! Q ships rock, early in the game. I found that i can stuff a bunch of guns and engines on them and raise unholy terror on the galaxy for cheap They are kinda like a cheap capita

well guys i havent had time to get around to cranking up the AI, as i have been busy busy for last few days but i am going to as i am feeling pretty comfy on normal level now. so i will report back once i get another game in also i'm not really bragging just thought i would post a tatic i came across see if anyone else was doing things similar. i tried playing normally on harder levels and all i get is the computer owning me so i'm ramping up difficulty slowly <img s

check out the forums you in before posted there is an excellent write up by moosetek, hope this helps you. I can now view and use my ships in GalCiv 2 but having a little issues with the dummies :\ so work continues on that front. #1 by Moosetek13 Monday, April 17, 2006 1:07 PM Trolling Insightful There are a few ways, depending on which files are being used. Some people upload

well i assume that once the mod folder is up and running the authors would simply name all their ships unique names that would eventually fall into a convention.. ie S99_pharacon_tiny1, S99_pharacon_tiny2... etc etc then they would whip up and package with their models a xml file that would be parked in the mod/pharacon folder. then the game would use this when selected... as for where to download the models, check the library for downloads.

my god guys, most of you that posted dont like playing online, but is that a reason to shaft the rest of us? I personally play all sorts of games EXCEPT MMORPG (Mostly Men Online Role Playing Girls) and youmust know that multiplayer is way better then single player can ever be... why? because no matter how long you code and work at an AI its still limited by the scope of its coding.. if it isnt coded to do something its not going to do it! Like for in

ok pounding away at mounting points! if i just place a point in max, checking absolute rotation its 0,0,0. then if i apply 180 to Y, which should flip it upside down, gives an absolute value 0,-180,0 and then move it down to the lower portion of the model. Export, place in game load a game up. Now i can see both mount points and the model. I can attach things to the top no issues what so ever. Then i goto the bottom mount point i try to atta

Hey all i'm power ahead with my tiny hull, using excellent advice i had been able to get it into the game so i can see it! Woohoo!!! Now it has a bunch of dummies on it already so i can see the mounting points but when i attach ANYTHING to the mounting points the whole model disappears and whatever i put on it appears in its place. But on the top where it lists what pieces are making up the ship i can still see the hull. I also had this issu

What we need to do is get 9 different modellers to make the star bases. give each on a different race and then have them make it. This way the starbases come out completly different, plus once you get the core done on each starbase adding the next 3 steps is ez. I think after i get all the bugs worked out my little tiny hull i'm working on i think i will take on the Korx starbases, i think i will go for a capitalist theme.. kinda like blade

sounds like he is having the classic ID ten T problem. This is also indicated by the wording in his post and general syntax. so to some it up his problem is he is a ID10T

hi folks i'm lending a hand to smack down the evil overmind! long live the browncoats!

Quick question what determines S99 prefix before the file name? is that just random if so is there a range? should modder start calling dibs on numbers? because i getting a whole fleet of ships ready togo i got one model ready to be skinned and then inserted into the game. Once i get this model skinned i'm going use it by replacing a preexsisting model. but after that i'm going to write up an xml file and create an installer then upload it t

i would like to see how much influence is being pushed onto a planet. i can see how much the planet is making and then guess vs how much another nearby planet is making but i would like to see th numbers..

Ok here is a quick write up on how i cheesed my way to victory! I was terrans no stats or abilities adjusted, large universe, sparce planets, 5 AI on normal diff etc... Round one built standard stuff as far as planet and sent flagship out looking for planets and sent colony ship another direction. was going to play a pretty standard game when i had a great idea. I quickly set my tax and production spending to max. i turn off socia

Hey if taking out a vastly superior frace i always start by aiming below the belt! the industry button on the map is your friend! Take out 2 or three of their biggest industry centers and they will be screwed! Also take out their home world is a real crippling blow! But it sounds like you are having range issues If i sneak attack i get a me

It zooms in unless tehy spread up. You can also use different camera modes to get different views but normally i just leave it on Top down 1. I just love a fleet logistic 40 with a bunch of tiny hulls! strap some missles on them and fast movement rate and you have nothing to fear but fear itself!

I will agree with lower your taxes to get the bonuses is the best! i use to try to balance max tax vs max effeciency in my production. and i was having issues with my planets flipping. After reading about this on the forums i tried out dropping my tax from 70 to 30 percent... at first i didnt see the point i was strapped for cash my production went south but my peons where happy :\ But about 10 to 20 rounds later i was rolling in the dough my effecienc

Thanks for all the cool info guys. i guess its now up to me to get crackin and model away. i have drawn up a few ideas and will probly be releasing a jewerly pack first then go from there

How about gif files for the avatar? i want my animated Daleck from Doctor Who. png and jpg are static i wish also that you had some sort of drop down so that you can jump to forums instead of having to click the tiny home button then jump to another forum. Also i get issues where the forum post are wider then the frame and the text being white is hard t

So i think this is a no go as Stardock would have animated parts of ships if it was possible. Buuuut is it possible to animate parts of ship models? Like have a rotating dish jewelery? or had a base that rotates and everything attached to it roates with it? Also can you make a new base hull type, instead of the defaults? Like have the defaults plus your that you create, seems to be everyone is just subbing models out for custom ones.<br

yeah this is confusing me too, i thought you could like label one ship as your Flagship their by making it cooler or fast or something... but then i realized that the little survey ship you star out with is nothing but a name label . Too bad you couldnt label a ship as the Flagship maybe get a sensor bonus or +1 to speed or something.. maybe had a neg effect on all

My current game on normal is turning into a real slug fest but after doing a little research on the forums it has been getting easier. Who would have thought i could make more money by lower my tax rate :\ Any how the damn Torians and Archeans are gobbling up the galaxy with massive culture. i was trying to go for a tech win but for some reason i cant

I like the 1 page better! but they are both nice. I think this will appeal to people who buy game mags, i gave up reading them a long time ago when all the games they rate as a MUST BUY! usually sucked! But they are real nice, keep up the good work SD!

i find that on my ships i always have all armor types of a value of at least 1. like if i'm fighting a race that likes beam weapons then i go heavy on the shields and 1 armor and 1 chaff. I do this because the square root of 1 is 1, so i always get two points of damage right off the top whenever my ships get hit! Then my beefed up armor kicks in and takes a big punch out of whatever else is coming at it. I normally have ships that are getting 0 damage

Take your time star dock! i myself play BF2 heavily and the idea of beta patchs that are released are kinda refreshing. i mean you guys in respect to other companys chuck patches out rather quickly! Maybe its the whole publish it yourself thing this game has. PS: I dig the new features in the betas my ships now look super snazy! just wish the medium hull for alteran style mount points where fixed. but other then that no complaints! <br