Cute. [:'(]

<t> There is no difference except for the visual on screen representation, with the exception of Starbases and Carriers which can be 100% and 50% larger than your current max size technology, assuming you meet their other criteria (no engines on bases, 40% of carriers must be flight decks, etc.). Be...

There was also some debate about whether the AI actually uses the adjusted policy files modified by players, when they are placed in the customization folder. Is it confirmed that this now occurs?

Been gone a week or so. Thanks for moving to the Tech Support forum.

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Arcatus<br/> <br/> You should <I><s>[i]</s>never<e>[/i]</e></I> modify any policy in "..\Distant Worlds\Policy"<br/> <br/> All changes must be made in "..\Distant Worlds\customization\yourMod\Policy" <br/> And don't forget to activate your mod in the main game menu...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: tjhkkr<br/> <br/> Agreed, but it is STRANGE that the file attribute would have that affect...<br/> <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <br/> Yes, the file attribute resulting in no armor, etc. is quite strange. It's like having the unexpected attribute resulted in the file bei...

<t> Hmm...<br/> <br/> I think Elliot made a good decision by making the default policy files read-only. If I were in his shoes, I would want any customized race policy files to be loaded through a Mod - aka in the Cutomization folder. I would design it so that using a mod would automatically use the...

<t> I've modified a race policy file and saved it, but of course you can't save it with the same name as the default race policy file since that is now read-only.<br/> <br/> To get around this restriction, I changed the name back to the race name but saved it in the customized them policy folder (Di...

<t> I agree with you Martial Doctor, especially the bit about the uncompetitive AI against experienced players who have made the time committment to master the game's learning curve. The game has such long term replayable potential, but it can only occur if AI development and improvement is continuo...

Anyone tried Star Ruler?

<t> Besides DW, CiV with the VEM mod. <br/> <br/> Waiting for SotS2 to go 1.0 before I dive into it. <br/> <br/> Now and then a little of Matrix's WitE although I do wish it would be moved in the direction of more of a winnable game than an Eastern front simulation with all the restrictions from his...

Vista

Same here.

I believe it is Elliot's intention to add a capabilty for the AI to interpolate between designs, so if a DeathRay is discovered, the AI will create one, assuming there is enough of a gap in OD designs to trigger such a design. We'll have to see how that will work after the next patch.

<t> I haven't yet found the magic elixer either in designing the OD file to get a more directed research path... I too am hoping the next patch fixes this as right now, the AI plays better using it's own designs than using the OD.<br/> <br/> I also just watched my race design build only escort and f...

<t> Here's my Boskara design file, v3. <br/> <br/> This one was developed by doing an entire tech tree play through to get the 'Date Created' property in the proper sequence. While the AI still doesn't really accurately determine which buildable designs are the most advanced, I'm hoping the next pat...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>As far as the reactor power, I agree on the earlier frigates. They are meant to swarm enemies and prevent them from getting away. They often have hiccups in the power which causes their hyperblock to go down and thus giving the enemy a chance to get away. This is only a prob...

<t> I understand. It takes a lot of tweaking to get it right. I've had to do my fair share of it. [:(]<br/> <br/> What I was referring to were designs with 1 Fusion Reactor and 8 Assault Blasters along with engines, shields, etc.. I looked at the designs with all technology researched which should m...

<t> Hi Falokis,<br/> <br/> Thanks for the human OD file. I took a brief look at a a few designs and they look pretty good. The naming by itself must have taken quite a while. <br/> [:)]<br/> A suggestion - You may want to revisit the power levels of some of your designs. Reactors need to generate en...

Thanks for the wonderful support Elliot! I've never encountered a strategy game with this much long term potential. [&o]