<r> Check out the awesome death ray from <LINK link="http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3038273&mpage=1&key=gloom&#3170433"><s>[link=http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3038273&mpage=1&key=gloom&#3170433]</s>tyrador's (excellent) gloom effects<e>[/link]</e></LINK> (The original link ...

<t> Hi Antarian. Unfortunately the phaser graphics are hard-coded into the engine and cannot be modded. I believe this will be changed in the Universe standalone expansion. As for Death Rays, the color at least is easily changed by altering the hue of ...\Distant Worlds\images\effects\weapons\beam_4 ...

<t> What is odd is that ships without proximity arrays can still track targets moving in hyperspace. The range appears to work as described above, but what exactly is the % figure figuring? I've been wondering if this has to do with accuracy of jump destination, as in how close ships will be to ...

<t> Hey noah^3,<br/>
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I have 28 fleets in one game right now, so I don't think that you've hit the limit if there is one. I usually assign ships to fleets using the "Ships & Bases" screen F11. From there, filter military, sort as needed (usually by role or by fleet), shift or control-click to ...

Hi HTG,

I am not convinced this is an update issue. My 1.9.0.13 version also shows 1.9.0.0 policy files, but I do not share your problem, and have not had this issue in previous versions either.

<t> Robots are found along the construction tree under energy. These used to be much more useful before shadows, especially for weaker species, but in my personal view are now more or less useless as there is no tech tree providing bonuses such as there is for infantry. Even the weakest species now ...

<t> Pag, cloning is found along the medical tree under high-tech. Clones are useful when you are spending a lot of time at war, but elite troops ("planetary defense" along transport tree under high-tech) are guaranteed to be much stronger in the earlier years. Both facilities cost the same to build ...

<t> They do tend to pick on select, frontier colonies more than others. In my games, pirates tend become even more of a nuisance after those in my immediate, early-game proximity have been destroyed or suppressed. Often it's a combination of their isolation allowing them to build-up resources and ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>I seem to have noticed that while pirate battles rage, a mine in the system of a new colony is not likely to survive. Stopping the raiders early on is hard. So I would try build mines outside colony systems, but close, at the start. And defend the capital system properly. <e ...

<t> So, in curiosity, I've tested a few maps from "quick start" with fully developed empires, and galactic price inflation is definitely an issue for late games. Perhaps intuitively, it is a matter of how developed the galaxy is (which will depend on system count), and in these games almost all ...

<r> Hello Crusader. <br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>I also saw that automated constructor ships go and build bases on their own in the middle of a cluster of systems 2-3 sectors away.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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This can be a pain to defend, but can be necessary at times. A couple of thing to keep ...

Yeah you're right, now I'm stumped. It looks like the figure might show gross output at that location. Colonies do eventually generate resource exhaustion events; are these random with increasing probability over time?

Didn't they used to become visible when discovered in RoTS? I remember devastator pulse hanging off the end of area weapons.

Hi Hstio. Super weapons do not have a tech branch, but the appropriate component will be available on the design screen when these are acquired.

Hey everyone. I've updated this set to make (most) everything much brighter and richer. A huge improvement, the link and screenshot have been replaced to version 2 above. I am sorry the jpeg does not do justice to the in-game detail. Please update and enjoy!

<r> Challenge <I><s>[i]</s>is<e>[/i]</e></I> the essence of fun <E>:)</E> I enjoy the role-playing experience of DW quite a bit, and ship design plays into that considerably for me. I started winning on normal by outrageous margins by the time RoTS came out, so, yeah, very hard or extreme with ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>People give advice that are fit the hardest possible settings.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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I am probably very guilty [:)] Your advice is excellent and appropriate for someone who does not want to design ships.<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>They make perfect ship design ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Yes, Ardilus, I am yet to get there, the middle game, but did it make any real difference for economy?<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Undoubtedly. There is the obvious direct effect of paying more for assets, though most price fluctuations are admittedly minor. On rare ...

Heh, well I suppose at 100 years in, that was inevitable. New game starts are also exciting!

<t> Ah yes, research stations. Look at how your output is way under capacity -- these are expensive and overbuilt. Capacity should total around 600k (a little over your potential) for all three fields, however you want to slice it. Right now you have built around 1100k capacity. At 3.3k maintenance ...