database updates (UNOFFICIAL)
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 12:28 am
Comments are welcome.
Notice the word UNOFFICIAL in the title.
Notice the word UNOFFICIAL in the title.
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database updates (UNOFFICIAL)
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 2:00 am
Cool, That was quick
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 5:51 am
Hmmm... wish there was an easy way to visually determine which titans in my database are NOT stock, and which ones are MODIFIED stock. I know I've imported several recons and lights, and if I just replace my 1.tos and 2.tos with these 2, then I'll probably loose the ones I've modified/created/imported.
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 6:06 am
I wouldn't worry too much about the stock ones you modified, the new ones are significantly better, if you don't like the new ones you can always re-modify them if you find out if you still don't like the newer versions.
As far as imported/created titans goes. Before you overwrite the old .tos file with the new ones. Go into your current database and EXPORT all the lights and recons that you have imported/created. Overwrite the .tos files, then go IMPORT the ones you just exported. Is quick and easy.... if a bit convoluted
actually don't even overwrite the old .tos files.. just move them somewhere 'safe'.... just incase.
As far as imported/created titans goes. Before you overwrite the old .tos file with the new ones. Go into your current database and EXPORT all the lights and recons that you have imported/created. Overwrite the .tos files, then go IMPORT the ones you just exported. Is quick and easy.... if a bit convoluted
actually don't even overwrite the old .tos files.. just move them somewhere 'safe'.... just incase.
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 6:24 am
So if we've got a team that has recons and lights from the original distribution, and we replace our 1.tos and 2.tos with these new ones, will it magically change the titans owned by the team? Or are the complete definitions of those stored with the team?
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 9:47 am
Squad owned titans will not be changed, they're defined with the squad.
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 10:05 am
Squad based titans are fully defined in the squad file. That does allow to buy a stock titan and modify it in the factory by loading the squad without changing the stock.
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 12:28 pm
But if you want to "upgrade" your squad titans to the new specs, just go to the factory, hit the pinboard, go to the squad's titan and with the printout make the corresponding changes yourself. It's easy to do. Most designs actually got cheaper with the changes, so money shouldn't be a problem - quite the contrary. You'll probably manke some 
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 5:43 pm
Oh! I never even thought of modifying a titan after purchase. Excellent! I'll have to go play around with that...
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 5:59 pm
The custom database is not the holy grail of titans. One of its purposes is to give players some guidelines to titan design. Titan design is a major part of this game too, and as fun as duking it out in the battlefield. Generally, players will build their own designs (or modify existing ones) to suit the jocks in their custom squads.
The database has some good designs, and some not so good designs (or at least apparently not so good). It also pretends to show diversity in titan design, not just cold efficiency. Playing another person's design is a challenge on its own, trying to figure out how the design is supposed to work.
Squad titans are absolutely customizable. As long as you have the cash, you can do whatever you want with them, and the changes will only reflect on that specific titan - not the original in the database, if that's the case.
This even allows you to save cash at times. Say one of your rookie jocks rises in rank and you want him to pilot a light, and you also want to hire another jock. Instead of selling the recon and buying a light and another recon, refit the recon to suit the new jock's skills, and buy only the light.
The database has some good designs, and some not so good designs (or at least apparently not so good). It also pretends to show diversity in titan design, not just cold efficiency. Playing another person's design is a challenge on its own, trying to figure out how the design is supposed to work.
Squad titans are absolutely customizable. As long as you have the cash, you can do whatever you want with them, and the changes will only reflect on that specific titan - not the original in the database, if that's the case.
This even allows you to save cash at times. Say one of your rookie jocks rises in rank and you want him to pilot a light, and you also want to hire another jock. Instead of selling the recon and buying a light and another recon, refit the recon to suit the new jock's skills, and buy only the light.
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 3:05 am
Mostly done. All I need is confirmation from both Larkin and Bblue and it's ready to be posted.
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 2:07 pm
2 new titans in each weight class.
If you spot any problems, post them here.
If you spot any problems, post them here.
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 3:34 pm
Ooops, forgot something, THANKS Bblue (Sleeping_Dragon) for the precious help!
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2003 7:14 am
No problem, was glad I could help!
btw.. If anyone has an energy jock in a medium titan, try the 'improved' Instigator. I want to know if the results I'm getting with it are abnormally good.
btw.. If anyone has an energy jock in a medium titan, try the 'improved' Instigator. I want to know if the results I'm getting with it are abnormally good.
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 5:43 am
May want to repost the updated database... they've played around with the attachments and I can only get the newest one to download (new=9/18/03)
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 8:42 pm
Please repost the new files.. the old links/attachments will not download
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 9:09 pm
Here they are, already with the improved Headhunter and Sagitta.
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 9:12 pm
Wow.. that was quick... thanks! btw.. I just e-mail you about his hehehehe.. Needed the 5.tos file... mine got corrupted 
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 12:12 am
Another update.
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 12:39 am
It might be nice to add a 'changes/improvements' text file with the database.