K1ller Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Hello again, I spent the whole weekend playing you MOD (older version 0.8d). I have some questions and suggestions, if I may. 1) I played the GC as the Empire on hard. The ground combat is REALLY a challenge. The biggest problem I found was that the initial landing spot allows you only 3-4 units capacity. Which allows only 1-2 AT-ATs. They do not have a chance against speeders, Plex slodiers and artillery atacking at once. But I think the strategy of superior numbers started to work and I can instantly replace the loses. 2) I thought there is Mara Jade in GC, but I have never got her. Why? 3) In every land battle I fought I saw 2 Kyle Katarns fighting me. But I think it is the problem of the game not the mod as I saw 2 Han Solos and 2 Chewbaccas in unmodded game as well. 4) Yesterday I tried the GC for the Rebels and I thought what the hell. It is so easy. First the AI does not build lvl2 and more space stations. It even seems not to build capital ships. Is there some way to tell AI to build something? The second problem is that I can take 9 units to make a raid. So I take all my heroes (Han, Chewie, Kyle and Ben Kenobi) + some speeders and Infiltrators I have a nearly invincible army which is not limited by the unit capacity of the "normal" landing. Can you please make the limit back to 3 units? When I finsh the current GC I am looking forward to test the new MOD version. And please excuse me if some these question has already been answered, I am at work and can not read all messages here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empirecitizen Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Can someone tell me which XML and which line(under wt title) is responsible for the main story campaign of the empire(not GC) about things such as starting units?I could only find the GC ones in the campaign_singleplayer.XML (maybe i'm just missed it) This editting should be easy (i'll make a back up of course) so i want to try and do it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empirecitizen Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Can someone tell me which XML and which line(under wt title) is responsible for the main story campaign of the empire(not GC) about things such as starting units?I could only find the GC ones in the campaign_singleplayer.XML (maybe i'm just missed it) This editting should be easy (i'll make a back up of course) so i want to try and do it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonnay Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Hello again, I spent the whole weekend playing you MOD (older version 0.8d). I have some questions and suggestions, if I may. 1) I played the GC as the Empire on hard. The ground combat is REALLY a challenge. The biggest problem I found was that the initial landing spot allows you only 3-4 units capacity. Which allows only 1-2 AT-ATs. They do not have a chance against speeders, Plex slodiers and artillery atacking at once. But I think the strategy of superior numbers started to work and I can instantly replace the loses. It would of course be better if you used the latest version since some of the things you mention have already been changed (like the rebel Arty and PLEX not doing as much damage to AT-ATs anymore). 2) I thought there is Mara Jade in GC, but I have never got her. Why? She's only availabe in space skirmish... but that's a good idea... I'll add her to the imperial roster. 3) In every land battle I fought I saw 2 Kyle Katarns fighting me. But I think it is the problem of the game not the mod as I saw 2 Han Solos and 2 Chewbaccas in unmodded game as well. Again, see if this problem persists in the latest version. If so it's not my fault 4) Yesterday I tried the GC for the Rebels and I thought what the hell. It is so easy. First the AI does not build lvl2 and more space stations. It even seems not to build capital ships. Is there some way to tell AI to build something? The second problem is that I can take 9 units to make a raid. So I take all my heroes (Han, Chewie, Kyle and Ben Kenobi) + some speeders and Infiltrators I have a nearly invincible army which is not limited by the unit capacity of the "normal" landing. Can you please make the limit back to 3 units? Sadly I have not found a way yet to tell the AI any build priorities. I think that is hidden in the LUA scripts to which we have no access. As for the raids... they were purposely set that high. But I think I will restrict them to infantry only and that heroes can not be brought for free. Edit: About Mara Jade... did she always fly a Z-95 or did she get it when leaving the empire (fall of the empire)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonnay Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Hello again, I spent the whole weekend playing you MOD (older version 0.8d). I have some questions and suggestions, if I may. 1) I played the GC as the Empire on hard. The ground combat is REALLY a challenge. The biggest problem I found was that the initial landing spot allows you only 3-4 units capacity. Which allows only 1-2 AT-ATs. They do not have a chance against speeders, Plex slodiers and artillery atacking at once. But I think the strategy of superior numbers started to work and I can instantly replace the loses. It would of course be better if you used the latest version since some of the things you mention have already been changed (like the rebel Arty and PLEX not doing as much damage to AT-ATs anymore). 2) I thought there is Mara Jade in GC, but I have never got her. Why? She's only availabe in space skirmish... but that's a good idea... I'll add her to the imperial roster. 3) In every land battle I fought I saw 2 Kyle Katarns fighting me. But I think it is the problem of the game not the mod as I saw 2 Han Solos and 2 Chewbaccas in unmodded game as well. Again, see if this problem persists in the latest version. If so it's not my fault 4) Yesterday I tried the GC for the Rebels and I thought what the hell. It is so easy. First the AI does not build lvl2 and more space stations. It even seems not to build capital ships. Is there some way to tell AI to build something? The second problem is that I can take 9 units to make a raid. So I take all my heroes (Han, Chewie, Kyle and Ben Kenobi) + some speeders and Infiltrators I have a nearly invincible army which is not limited by the unit capacity of the "normal" landing. Can you please make the limit back to 3 units? Sadly I have not found a way yet to tell the AI any build priorities. I think that is hidden in the LUA scripts to which we have no access. As for the raids... they were purposely set that high. But I think I will restrict them to infantry only and that heroes can not be brought for free. Edit: About Mara Jade... did she always fly a Z-95 or did she get it when leaving the empire (fall of the empire)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonnay Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Can someone tell me which XML and which line(under wt title) is responsible for the main story campaign of the empire(not GC) about things such as starting units?I could only find the GC ones in the campaign_singleplayer.XML (maybe i'm just missed it) This editting should be easy (i'll make a back up of course) so i want to try and do it myself. I'd try CAMPAIGNS_MAIN.XML or CAMPAIGNS_STANDARD.XML... but that's only a guess, I haven't tried it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonnay Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Can someone tell me which XML and which line(under wt title) is responsible for the main story campaign of the empire(not GC) about things such as starting units?I could only find the GC ones in the campaign_singleplayer.XML (maybe i'm just missed it) This editting should be easy (i'll make a back up of course) so i want to try and do it myself. I'd try CAMPAIGNS_MAIN.XML or CAMPAIGNS_STANDARD.XML... but that's only a guess, I haven't tried it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonnay Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Adonnay --> I have Vader x 2 (twice) in space battles with newest version and fix. Two icons with Vader, one Vader with "call wingman" possibility, just info :-) Best Regards Koci Found and fixed, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonnay Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Adonnay --> I have Vader x 2 (twice) in space battles with newest version and fix. Two icons with Vader, one Vader with "call wingman" possibility, just info :-) Best Regards Koci Found and fixed, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1ller Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Thank you for answer. I will try the latest version then. Are the savegames compatible? The Empire has a few heroes compared to the Rebels. So thank you for adding Mara to the GC. I think a modified Z-95 shoudl be O.K. for her. Hmm, the A.I. seems to be unmodable now. I hope it will chage soon as the A.I. (or the lack of it) is really killing the game. And thank you for looking at the raid and capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1ller Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Thank you for answer. I will try the latest version then. Are the savegames compatible? The Empire has a few heroes compared to the Rebels. So thank you for adding Mara to the GC. I think a modified Z-95 shoudl be O.K. for her. Hmm, the A.I. seems to be unmodable now. I hope it will chage soon as the A.I. (or the lack of it) is really killing the game. And thank you for looking at the raid and capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonnay Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Thank you for answer. I will try the latest version then. Are the savegames compatible? The Empire has a few heroes compared to the Rebels. So thank you for adding Mara to the GC. I think a modified Z-95 shoudl be O.K. for her. Hmm, the A.I. seems to be unmodable now. I hope it will chage soon as the A.I. (or the lack of it) is really killing the game. And thank you for looking at the raid and capacity. I would suggest finishing your current game first for some of the changes made might mess a few things up (tech levels changed i.e.). The raid groups have now been restricted to infantry only and you may take only 1 hero with you who in addition is not for free anymore. This might be a little drastic but we'll have to see how this works. If it's too strict I'll have to losen it up a little again, but a strong hero (Han/Chewy or Ben) and some elite troops should be able to do some damage. Afterall it's supposed to be challenging and with infantry only it looks more like an Endor-style raid party Mara has a shuttle right now (modified though) due to a few suggestions made in this thread... I wonder where that came from, any ideas? I'm not very familiar with Mara's background so perhaps someone can enlighten me when she flew an imperial shuttle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonnay Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Thank you for answer. I will try the latest version then. Are the savegames compatible? The Empire has a few heroes compared to the Rebels. So thank you for adding Mara to the GC. I think a modified Z-95 shoudl be O.K. for her. Hmm, the A.I. seems to be unmodable now. I hope it will chage soon as the A.I. (or the lack of it) is really killing the game. And thank you for looking at the raid and capacity. I would suggest finishing your current game first for some of the changes made might mess a few things up (tech levels changed i.e.). The raid groups have now been restricted to infantry only and you may take only 1 hero with you who in addition is not for free anymore. This might be a little drastic but we'll have to see how this works. If it's too strict I'll have to losen it up a little again, but a strong hero (Han/Chewy or Ben) and some elite troops should be able to do some damage. Afterall it's supposed to be challenging and with infantry only it looks more like an Endor-style raid party Mara has a shuttle right now (modified though) due to a few suggestions made in this thread... I wonder where that came from, any ideas? I'm not very familiar with Mara's background so perhaps someone can enlighten me when she flew an imperial shuttle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empirecitizen Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 That shuttle seems to be quite weak and useless compared to wt rebels have (kyle kartan). Maybe it's me who's not using her correctly in space. If she is useless in space or has no role in space, I'd rather have her removed from space and improved on land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empirecitizen Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 That shuttle seems to be quite weak and useless compared to wt rebels have (kyle kartan). Maybe it's me who's not using her correctly in space. If she is useless in space or has no role in space, I'd rather have her removed from space and improved on land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1ller Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I would suggest finishing your current game first for some of the changes made might mess a few things up (tech levels changed i.e.). The raid groups have now been restricted to infantry only and you may take only 1 hero with you who in addition is not for free anymore. This might be a little drastic but we'll have to see how this works. If it's too strict I'll have to losen it up a little again, but a strong hero (Han/Chewy or Ben) and some elite troops should be able to do some damage. Afterall it's supposed to be challenging and with infantry only it looks more like an Endor-style raid party Mara has a shuttle right now (modified though) due to a few suggestions made in this thread... I wonder where that came from, any ideas? I'm not very familiar with Mara's background so perhaps someone can enlighten me when she flew an imperial shuttle. Thank you again. It is really good to see a modder (you) changing his mod based on players suggestions. I will try to finish my current Imperial campaign as soon as possible and try the new version. These raid changes sound reasonable. In an unmoded game I used Ben Kenobi and 2 units of Infiltrators. And it is exactly as you say. The Endor is a good example of using raids. I am looking forward to try it. About Mara. Hmm, I have not read all the books but from what I have read I can not tell what ship she used. But I think she should have some fighter available. A modified Z-95 or V-Wing may be O.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1ller Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I would suggest finishing your current game first for some of the changes made might mess a few things up (tech levels changed i.e.). The raid groups have now been restricted to infantry only and you may take only 1 hero with you who in addition is not for free anymore. This might be a little drastic but we'll have to see how this works. If it's too strict I'll have to losen it up a little again, but a strong hero (Han/Chewy or Ben) and some elite troops should be able to do some damage. Afterall it's supposed to be challenging and with infantry only it looks more like an Endor-style raid party Mara has a shuttle right now (modified though) due to a few suggestions made in this thread... I wonder where that came from, any ideas? I'm not very familiar with Mara's background so perhaps someone can enlighten me when she flew an imperial shuttle. Thank you again. It is really good to see a modder (you) changing his mod based on players suggestions. I will try to finish my current Imperial campaign as soon as possible and try the new version. These raid changes sound reasonable. In an unmoded game I used Ben Kenobi and 2 units of Infiltrators. And it is exactly as you say. The Endor is a good example of using raids. I am looking forward to try it. About Mara. Hmm, I have not read all the books but from what I have read I can not tell what ship she used. But I think she should have some fighter available. A modified Z-95 or V-Wing may be O.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonnay Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Alright, I scrapped her shuttle (behaved awfully anyway) and gave her a modified Z-95. She's much more of a challenge now, though not as good as Katarn (due to the Z-95 beeing a relatively small ship she can't take as much damage). also changed: - all red squadron members are now of the same scale (slightly larger only than the average X-Wing) - the red squadron additions (6 fighters to get a squad of 12) are now also more durable (Vader's escort TIEs are much more durable than standard TIEs as well) - reduced damage output of the Falcon - Mara Jade added to the GC maps, spawning at tech 2, together with Boba Fett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonnay Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Alright, I scrapped her shuttle (behaved awfully anyway) and gave her a modified Z-95. She's much more of a challenge now, though not as good as Katarn (due to the Z-95 beeing a relatively small ship she can't take as much damage). also changed: - all red squadron members are now of the same scale (slightly larger only than the average X-Wing) - the red squadron additions (6 fighters to get a squad of 12) are now also more durable (Vader's escort TIEs are much more durable than standard TIEs as well) - reduced damage output of the Falcon - Mara Jade added to the GC maps, spawning at tech 2, together with Boba Fett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfshadow Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Adonnay: I asked this earleir, but didn't get a response... Do you know how to change what level station and/or how may ground slots planets have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonnay Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Adonnay: I asked this earleir, but didn't get a response... Do you know how to change what level station and/or how may ground slots planets have? Sorry... I have read it but since it wasn't really mod-related I kinda forgot about it. You might want to check the file "PLANETS.XML"... there's two entries that look as if they do what you are looking for: <Max_Space_Base>4</Max_Space_Base> and since there's no equally named tag for land bases it might be <Special_Structures_Land>3</Special_Structures_Land> for the ground base level. Just play around with it and you'll see... for I haven't changed anything in the PLANETS file yet and can't tell you for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfshadow Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Thanks... I'll let you know if that works. Edit: Know where I can get a planets.xml file? 'Nother Edit: Never mind.. Found one on my HD. (The original extracted XML that I saved a while back...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1ller Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Hello, I have installed the latest version of your MOD. But I can still take tanks on raids and there is not a limit of units. Have I installed it incorrectly or have you forgot to fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonnay Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 I haven't uploaded the new fixes yet Give me a minute... (just came back home) Edit: There you go. changes: - 1.0b: changed Mara Jades ship to a more potent Z-95 and activated her for the GC (tech 2) - 1.0b: changed the raid specifications: up to 8 infantry units max, may include 1 hero (not for free) - 1.0b: reduced damage output of the Falcon - 1.0b: the red squadron additions (6 fighters to get a squad of 12) are now also more durable (Vader's escort TIEs are much more durable than standard TIEs as well) - 1.0b: all red squadron members are now of the same scale (slightly larger only than the average X-Wing) -> Version 1.0b <- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magna mandaloe Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Adonnay I Wanted to ask what XMLs would I have to edit to support the Virago ,Moldy Crow , Shadow Claw , Venator and I guess building Tie-Advanced, YT-1300, IPV-1 and Action VI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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