Detailed Militaries in Space 4X Games

[Kushan]

I got it working with the GOG version last night. Deleted the exe that came with the mod and used the default GOG one. Patcher works just fine, had to copy a few dll files from my Adobe CS2 install to get it to work.

However, I'd forgotten just how deep the game is!  I've retrieved my manual and will have to have a bit of a read before attempting to play.

I think I'm going to have to read the manual as well. Maybe read a few guides and watch a youtube lets play if I can find one. I played for a few minutes last night and was a little overwhelmed by the interface.

[solops]

Research in Moo3-Tropical is too fast for me. I remember slowing it down years ago, but I cannot remember how I did it. Also, I think I am going to jigger the task force rules. My old notes on that are Greek to me now.  I really love the tactical combat model this  game uses.

[Jarhead0331]

A word of caution.  Do not try to micromanage the game.  It has an extremely robust AI that serves as a micromanager of your empire.  As leader of an intergalactic empire, your job is to serve as macromanager.  You will find that in order to micromanage your game, you will be fighting not only the UI, but your own AI, as well.  This will frustrate you and may lead you to cast the game aside as flawed garbage like so many before you.  Play the game in the manner in which it was designed to be played and you will grow to love it.

Personally, I permit my factions AI to lead in planetary development, production and research.  I find it does a far better job than I ever could.  At the same time, I will intervene only when I need something very specific.  For instance, I will order the construction of specific vessels when I want to build a specific fleet, or I will build specific ground forces when I want to construct an invasion force. Otherwise, I will leave it all up to the AI while I act as an overseer and guide. 

[mikeck]

I don't mind letting the AI do its thing if its good. Right now I don't know enough to tell if it is or not buy I will take your word.

Not sure why patcher won't work now. When I select my stock GG Moo3.exe, the patcher lists all of the patches as "incompatible". So I have to "restore" them and then patch them. Before, when it was working, the exe showed "Unpatched" but not "incompatable"

[solops]

Ah HA! I just found some of my old notes...tons of txt files and docs from 2003 to 2006. And in them:

Technology Modifying


The speed of tech advances is determined by the file, TechTables.txt.

The part to adjust is Row I, lines 32-37. Raising those numbers will slow down research. I recommend you not exceed 1.35 for Economics, Biology & Social, and do not exceed 1.4 for Mathematics, Energy and Physics, until you have play-tested it with those settings.

OTHER
To increase the number of ships in the picket and escort rings:
1: Unzip TaskForceRules.txt and open it.
2: Look at the first table in that spreadsheet. The upper row of column headers should have two entries titled "Escorts" and "Pickets" (IIRC).
3: Change the value for these columns to whatever you want.

To remove planet destroying weapons:
1: Unzip and open up TechTables.txt.
2: Look in the section with all the weapons for any weapon with the modifier PntDstWp=1. Remove all instances of this. You can also look at the weapons mounts and remove any instances of PntDstMt=1 you see.

[mikeck]

Thanks! Definitely going to slow down tech advances