Space Empires Universe - SE:V MODs

understanding Research

crimson — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:23:34 -0400

Hi, Guy I made a guide for understanding the research script part of the BM. Its a little long, so I posted it on my site, Here. Let me know what you guys think. I'll make any changes and then post it on the WIKI site. Hope it helps someone.

He ponders the dangers inherent in the advantages, and advantages inherent in the dangers. - Ts'ao Ts'ao

highlighter/User define lang for NOTEPAD++ for SEV
Crimson Concept Mod for SEV

Negative costs

Zac QuickSilver — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:53:54 -0400

Does anyone know what happens if you set some cost to be negative? For example:

Battle Pods: 100 minerals, 100 Radioactives, -20 kT.

Does this work? Does it cause bugs? anyone know?

Component leveling error

Isopsyco — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:25:44 -0400

I have a bug in my mod that I don't know what the issue is (possible SEV issue?): I have several components similar named (KEW Canons with mark series) and available when projectile tech is researched further, the problem starts when you reach enough tech in projectile to get the second mark series and it starts at level 100, not 1 or even at the current level of projectile tech level.

Anyone see or hear something similar and does anyone have an idea what causes or will fix it?

The component:

[code]
Name := KEW Manned Heavy Cannon
Description := Kenetic Energy Weapon (KEW) Longe range cannon that fires Large explosive rounds. Component is crewed.

How do I resolve these x file errors??

Abyssian — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:29:13 -0400

Ok...came back to playing SEV after a really long break and started messing around with Devnull's mod since I had played that one with SE:IV. I dumped the stock shipsets from the mod and downloaded the custom shipsets that new AI's had been coded for, only to get xfile error after xfile error. Some of them I was able to pinpoint but I have no experience with how the coding is done for SEV and I have NO idea how to fix the shipsets; being forced to merely removed the defective shipset from the directory so it isn't used. So far I've had to remove the Cardassian shipset (problem with the freighter xfile I believe) and the Colonial shipset (unable to determine problematic xfile on this one so far.)

Can you make different maintenance percentages cost for different resources?

Zteel — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:07:00 -0400

Is it possible to make different maintenance cost percentages for minerals, organics and radioactives?

I can only change them all at once in the settings file:

Empire Starting Ship Percent Maint Cost := 25
Empire Starting Unit Percent Maint Cost := 10
Empire Starting Facility Percent Maint Cost := 10

Creation of planets with moon

LordDemon — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:40:30 -0400

I was looking around in SystemTypes.txt, and StellarObjects.txt, and noticed that in all the stock systems the moons of large planets are predefined.

This got me wondering, is it possible to make the system create the moons itself.

In the start of the SystemTypes there is the chance table for planets (tiny,small,medium,large and huge all having 20% chance of being formed)

Would it be possible to add for example "large+1 moon" somehow to this randomization table, and have them both created?

I don't think that would be doable, because there would need to be two(or more) separate planets defined in single orject, with their atmospheres, compositions and sizes, but I could be wrong. Is there a way to get it work? I know abjects can be later added in systems (storm creator) but can it be done here? Is there a way to make the map generation to add a moon object in the list after the planet size is picked?

Another quick question

Zac QuickSilver — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:29:38 -0400

Anyone know if it is possible to have more than the current three slot types for construction (current: Armor, Outer Hull, Inner Hull).

If it can be done, how. I tried, and it gave me an error message, and didn't display the slot. However, all I did was change the InvConfiguration_Slots file, and I'm wondering if there's another change I need to make somewhere.

Scripting inteligence/events

Zac QuickSilver — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:43:13 -0400

Is there any way to open the script files so I can see what's already there, and tweak it, rather than starting from scratch?

Praise to Malfador

Isopsyco — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:07:16 -0400

For all you modders out there, have you noticed the script files have changed dramatically version to version (especially 1.74)? The format, organization and execution process is sooo much more easier to read and follow than the previous versions.

So my praise to Aaron and crew for the not so obvious hard work that was done! It has saved me hours if not days of code following!!

Cloaking Sphereworld and ringworld

bouncebag — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:10:43 -0400

hi, i have created a facility that cloaks your normal planets +whatever is yours on that sector i want to immitate that with shere world i could use the space object tag but that wouldnt cover ships and other space objects where the sphereworld or ringworld is any help heres the one sector one

Name := Cloaking Facility ........ Ability 1 Type := Cloak Level Ability 1 Description := Cloaking Facility prevents level [%Amount1%] scans for any stellar object owned by you in the same sector. (only 1 facility per sector effective).

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