Topic: The Forge - Info and Feedback

[Riskyllama]

Wasn't complaing you dolt! was attempting to be funny while complimenting you
....
As for the DV shifts I think that depended on the mission, the newer ones likely record properly, but some of the older ones might not.

heh, i know i was commenting on even a dead Chuut still caused a shift, especially since i just couldn't manage to send "engineering teams" over in time to save you from yourself those last couple of times

[KAT Chuut-Ritt]

Could those Engineering teams put a couple of PPD on a mirak cruiser?  That would be da Bomb!

[KBF MalaK]

Wasn't complaing you dolt! was attempting to be funny while complimenting you

As for my drones going faster, trust me they weren't, but when you headed towards mine and I headed away from yours my drones closed faster despite traveling at the same speed 

And I didn't see Malak blow up, after I had crippled him and gotten seperation from you saw him sitting almost dead in space and put a wave of drones into his ship but they didn't detonate.

As for the DV shifts I think that depended on the mission, the newer ones likely record properly, but some of the older ones might not.

Forgot you had MIRV's

[BM-Kor]

Meant to post this from last night...
Had 3 "Courier Duty" patrols in a row CTD on mission start. Each time it left a Mirak CL icon in the hex.
I've run dozens of those same missions with no problem in other areas of the map.
Methinks there may be a bad Mirak CL model...?

Is your OP+4 install clean?
Do you have the models tester scripts?


Standard version, 1 race at a time:
http://klingon.stasis.ca/sources_and_utils/models_testers/Ski_test_models.scr

Complete test version, all models tested in a single run:
http://klingon.stasis.ca/sources_and_utils/models_testers/Ski_test_all_models.scr

Test all bases' models, all in a single run:
http://klingon.stasis.ca/sources_and_utils/models_testers/Ski_test_bases_models.scr

Been a while since I've visited or played, but how do these files work?  I started playing on the server this morning as a Klingon.  Took out the starting ship (D5LR, I believe) and tried to run 3 missions: 2 Courier Duties, and 1 Deep Space.  All three caused a CTD.  The next time I logged in, I purchased an AD5, but I also moved to a different area of the map - I went from a Gorn/Fed area to a Hydran area.  Didn't seem to have any problems there.  The only thing I could think of as being wrong is that I've got a model somewhere that's not right.  I've taken a peek in some of my model directories and haven't found any files that seem to be incorrectly named or missing.

[Bonk]

Place the scripts in your scripts folder, run a single player skirmish, select one of these models tester scripts, start it and wait. It will log the test to c:\testmodels.txt. If it crashes, the last model listed in the log will be the problem one.

However I think I know what might be causing these crashes; my tensions settings. Everyone is at tension 500 to the Orions. This might be a problem for some unknown reason. Also, I put the tensions for all races in the same order, this might also be a problem for some unknown reason. Unfortunately I cannot edit tensions in the database (they make no sense at all) so fixing this might require a reset.  The other possibility is that there is a problem with the map. It is version 19 of the map, it has been through 3 different sets of terrain type definitions, one of the new terrain types tested in previoius map versions might have gotten missed in my excel edits of the text version of the map. The other possibility is that some of the illegal economy and DV values that remain form the original map may be causing problems.

I am currently working on a replacement search script for the Dynaverse.Net forums (one that does not place a hideous load on the server as the built-in SMF search does), this has turned into a huge amount of work. Once I get that done I will look at the situation on The Forge again. Hopefully I can sort it out without a reset.

Also, there are changes in the works on the host network here, expected to be complete in a few weeks, so its pretty tough to know what is going on until these network changes are complete.

[Bartok]

Have just started flying on the Forge in the last 3 days - AWESOME!!

I'm a little rusty as I've been flying cheezeball ships for far too long, missions are fantastic - would love to see the .gf files zipped up and made available for perusal by us newb's

At the moment - the Forge seems to be down??  -- Perhaps testings scripts for the KCW?

Anyhow - thought I'd post

KBF Bartok

[Bonk]

A previous set of gfs for The Forge are posted here:
http://www.dynaverse.net/downloads/sfc2_op/server_kits/custom_gfs/
I will update the file when I get the current issues worked out.

Did not know the server was down, thanks for the report, I'll check on it.

[Bonk]

Appears the server was shutdown (likely for windows updates reboots), it did not crash.

Server is back up.

[KAT Chuut-Ritt]

Forgot you had MIRV's

Wasn't using a MIRV ship that was a scatterpack.

[KBF MalaK]

Forgot you had MIRV's

Wasn't using a MIRV ship that was a scatterpack.

heh, server glitch, or your scatter packs are late era
 Lookin to play you again, soon

[Ces]

Hey, wheres the forge gone, server doesn't seem to be there?!?!?!?!

[Riskyllama]

I show it up and populated according to the webmap.
Try refreshing a couple of times.

[IAF Lyrkiller]

I have a huge complaint, i have run several missions where I am outclassed my CA and up. I am flying a JPGMF.

and I get CA's and BC's. What do have to do to win a mission?

[KAT Chuut-Ritt]

Use those transporters and cap the enemy ships like they were flown by t00l. 

[Alphageek]

I will say ( not to be a huge whiner) that when I first registered for the Forge I went Romulan.
I was hugely outclassed from the get-go.  The Fed AI was everwhere and in numbers.  I never faced less than two ships at a time.
-Cough-(i died horribly)-Cough  ...And it was a challenge.
Any tips on flying Romulan here?  I thought I was pretty good but my tactics don't seem to be cutting it.  D'oh!

[KAT Chuut-Ritt]

http://www.xenocorp.net/Fleets_Guilds/Starfleet_Command/romulan_plasma_ballet_v55.htm

for starters.

[KBFLordKrueg]

I will say ( not to be a huge whiner) that when I first registered for the Forge I went Romulan.
I was hugely outclassed from the get-go.  The Fed AI was everwhere and in numbers.  I never faced less than two ships at a time.
-Cough-(i died horribly)-Cough  ...And it was a challenge.
Any tips on flying Romulan here?  I thought I was pretty good but my tactics don't seem to be cutting it.  D'oh!

Get a wing....

[KBF-Crim]

Getting some PP weirdness..as in not geting any...ran a couple assaults with a rommie wing and got no pp even though the de breifing screen said I got 1000 +...it never showed in my account even though my wing got his....

Weird.

[Alphageek]

Thanks, Chuut.  That's an interesting take on the SNB. 
I can't wait to apply some of that.

[Bonk]

I have a huge complaint, i have run several missions where I am outclassed my CA and up. I am flying a JPGMF.

and I get CA's and BC's. What do have to do to win a mission?

OK I will consider pulling all EEK missions and leave stock and TG missions only as they are much easier and allow for much faster missions times that players are accustomed to.

This is a recurring complaint with EEK missions.