Topic: The Forge - Info and Feedback (Read 114970 times)

Bonk · « **Reply #300 on:** December 09, 2005, 12:14:15 pm »

Did not notice, I was uploading scripts (can only do one thing at a time on my connection), I assume something must be happening at Xenocorp.net. I will check on it.

I am going to update the scripts now (as soon as the server is available)

RE bases:

Fed base BPVs are comparable to base BPVs for other races.

I finally got around to skimming the shipyard source code, I learned some very interesting things.

Base production does not depend on the production of smaller ships as I expected.

The BuildBaseFrequency setting in the economy gf has the opposite effect of what I thought.

Shipyards in general, build more ships for a race when more players of that race are logged in.

What it build depends on what is already in the possesion of players for that race.

There is a built in "racial flavour" such that some races have a hardcoded advantage in ship productions.

These are major revelations for me! I will later summarise in the Server Admin forum what I have discovered.

Strat · « **Reply #301 on:** December 09, 2005, 12:22:40 pm »

I do some programming myself and share that excitement after finally looking at the code.

Seeing all kinds of tid bits of how a program works is fun, at least to me.

Now you REALLY know how to set the shipyard. lol

Funny how they hardcoded racial bias.

Thanks!

Bonk · « **Reply #302 on:** December 09, 2005, 12:27:41 pm »

lol, code analysis does have a strange appeal...

Maintenance is underway on The Forge's server, Frey is updating stuff. I'll reconfigure the missions and shipyard and restart The Forge shortly, Frey should be done working on it soon...

Strat · « **Reply #303 on:** December 09, 2005, 01:07:04 pm »

An annoucment from Frey when its done would be nice.

Bonk · « **Reply #304 on:** December 09, 2005, 01:08:19 pm »

Quote from: Strat on December 09, 2005, 01:07:04 pm

An annoucment from Frey when its done would be nice.

His lunch hour should be over so it should be done now, it will depend on me when its back up, I will announce it, have no fear. (shouldn't be long)

Bonk · « **Reply #305 on:** December 09, 2005, 01:45:25 pm »

Server is back up. Scripts updated:

www.dynaverse.net/downloads/sfc2_op/Scripts/TheForgeScripts.exe

And hopefully you'll start seeing bases in your shipyards.

Edit: I'm getting quite adept at producing a missionlist blob between my hex editor and excel now, can probably apply it to the flatfile as well for mid server missionslist changes.

Strat · « **Reply #306 on:** December 09, 2005, 05:56:23 pm »

Bonk, Guess what:

........................... No Bases!! ...............

Argghhh!

Slider · « **Reply #307 on:** December 09, 2005, 06:05:35 pm »

Klink sabotuers Strat!!!

Remember you heard it here first.

Stinking Ridgeheads.

Strat · « **Reply #308 on:** December 09, 2005, 06:09:33 pm »

Quote from: KHH-Slider on December 09, 2005, 06:05:35 pm

Klink sabotuers Strat!!!

Remember you heard it here first.

Stinking Ridgeheads.

Hmmm, trying to shift the blame again huh?

We''l always know that EVERYTHING is your fault, including the earthquake is Africa last week.

Sanfeng · « **Reply #309 on:** December 09, 2005, 08:20:56 pm »

no bases for the hydran either Bonk.

Hilton · « **Reply #310 on:** December 10, 2005, 12:34:27 am »

I have been trying to log on but it tells me this:

Ftrlist.text/Found Bad CRC

Shiplist.text/Found Bad CRC

How do I fix this so I can play?

KBF-Crim · « **Reply #311 on:** December 10, 2005, 01:01:13 am »

Quote from: Hilton on December 10, 2005, 12:34:27 am

I have been trying to log on but it tells me this:

Ftrlist.text/Found Bad CRC

Shiplist.text/Found Bad CRC

How do I fix this so I can play?

Ah...you need to Dl and install OP+ 4.0

Hilton · « **Reply #312 on:** December 10, 2005, 01:27:51 am »

I already did.

Bonk · « **Reply #313 on:** December 10, 2005, 06:51:26 am »

Quote from: Hilton on December 10, 2005, 01:27:51 am

I already did.

You have more than one copy of OP installed?

Bonk · « **Reply #314 on:** December 10, 2005, 06:53:28 am »

Quote from: Strat on December 09, 2005, 05:56:23 pm

Bonk, Guess what:

........................... No Bases!! ...............

Argghhh!

Well crap...

Grrrr, I'll crank it up another step... to the absolute max this time.

There were five bases in the Mirak yards last I logged on... cranking it more and all we'll have is bases... I siuspect this is that hardcoded racial bias I mentioned above, the Klinks and Mirak will get plenty of bases and big ships everyone else will get virtually none. Grrr... Tracey and I just might fix that in the code.

Bonk · « **Reply #315 on:** December 10, 2005, 07:38:01 am »

Base prodcution is at the absolute max and when I look in the database I only see bases in the Klingon and Mirak Yards, as I suspected. (6 bases in each). That hardcoded modifier in the serverkit source is definitely having an effect here. I'll look at rebuilding the kit with that changed so that all races have an equal "racial flavour"...

Bonk · « **Reply #316 on:** December 10, 2005, 09:43:53 am »

"racial flavour" equalised, new exe in to see if all races will produce bases now. (Sorry Hilton, I rebooted it while you were in mission, I gotta go out, couldn't wait for ya to finish your mission, apologies.)

Bonk · « **Reply #317 on:** December 10, 2005, 09:52:05 am »

Yup, that did it, I jsut checked the database, there are at least two bases in all the empires yards now.

Hilton · « **Reply #318 on:** December 10, 2005, 09:58:03 am »

I got it working!

I had to reinstall everything. I still don't know what was wrong but it works now!

Strat · « **Reply #319 on:** December 10, 2005, 11:19:49 am »

YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

Thanks

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