OK, here's a very beta version. The installer has the three warp patrols: the friendly/enemy space combat versions and the new player-space patrol. It also installs single-player campaign files so folks can test them out.
http://www3.telus.net/NuclearWessels/sfc/downloads/EDWarpPatrols.exeLike I said, it's very beta, so holler if you see any weirdness (incorrect mission results, hideous starting placement, incorrect allies, etc). I think the crashes have all been dealt with, but ya never know.
The random scenario selection seems to be working ok for me, but I've only tried it on a couple of races with a handful of ships, so let me know if you seem to be drawing the same missions over and over and over and over....
Any feedback on mission times/difficulty would be appreciated too - most of the missions are geared to be EASY for a cruiser, but maybe not so for a little frigate alone on patrol. That said, even a cruiser captain can be sweating buckets as you get closer and closer to a big sunglider trying to find out if the damn thing is friendly.
Some of the niceties aren't in place yet -- the nature and amount of supplies you find on a wreck aren't too imaginative yet, the mission dialogue needs a lot of work, calling for help is currently done automatically if you're outgunned, later I hope to switch that to a dialog box for the player (complete with a loss in prestige for being unable to cut it on your own), etc etc
But, at least the core of each scenario is in there, and a couple of different ways the enemy vessel might decide to handle each different scenario.
Do make sure you use your scanners and pay attention to your crew dialogue -- often that's the only place to get critical information on mission goals and enemy activity.
hope you enjoy it!
dave