minimod request: fleet/capitol ship capacity

Pretty easy to mod something with the same effect...

Download the mod package (in the modding forum) and edit the entity files for all ships.. reduce the logistics/tactical cost of every ship and building by 1/2 and you effectively allow all players to have twice the number of ships / buildings as before.

(i.e. rather than a capital ship costing 50, make it cost 25, etc)

That would work, but isn't there a more elegant solution involving smaller required editing?

yes there is, changing the tech entity files to increase the amount of cap they add.

RESEARCHSUBJECT_MAXSHIPSLOTSPHASE0.entity
RESEARCHSUBJECT_MAXSHIPSLOTSPSI0.entity
RESEARCHSUBJECT_MAXSHIPSLOTSTECH0.entity

You want those, as well as the 1-7 files for each. There's a seperate list of files for capital ships.

so that 48 files in total with 3x7 files per race right?


before i start fuckin up my game


also with what type of program do i open an .entity file just normal teksteditor or do i need some special program?

Notepad or Wordpad will work fine for editing the files from the modding kit download.

Uploaded my unit cap mod to Database, but takes 5 days to show, anywhere else I can post the files.

http://rapidshare.com/
http://www.megaupload.com/
http://www.badongo.com/
http://www.filesend.net/

are a few places you can upload files for people can download while you wait for the database approval.

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is what all the files read like in wordpad....so whats the number in what line i change?

i just need an example for 1 file so i know how to do the rest myself

WTF is the Entity files? Is it in the mod package or something? Im a total noob with modding this game...

you need to download the mod package, click downloads at the top of this page then choose the mod package

I created my own version of this, but I have an issue with it. The cap for the total ships says the right number in the research area, but in the main interface after I researched it, the number won't go over 2000. The number will go down to -500 or so, but after that, nothing, I can't build any more ships. I changed it so with all upgrades researched, the total is 8000. Any idea what is causing this?

have you changed the maxslot on the gameplayconstant file?

TXT
entityType "ResearchSubject"
hudIcon "HUDICON_RESEARCHSUBJECT_MAXSHIPSLOTSPHASE0"
smallHudIcon "HUDICON_RESEARCHSUBJECT_MAXSHIPSLOTSPHASE0"
infoCardIcon ""
NameStringID "IDS_RESEARCHSUBJECT_MAXSHIPSLOTSPHASE0_NAME"
DescriptionStringID "IDS_RESEARCHSUBJECT_MAXSHIPSLOTSPHASE0_DESCRIPTION"
researchWindowLocation
block 1
pos [ 0 , 0 ]
ResearchField "Fleet"
Prerequisites
NumResearchPrerequisites 0
MinimumArtifactLevel -1
BaseUpgradeTime 30.000000
PerLevelUpgradeTime 5.000000
BaseCost
credits 400.000000
metal 0.000000
crystal 25.000000
PerLevelCostIncrease
credits 100.000000
metal 0.000000
crystal 25.000000
Tier 0
onlyWorksIfTierLabsExist FALSE
MaxNumResearchLevels 1
priority 0.000000
researchBoolModifiers 0
researchFloatModifiers 3
researchModifier
modifierType "ShipMaxSlots"
baseValue 100.000000
perLevelValue 150.000000
researchModifier
modifierType "IncomePercLost"
baseValue 0.000000
perLevelValue 0.093750
researchModifier
modifierType "ShipMaxSlotLevel"
baseValue 0.000000
perLevelValue 1.000000
artifactPicture ""



What exactly should I change in here to make the ships cost less??

Thanks in advance

Looks like it only too one day for Stardock to approve and post the file.

In the Mod Centre, below the direct link.

https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=12&libid=71

awesome, i just downloaded THE mod and installed the double cap ship and 5000 shiplimit increase and it works perfect.

MANY MANY THNX

No Prob, Glad you enjoy it.
Unit Caps have always been my biggest complaint with Strategy Games.

If there are any changes you want, give me a shout, finding the correct things to change took most of the time, quick & easy to make more changes now.

Thanks Nibilaa, I didn't know about that. And Corfe, to my limited knowledge, to make the ships cheaper, you would have to modify the cost in each file. The file you pasted in your post looked like the first research for max ships. That could allow for more ships total, but not make them cheaper.

Hey um, when I goto that site it says "There are no skins to display." - may I please have this mod uploaded somewhere else for me to use? Because honestly I'm on a role with my empire, I own 1/5 of the galaxy (a entire star region and then some), but the I'm having to repell the entire AI combined fleets and even though I possess the most powerfully technologically researched ships of us all and leveled, I'm starting to lose some ground!