Beric01

Yep. I definitely agree that this expansion is aimed at SP. As such, some AI improvements would be only expected.

Random maps need fixing. Planetary upgrades do not build in the correct order. The AI needs serious fixing. Specifically, siege frigates (AI insists on maintaining 5, and sending them in unprotected), capital ships (selection, usage of them, and ultimate abilities). AI still does not use superweapons. And AI does not research enough.

I agree with customize autosave intervals. My game always seems to crash 13 minutes since the last autosave. If you're concerned about hard drive space, just make it overwrite the last save,

It's also in the Distant Stars mod. Actually kind of grotesque, IMO. Wish I could turn it off.

SF are definitely pretty weak still. And yeah, the AI still builds way too many of them.

The Vasari is a dictatorship, the TEC is a democratic, capitalist society, and the Advent is a theocracy.

I really don't like dynamic movement. It unbalances everything and really isn't what the designers intended. That, and the fact that a ship does a lot less damage using it.

I play Sins mainly, but I have a copy on my brother's computer as well, and sometimes he'll play a LAN game with me. I also have a copy on my laptop.

Great, thanks for the encouraging note!

I'm still waiting for this fix as well. As the devs seem to frequent the forums again, can we have a word on why this major bug is still not fixed?

So are there going to be significant AI improvements in Diplomacy? If there were, then I wouldn't even care about the rest of the expansion. I really want good AI.

I would prefer no campaigns in games, but an open way for the community to make them easily. Campaigns are played through once, and then forgotten. The sandbox mode keeps you coming back, and should be the focus of any game. And then, the community could create campaigns with the editor and there would be many choices for good campaigns.

No fair! Tell us! [e digicons]:drool:[/e]

I've reported it twice now. [e digicons]O:)[/e]

I definitely agree the AI needs to use a lot of bombers when attacking a starbase. That is currently a big flaw. Kudos to the other AI improvement suggestions in this thread as well.

Wahoo! Cheers all around. [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

Yup eoncommander, exactly my thinking.

Pretty cool. I like it. But it better not get pushed back. BTW, who is the voice actor for this video and the original intro video?

I can play against AI whenever I want, with whatever settings I want, for as long as I want. Hard to beat that. Also doesn't help that my internet connection is terrible. And that I love LAN AI crushers. Better AI would help most players. Online players are only a small minority. Everyone else plays singleplayer.

Yup, it's pretty sad, but often the pirate base might as well be a non-existent planet with the AI. I can usually treat it as such.

You know that the AI could be drastically improved via non-cheating methods by simply changing the way it approaches siege frigates (sending them undefended to a planet is idiotic), stopping suicidal starbase attacks, and making good capital ship choices based on situation.

what do you mean by uploading the save? This happens on most any map. Or do you want me to send a save that crashed 13 minutes later? Because they don't always crash. And crashes happen on both LAN and SP.

The demo is a terrible representation of the game, IMO. I got it off impulse. The campaign (at least the earlier missions) are much easier, and it scales up. There are a few singleplayer non-campaign missions, but no sandbox. Also no co-op multiplayer vs. the AI. I so want these features. That, and the hero and monster AI absolutely suck. A non-programer like me could have written better AI. This was clearly a low-budget, low quality game by people who didn't play the o

I keep getting crashes, usually 13 minutes since the last autosave. No minidump. This has been happening for the last month, but as I usually play with mods, I figured it was just the mods. However, I am getting the crashes in 1.04 as well, and no mods. I don't get minidumps, so I don't know what to do. I have the latest drivers and everything.

Pretty cool. What's the new cap ship? Will every race get a new one?