AI needs to make more Capital ships! Solution please.

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Having played a few games with abundant resources and computer opponents, I wasnt so happy with how the computer chooses not to build an abundance or even a handful of Capital class ships. I personally like Capital vs Capital fights more than Frigates. Its usually me with 24+ and the computer with 2-3. I edited the text files to make Capital ships produce faster, cost less, and increased the overall Fleet Capacity to support it all. Still, no luck. End game I would review the results and the computer manages 3-4 most. These are very long games I might add.

So I wanted to ask if anyone has come around to solving this? Ive tried to be creative and replace the Frigate line of ships with Capital ships instead, with no luck (game doesnt run). This solution seems to be the most practical because the computer always builds Frigates, but I have yet to successfully alter the text files for it to work properly. Ive even disabled Frigates altogether, except for the Colony class. The computer just wants to avoid making Capital ships So if theres anyone out there who can provide me with a solution I would appreciate it. Thx!
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
wait for the upcomming patch?
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
The problem is fixed in the upcoming patch, supposedly -- apparently the AI was building so many frigates, it starved itself of ship points before it could build the capitol ships. Similar to how it budgeted too much on bounties, instead of spending that cash elsewhere.
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
Thats good to know, thank you. I have something to look forward to now =P. Yea the Bounty thing was so annoying, especially in my games where I gave the computer immense amounts of Credit. I had to disable the Unit Speech because every second was a Bounty message!

Out of curiosity though, did anyone manage to mod the game so that only Capital ships can be used (as well as being in place of Frigates) or have Frigates able to level along with obtaining abilities? Hopefully if I leave the Frigates disabled the computer will just build Capital ships in the next patch.
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
wont the patch meant 2 come out 2 weeks ago?
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

wont the patch meant 2 come out 2 weeks ago?


huh? What are you trying to ask?

The patch will come out when it comes out -- we've been told this week for the last several weeks, but I'm not holding my breath.
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top
Hehe, I love how diplomatic Ron can be at times.
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

Hehe, I love how diplomatic Ron can be at times.


Please, I know I'm tact-impaired, but do you have to throw it in my face like that?
Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top
It was a compliment.
Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top

It was a compliment.


Oh... then thanks...

Edit:

Btw, they just released the change log for the new patch, IIRC this was one of the issues noted as "fixed".

Now if they'd just release the darned thing.
Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top
I personally like Capital vs Capital fights more than Frigates. Its usually me with 24+ and the computer with 2-3. I edited the text files to make Capital ships produce faster, cost less, and increased the overall Fleet Capacity to support it all.

So basically you changed the capital ships into frigates with special abilities... And removed the capitals from the game.