[Mod-AP][In-Dev] X-Timelines: The Syndicate
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- jack775544
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I know asking on how XTL is doing right now will get me an on hold answer, so i will ask another question
How is the DLL overlay for LU going? any fancy new screenshots?
How is the DLL overlay for LU going? any fancy new screenshots?
1940s - Various "computers" are "programmed" using direct wiring and switches. Engineers do this in order to avoid the tabs vs spaces debate.
Sure!jack775544 wrote:How is the DLL overlay for LU going? any fancy new screenshots?
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Ooh shinyJack08 wrote:Sure!jack775544 wrote:How is the DLL overlay for LU going? any fancy new screenshots?
1940s - Various "computers" are "programmed" using direct wiring and switches. Engineers do this in order to avoid the tabs vs spaces debate.
Help, Help! Dont let the Xenon eat me!jack775544 wrote:Ooh shinyJack08 wrote:Sure!jack775544 wrote:How is the DLL overlay for LU going? any fancy new screenshots?
Incase anyone is wondering whats taking so long, the "Emergent Mission System" for LU is turning out to be larger then i first thought - its up to over a thousand lines of LUA code, a few thousand lines of C++ Code and its up to 106 scripts and counting...
The end result will be a unique mission system thats not only highly maintainable but documented to the point where 3rd party scripts, if they desire, can write there own missions. The system powering it is extreamly powerful, providing a scripter with every basic tool (s)he could need, from signal dispatch to unit management.
There have also been unique additions to LU's core just for EMS - thoes will be detailed when it gets released.
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Hello boys *multipoke*. I just noticed my signature, it made me lol
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Does it make you feel old, reminiscing about the good (or maybe not so good) old days?sms_747 wrote:Hello boys *multipoke*. I just noticed my signature, it made me lol
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Actually, the core reason why I was so interested in X-timelines so long ago was the premise that ships would be constructed from materials mined or produced in game, rather than spawned from nothing. That particular aspect, which would have resulted in a complete overhaul of the economy, did not seem to make it into LU.
The economic foundation in X3 relies on stations (Solar Plants, Mines) and end products aren't needed for ship construction. The engine spawns ships to keep the ratio intact.
A real dynamic sandbox space game would require an economy rooting from ships that actually have to go out in the gameworld to mine resources. Also a supply system for shipyards is needed for fluctuations in the total ship count. This should impact diplomatic relations between npc factions like starting wars when they have X percent more warships than the opponent.
Unfortunately it is so much easier to just fake an economy than to get the ai to a point where it can effectively evaluate and occupy strategic locations in the universe like high yield asteroid fields.
X Rebirth is actually more advanced than AP in this regard. The economic seed lies partly in the mining vessels and shipyards require components for construction. But it's broken nevertheless because the NPC's can't support a steady stream of supplies and the ai isn't able to adapt like defending their mining fleets. A timer based ship building system with penalties for missing wares like it was announced for X-Timelines would have been much more appropriate there.
A real dynamic sandbox space game would require an economy rooting from ships that actually have to go out in the gameworld to mine resources. Also a supply system for shipyards is needed for fluctuations in the total ship count. This should impact diplomatic relations between npc factions like starting wars when they have X percent more warships than the opponent.
Unfortunately it is so much easier to just fake an economy than to get the ai to a point where it can effectively evaluate and occupy strategic locations in the universe like high yield asteroid fields.
X Rebirth is actually more advanced than AP in this regard. The economic seed lies partly in the mining vessels and shipyards require components for construction. But it's broken nevertheless because the NPC's can't support a steady stream of supplies and the ai isn't able to adapt like defending their mining fleets. A timer based ship building system with penalties for missing wares like it was announced for X-Timelines would have been much more appropriate there.
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I'm sure an approximation can be done with X3:AP. You could regularly calculate the total economy output of all races (sum up all products the stations of a race produces per hour and translate this into credits for a fair comparison between the races). Then you spawn additional patrol and invade fleets based on their economic power, in addition to their normal ships spawned by Jobs.txt.
Re: [Mod-AP][In-Dev] X-Timelines: The Syndicate
The idea is interesting, but unfortunately, apparently, the development is over