WarmMachineME wrote:Seems like a really fun script. I'm just getting around to trying it in my new game. Don't have enough credits for my first factory yet, but I'm getting there.
I was wondering how some of the bonus pack scripts might react to this one? I really enjoy the Station Manager in particular. Would trying to use them both at the same time cause problems, like the Station Manager trying to buy resources that the factory doesn't need anymore?
Maybe a better question is, is this best for factories just to supply you with equipment for your own needs? (As opposed to setting up trade with NPC stations.)
Thanks, and I hope you'll re-release for Terran Conflict.
When's TC coming out anyway?
Anyway, I see this script as a non-cheat way to create self-sustaining factories just like what the AI has. For example, the AI has factories that sell missiles and weapons but you don't see the AI need all the tubes and support factories (eg mine, food, etc).
The script makes you pay upfront an exorbidant fee for the convenience of making a self-sustaining factory. The only cheating component is that the X world has finite asteroids and yields, which this script obviously bypasses (a self-sustaining complex will always always require a mine of some sort). Since this fee is slightly higher than the total cost of an entire self-sustaining complex, I figure it's a nice trade-off.
So if you're of a mind to create a nice Missile Bazaar or Gun Mart, this is probably the best way to do it: Plant a weapon fab, activate this script, plant another fab, activate script, then complex both up, voila, self-sustaining Weapon Mall. Repeat to add more and more until you covered all the weapons and equipment you need, without all the support fabs, ships and tubes that would very likely slow your sector to a crawl.
If your factory already runs Station Manager, turn it off, since it makes no sense to get the AI to help you buy resources your Resource-Free Factory doesn't need
