[MOD] [TC/AP] X3 Rebalance Mod (XRM) - Total conversion - v1.28 (21.12.12)

[Troubleshooter11]

[paulwheeler]

No, they have to be Beryll ships - making them Xenon owned would mean they would go after the Argon too. There is a way to script the pilots - I may be able to remove them.

Also, if they are to enter the main Argon military, they'd have to use Argon weapons as there is no easy way for the Argon to get hold of enough Terran weapons.

What I've done is make copies of the original deca fighters. They are now called Argon AGI drones and can mount Argon weapons and missiles, with the added bonus of being able to use Terran missiles that they can pick up on the battle field.

[Troubleshooter11]

[paulwheeler]

Yes the decas should be removed from the Aldrin shipyards.

Updates will always be save game compatible.

[Troubleshooter11]

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[paulwheeler]

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[Maj. Tom]

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[morikaane]

Wow... lots and lots of scripts.

No wonder things are going a little funky-chicken on you. I'd shorten the list to must-have-or-will-go-insane; that'll probably fix the AI delay that's happening (engine is probably getting caught up in the sheer number of scripts running - and thus is taking its sweet time to get the AI to do stuff -- but I don't use most of those myself - so can't really rule out compatibility issues with XRM too).

M.

[greypanther]

Thank you for the answer Paul.
I will look again next time I go bounty hunting in Terran space. Every time it has been it Terran space and been a lone ship, usually an M6, though sometimes a M3.

A quick note now about my impressions of the SOS system as you have it set up at the moment. I would say that you have the balance about right in all respects, bar one: the cost of using the system is way to low! I would say raise the price of the Hacker Chips ten fold! I got an Advanced Carrier last night for the price of 16 chips, which is silly. ( It did only have 3% hull left though, which made getting it safely away fun! )

I would also say that there is a major imbalance between the Ion Cannon ( other Boron weapons too) and other weapons when using the SOS. I just have not succeded without Boron weapons, which could of course just be showing my lack of skill. ( The bloody things tend to blow up before I can get them! )
Course in a way this could be said to fit the Boron mindset; after all taking out the enemy without killing them is the Boron ideal isnt it?

I have to say though that it feels too much like cheating really as it stands, though I felt the same about Marine boarding at times. I fully intend to limit its use to just the Khaak and Xenon, where my sense of ' fluff ', as Mizuchi said; fills in the gaps!

Thank you yet again for a great mod and the support you offer Paul.

*edit* I was thinking last night that it would be great to see a Khaak Destoyer suddenly turbo boost across a sector to attack you! Would it be possible to get the AI to sometimes have the turbo booster installed? It would add a new level of fear...

[Teladidrone]

You could randomly create the #deca ships in the unknown sector one reaches using the unfocused jump drive.
Not always of course... only one possible scenario that might happen there.
Maybe an average sized Khaak vs #deca battle for example, one carrier + fighters on each side.

That's actually something I wanted to see in a long time: different scenarios and various real surprises unfolding in the "unfocused sectors". Sometimes a battle, sometimes a lonely pirate outpost, a secret base, stuff like that.
This sector has a lot potential but unfortunately is not really used for anything (other than Nividium mining and the Aran).

[astreus]

I tested RebMod and found it is quite good, specially shield strongness is better (useful). Shields now do their job as they should do. But there is a ? when using M7M against a M2 or M1. Targets shield's are now too strong to get it (just a little) down with Fails. Fails now even dont be able to keep shields on same level. Using Hammer's is ok to get shield down to 2-5% but one Hammer more and hull is badly damaged, another Hammer and target is off. So, you can't use Hammer to keep shield low, and you can't do it with Fail's. Your boarding crew will be roasted right after arrival when targets shield start to rise.
And you should not try to come close to use your main guns - not to a M1 / M2 target.
So, using a M7M for Pod's against M1 / M2 is not possible??

[morikaane]

Hmmn, (RE: SOS)

Increasing the price of Hackerchips could be useful, but that kind of restriction is practically destroyed when Bartering is thrown into the mix. It also creates another problem – turning hackerchips into the new Jumpdrive Deployment Kit. However, perhaps using a similar restriction that's applied to the JDK in bartering might have the desired effect.

The biggest problem, which you’ve mentioned, and has been mentioned a few times, is the Ion Cannon – its energy sapping abilities are exploitable beyond belief in SOS hacking. Something has to be done in regards to this; there are a few solutions that I can think of and they include:

- Removing the laser energy sapping ability from the weapon; perhaps to counter this removal, increase the speed sapping effect.

- Increasing the amount of hull damage it causes (but that may make the process easier).

- Having a script detect when the target ship being hacked is under the effect of an ion cannon (…not sure if this is possible) and then radically increase the failure rate of the hacking attempt failing (as an Ion Cannon would likely, in reality given what it does, affect on-board computer systems and making wireless connections difficult / impossible).

Anyway, just thoughts out loud and if anyone has suggestions, or knows whether or not the third point is possible (and suggest an alternate solution hopefully) feel free to comment.