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

[paulwheeler]

Re: hackerchips price:

I've already pushed them as high as I can. Due to the silly way X3 handles dock storage, making them more expensive means smaller storage numbers in docks.


Re ion cannon:

I've already reduced its laser sapping effects a bit as I was already aware that it's an issue. Perhaps I'll reduce it still further, but i like the fact that boron ships are now top dog for something as I think they are probably the least liked of all the races.

Reducing its laser drain but increase speed reduction is a viable way to sort it I think. As the SOS success rate increases as the hull is damaged, giving the Ion cannon more hull damage will likely make it even more effective.


Re: ufd sector

This sector is MD scripted rather than made in the traditional way which makes it a hassle to edit. I may look into adding more interest there once I've released the next update.

[Sorkvild]

Paul are you keen on reducing energy drain of all fighter weapons? Actually player can shoot with steady stream of hept/prg/pac/ without worrying about reaching the zero level. Finally with having the button pressed for too long it will reach the zero level but then again it takes only few seconds to fully replenish the generators with power. Another option is to dramatically drop the recharge rate - you can shoot with the steady stream but when it comes to the zero level it take a good while to fully load the lazor energy.

I find this 'perpetual' energy issue quite 'unnormal'. I know this is mainly for the AI due to their non-smart fiiring routines, but on the other hand it gives quite an advantage for us, players. \
If the issue is too big to iron out or redesign at the moment, just forget about, it was only me loud thinking whistle whistle

[vukica]

so paul... mind if i ask how's 1.25 progressing?

p.s. not asking when. i like surprises.

[cerry]

Hi Paul ,

is it possible that the Morningstar rocket is no longer a Swarm rocket
In the Last 3 Versions they're Singel rockets

Thanks Alex


Sorry for my bad English.

[paulwheeler]

What's a Morning star rocket?

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[Alkeena]

[astreus]

Thanks for this answer. But using another ship means partly AI controlled. With player ship I can stricly run my strategy. It's easy when player is 'on board'. AI do stupid things. Player-ship Cobra M7M - how could I order another (my) M7 to stay close to me and shoot only xy-missles just as much as to keep the target shields down (while I launching my pods)? I am afraid, I will have much stress to see this M7 does all but not what it should do.
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[paulwheeler]

@Alkeena

But that's not the case against smaller ships like other M6s and m7s, and even m1s. The FPDs energy drain was never intended to be significant compared to Boron weapons. It does far more damage than the IPG.

M2s are set up in X3 as the ultimate in sheer power. Therefore it should not be easy to wipe out their weapon energy from just a handful of m6s.

Perhaps if i was balancing things again from scratch I would do things differently, but i consider ship and weapon balancing pretty much a done deal in the XRM. Its a massive, massive job to balance all these things and the ship balance was mostly done back in the SRM days. Changing one parameter generally means you have to tweak lots, lots more to keep the balance. I do not want to reopen that particular can of worms again.

[Alkeena]

[vukica]

[Troubleshooter11]

[greypanther]

Forgive me please, but I feel that altering the Ion Cannon is not the way to go with regards SOS. In my, I admit limited testing, so far I find that the use of an Ion Cannon is on a par with what I remember of the vanilla boarding ops.; except for the time and credit cost involved. I so far have found the use of other weapons to be way, way harder than vanilla boarding, though with less frustration and time/credits expended.

Is there no other way to increase expense?

I have only just started using Ion Cannons and that includes vanilla Ion Cannons. I like them because they add a needed variety. Yes they have a good weapon energy drain ability, but that short range makes it a tad hairy against other anti cap weapon armed ships; which is good.

I feel it would be a shame if you nerfed the IC, or indeed changed them to be just big Ion Pulse Generators. I too really like the idea that the Boron ships have something that puts them top of the tree for once. Especially as the SOS use is so a Boron type of thing.

I will presume there is no way to get the AI to use turbo boost, thank you.

[paulwheeler]

Getting the AI to use turbo could probably be done, but it would be a big scripting project so would be best handled by others with more scripting knowledge than me. Why don't you ask in the turbo boost thread?