AI Competetors : Removal Update

LV · Post by LV » Sat, 10. Mar 07, 18:33

can someone do me a favour,

I'm re-writing and updating as we speak and i could do with knowing if setting the plugin to disabled wipes the lot, it should do but before i start putting nukeall code in someone may save me a job.

I'd also like to know the size of AIC empires in peoples games and what settings (EPIC,PLAYER,EXPERIENCED) they are on and if you did choose EPIC what your net worth is......

ta

ORIOLE · Post by **ORIOLE** » Sat, 10. Mar 07, 22:23

Hi LV, I would like to assist you there. However, how would it be possible to get the current status of one of the AI companies? Moreover, when I do disable the plugin I don't know how to check if they are still around. I just see one once in a while.

Thanks for a great script

ORIOLE · Post by **ORIOLE** » Mon, 12. Mar 07, 11:16

Hi LV, have you posted the updates

Thank you very much

LV · Post by LV » Mon, 12. Mar 07, 13:09

I havn't posted any updates as AIC is about 50% broken and 50% working at the moment (on my PC) but i'm about 99% that the current install will have to be removed on the update as i've had to change alot of GV's meaning the current plugin will die once i launch the update.

Mailo · Post by **Mailo** » Mon, 12. Mar 07, 14:19

LV wrote:can someone do me a favour,

I'm re-writing and updating as we speak and i could do with knowing if setting the plugin to disabled wipes the lot, it should do but before i start putting nukeall code in someone may save me a job.

I'd also like to know the size of AIC empires in peoples games and what settings (EPIC,PLAYER,EXPERIENCED) they are on and if you did choose EPIC what your net worth is......

ta

Hi LV,

is there an easy way how to find out the size of AIC empires?
I started the plugin after I got a bit ahead with a TL and a couple complexes, I think on EXPERIENCED.
After getting a message about several companies being set up, the only notice I've taken of the script running is a BBS message telling me the size of my own empire, and one named ship I am sure I didn't name.
Not knowing what was set up by it also makes it a bit hard to see if disabling it wipes anything

I would love to see this script take off into released status.

Mobuj · Post by **Mobuj** » Mon, 12. Mar 07, 20:51

Turning off the AI does leave some ships and stations. Hppened in Ceo's Doubt. That company had several M2's.

Peekaboom · Post by **Peekaboom** » Wed, 14. Mar 07, 18:30

I can't read through all of this forum, so just a quick question?

With the most recent release, do the AI competitors each have their own race relation? I don't want to screw up my current rep with the main races.

Please let me know, and maybe add that to the OP.

Thanks,

LV · Post by LV » Wed, 14. Mar 07, 19:34

it could take up 2 1 game hour to wipe

Peekaboom · Post by **Peekaboom** » Mon, 26. Mar 07, 04:40

This script has been running for quite some time. I intially started the script on EPIC mode, and never noticed anything. I've been trying to remove and reinstall the script but it never prompts me to specify how to set up the AL competitors.

Any suggestions on how to "restart" this script in hopes of getting it to work? At the moment, I haven't seen anysign of it working other than telling me my net worth in the BBS.

RaGodofTehSun · Post by **RaGodofTehSun** » Mon, 26. Mar 07, 05:13

yah its been running over 12 game days for me and i have seen no sign of my competators. i was waiting for them to get big before i declare war on them to start a good fight!

Klyith · Post by **Klyith** » Tue, 27. Mar 07, 02:52

RaGodofTehSun wrote:yah its been running over 12 game days for me and i have seen no sign of my competators. i was waiting for them to get big before i declare war on them to start a good fight!

Have you seen messages in your log that say "So-and-so Local Trading created in Some Sector"? And what difficulty setting did you choose? Remember, it's difficulty for the AI, not for you. So if you selected Epic they're not going to expand for a long time.

It takes them a while to get big, much longer than it does for you the player, despite that they might start out more cash than a player start. Plus, they can get killed by pirates or xenon, which means a new corp has to start back at square one.

RaGodofTehSun · Post by **RaGodofTehSun** » Tue, 27. Mar 07, 11:53

Oh well damn, can i restart the plugin and get them going from my start? (several million atleast)

I started the plugin when i started a new game and put it to epic so i need to reinitialize them with current player settings i guess ^^

Mailo · Post by **Mailo** » Tue, 27. Mar 07, 12:12

I started the script on the middle setting, and from time to time I get the message that a new company started up ... I think I even saw a ship from one once.
None survived long enough to buy a second ship so far.

Peekaboom · Post by **Peekaboom** » Tue, 27. Mar 07, 16:56

I've yet to see any ALC property. I have sats in 90% of the game sectors and I've swept through all the secotrs a few time looking. I do get the BBS posts about MY ASSETS, so it appears to be running in some capacity.

However:

Can someone tell me how to completely remove this plug-in and reinstall it so that it prompts me to specify the ALC starting conditiosn again? I've tried disabling the script, uninstalling, saving, and finally reinstalling + enabling. It never prompts me to select the ALC start conditions. I've never recieved messages about new companies starting up either.

ORIOLE · Post by **ORIOLE** » Tue, 27. Mar 07, 17:25

LV wrote:I havn't posted any updates as AIC is about 50% broken and 50% working at the moment (on my PC) but i'm about 99% that the current install will have to be removed on the update as i've had to change alot of GV's meaning the current plugin will die once i launch the update.

Please be patient guys, LV is rewriting the script.

LV · Post by LV » Thu, 29. Mar 07, 17:25

indeed i am now i'm back from portugal, please set your plugins to disabled as the new version requires a restart mainly because it didn't work properly.

I have to tweak the traders ai a touch more and also the fighter code then hopefully i can release a beta towards the beggining of next week but it's now at about 95% as all my switches now work.

KanineLupus · Post by **KanineLupus** » Thu, 29. Mar 07, 18:15

OK LV - you have my interest in your re-build of this plugin, but one question - how the hell to successfully disable this current version so it can be safely removed with a total screw-up of saved games??

From memory there is s'posed to be 2 'switches' in the AL menu, but on disapeared ages ago. My last attempt to turn the thing off, even after 2 GAME days it was running full force ...even added new competitors after I took the drastic action of removing ALL NPC ships across the entire X-Universe and manually wiping out every single station added by this plugin. Would love to give this new version a run but have no bloody idea how to get rid of the current version ...seems to have a life all of its own.

LV · Post by LV » Thu, 29. Mar 07, 18:35

This is the kind info i need, i can write a nuke script no problem for the current build so i'll pm you one to test in the next couple of days althoguh i might send the new beta to see if that will squash it

there is no point trying to write your own script to nuke things as i make a point of adding code to stop players doing this

KanineLupus · Post by **KanineLupus** » Thu, 29. Mar 07, 19:21

LV wrote:This is the kind info i need, i can write a nuke script no problem for the current build so i'll pm you one to test in the next couple of days althoguh i might send the new beta to see if that will squash it

That would be hugely appreciated. Am fully emersed in my current station-model project, so was dreading spending even more time trying hack the current build out.

maever · Post by **maever** » Sat, 31. Mar 07, 00:34

For some reason one of the Traders has started a war with the argon,
these nice boron guys now are killing argon sectors with titans for no reason.

also MY notoriety is being lowered by every ship they take
so now i got the argon killing off all my stations and ships because the #%$^#@ boron AI are in war or something.

now my question, how do i uninstall it?
in the read me it says:
How to put the script off:
you set the script in OFF mode.

Where is off mode ?
The editor sure doesn't have it.

Please help me....

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AI Competetors : Removal Update