[REQ] Player HQ ware limiter - [resolved=DockwareManager]

Maahes · Post by **Maahes** » Wed, 5. Nov 08, 14:07

I remember I had a script installed in X3R that worked perfectly with the CAG and made running a player HQ effortless.
All it did was limit the maximum amount of storage space allowed for each ware (set by the user) and the CAGs would keep to this level.
I can't remember what is was called, and I can't find it in the X3R scripts forum, but if someone can please let me know. And then if someone clever could re-write for X3TC I will fall in love with them forever.

Cheers
M

Cadvan · Post by **Cadvan** » Wed, 5. Nov 08, 14:54

Its called Dockwaremanager and allready ported to tc by Lucike.

you can get it with his scriptcollection. As far as i know he doesn'T have english threads up to now, so heres the link to the german thread:
http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=216745

enjoy

Maahes · Post by **Maahes** » Wed, 5. Nov 08, 15:07

Perfect, many many thanks.

Dreamwind99 · Post by **Dreamwind99** » Wed, 5. Nov 08, 22:06

Has the script got english text yet or it all in german?

Translated forum thread

{link tidied - Carlo}

Cadvan · Post by **Cadvan** » Wed, 5. Nov 08, 22:48

for most of his scriopts there are allready english t-files.
someone has even made a topic here in english thread so you native english people can look over the text and pin out wrong sentences.

Lucike · Post by **Lucike** » Thu, 6. Nov 08, 00:01

The Dockware Manager has now an English language file.

http://www.lucike.info/x3_terran_confli ... _V3b01.zip

Maahes · Post by **Maahes** » Thu, 6. Nov 08, 11:28

Thanks, I'll try it tonight.

I've got the German version running very nicely. This combined with CAG makes owning a PHQ a pleasure

Dreamwind99 · Post by **Dreamwind99** » Thu, 6. Nov 08, 14:42

I don't speak German so could one of you bi-linguals translate and pass on to burnit I believe CAG is his script.

There's a problem with CAG in it's current form, in that it's pretty hopeless in managing large complex's with High E-Cell useage because of it's behaviour.

The same plex with the same number of transports will easily manage to keep it running 100%, under CAG it all falls hopelessly apart for several reasons.

CAG doesn't understand High E-Cell useage, and will wait until the complex runs out almost before it activates it's TS's, ie if the plex has 4 super frieghters 1 will go off buying E-Cell's the other 3 will sit on there on standby aimlessy till the plex falls apart.

CAG will send all it's station transports to the same station even if there's nothing there to buy then wander to yet another station with nothing to buy even though the player may have those resourses in abundance in the same system.

CAG Traders refuse to use their jumpdrives completely.

Maahes · Post by **Maahes** » Thu, 6. Nov 08, 15:09

CAG pilots have to be trained. To start with they are not very inteligent (Apprentice). As they do more they will automatically complete trainign courses, and at the higher levels will use their jump drives, comunicate with each other, checking prices enroute etc. Yo ucan even set the jump range differently for each Agent.

The instructions haven't fully been translated into English yet, so it can get confusing, but if you read this thread there are some links to partially translated instructions.

The CAG is very powerfull when fully trained, but you need to have some low-level complexes setup right to train them.
I have a spacefuel distillery complex setup in an unknown sector, connected just 2 jumps away for a whole lot of SPP's via the HUB. Setting the CAGs not to sell, just to buy. I use this to train my Agents until they can use the JD, then i move their homebase to the HQ and set them off.

Edit: Forgot to mention that you can also change the buy/sell behaviour of the Agent, so if yo ukeep running out of E-Cells, set it to start buying them at a higher % of stock level. Also maybe limit this agent to this one ware and not have him selling.

Cheers
M

Dreamwind99 · Post by **Dreamwind99** » Thu, 6. Nov 08, 18:32

I've not found any option to set % thresholds where is that, everything else I'm okie with well cept for the dockware manager being in German. lol

Maahes · Post by **Maahes** » Thu, 6. Nov 08, 22:25

Dowload the new file in the link above from Lucike - Dockware is now in English too..

To change the % values in CAG, go into Start Commecial Represnetaion, then to Trade duties.
The values here tell the ship when to buy and sell. Now becasue the manual is still in German at the moment I'm not sure exactly whether the values are high or low thresholds, but try trawling the CAG request (here) thread, it might hold some clues, or just play with the values and see what happens.

Cheers
M