AI War Beta 5.011, "Nuclear Science," Released!

[TechSY730]

For auto-kite, I strongly suspect that will get taken out at some point. It was meant as a minor convenience, but people want it to be a full AI that plays the tactics for them. So I'm not sure it has a use that people would be happy with.

For what it is worth, I still use auto-kiting. It can get in the way sometimes, but, in my opinion, the small amount of micro needed to stop it in these cases is more than worth the major micro saves from having to do everything auto-kiting can do manually.

[Lancefighter]

player etherjets should do the same thing the ai ones do, if you set up a redirection rally point in the system they are in and set up 'tractor ships auto rally when full' or something

[Zeba]

player etherjets should do the same thing the ai ones do, if you set up a redirection rally point in the system they are in and set up 'tractor ships auto rally when full' or something

Hrmmm, this could have potential.

Have your etherjets drag them into a turret ball or even better a blob of parasites. 

[keith.lamothe]

Have your etherjets drag them into a turret ball or even better a blob of parasites. 

Yep.

"Thief.  It's not just for the AI anymore."

[Zeba]

Have your etherjets drag them into a turret ball or even better a blob of parasites. 

Yep.

"Thief.  It's not just for the AI anymore."

\o/

Now I will have a use again for my merc etherjets and parasites as the game mechanic changes over the last few patches made them a bit problematic in efficiency.

[Buttons840]

Time to push out 5.012 yet?  I haven't seen many changes recently, and there are a lot of useful bug fixes for multiplayer.

[x4000]

Yeah, I'll try and do that later today -- thanks for the reminder.

[Hearteater]

Did you ever figure out what's up with Astro Trains?

[Zeba]

Yeah, I'll try and do that later today -- thanks for the reminder.

Will this patch have the new etherjet behaviour?

[x4000]

I took a look at Astro Trains this morning, and found out that their guns had simply been... disabled.  Not sure what the story was with that, but I've turned them back on.

In terms of the etherjet behavior, no -- that's something that I guess Keith is planning, but it's up to him.

Will have the new version update out in a few; I also snuck one other last thing in there, a good idea Elok had.

[keith.lamothe]

Yeah, I'll try and do that later today -- thanks for the reminder.

Will this patch have the new etherjet behaviour?

The "Mobile Tractors With Full Load Rally" toggle was already added in 5.003

Did you ever figure out what's up with Astro Trains?

The only changes in 5.012 are listed under its heading on http://arcengames.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=AI_War_-_Current_Post-5.000_Beta .  Haven't  had time to look at the astro trains yet.

[keith.lamothe]

I took a look at Astro Trains this morning, and found out that their guns had simply been... disabled.  Not sure what the story was with that, but I've turned them back on.

Odd, I don't remember anything like that.  Maybe it was after that game where trains totally wrecked me. (j/k)

In terms of the etherjet behavior, no -- that's something that I guess Keith is planning, but it's up to him.

No, I had been referring to behavior that had already been added several versions ago, actually

[x4000]

It was really odd on the Astro Trains, but maybe it was... I don't know what it was.  Anyway, pushing the release now.

[x4000]

Okay, the new one is out: http://www.arcengames.com/forums/index.php/topic,8852.0.html

[Zeba]

No, I had been referring to behavior that had already been added several versions ago, actually

Doh!

I'm a bad AI War player for not noticing the change.