AI War Beta 5.074-5.075 "Focused Forces" Released!

[Ozymandiaz]

Smallish question: how far are we from largest size of champion ships? Or we have all of them already?

There's one more.

I am just on my second one, and think it is pretty badass

Though, that hunter-killer that came with the Exo made short work it it, and everything else really. Including modular fortress, 5 MK III force fields, 80% of all my beam, laster, missile and other turrets at MK II, and I even had armor booster/inhibitor. And, of course, my entire fleet, before my home command blew up

[Mánagarmr]

Well, H/K's are pretty much designed to be the Harbingers of Death™. Quite similar to the Mass Effect Reapers

"Relax, we just want to wipe you out. It's no big deal."

[Ozymandiaz]

Well, H/K's are pretty much designed to be the Harbingers of Death™. Quite similar to the Mass Effect Reapers

"Relax, we just want to wipe you out. It's no big deal."

Indeed

Since it was a test game I reloaded and tired again, but this time it spawned something else, and that was easier to handle. I did notice something funny with special forces however, there seem to be roaming ships around now, going here and there. over 4000 of them on one planet currently.

I attached save (planet Arranchr)

Edit: Peaked over 5000 despite the devourer golem thinning out some

[Martyn van Buren]

If you look at earlier posts in this thread I think that's intended behavior; special forces are supposed to pick a staging ground world and wait there until they get an order to defend an important planet or something. From earlier posts 4000-5000 seems like a plausible number to have. Of course this is a totally new behavior and might need a good deal of rebalancing.

[Ozymandiaz]

If you look at earlier posts in this thread I think that's intended behavior; special forces are supposed to pick a staging ground world and wait there until they get an order to defend an important planet or something. From earlier posts 4000-5000 seems like a plausible number to have. Of course this is a totally new behavior and might need a good deal of rebalancing.

Indeed, still kind of funny though, but quite a large number

[Coppermantis]

Well, H/K's are pretty much designed to be the Harbingers of Death™. Quite similar to the Mass Effect Reapers

"Relax, we just want to wipe you out. It's no big deal."

I still have yet to encounter a H/K short of using the "Gimme absolutely Positively Everything" cheat, when I used a single Mk. V to carve out the entire galaxy to the AI Homeworlds. Scary stuff.


Liking the new update, should make Special Forces Captain more powerful.

[Mánagarmr]

I still have yet to encounter a H/K short of using the "Gimme absolutely Positively Everything" cheat, when I used a single Mk. V to carve out the entire galaxy to the AI Homeworlds. Scary stuff.

Thankfully, same here. I don't WANT to see one!

[Volatar]

Loaded my game from last night, and started getting errors.

Here is the log:

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8/31/2012 7:51:28 PM (5.074) Mem: 115,175,424 Plat:Cannot read platform from AI thread
-----------------------------------Command Error-----------------------------------
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Argument is out of range.
Parameter name: index
  at System.Collections.Generic.List`1[ForegroundObjectType].get_Item (Int32 index) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AIRouting.SendGuardPostReinforcements (.AIPlayer player, .AIPlanet Planet, Int32 AIProgressionLevel, Int32 TechLevel, Boolean LimitToWormholesOnly, FInt StrengthBudget, FInt MultiplierFromHumanHomeworldsAndChampions, Boolean DoReinforcementsLogging) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AIRouting.SendReinforcementsToPlanet (.AIPlayer player, .AIPlanet Planet, Int32 AIProgressionLevel, Int32 AITechLevel, Boolean IsFirstOfCycle, .FInt& StrengthBudget, Boolean DoReinforcementsLogging) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AIRouting.SendReinforcements (Int32 PlayerNumber, Int32 AIProgressionLevel, Int32 AITechLevel, Int32 NumberOfReinforcements, Boolean HasAlreadySentToWave, Boolean DoReinforcementsLogging) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AICommand.ParseDataIntoAILoop () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AILoop.RunAILoop () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0

8/31/2012 7:51:32 PM (5.074) Mem: 120,418,304 Plat:Cannot read platform from AI thread
-----------------------------------Command Error-----------------------------------
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Argument is out of range.
Parameter name: index
  at System.Collections.Generic.List`1[ForegroundObjectType].get_Item (Int32 index) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AIRouting.SendGuardPostReinforcements (.AIPlayer player, .AIPlanet Planet, Int32 AIProgressionLevel, Int32 TechLevel, Boolean LimitToWormholesOnly, FInt StrengthBudget, FInt MultiplierFromHumanHomeworldsAndChampions, Boolean DoReinforcementsLogging) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AIRouting.SendReinforcementsToPlanet (.AIPlayer player, .AIPlanet Planet, Int32 AIProgressionLevel, Int32 AITechLevel, Boolean IsFirstOfCycle, .FInt& StrengthBudget, Boolean DoReinforcementsLogging) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AIRouting.SendReinforcements (Int32 PlayerNumber, Int32 AIProgressionLevel, Int32 AITechLevel, Int32 NumberOfReinforcements, Boolean HasAlreadySentToWave, Boolean DoReinforcementsLogging) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AICommand.ParseDataIntoAILoop () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AILoop.RunAILoop () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
Attaching save. Errors always occur at almost precisely a minute after loading.

[keith.lamothe]

Loaded my game from last night, and started getting errors.

Here is the log:

Code: [Select]

8/31/2012 7:51:28 PM (5.074) Mem: 115,175,424 Plat:Cannot read platform from AI thread
-----------------------------------Command Error-----------------------------------
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Argument is out of range.
Parameter name: index
  at System.Collections.Generic.List`1[ForegroundObjectType].get_Item (Int32 index) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AIRouting.SendGuardPostReinforcements (.AIPlayer player, .AIPlanet Planet, Int32 AIProgressionLevel, Int32 TechLevel, Boolean LimitToWormholesOnly, FInt StrengthBudget, FInt MultiplierFromHumanHomeworldsAndChampions, Boolean DoReinforcementsLogging) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AIRouting.SendReinforcementsToPlanet (.AIPlayer player, .AIPlanet Planet, Int32 AIProgressionLevel, Int32 AITechLevel, Boolean IsFirstOfCycle, .FInt& StrengthBudget, Boolean DoReinforcementsLogging) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AIRouting.SendReinforcements (Int32 PlayerNumber, Int32 AIProgressionLevel, Int32 AITechLevel, Int32 NumberOfReinforcements, Boolean HasAlreadySentToWave, Boolean DoReinforcementsLogging) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AICommand.ParseDataIntoAILoop () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AILoop.RunAILoop () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0

8/31/2012 7:51:32 PM (5.074) Mem: 120,418,304 Plat:Cannot read platform from AI thread
-----------------------------------Command Error-----------------------------------
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Argument is out of range.
Parameter name: index
  at System.Collections.Generic.List`1[ForegroundObjectType].get_Item (Int32 index) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AIRouting.SendGuardPostReinforcements (.AIPlayer player, .AIPlanet Planet, Int32 AIProgressionLevel, Int32 TechLevel, Boolean LimitToWormholesOnly, FInt StrengthBudget, FInt MultiplierFromHumanHomeworldsAndChampions, Boolean DoReinforcementsLogging) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AIRouting.SendReinforcementsToPlanet (.AIPlayer player, .AIPlanet Planet, Int32 AIProgressionLevel, Int32 AITechLevel, Boolean IsFirstOfCycle, .FInt& StrengthBudget, Boolean DoReinforcementsLogging) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AIRouting.SendReinforcements (Int32 PlayerNumber, Int32 AIProgressionLevel, Int32 AITechLevel, Int32 NumberOfReinforcements, Boolean HasAlreadySentToWave, Boolean DoReinforcementsLogging) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AICommand.ParseDataIntoAILoop () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at AILoop.RunAILoop () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
Attaching save. Errors always occur at almost precisely a minute after loading.

Please update to 5.075, that one was fixed in it

[Volatar]

Please update to 5.075, that one was fixed in it

Sorry. I always update. Not sure why I didn't this time.

[Faulty Logic]

Loving the new special forces. I actually feel them now. Can't speak much to the new starships, as a Peacemaker and friend with spire mini rams have dictated: no.

Could we have a "special forces" galaxy overlay, similar to the current "Threat" ?

[Kahuna]

Could we have a "special forces" galaxy overlay, similar to the current "Threat" ?

Yes please.

[orzelek]

Loving the new special forces. I actually feel them now. Can't speak much to the new starships, as a Peacemaker and friend with spire mini rams have dictated: no.

How is your champion feeling in conditions like that?

[Kahuna]

I just met the new CPA for the first time. ~5500 ships in 5 carriers.. thousands of ships.. dozens of Starships and 2 Golems... Golems in Carriers? LOL yes please! Brb gonna load an autosave and barracks raid.

[Mánagarmr]

I just met the new CPA for the first time. ~5500 ships in 5 carriers.. thousands of ships.. dozens of Starships and 2 Golems... Golems in Carriers? LOL yes please! Brb gonna load an autosave and barracks raid.

You 10/10 people are masochistic bastards all of you, aren't you? xD