Author Topic: Is there a command to enable expansions past expansion 4  (Read 900 times)

Offline TechSY730

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Is there a command to enable expansions past expansion 4
« on: June 21, 2014, 09:35:47 pm »
The main.xml language text only lists cmd:activate expansion 1-4, not 5 or 6. Is this an oversight?

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Re: Is there a command to enable expansions past expansion 4
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2014, 09:41:26 pm »
For 6 it's not really an oversight, I just can't think of any use case from enabling that expansion mid-game.  Nomads and the Exodian Blade can't be enabled mid-game because they rely on mapgen logic.  About the only thing it would do is make the AI's future unlocks be able to include the new bonus/guardian types.  The ship types associated with ARS's are already set.

For Expansion 5 I don't remember if the omission was intentional, but the same question basically applies: what's the use case?
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Re: Is there a command to enable expansions past expansion 4
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2014, 11:44:35 pm »
Use case? IDK. Consistency??

AI getting them as potential unlocks (EDIT: and their pool of guardian and starship types) was the use case I had in mind though; I knew that existing ARSes wouldn't get them.
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Re: Is there a command to enable expansions past expansion 4
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2014, 11:47:11 pm »
Use case? IDK. Consistency??

AI getting them as potential unlocks (EDIT: and their pool of guardian and starship types) was the use case I had in mind though; I knew that existing ARSes wouldn't get them.
Wouldn't this also create back-up servers and hacking opportunities for the player?
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