Supreme Cmdr

Below are three shots of the Wildcat heavy tank. The Mayhem (a smaller version), should be up later today once Wille is done with it. wildcat1 wildcat2 wildcat3

Right I think you're forgeting the golden rule if it cannot be reproduced, it will NOT be investigated and thus it won't be fixed. PERIOD

Justin (the web dude) sends word that the new fleet DB should be completed and ready to go online later this week.

quote: Originally posted by fenixfireblade: IT WAS THE SHIELDS!! HA! Naturally I just went down the list repairing one at a time and the shields are the LAST ITEM. Well I did tell you, didn't I? quote: Note to any who search for this info in these forums in the future: If your shield generator is below 25% your crew will want to bail.Wrong. Here are the conditions which trigger the various ship alerts based on the integrity of the systems listed. Any of the conditions below will cause an alert to be triggered. YELLOW alert [*]NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE [*]NUCLEAR REACTOR [*]MAIN LIFE SUPPORT [*]AUX LIFE SUPPORT [*]HULL [*]SHIELD [*]ESCAPED PRISONERS [*]INTRUDERS DETECTED RED alert [*]NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE [*]NUCLEAR REACTOR [*]MAIN LIFE SUPPORT [*]AUX LIFE SUPPORT [*]HULL [*]SHIELD [*]RADIATION RED alert EVACUATE [*]NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE [*]NUCLEAR REACTOR [*]MAIN LIFE SUPPORT = 0 [*]AUX LIFE SUPPORT = 0 [*]HULL [*]SHIELD quote: With that out of the way we are still left with the suspended repairs problem. After repairing all systems I found that not only were the main and aux life support systems stuck but also cargo bay 1. I just sent you the new save game.I will look into it using your new saved game later this week.

quote: Originally posted by Fractux: I have not been able to reproduce this during gameplay, so I don't know what made the problem occur. Then (a) why are you preporting it? ( what do you expect us to do?

quote: Originally posted by Darkling: OK Men, the orders for the retrofit have been rescinded so you can stop dreaming about a vacation. I've begged borrowed and stole the credits that I've needed to get that Linear Spec IV upgrade and so we can survive another encounter with the Gammies, and I'm not talking about your Grand Ma's. We need to put in some serious overtime and get that damned thing up and running. The last thing I need is to get caught with my Pants down and my shields at only 50% while the upgrade is being done! And don't give me any of that rubbish about you needing some sleep, you can sleep when your dead! You have your orders! I think we know the first person to get court-martialed in BCG as I described above.

I have rolled back the code in BCM/BCMG. Because there are workarounds, its not worth invalidating saved games just for taking 40 sys/flight engineers off station. I have updated the VCF accordingly (and with other entries) and added an entry into the manual revision HTML file with a note about this.

Kalshion, read the manual. Then go read today's VCF update.

quote: Originally posted by fenixfireblade: Oh I know the ship's busted but all the systems that could cause an evac when damaged have been repaired. If you see something there that I haven't repaired that you know would cause it let me know and I'll see if it clears it up, otherwise something strange is going on. I know my previous post was clear. If not, try reading it again. To be subtle: GO REPAIR EVERYTHING and see what happens.

Get proper video drivers and reduce the acceleration tab as described in the FAQ.

quote: Originally posted by Spiro: But after upgrading all the Device Drivers listed The CTD is Now (4) or so seconds into any screen display.. Sounds like you have some serious system problems, unrelated to the game. quote: I figure Thats the Comm file .. thats WAY to Big by now... ( LOL ) The log file is harmless and won't cause any crashes unless you try to delete it if the game is installed in a path that is longer than 80 characters. e.g. This will not cause a crash: C:Program Files3000ADBattlecruiser Millennium Goldsaveplayer.log This will cause a crash: C:Program FilesDreamcatcher3000ADBattlecruiser Millennium Goldsaveplayer.log And thats why this bug is only in BCM Gold and not in BCM if installed to the default folder. In fact, when the log file gets too big (32K in size), you will be prompted to delete it. Until this BCMG patch is released, just say NO when prompted and it will continue to grow. For the log file to reach 32K, you'd have to have been playing the same game for a very, very long time. [ 04-27-2003, 02:34 PM: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ]

quote: Originally posted by Darkling: quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: All previous saved games will be invalid. I don't know if it's worth it.. I've never had to have more than half my crew go off duty at the same time. I don't think the price is worth it either. So, I may just rollback this fix and just have it in BCG. quote: Originally posted by fenixfireblade: I think it's worth it. I often have all my crew on duty for a major expedition into enemy territory or run a dangerous trade route and afterwards I set down on a planet and let them all take a little vacation while I go do something else. You can rotate them. From the looks of the bang up saved game you gave me, it doesn't look like you are playing the game the way it was meant to be played. If I ever have a ship that banged up, I'd retire. I should probably make commander incompetence a condition for courtmartial. In fact, I'm going to do just that in BCG by using the state of your crew and ship as the assessment criteria. (/me makes notes in BCG design log).

quote: Originally posted by fenixfireblade: Cool! Rock on SC! Well, there is a snag with this. All previous saved games will be invalid. So, before I release this patch, I'm going to decide whether or not allowing 40 personnel instead of 30 in Personnel Qtrs 2 is worth the loss of a previous saved game.

I got your saved game. I mean, almost every system on the ship is flat out busted. What did you expect? If you're patient enough to repair all of them at the station, you should've been more careful. Unless and until you can get all those systems repaired (everything that is Red), you're going to be hard pressed to figured out what's causing the problem. During an evac everybody is set to scuttle the ship. The only backdoor to controlling your ship (since your AE is not on the bridge), is to ALT+E to exit into space and then re-enter the ship. Your AE should make his way to the bridge. And you can now have manual flight control. Tomorrow I will look at the save game some more to make sure the conditions on the ship are normal.

quote: Originally posted by fenixfireblade: Well, during an evac alert the game doesn't let you put anyone on duty through the tactical->crew menu. An evacuation state is caused by several conditions e.g. reactor core breach, radiation, infection. Try clearing radiation on all decks etc and see if that helps. If not, send in the saved game and let me take a look at whats going on.

quote: Originally posted by fenixfireblade: Since I can't get rid of this evacuation alert I can't put the chief back on duty Why not? What happens when you dock at the station and try to repair using their own engineers?

quote: Originally posted by Tyrn: Speaking of sounds, I about laughed myself silly as I listened to a planetside medical station perform surgery on my AE the other night. Waching...argh...chaching...ungh...and so forth. It was absolutely priceless. Thanks. Yeah, thats one of my all time favorite gags. I took a bunch of sounds and mixed them to come up with that particular piece of hilarity.

....if those f*ckers don't ship me my 8500 soon, I'm gonna cancel the order and build it myself.

Oh please, gimme a break. There's nothing spectacular about it. You need to raise your expectations of what a trailer should be, a little higher than that.

quote: Originally posted by Tyrn: quote:Originally posted by IceCold: Learn to be a gunslinger in this game. Missles seem to be a waste when your IOD can rip any enemy ship to bits. (use PTA for fighters) I only use missile for one thing: Space Marines. uhm, isn't that cruel and unusual punishment?

OK. A ticket has been opened in Area 51 for further investigation. EDIT: Storage increased to 40. It was set to 30 to match Personnel Qtrs 1 and because there never was a situation where you'd want everyone off duty. Now what was I thinking? [ 04-26-2003, 08:14 AM: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ]

hehe, thats nothing. Have you heard the one about intruders kidnapping crew? No? search for the word kidnap or kidnapping on the forum and you'll find the thread. Pretty funny one, that.

This is normal because the system requires a certain number of them to be on duty at all times. By the time you launch, an AI tick has already occured and this instruction already set. But, I will check it again to make sure no funny business is going on. EDIT: Nope. works fine. In fact, if you send all 10 SysEngs off-duty and go to Perscan, you should see that another 10 gets auto-assigned immediately. [ 04-25-2003, 06:58 PM: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ]

Thats not true. Its hold 40 and I just confirmed it. If they are being re-assigned by the CE, then they won't remain off-station. Or they can't get there etc etc Figure out whats going on in your ship and fix it. Just because it looks odd, doesn't mean there is something wrong. Don't post about it unless you have many EVERY effort to analyze, think about and rationalize the issue. In fact, do this SNG and choose Firestorm Go to Tactical and send all Sys and Flt engineers off duty Launch Go to Perscan They're all there and in the right place

LOL!!!