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Research

2010-09-08T03:25:03Z

Added some specifics about boosting research and lab accidents.

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	===Boosting Research===		===Boosting Research===

-	It is also possible to directly place funds from the central treasury into researching the selected technology via the "Boost Research" option in the Research interface. This may reduce the ~~time~~ required to research the current project. The bonus for boosting the research in this fashion is restricted by the total of your normal spending on research.	+	It is also possible to directly place funds from the central treasury into researching the selected technology via the "Boost Research" option in the Research interface. Any credits used to boost research generate twice the research points than credits invested in research normally. This may reduce the number of turns required to research the current project. The bonus for boosting the research in this fashion is restricted by the total of your normal spending on research.

-	The downside to boosting research in this fashion is that as you place more money towards the project, the greater the chance of lab accidents (as indicated by the changing colour of the boost slider).	+	The downside to boosting research in this fashion is that as you place more money towards the project, the greater the chance of lab accidents (as indicated by the changing colour of the boost slider). See the research risks section below for more information on lab accidents.

-	The bonus for boosting research is doubled if the technology is currently over budget, however this does not reduce the chances of an accident removing all progress made.	+	The bonus for boosting research is doubled (which then means 4x the point to credit value versus normal research) if the technology is currently over budget, however this does not reduce the chances of an accident removing all progress made.


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	You can try to speed up your acquisition of technology by spending additional money on research. The issue here is that the faster you try to acquire the technology you are researching, the more likely you are to invoke a laboratory accident.		You can try to speed up your acquisition of technology by spending additional money on research. The issue here is that the faster you try to acquire the technology you are researching, the more likely you are to invoke a laboratory accident.
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		+	If you boost your research, you have a chance of losing some or all of your progress towards that technology or even causing a small percentage of damage to one of your colonies' population and infrastructure. If you are not boosting your research, you cannot have a lab accident when researching most technologies. However, there are a few technologies which are exceptions and are always a significant risk to research.

	The bio weapons are one of a handful of technologies that are extremely useful, but as a trade–off are risky to research. Every time you choose to research a bio weapon, there is a chance that there will be an accident and your research wreaks havoc on your own population. You could get yourself a [[:Category:Weapons\|weapon]] that will remove the [[Colonies\|population and leave the infrastructure]] largely intact (handy!), but if someone drops a vial....		The bio weapons are one of a handful of technologies that are extremely useful, but as a trade–off are risky to research. Every time you choose to research a bio weapon, there is a chance that there will be an accident and your research wreaks havoc on your own population. You could get yourself a [[:Category:Weapons\|weapon]] that will remove the [[Colonies\|population and leave the infrastructure]] largely intact (handy!), but if someone drops a vial....

-	There are different technologies you can research that minimize the chance of a "dropped vial". That specific helper technology doesn't help you against an AI rebellion, another ~~random~~ research hazard.	+	There are different technologies you can research that minimize the chance of a "dropped vial". That specific helper technology doesn't help you against an AI rebellion, another research hazard which can occur when researching any [[Artificial Intelligence]] tech.

	The idea is for it to be a potential challenge to players, like the randomised tech tree or the [[FTL Drive Technology\|race–specific interstellar travel methods]] – it won't ruin your game and it will always be a surprise.		The idea is for it to be a potential challenge to players, like the randomised tech tree or the [[FTL Drive Technology\|race–specific interstellar travel methods]] – it won't ruin your game and it will always be a surprise.

Tactical Combat

2010-09-08T01:46:14Z

Added information about more than two players fighting in the Combat Options section/table.

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	=== Combat Options ===		=== Combat Options ===

-	With version 1.2 and above you have several choices before going into battle. Depending on your choice and the ~~choice~~ of ~~your opponent~~ the following occurs:	+	With version 1.2 and above you have several choices before going into battle. Depending on your choice and the choices of other players who are present in the battle, the following occurs:

	{\| {{Prettytable}}		{\| {{Prettytable}}
	\|-		\|-
-	\|'''~~Opponent~~''' / '''You'''	+	\|'''Other Players''' / '''You'''
	\| '''Fight Manually'''		\| '''Fight Manually'''
	\| '''Auto Resolve'''		\| '''Auto Resolve'''
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	\|-		\|-
	\| '''Auto Resolve'''		\| '''Auto Resolve'''
-	\| AI controls ~~opponent only~~	+	\| AI controls that player
	\| Auto Resolution		\| Auto Resolution
	\| Auto Resolution		\| Auto Resolution
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	\|-		\|-
	\| '''Auto Resolve Peacefully'''		\| '''Auto Resolve Peacefully'''
-	\| AI controls ~~opponent only~~	+	\| AI controls that player
	\| Auto Resolution		\| Auto Resolution
	\| Auto Resolution		\| Auto Resolution
	\| No Combat		\| No Combat
	\|}		\|}
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		+	If multiple players are involved in the combat, the combat will be auto resolved only if no one chooses to fight manually. If someone does, then any player who also chose to fight manually if someone else does, will also be in control of their forces during the battle. Anyone else who chose to auto resolve or auto resolve peacefully will have their forces controlled by the AI. Also, any AI players always are treated as if they chose to auto resolve.

	=== Auto Combat ===		=== Auto Combat ===

Talk:Antimatter Warhead

2010-09-06T00:08:04Z

Question about antimatter warheads and their planet damage.

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	: You are correct. This wasn't included in the docs given (I suspect MEC is only providing me demo-ish infomration) so I didn't update it. Please feel free to link it back. --[[User:Admin\|Admin]] 09:02, 4 January 2006 (EST)		: You are correct. This wasn't included in the docs given (I suspect MEC is only providing me demo-ish infomration) so I didn't update it. Please feel free to link it back. --[[User:Admin\|Admin]] 09:02, 4 January 2006 (EST)
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		+	I don't suppose if anyone knows if these improve the other damage aspects of the missiles. For example, do antimatter warheads still do .5 terraforming and 150,000 population damage per missile or are those values increased by some amount also? (I ask because I just got my homeworld of 3.1 billion people wiped in 3 minutes by a fleet of 6 hiver cruisers armed to the teeth with antimatter warhead missiles. The math just doesn't make sense to me if the missiles were doing base damage to it.) --[[User:Drake3\|Drake3]] 00:08, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

Alternative OS

2010-09-03T23:26:00Z

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	*AMoC is apparently more stable under wine than ANY.		*AMoC is apparently more stable under wine than ANY.
	*Also set wine to use virtual desktop in wincfg.		*Also set wine to use virtual desktop in wincfg.
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		+	*For the Complete Collection, the Steam version works with a recent version of wine.
		+	*The Gamersgate version works as well if you include the Microsoft .NET Framework option during installation.
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		+	If it dies with:
		+	fixme:actctx:parse_depend_manifests Could not find dependent assembly L"Microsoft.VC80.CRT" (8.0.50727.4053)
		+	err:module:import_dll Library MSVCP80.dll (which is needed by L"C:\\Program Files\\Lighthouse Interactive\\Sword of the Stars\\Sword of the Stars.exe") not found
		+	reinstall and include the Framework option.

Custom Maps

2010-09-01T05:28:56Z

missed one

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	== Forum Links ==		== Forum Links ==

-	:[http://www.kerberos-productions.com/~~forum~~/viewtopic.php?p=148779&highlight=#148779 Original post] by lavamadness	+	:[http://www.kerberos-productions.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=148779&highlight=#148779 Original post] by lavamadness

	=== Tools ===		=== Tools ===

-	:[http://kerberos-productions.com/~~forum~~/viewtopic.php?t=11198 3–D Map generator and Conversion tool] by Laura	+	:[http://kerberos-productions.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=11198 3–D Map generator and Conversion tool] by Laura
-	:[http://kerberos-productions.com/~~forum~~/viewtopic.php?t=8499 Map Editor] by THIEFs	+	:[http://kerberos-productions.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8499 Map Editor] by THIEFs

	=== Maps ===		=== Maps ===

-	:[http://www.kerberos-productions.com/~~forum~~/viewtopic.php?t=8819 Let's Make Maps] forum thread	+	:[http://www.kerberos-productions.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8819 Let's Make Maps] forum thread
-	:[http://www.kerberos-productions.com/~~forum~~/viewtopic.php?t=12574 Eleahen's generated maps] forum thread	+	:[http://www.kerberos-productions.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12574 Eleahen's generated maps] forum thread