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Free Captial Ship - How to remove

October 28, 2008 7:04:51 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

I'd like to remove the Free Capital Ship at the beginning of a game, for my Mod, but can not seem to work out how to do so. I note that Galaxy Forge has a Boolean Field that preports to Turn On/Off the Free Capital ship, but looking in the Map file shows the field to be dealing with Setting the 1st Capital Ship as the Flagship instead.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Reply #1 October 28, 2008 7:25:02 AM
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It is actually that line in the map file. The isFirstCapitalShipIsFlagship is the toggle for the free capital

I guess they put it in the map file to allow for creating some different starting conditions on individual maps, rather than a global setting in gameplay.constants.

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Reply #2 October 28, 2008 6:47:38 PM
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It is actually that line in the map file. The isFirstCapitalShipIsFlagship is the toggle for the free capital
Sorry but I have to disagree, I have even changed that field in several of the default maps but alas the Free Capital ship remains.
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Reply #3 October 28, 2008 9:01:07 PM
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You must've done something strange. I tried tried changing it for Agamemnon's Bounty (first map on the file list) and the first capital ship was not a freebie.

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Reply #4 October 28, 2008 9:20:17 PM
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Can you post the line as you used it to get it to work; and I'll compare it to what I did...

In fact here's my line, as I have changed it in the map Derelict: isFirstCapitalShipIsFlagship FALSE

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Reply #5 October 28, 2008 9:50:29 PM
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Yep, that's exactly what mine reads. You did change the map in the installation Galaxy folder, right? It doesn't read maps from a mod folder, I don't think.

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Reply #6 October 28, 2008 10:14:12 PM
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Yes, this is the map that the game installs, in the folder that it installed it to...

I'm going to jump over to the Dev .exe of SINS, so maybe I can find something via the debug stuff...this is not the only thing that just does not seem to work for me...

Many other ideas or suggestions?

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Reply #7 October 28, 2008 11:06:57 PM
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you try using more than one map (personal custom maps included?)

 

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Reply #8 October 31, 2008 12:02:43 AM
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Well, still no luck here.

I've now done a clean install, fresh download, deleting both directory structures related to the game and did a reboot inbetween the uninstall/deleting and the fresh download and install.

I've set 3 custom maps to False, and changed 4 of the default Small maps in the same manner.

But alas, the Free First Capitalship remains...

Any further suggestions anyone?

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Reply #9 October 31, 2008 6:55:08 AM
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I'm scratching my head on this one. I guess it warrants a very stupid question: you are saving the maps, right?

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Reply #10 October 31, 2008 7:10:42 AM
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No question is ever stupid...Yes I am saving and also reopening the map in a different text editor to confirm the change in boolean value.

I guess this does warrent this question though - Are you sure that this particular setting is the one that determines the status of the 1st Capitalship as Free?

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Reply #11 October 31, 2008 7:18:22 AM
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Yes, beyond a doubt. It's the only thing I changed in the map.

*scratches head some more*

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Reply #12 October 31, 2008 7:30:51 AM
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Its got me too.

The only reason I want to make the change is that with my mod active the AI can't seem to handle the fact that its got a free captialahip and needs to build 8 Mil Research orbitals to research Capitalships first. Or more accurately it starts the game building Mil Research orbitals and a Capitalship Shipyard - and thats it...nothing else. It of course runs out of resources after 2 Mil Research Orbitals and the shipyard.

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