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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0002584AI War 1 / ClassicBalance IssueJan 20, 2011 11:49 pm
ReporterMercatio Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Status closedResolutionno change required 
Product Version4.072 
Summary0002584: Mark IV World adjacent to player home base
DescriptionSo I've created 4 games now and all of them have had a single Mark IV world directly adjacent to the player home planet. From what I understand these worlds are supposed to be Mark I.

As far as I'm concerned it really isn't possible to deal with a planet like this early in the game, and if any ships are angered dealing with even a handful of them early in the game is extremely difficult.

I've attached the most recent one showing this.

My apologies if this is already known, or intended now. This will be my first issue and I couldn't find anything about it in the change log or other recent issues.

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Mercatio

Jan 20, 2011 11:35 pm

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Chris_McElligottPark

Jan 20, 2011 11:49 pm

administrator   ~0009473

No worries, but this is by design. Sometimes you'll be completely surrounded by higher-mark stuff, but sometimes they will be only mark I. The "only are mark I" thing refers to "non upgraded" AI planets. There are a certain number of upgraded AI planets scattered throughout the galaxy completely at random, and they are perfectly allowed to be next to yours. All the non-upgraded ones are generally mark II, but the ones next to you are mark I.

On the bright side, when you get a mark IV next to your home, it is weaker than it would be elsewhere on the map. No ion cannons, and a few other things also can't seed there, to your benefit.

Chris_McElligottPark

Jan 20, 2011 11:49 pm

administrator   ~0009474

And this has actually always been the case since pre-1.0, just to be clear -- it's not new. But the nature of randoms might mean that it just hasn't happened to you before by chance.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Jan 20, 2011 11:35 pm Mercatio New Issue
Jan 20, 2011 11:35 pm Mercatio File Added: Mark IV World Next to Home.sav
Jan 20, 2011 11:49 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0009473
Jan 20, 2011 11:49 pm Chris_McElligottPark Status new => closed
Jan 20, 2011 11:49 pm Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark
Jan 20, 2011 11:49 pm Chris_McElligottPark Resolution open => no change required
Jan 20, 2011 11:49 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0009474
Apr 14, 2014 9:29 am Chris_McElligottPark Category Gameplay - Balance Issue => Balance Issue