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Playing regular Species in Shadows - 6/19/2013 4:30:40 PM

jkile

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In Shadows does the player have to build(design) warp-drive private ships, i.e. freighters etc. Or does program/AI automatically build as you
begin to leave one's home system?? after developing warp-drive technologies.??

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RE: Playing regular Species in Shadows - 6/19/2013 5:33:22 PM

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The game comes with (six I think) default designs, 3 sizes of cargo ship (s-m-lg), passenger ship, a gas mining ship, and an ore mining ship. I don't remember if a pre-warp empire gets these automatically, or not. Starting with a warp civ does get them. If pre warp don't have these designs, just start a post warp game and take a look at the designs.. then you should be able to design your own in the pre warp game.

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RE: Playing regular Species in Shadows - 6/19/2013 6:59:21 PM

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Thanks, but I'm asking if the AI automatically builds warp ships for the private sector once you research warp drives OR do I/player have to design/build first ones?

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RE: Playing regular Species in Shadows - 6/19/2013 7:23:42 PM

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I design the private sector ships myself, so not sure if the automated will add the warp drive or not. Could always just play a quick game with cheap tech cost to see if the automatic update will add it.

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RE: Playing regular Species in Shadows - 6/19/2013 7:54:06 PM

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I'm new to the game and have been leaving ship design on 100% auto and for sure its been upgrading all my ship designs and ships along the way. Once I get a better handle on the game I'll dive into designing my own ships.

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RE: Playing regular Species in Shadows - 6/19/2013 7:55:13 PM

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Full-automatic design adds Warp Drive to private ships, Auto Upgrade Selected Designs button on Designs screen does not.

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RE: Playing regular Species in Shadows - 6/19/2013 9:08:48 PM

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Sorry i did not answer the question you asked. will do better, i will, next time...

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RE: Playing regular Species in Shadows - 6/19/2013 9:11:45 PM

jkile

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Guys(&gals), thanks for all replies; I play with just about everything on "manual", so in this present game I just went ahead & designed my own & all is well!!!!

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RE: Playing regular Species in Shadows - 6/19/2013 10:08:33 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: MarQan

Full-automatic design adds Warp Drive to private ships, Auto Upgrade Selected Designs button on Designs screen does not.

Shouldn't it do this though? Is this a bug?

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RE: Playing regular Species in Shadows - 6/19/2013 10:39:29 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: AstroCat

quote:

ORIGINAL: MarQan

Full-automatic design adds Warp Drive to private ships, Auto Upgrade Selected Designs button on Designs screen does not.

Shouldn't it do this though? Is this a bug?

I'm full manual, but I'd guess it's only intended to upgrade the Components already present in the Design. They're distinguished with Auto Upgrade adding CST-1 MK2-3-4.. indicators, while Full Automatic Designing is like CST-1-2-3...

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