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Carriers/Cap ships have size multiplier? - 5/25/2014 1:21:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		I'm not sure if this was introduced in universe but... it seems I can build my capital ships to double size. Is this new or... is it something added to the ancient galaxy theme?
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RE: Carriers/Cap ships have size multiplier? - 5/25/2014 3:50:01 PM   
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I'm not sure if this was introduced in universe but... it seems I can build my capital ships to double size. Is this new or... is it something added to the ancient galaxy theme?


Did you research all of the construction levels? If you did, the ship can get pretty big. And if you research the right techs and make the right discoveries you can later in the game, build your own planet destroyers. GP


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RE: Carriers/Cap ships have size multiplier? - 5/25/2014 4:00:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		No, he is kinda right. I can build a bigger carrier then a bigger cruiser or destroyer or smaller military ship. At least that's the gist I got from playing the Ancient Galaxy map.

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RE: Carriers/Cap ships have size multiplier? - 5/25/2014 4:03:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		Carriers build bigger anyway. two times I believe. GP

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RE: Carriers/Cap ships have size multiplier? - 5/25/2014 4:10:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		IIRC, carriers get to be 50% bigger but then 40% of the size have to be fighter bays. So if your size limit is 400, you can build a size 600 carrier but 240 units of size have to be fighter bays, leaving you with 360 units of size worth of ship that isn't fighter bays.

This doesn't apply to capital ships, though. At least not that I'm aware.

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RE: Carriers/Cap ships have size multiplier? - 5/25/2014 4:25:35 PM   
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RE: Carriers/Cap ships have size multiplier? - 5/25/2014 5:35:42 PM   
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Status: offline 		There is no size multiplier in the game other than the one already mentioned.

However....

It is possible to increase the size of ships each race can build with settings found in the race file.

'Ship Size Factor Civilian - resize factor for maximum civilian ship sizes
ShipSizeFactorCivilian ;1.0

'Ship Size Factor Military - resize factor for maximum military ship sizes
ShipSizeFactorMilitary ;1.0

These two settings will allow that specific race to build a ship up to the size you set. It is in a percentage where 1.0 = 100%. So, 1.2 would equal 120% of current construction yard build size (IE a 230 max becomes 276 for that specific race).

The limit on this setting is 0.7 to 2.0 (70% to 200%).

Also note, that if you plan to change this setting in a mod, you will also need to update your design templates for that race for the AI to take advantage of the size increase.

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RE: Carriers/Cap ships have size multiplier? - 5/25/2014 7:05:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		there is a setting in the place next to the ship image when designing a ship to set its scale.

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RE: Carriers/Cap ships have size multiplier? - 5/26/2014 12:46:15 AM   
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there is a setting in the place next to the ship image when designing a ship to set its scale.

Yup. I'm pretty sure that's just for the image for the ship, though. As in, do you want your size 200 ship to look like it's size 400. Do you want your size 800 space port to look like a size 1800 badass. Things like that.

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RE: Carriers/Cap ships have size multiplier? - 5/26/2014 4:21:25 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Spidey


quote:

ORIGINAL: pycco

there is a setting in the place next to the ship image when designing a ship to set its scale.

Yup. I'm pretty sure that's just for the image for the ship, though. As in, do you want your size 200 ship to look like it's size 400. Do you want your size 800 space port to look like a size 1800 badass. Things like that.


But absolutely no effect on your maximum build size. It just makes the graphic look bigger.

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RE: Carriers/Cap ships have size multiplier? - 5/26/2014 5:41:23 AM   
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LOL ya my bad

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RE: Carriers/Cap ships have size multiplier? - 5/26/2014 6:35:16 AM   
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did i misunderstand stand question was it asked about the actual size? though it was about the image size.

Either you did, or the rest of us did :)

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