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Demiurge posted 07-04-99 05:04 PM ET
I am a very devote tree hugger in all my games. I find that making all your squares into forests within the city radius can quickly allow any base (except sea bases of course) to be very formidable. I was just wondering if there was a way to make automated formers only make forests to save me time. I have gone to the automated preferences and unchecked everything except planting forests, but they still build farms/solars/mines! Also, since sea squares are crappy, is there any way to autoplant fungus? I mean...they can be better than forests in the late game...and I hate to have to control all those freak'n sea formers...
GaryD posted 07-05-99 09:05 AM ET
As far as I am aware, no one has found a way let. It has been on the wish list for quite a while.
Nif posted 07-09-99 03:13 AM ET
There is a way, but it's pretty brutal. You'll need to hack the alpha.txt file to disable farms/solars/mines. Keep in mind that if you do this, you'll never be able to build these structures at all. This is the only I know of to get your formers to completely plant forest when automated.
Demiurge posted 07-09-99 03:41 AM ET
Where do I do that, and what do I do? It's not totally that brutal, all u have to do is make a copy of alpha.txt first.
Nif posted 07-11-99 11:20 PM ET
okies, I don't have alpha.txt sitting in front of me, so I'm doing this from memory.
Somewhere in alpha.txt is a list of terrain enhancements. In that list is the prerequisite technology for these enhancements. Since farms/solar/mines are always available, that prerequisite is set to none. If you set the prerequisite to disable, that will turn off your farms/solars/mines.
cousLee posted 07-13-99 02:21 AM ET
from alpha.txt (V4.0)
#TERRAIN
Farm, None, Kelp Farm, None, 4, Cultivate $STR0, f, F
Soil Enricher, EcoEng2, Soil Enricher, Disable, 8, Construct $STR0, f, F
Mine, None, Mining Platform, None, 8, Construct $STR0, M, M
Solar Collector, None, Tidal Harness, None, 4, Construct $STR0, S, S
Forest, None, ..., Disable, 4, Plant $STR0, F, Shift+F
Road, None, Road, Disable, 1, Build $STR0, R, R
Mag Tube, Magnets, Mag Tube, Disable, 3, Build $STR0, R, R
Bunker, MilAlg, Bunker, Disable, 5, Construct $STR0, K, K
Airbase, DocAir, Airbase, Disable, 10, Construct $STR0, ., .
Sensor Array, None, Sensor Array, Disable, 4, Construct $STR0, O, O
Fungus, None, Sea Fungus, None, 6, Remove $STR0, F, F
Fungus, EcoEng, Sea Fungus, EcoEng, 6, Plant $STR0, F, Ctrl+F
Condenser, EcoEng, Condenser, Disable, 12, Construct $STR0, N, N
Echelon Mirror, EcoEng, Echelon Mirror, Disable, 12, Construct $STR0, E, Shift+E
Thermal Borehole, EcoEng, Thermal Borehole, Disable, 24, Construct $STR0, B, Shift+B
Aquifer, EcoEng, Aquifer, Disable, 18, Drill to $STR0, Q, Q
Raise Land, EnvEcon, Raise Sea Floor, EnvEcon, 12, Terraform UP, ], ]]
Lower Land, EnvEcon, Lower Sea Floor, EnvEcon, 12, Terraform DOWN, [, [[
Level Terrain, None, Level Terrain, Disable, 8, Terraform LEVEL, _, _
Monolith, Disable, Monolith, Disable, 8, Place Monolith, ?, ?, (this is here for map editor)
cousLee posted 07-13-99 02:29 AM ET
change to:
#TERRAIN
Farm, Disable, Kelp Farm, None, 4, Cultivate $STR0, f, F
Soil Enricher, Disable, Soil Enricher, Disable, 8, Construct $STR0, f, F
Mine, Disable, Mining Platform, None, 8, Construct $STR0, M, M
Solar Collector, Disable, Tidal Harness, None, 4, Construct $STR0, S, S
Forest, None, ..., Disable, 4, Plant $STR0, F, Shift+F
Road, None, Road, Disable, 1, Build $STR0, R, R
Mag Tube, Magnets, Mag Tube, Disable, 3, Build $STR0, R, R
Bunker, MilAlg, Bunker, Disable, 5, Construct $STR0, K, K
Airbase, DocAir, Airbase, Disable, 10, Construct $STR0, ., .
Sensor Array, None, Sensor Array, Disable, 4, Construct $STR0, O, O
Fungus, None, Sea Fungus, None, 6, Remove $STR0, F, F
Fungus, EcoEng, Sea Fungus, EcoEng, 6, Plant $STR0, F, Ctrl+F
Condenser, Disable, Condenser, Disable, 12, Construct $STR0, N, N
Echelon Mirror, Disable, Echelon Mirror, Disable, 12, Construct $STR0, E, Shift+E
Thermal Borehole, EcoEng, Thermal Borehole, Disable, 24, Construct $STR0, B, Shift+B
Aquifer, EcoEng, Aquifer, Disable, 18, Drill to $STR0, Q, Q
Raise Land, EnvEcon, Raise Sea Floor, EnvEcon, 12, Terraform UP, ], ]]
Lower Land, EnvEcon, Lower Sea Floor, EnvEcon, 12, Terraform DOWN, [, [[
Level Terrain, None, Level Terrain, Disable, 8, Terraform LEVEL, _, _
Monolith, Disable, Monolith, Disable, 8, Place Monolith, ?, ?, (this is here for map editor)
Make a copy before changes. This should work, but I did NOT test it. it should limit you to forests,fungus,BH,rivers.
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Author	Topic: Making Formers Tree Huggers?
Demiurge	posted 07-04-99 05:04 PM ET I am a very devote tree hugger in all my games. I find that making all your squares into forests within the city radius can quickly allow any base (except sea bases of course) to be very formidable. I was just wondering if there was a way to make automated formers only make forests to save me time. I have gone to the automated preferences and unchecked everything except planting forests, but they still build farms/solars/mines! Also, since sea squares are crappy, is there any way to autoplant fungus? I mean...they can be better than forests in the late game...and I hate to have to control all those freak'n sea formers...
GaryD	posted 07-05-99 09:05 AM ET As far as I am aware, no one has found a way let. It has been on the wish list for quite a while.
Nif	posted 07-09-99 03:13 AM ET There is a way, but it's pretty brutal. You'll need to hack the alpha.txt file to disable farms/solars/mines. Keep in mind that if you do this, you'll never be able to build these structures at all. This is the only I know of to get your formers to completely plant forest when automated.
Demiurge	posted 07-09-99 03:41 AM ET Where do I do that, and what do I do? It's not totally that brutal, all u have to do is make a copy of alpha.txt first.
Nif	posted 07-11-99 11:20 PM ET okies, I don't have alpha.txt sitting in front of me, so I'm doing this from memory. Somewhere in alpha.txt is a list of terrain enhancements. In that list is the prerequisite technology for these enhancements. Since farms/solar/mines are always available, that prerequisite is set to none. If you set the prerequisite to disable, that will turn off your farms/solars/mines.
cousLee	posted 07-13-99 02:21 AM ET from alpha.txt (V4.0) #TERRAIN Farm, None, Kelp Farm, None, 4, Cultivate $STR0, f, F Soil Enricher, EcoEng2, Soil Enricher, Disable, 8, Construct $STR0, f, F Mine, None, Mining Platform, None, 8, Construct $STR0, M, M Solar Collector, None, Tidal Harness, None, 4, Construct $STR0, S, S Forest, None, ..., Disable, 4, Plant $STR0, F, Shift+F Road, None, Road, Disable, 1, Build $STR0, R, R Mag Tube, Magnets, Mag Tube, Disable, 3, Build $STR0, R, R Bunker, MilAlg, Bunker, Disable, 5, Construct $STR0, K, K Airbase, DocAir, Airbase, Disable, 10, Construct $STR0, ., . Sensor Array, None, Sensor Array, Disable, 4, Construct $STR0, O, O Fungus, None, Sea Fungus, None, 6, Remove $STR0, F, F Fungus, EcoEng, Sea Fungus, EcoEng, 6, Plant $STR0, F, Ctrl+F Condenser, EcoEng, Condenser, Disable, 12, Construct $STR0, N, N Echelon Mirror, EcoEng, Echelon Mirror, Disable, 12, Construct $STR0, E, Shift+E Thermal Borehole, EcoEng, Thermal Borehole, Disable, 24, Construct $STR0, B, Shift+B Aquifer, EcoEng, Aquifer, Disable, 18, Drill to $STR0, Q, Q Raise Land, EnvEcon, Raise Sea Floor, EnvEcon, 12, Terraform UP, ], ]] Lower Land, EnvEcon, Lower Sea Floor, EnvEcon, 12, Terraform DOWN, [, [[ Level Terrain, None, Level Terrain, Disable, 8, Terraform LEVEL, _, _ Monolith, Disable, Monolith, Disable, 8, Place Monolith, ?, ?, (this is here for map editor)
cousLee	posted 07-13-99 02:29 AM ET change to: #TERRAIN Farm, Disable, Kelp Farm, None, 4, Cultivate $STR0, f, F Soil Enricher, Disable, Soil Enricher, Disable, 8, Construct $STR0, f, F Mine, Disable, Mining Platform, None, 8, Construct $STR0, M, M Solar Collector, Disable, Tidal Harness, None, 4, Construct $STR0, S, S Forest, None, ..., Disable, 4, Plant $STR0, F, Shift+F Road, None, Road, Disable, 1, Build $STR0, R, R Mag Tube, Magnets, Mag Tube, Disable, 3, Build $STR0, R, R Bunker, MilAlg, Bunker, Disable, 5, Construct $STR0, K, K Airbase, DocAir, Airbase, Disable, 10, Construct $STR0, ., . Sensor Array, None, Sensor Array, Disable, 4, Construct $STR0, O, O Fungus, None, Sea Fungus, None, 6, Remove $STR0, F, F Fungus, EcoEng, Sea Fungus, EcoEng, 6, Plant $STR0, F, Ctrl+F Condenser, Disable, Condenser, Disable, 12, Construct $STR0, N, N Echelon Mirror, Disable, Echelon Mirror, Disable, 12, Construct $STR0, E, Shift+E Thermal Borehole, EcoEng, Thermal Borehole, Disable, 24, Construct $STR0, B, Shift+B Aquifer, EcoEng, Aquifer, Disable, 18, Drill to $STR0, Q, Q Raise Land, EnvEcon, Raise Sea Floor, EnvEcon, 12, Terraform UP, ], ]] Lower Land, EnvEcon, Lower Sea Floor, EnvEcon, 12, Terraform DOWN, [, [[ Level Terrain, None, Level Terrain, Disable, 8, Terraform LEVEL, _, _ Monolith, Disable, Monolith, Disable, 8, Place Monolith, ?, ?, (this is here for map editor) Make a copy before changes. This should work, but I did NOT test it. it should limit you to forests,fungus,BH,rivers.