alphacentauri2 is back in business!
Could someone help me if interested in creating a modified version of the latest patch to incorporate the advanced hydro patch found here:
http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=16
I think I can figure it out on my own but assistance or advice would be appreciated.
The ability to step up the options on the high sea is something I've longed for and being able to add these abilities to the upgraded game would in my opinion be entirely win-win.
So you want to incorporate the modifications from the advanced hydro patch into Yitzi's patch? If so, that appears to be doable. However, note that the hydro patch is for SMAC, while Yitzi's patch is for SMAX. That should be OK as long as you modify the SMAX files instead of the ones for SMAC. You also have to be careful about modifying Alphax.txt, since Yitzi's patch makes major changes to that file. Also, have you tested the advanced hydro patch? I looked at it briefly and I doubt that some of the changes actually work. For example, it's claimed that the new sea sensors grant a defensive bonus to sea bases. I'm pretty sure that they grant a sight bonus, but not a defensive bonus. Good luck!
If these are new to my patch, I can probably fix them, given (for each one) a savegame and description as to what to do to cause the problem to occur when using my patch but not with older versions.
If these problems predate my patch, then that's a request for an AI improvement; I am not currently working on AI, though if a lot of people want an AI overhaul at the expense of other things I can start on figuring out how it works...
That sounds like a bug that something can be done about, but it would not be trivial, and it's old, so it'll have to wait until it's on the list for one of my patches (probably due to being nominated and voted for).