Random Feature

[Anonymous]

posted on February 21st, 2010, 1:26 am

Last edited by Anonymous on February 21st, 2010, 1:30 am, edited 1 time in total.

I was wondering if there is a way to remove a race from the algorithm the engine uses when selecting a random race? For example, I almost always play as the Federation and set the AI to Random. I would like to be able to eliminate the Federation as a possible choice for the AI.

Is this possible? 

posted on February 21st, 2010, 1:35 am

Dunno.  I'd love to eliminate Borg as an option when I random myself .

posted on February 21st, 2010, 1:38 am

Not quite the answer you're looking for, but if you want a quick work around for right now, do random, and then once in game you can hit esc and view the admiral's log.  It will tell you what faction you're playing with and can quit if it's the feds.  Granted, you know ahead of time what you're playing against, but you would have anyway with your scout.

posted on February 21st, 2010, 2:47 am

This would aslo be good in a game where we were all random but want no feds or say rommulan/dominion. 

posted on February 23rd, 2010, 11:24 pm

I think it has been proposed before, but I can't recall if an answer is given. Most of the options in that menu are hard-coded I believe, so it is quite difficult to add new ones I think  . Still doesn't stop me from saying that it would be an awesome idea 

posted on February 24th, 2010, 6:53 pm

Why remove a race fromthe random selection? Would effect tghe 'random' part of it...

posted on February 25th, 2010, 1:17 am

A selection "Anything but X" makes sense, and it might be feasible.

Then my "Random" selection would become "Anything but Federation".