Okay, I've run some tests, and there is definitely something not working right. However, this is also the case in the unmodded game.

I've modified the UPIssues.xml so only the Armed Transports proposals are in it. Within the game, I used the cheats to force a UP meeting and voted for 5 pts. I then gave myself the techs Planetary Invasion and Interstellar Construction, and built troop transports using both the stock design and a small hull-based custom-design.

I then unveiled the map, and picked the closest race. Both designs had no trouble destroying unarmed ships. Armed ships, on the other had, always destroyed both troop transports designs. The combat-animations played, but the transports did zero damage. In one of the tests using the otherwise unmodified game, however, I noticed that the transport managed to do 1 point of damage. So, they actually do damage, but just get extremely poor rolls.

I then began another round of tests, using the CU mod. This time, I gave myself the 25% Luck bonus. The troop transport now did consistent damage. Exactly 1 point per attack. Mind you, this was with an attack-value of 5 in all three categories. The minimum damage should have been 3 per attack. The damage was also never higher than 1.

I suspect that there are two issues at work:

1. The UP proposal adds the attack-value only to one of the damage-categories, even though it shows and says something different. The GalCiv 2-engine is a modified version of the GalCiv 1-engine, which only had one damage (and defence) type, so it is possible that this UP issue just didn't get updated properly.

2. There is something wrong with the damage-rolls for this type of attack. The amount of zeros I rolled was just unrealistic. I also never got anything better than a 1, even thought the max attack-value was 5.

Sooo...will modded tech trees work with the scenarios?

I don't have anything to object to, as long as the game works good. I think it does.

@ DARCA

re: "Sooo...will modded tech trees work with the scenarios?"

Yes and no. They will run, but there might be bugs, depending on how different the modded tech trees are to the vanilla ones. However, you also have to keep in mind that the scenarios were made for DL, and never got updated to work with the tech trees in TotA (or even DA). The campaigns are in a similar position. They do run in TotA, but they haven't been updated to work with the new tech trees. Once I'm done with them, that will no longer be the case.

@ Marvin

re: "So I guess that the appropriate thing to do with the armed transports proposal is to disable it."

Seems like it. It's a pity, because I don't like disabling stuff.

I'm also still wondering about the AddTradeRoute01 proposal. As I mentioned way back when we started, it doesn't work on my end. However, I still don't know, if that is only an issue with my copy (or my system), or if it is the same for everyone. It would really help, if somebody could confirm whether the proposal adds more trade routes or not.

Hi Frogboy,

we still need a bit more time. I'm starting to update the scenarios and campaigns this weekend, so they work with all the changes the tech trees we've made. That would take about a week to do, and fully test. Though I would prefer two weeks, just to be on the safe side. Once that is done, and nobody reports any more issues, we should be ready to go.

Once again, thank you, for giving us this opportunity!

As for the Trade Route proposal, I did a test with the proposal list stripped down to do just that one, it doesn't seem to do anything.  Sorry!

I like the first one, actually.  It needs a little more continuation though.  For example: He only had two years to go until he qualified for a full pension!  How will Larry feed his family?

I'll run through the Mod this weekend, and see if I can evaluate all the fixes. I promise to comment on the text, too, and maybe come up with something more clever.

“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.”  That bagel will be 3 Galactic Credits, please.

Well, you could make a Falling Down reference and say that Larry was "not economically viable." That fits rather well, I think, even if the younger players won't get it.

@ Marvin

I like that. So basically:

$1,862,389,589... $1,862,389,590... $1,862,389,591... What? Write a description? Ask Larry to do it. I'm busy counting the annual turnover. What do you mean "he wasn't economically viable"!?

Well, let's hope Larry's day doesn't end like the movie.

17b per planet seems to work the best, in my opinion. You should have no trouble running a 69% tax rate with that. Even higher, if you have captured some Morale Resources or got access to other morale bonuses (e.g. TGs or  foreign entertainment techs).

I'm finished with the scenarios.

Sadly, simply putting the Scenario-folder into the Data-folder for TotA didn't work. Instead, I had to make copies of the scenarios within the original Scenario-folder, and give them names which clearly indicate that they are meant for TotA. This is necessary, because the updated scenarios don't work under DL and DA. Well, at least the tech trees-related stuff definitely doesn't (tried out the updated Battle of the Gods under DL, and didn't start out with any more techs than usual, let alone all of them).

Well, this leaves the three campaigns. I'm not sure yet with which to start. DL is the longest, and requires the most work, while TotA is the shortest, and easiest, but it also has some points which require new text. The mission where this is definitely the case is the final one. I really don't want to get "Iconian morality msg 0" and "Krynn morality msg 1" anymore when I make first contact with those races.

There are also some contradictions within one of the DL missions, Pathfinder, for which I'd like to get some feedback on how to handle them. The goal of the mission is to clear the quadrant of all enemies. The description states, that you are up against the Dread Lords and the Yor. No mention of any other races. However, the Altarians are also active in this scenario, and they have a planet on the map. In the dialogue-file is also an entry for the Drengin, which don't appear at all.
Now, I'd prefer to keep the scenario as described in the mission statement: you against the Dread Lords and Yor. This would make it a lot harder. Another possibility is to keep the scenario as is. However, that would require editing the briefing to reflect the presence of the Altarians. We would also need new text for a first contact greeting of the Altarians. The third option is to replace the Altarians with the Drengin. They already have a first contact greeting, so that would require less work. However, this would make the mission even harder than the first option would. So, what do you guys think?

Totally fantastic Gaunathor, Marvin (and SD). The work has paid off, its like buying the game again. Few games can reach there full potential even with Moding, but galciv2 has just done that now. Its soooooo addictive and immersive.

Honestly really.

DARCA ;- )