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Well, is it? I have kind of a slow modem and I don't want to download it if it isn't worth it.
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Absolutely! It's much better than the previous version of EVO!
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How is it better... I mean I trust your word (after all you are a moderater), but I would like to know so I can judge for myself.
No! Don't!
Don't download it, whatever you do!
Ships that are slower than you catch you up (V.H.Fighter caught my shuttle) and the rocket burst makes it harder to evade.
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Originally posted by SilverDragon: **No! Don't!
Ships that are slower than you catch you up (V.H.Fighter caught my shuttle) and the rocket burst makes it harder to evade. **
Someone has a problem with difficulties.
I would recommend sticking with your current version. The AI in 1.0.2. gets some crazy bonus that is unrealistic, and there are also a few other things that are weird. I wouldn't upgrade to 1.0.2. if I were you.
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Originally posted by BattleDoctor: **I would recommend sticking with your current version. The AI in 1.0.2. gets some crazy bonus that is unrealistic, and there are also a few other things that are weird. I wouldn't upgrade to 1.0.2. if I were you. **
But is the challenge unbearable?
It's not about the challenge. Hell, I don't even find it to be that much of a challenge. But, it is weird and unrealistic. Also, turrets take up both gun and turret slots. So, I you have a ship with 3 gun slots and 3 turret slots, you can only have either 3 turrets or 3 guns. That's the main reason that 1.0.2. isn't really any better.
Okay, I guess I won't download it then.
Originally posted by BattleDoctor: **It's not about the challenge. Hell, I don't even find it to be that much of a challenge. But, it is weird and unrealistic. Also, turrets take up both gun and turret slots. So, I you have a ship with 3 gun slots and 3 turret slots, you can only have either 3 turrets or 3 guns. That's the main reason that 1.0.2. isn't really any better.
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Didn't that occur with all versions of EVO?
And southpaw, there's also a marines outfit included in 1.0.2 which lets you increase the crew of your ship, making it easier to capture ships. Its not included in the EVO scenario, but it is simple enough to create a plugin for this feature.
So if you like big fleets of voinian cruisers, get this upgrade.
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Whatever you do (unless it's too late) DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT get 1.0.2!!!!!!! Sure, it's got this better more realistic graphics thingie and all that, but the AI's have afterburners (which they don't in previous versions), and all guided missiles, no matter whether or not the enemy has a jammer, will more often then not go around and around in useless circles unless the target is dumb enough to enter this circle. When I was in the South Tip in my CW on 1.0.2 (this was when it still had SAD's) I had 3 launchers so they shot 3 at a time, and about 75% of the time 1 of 3 SAD's would circle space uselessly, and they'd make this weird flashing every half a second. I repeat again DO NOT get 1.0.2!!!!
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Originally posted by Evil Homer: **Didn't that occur with all versions of EVO?
So if you like big fleets of voinian cruisers, get this upgrade. **
Actually, I think it was included(in one of the Hinwar mission?). Though I was expecting the AI to be really good in 1.0.2 I was disapointed. If it takes you too long don't bother. It doesn't really add much noticeable stuff except for the smoke trails.
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The thing about the flashing... this happens to me all the time. Once when I d/l-ed EVO (1.0.2), one of the 36 graphics for the SAE was, instead of an SAE, a dispersal rocket. Another time, there was an SAD in the Defense pods. Something is weird with some of the graphics in 1.0.2
IT'S A CONSPIRACY I TELL YOU!!! Maybe some evil windows hackers made 1.0.2 and put it on the download page, WITHOUT ANYONE KNOWING!!! HA! You evil windows feinds! You cannot escape us! MUAHAHAHAHA
(Ok, I admit, that was weird )
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The thing that really annoys me is the turrets taking up cannon space. I made a plugin to fix that with nuetron and phase turrets, because having a UE Cruiser with only 3 turrets and 2 phased beams was annoying me. Also, Igazras behave really strangely; Sometimes they fire their turrets at ridiculosly long range (when I'm off screen), and sometimes they don't fire anything but SAEs unless I get really close. And some of the missions kept breaking for me, I would complete them but the game would say I hadn't.
What I hate about EVO 1.0.2 is that Voinian heavy fighters seem to keep on my trail, no matter how fast my ship is.
And then eight rockets fire at me, with the gas clouds disturbing my eyes and making it so I don't evade them because my eyes are weird.
The 'turreted weapons take up gun slots too' thing was in from v1.0.1; it's not unique to the most recent version. It causes one or two wierdnesses such as the Lazira actually carrying less guns than the Arada, but it's mostly pretty good; it doesn't make the game impossible to complete or anything like that.
Smoke trails are new to 1.0.2, but there's a plugin that disables them. Ideal if you have a slow Mac, or you just don't like them. I do like them, personally, but there you go.
The AI afterburner mod was put in to make it harder to pull off a Monty Python. It is true that it makes some missions a lot harder. AIs don't have limited fuel, so it's hard to stay ahead of a pack of hostiles... most experienced pilots have evolved new tactics, though, and still managed to complete all the missions in the game.
If you've already completed everything in 1.0.0 or 1.0.1, why not upgrade to 1.0.2 and try the challenges on a new level? Call it practice for EV:Nova.
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Originally posted by Evil Homer: **And southpaw, there's also a marines outfit included in 1.0.2 which lets you increase the crew of your ship, making it easier to capture ships. Its not included in the EVO scenario, but it is simple enough to create a plugin for this feature. **
Actually, it is included in the standard scenario. After you complete the UE D'Erlon missions, you get some UE marine boarding gear which increases your capture probabilities.
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Originally posted by David Arthur: **Actually, it is included in the standard scenario. After you complete the UE D'Erlon missions, you get some UE marine boarding gear which increases your capture probabilities.
It is? I did that string on my 1.0.1, and it yielded nothing but the destruction of Pariah (and on New Alcatraz I could purchase any ship or weapon from EV afterwards, I don't know why), and the Needle Jammer. On Galactic Scourge for EV there's a modified version of the Argosy (the only visual change was the fin color) that supposedly has 500 pirate marines equal to 2000 noral crewmen. Perhaps a ship like this could be made for EVO/N?
One other reason to upgrade: if you find that captured escorts won't launch their fighters during combat. I believe that they didn't do this under version 1.0.0.