Hi,
Sorry, there was a need for someone to play M. Bothersome on that
I'm waiting for 5.30 to comes out, if it is not too long due, before restarting a game. My previous game was wasted by the problematic bug of AI feeling threatened by my merchant fleet (they gave trade access then DOW'ed me, Pearl Harbour style a few days later), so I wanted to restart, but without this nasty bug...
Any chance to get an ETA for the patch?
Ummmm you do know there's a workaround for th relationship bug, right?
IIRC, if you go to SM mode then you can edit the relationship value with another race. Simply start moving the relationship up by 50-100 until they're allied (I think it is) with you - IIRC this will be around 800. At that point, the relationship will stop dropping when they see your ships. You can remember how much you increased the relationship by, and (once it's grown enough to be safe) drop it by the same amount.
As for the DoW, if they haveny't yet blown up any of your ships, then changing the relationship should put them back to "peace". If they have, then you should be able to restore one of your back-up DBs. If you don't have any back-up DBs, then you should read the thread (I think it's in the FAQ) about how to (and how often to) save your games.
As for 5.30 coming out, my suspicion is that it will be a couple of months yet. Steve hasn't been real active on the board, so I assume there's a lot going on IRL. In addition, he just started a C# project, and that will soak up a lot of his attention. In the past, "a couple of weeks" until the next release has actually wound up being quite a bit longer. Not a criticism, just an observation. In addition, my recollection of his phrasing was "at least a few weeks".
John
PS - Please don't open new threads in "Bugs" (ditto for "Suggestions") -Steve uses these boards as a"filing cabinet" and extra threads clutter them up. This topic (the relationship bug) was better suited to The Academy.