[RC6] School of Engineering

[kay.py]

Has anyone had anything other than starship engines as the course running at StKs? I'm beginning to suspect that the randomizer there isn't working...

[Brzelius]

I had reactors, engines and shields (added blast resistant).

[Aury]

I always get reactors

[Blitz]

It depends on the destiny of the object...unfortunately I have no idea what that is...

(setq roll (modulo (objGetDestiny gSource) 3))

If it's a random figure though, then you should have 1/3 of each... but I do seem to get mostly reactor...so, it might not be entirely random.

Does anyone know what destiny is??[/code]

[Prophet]

Destiny is a variable attached to every object when it is created ranging from 1-360 (maybe 0-360 though)

It's a sneaky way of making things random that george uses.

[george moromisato]

Destiny is a variable attached to every object when it is created ranging from 1-360 (maybe 0-360 though)

It's a sneaky way of making things random that george uses.

The main advantage of "destiny" is that it is rolled once when the object is created and never changed. I use it whenever I need a random number that changes from game to game but not within a single game.

[Psycholis]

my destiny has always been in reactors. still.. a 120 mw is a nice bridge until the 150 shows up.

[Blitz]

Destiny is a variable attached to every object when it is created ranging from 1-360 (maybe 0-360 though)

It's a sneaky way of making things random that george uses.

It's 0 to 359, I believe.

[Spectrum]

What does the school do exactly? Every time I've gone there nothing has happened. Hello by the way

[Blitz]

What does the school do exactly? Every time I've gone there nothing has happened. Hello by the way

It depends on what their project is.

starship engines - they either repair or enhance equipped engines till level 6 engines, I think (although I've tried it only on the Tritium Propulsion upgrade)

starship reactors - they repair or enhance equipped reactors by 20% till till level 6 i.e. 150NX (I've tried it only till 100MW one though...)

shield generators - same, by 20 % till level 6. This I've tested. level 7 shields don't work.

[Atarlost]

That's pretty unimpressive. Starship engines are only really used by one playership, and certainly only used by one that early, and +20% reactor power is pretty easy to get from heliotrope fuel.

I think it would be most interesting if they gave bonuses that were otherwise impossible to get, like the blast resistant shields Brzelius got.

[schilcote]

Or maybe created their own, special items.

Or maybe gave you the ability to repair broken items (ala Almighty Wrench).

[Blitz]

I may be wrong about the enhancement. Am not too sure. Have to go and check again.