Problem with system generation
 

As I mentioned in another thread I am having a problem with my solar systems. I have been trying to track down and found what I think is it but I am at a total loss as to what “IT” is. I have the following types of planets: Moons, Asteroids, Type 1, Type 2, Type V, Terrestrial, Super Terrestrial, Gas, and Ice. Of these I can get everything except the Gas to appear. Out of the above list the Ice are listed in the file after the Gas so I am sure it is not a skipped line. Any suggestions as to why only one planet type out of 9 are not appearing?

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Does it have anything to do with Gas vs Gas Giant?

Do you have gas planets defined in the sector types?

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I double checked to be sure; Gas Giant. I created nine types of planets but stayed to the *ahem* physical laws of the SE5 universe (why does that sound so funny) and stuck with rock, paper, scissors… Uh no oops… Rock, Gas Giant, and Ice. Now out of the nine types I see examples of eight of the nine with the missing ninth being my Gas Giant planets.

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It is definitely the gas giants. For some reason they will not generate, not even when I try to force them. Instead the game will hang and I will have to close it using Windows Manager. I am at a total loss as to why this problem is happening. I even did a cut and paste from the stock files but nothing seems to work.

Edited for type-o’s missing words, etc. In my defense I posted that at 3:30 AM CST so no surprise that it was practically unreadable.

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I have restored the original Gas Giants from stock and they will still not generate. There is something else going on here but what? Have I stumped all you beta testers?

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If the stock ones won't work the problem is with your system generation, not the planets..

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This is getting me so frustrated; I can’t even sum in words how I feel! This time I set 7 of my working 9 to 0% chance for generation. I set the eighth at 1% and Gas Giants at 99% and out of a 202 solar system quadrant I only got 1 planet. My home world! If it’s with the system generation what should I try next? I am using stock settings for system generation and stock Gas Giants so why didn’t the above test work?

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Gas giants have a special case of not allowing none atmosphere... might that be a monkey wrench in the works?

Is gas listed last, and do you have the footer on the file (*END*)

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Sounds like the problem I had adding new planet sizes.

What's your planetsize.txt look like?

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I have the following Gas Giant atmospheres: Methane, Hydrogen, Carbon Dioxide. Gas Giants are eighth in PlanetSize.txt (attached) and eighth in StellarObjectTypes.txt. Should I move it to first in or both of those? And I definitely have the footer, I just double checked that one.

Edited in: Do you think maybe SE5 is having a hick-up because there are NO oxygen type gas giants? Are the gas giants so restricted we have virtually no freedom with them? I am going to try adding oxygen and if that doesn’t work I will try moving them to the top of the list. First I am going to play some DBZ 3 and release some frustration SS4 Vegeta style.