Some questions from a newbie modder
 

Hey there.

Yesterday i started to modify the game a bit, i dont want to publize my changes, its just for me, so i have more fun playing...still i have some problems.


I tried to create a new universe setup, something between a Cluster and a Midlife Universe.
No problem so far, but i wanted to have an not more than 10 Systems...how do i control this, i see thereis the "maximum number of systems" order, is this where i have to enter "10" then ?

Secondly, i got a massive problem with editing Components, i easily created a new weapon, but it takes ****LOADS of time to make one, because you have type about 20 settings just for one weapon...is there any how i can speed this up ? Thanks

Re: Some questions from a newbie modder
 

I can answer the second one quickly. Select a weapon that is already created for the type you want and then copy all the text for that weapon. Now paste the text in the area where you want it to show up in the component list. Then replace the text as necessary (i.e tons, damage, levels to research, etc).

Re: Some questions from a newbie modder
 

oh yeah
thats it, obviously....thanks http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Re: Some questions from a newbie modder
 

Or theres another option gunslinger...

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try my component modder (see sig at bottom of this post)

Its very easy to use, allows graphical editing of components, and lets u browse the components currently present in the components.txt file u are using (the one in the same directory as the program). Also allows copying pasting of components so u can make a variant of existing components

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Hey
its great
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Re: Some questions from a newbie modder
 

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>I tried to create a new universe setup, something between a Cluster and a Midlife Universe.
No problem so far, but i wanted to have an not more than 10 Systems...how do i control this, i see thereis the "maximum number of systems" order, is this where i have to enter "10" then ?<hr></blockquote>Yes.

Re: Some questions from a newbie modder
 

yet another question...

How do i control the number of Planet per System ? lets say i want 15-20 Planets in ONE system, not including Asteroid Belts and moons...is there a way to handle this ?

Re: Some questions from a newbie modder
 

systemtypes.txt has the entries you want. Just keep adding new entires (make sure to change the number at the top of the list!) until you get the # of objects you want.

Phoenix-D

Re: Some questions from a newbie modder
 

Here's an example of what Phoenix-D is talking about:

1017565873.txt

I didn't add more planets, but I did add to the number of moons (which are technically planets in SEIV). Also, the 3 solar systems have asteroid belts in them.

Re: Some questions from a newbie modder
 

yeah THAAAAAAAANKS guys, GREAT ! exactly what i was looking for !!