Ok after more thought there is another problem with the space colony asteroid idea. For a planet to be created out of asteroids you need a comp (no problem) and an available planet size to turn the asteroids into. You can make a planet size smaller than tiny, that's no problem. But if you do the the game will use it when it makes the random maps. You will have these already created planet scattered about.
What you would need to make this work right is to create the map, or do the first turn using the sotck data files, then play the game using your mod data files that has the planet creator and the astrooid colony planet size.
I don't even think you need a special asteroid size. Just allow the colonies to be created on any asteroid size. I don't see that as a problem, that is a feature.
If somebody blows the space colony planet up it will probably make a small asteroid belt. Have to test that I think.
Geoschmo
[ December 12, 2002, 19:30: Message edited by: geoschmo ]