Brown-Dwarf planets question

[Daynarr]

Thanks a lot guys . It really is helpful for what I am doing (and I found out I was mistaken about their size as well ).

I don't know how many of you remember my first quadrant mod with additional systems (had 1-12 planets in them) and new nebula graphics. Well, I'm working on a new Version of it - much bigger and complete in both graphics and text department. Its still going to focus on quadrants alone so it will be completely compatible with nearly all non-quadrant mods out there. One of the features I wanted to add are Brown Dwarves but I needed info to know what composition type and what size they are. As far as size goes, I have found a nice graph that represents size 2 of the found Brown Dwarfs, Red Dwarf star, our Sun and a Jupiter. Brown Dwarves come in large variety in both composition, size and atmosphere types, so in SE4 I will allow them to be of any atmosphere type have a population capacity somewhere in between Huge Planets and Ring Worlds, a little more facility capacity then huge planets (not close to Ring Worlds, about 30 will do) and make them both Rock and Gas Giant composition type. However, I have a dilemma about making them Ice planets as well. Since these not-to-be-stars are having some self-illumination (and certainly increased heat) would it be possible for this "planets" (actually I believe they are classified as planets, or at least they were) to have ice surface? If that were possible it would make balancing them easier.

[Suicide Junkie]

Well, they wouldn't have rock surfaces either...
Neither would gas giant sized planets, but hey, they're in SE4 too.

[cshank2]

surface temperatures less than 2500 degrees Celsius.

[/QB]

Thats like calling wisconsin warm in the winter @.@

[Puke]

i made a quadrant mod for personal use a while back. i had lots of little rock moons, which gave the rock players a leg up. i balanced it by making gas giants bigger, and balanced that by adding more small and tiny ice worlds on the outskirts of most star systems. if you are going to gain rock/gas brown dwarfs in 1/20 of your systems or so (or whatever), then it can be balanced by adding some more ice worlds in the outer rings of the systems.

but since the things are fairly hot compared to most planets that I have lived on, I would be hesitant to let in any icy ones.

[oleg]

Originally posted by Daynarr:
Thanks a lot guys . It really is helpful for what I am doing (and I found out I was mistaken about their size as well ).

I don't know how many of you remember my first quadrant mod with additional systems (had 1-12 planets in them) and new nebula graphics. Well, I'm working on a new Version of it - much bigger and complete in both graphics and text department....

Yes, I remember it. IMHO, it is even better than Fyron' quadrant mod. Pitty it is pre-Gold so I am really looking forward to your new mod !

[Skulky]

totally ot but what the hell, cshank2? you from 'sconsin? If so where? my dad's from there and i've been back at least once but usually 2x a year. Nice place.

on topic though, maybe you could make these dwarf things have insanely high min/org/rad Ratings in a special limited resource game to simulate their density ???

[Fyron]

Originally posted by oleg:

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Originally posted by Daynarr:
Thanks a lot guys . It really is helpful for what I am doing (and I found out I was mistaken about their size as well ).

I don't know how many of you remember my first quadrant mod with additional systems (had 1-12 planets in them) and new nebula graphics. Well, I'm working on a new Version of it - much bigger and complete in both graphics and text department....

Yes, I remember it. IMHO, it is even better than Fyron' quadrant mod. Pitty it is pre-Gold so I am really looking forward to your new mod !

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Why is it better than FQM?

Daynarr, we could work together to make an even better mod.