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May 8th, 2003, 05:31 PM
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Re: SE4 Editor
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May 8th, 2003, 06:10 PM
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Re: SE4 Editor
hehe, wish I had known about that 3 days ago.
I started looking at the map files. I wouldnt say I am making progress toward a map editor, but I am begginging to see patterns. Of course, that may be the effect of staring at rows of hex for an hour. Still, it worked my I was modding moo2. Moo2 was far kinder to work on map wise.
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May 8th, 2003, 06:43 PM
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Re: SE4 Editor
somebody managed to make a map generater for stars, so it should be possible.
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I guess it's to stop in-game cheating, but I'm sure an equally effective solution would have been possible while still enabling players to write their own map editors.
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May 8th, 2003, 10:41 PM
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Nice work and layout anyway Drax. Congrats!
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Re: SE4 Editor
There is one effective way to edit a map:
Use the map editor to make the systems, place the planets, and everything else BUT the warp points.
Save the map and load the map and start a game with it, with tech setting set to high, enable save map in game, enable cheat modes, and load up your race as the only one in the game.
Start the game, and click yes when it asks you if you still want to play the game.
Build a stellar manip ship, and warp away.
After you're done, save and finish! 
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May 8th, 2003, 11:57 PM
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Re: SE4 Editor
That would probably be less effort than making a map editor, from what I can see. It looks as though each time a map is saved a random number is generated that changes the value of most of the file, so the same map can be a different file size each time it is saved, although there are some similarities. I figured out some of the file format, but I really dont have time to make a full map creator, what with exams looming and a mod to make. maybe in a few months if I am finnished with se4 and I am really board in the summer (which I probably will be, i'm too lazy to get a job  ) I'll grab my labtop and lie in the sun for an hour or six. It is an interesting challenge though. I think i'll dream of lines of hex tonight |
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