Map editor

Deathstalker · #1 April 21st, 2001, 11:29 PM

DAMN, DAMN, DAMN, DAMN, DAMN!!!! All these ideas and now no way to implement them. MM take note, I (and probally most others) would LOVE to see this changed. PLEASE? Think of the fun you could have individually modding each planet, giving them abilities like 'All knowing Hermit, +500research/turn', or 'Native Police Force, +25% to Ground combat', or even 'Organics lacked for Birth Control, +5%reproduction'

This is my definite wish for the next patch/fix (well, that and its about time there was a LIGHT mount for weapons).

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"The Empress took your name away," said Chance.
Owen smiled coldly. "It wasn't hers to take. I'm a Deathstalker until I die. And we never forget a slight or an enemy." -Owen Deathstalker.

Marty Ward · #2 April 22nd, 2001, 01:04 AM

It would be nice if there was a way to indicate within the file what abilities work on planets only, facilities only , and all the other combos.

pathfinder · #3 April 22nd, 2001, 02:08 PM

I would like to be able to name the planet something other than system name + roman numeral (eg. Sol system and name the planets by their actual name such as Mars, terra/earth, jupiter, etc). Evertime I try that I get an RCE then access violation (Access violation at address 00405198 module 'SE4MAP.EXE'. Read address FFFFFFFF.)

Coal · #4 April 22nd, 2001, 02:50 PM

Pathfinder,
When you rename the planets, you have to leave the roman numeral that the planet is given when you create it. So you would have to name it Mercury I, Venus II, Earth III...Etc. Some other people had the same problem, includeing me.

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Rules? What Rules?

pathfinder · #5 April 22nd, 2001, 03:26 PM

ahhhhh, ok, THANKS!
Much appreciated!

Lion of High Park · #6 April 22nd, 2001, 03:45 PM

Hmmm. Glad I checked out this thread. That range check error when I tried to rename the planets for my Sol system map was getting truly annoying. Now all I have to figure out is how to get the editor to use the acutal images of the planets/moons.

Favourite modification to the Sol system map:
"Planetary probes indicate possible evidence of ancient cities buried under the Plains of Cydonia."

Possum · #7 April 22nd, 2001, 09:03 PM

Heh, here's my contribution.

I created a planet, and gave it the sector sight obscuration ability, like a Nebula, with a value of "2".

The planet was invisible at the start (of course). You could not colonize it by just telling a colony ship to colonize that sector, (it gave a "no planet at that sector" error). All good, so far, right?

Now comes the odd part. Even though the sight obscuration value was only 2, the planet was still invisible using Hyper Optics III.

Umm, what?