PlanetSize.txt and creating new Sizes

[Suicide Junkie]

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In the 7 or eight maps I have looked at, if you define it in the file, all the moons go away.

Now you can't define it as an astroid since astroids can not be colonized. This causes the map to do weird things.
I tested this on a standard load 1.35 with no modded files.

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I'm doing QuickStart with Eee for the ancient race trait, and this is the first modding I've done with the system settings. The only thing I've changed before were descriptions (Level 5 nebulas say "obscures ALL" instead of "some")

My moons are normal, and I have the occasional Micro moon because of my addition to the Standard 1 system.
Some of the "Any/Any" planets turn out to be Micros, but I still get wierd invisible "null" worlds.

When you load the game, click the planets list ans scroll through to find a planet without a picture... It'll be sitting all alone and not have any properties other than resource value. (Its not even a Micro)
That is the problem I still have.

If you can't duplicate the null worlds, I'll upload a zip of the altered files.

[Dracus]

Yes post the files, I can not seem to get the same results as you.
Everything I try gives me good results or the weird missing moons results.

Correction, I fixed the weird missing moons problem by adding a space between the 5 - 7
I changed it to 2 - 7 to get them to show up in any ring.

Obj 13 Physical Type := Planet
Obj 13 Position := Ring 2 - 7
Obj 13 Stellar Abil Type := Normal Planet
Obj 13 Size := Micro
Obj 13 Atmosphere := None
Obj 13 Composition := Rock

Still can't get any blank ones.



[This message has been edited by Dracus (edited 02 June 2001).]

[Suicide Junkie]

OK, here are the files. They are all original SE4 V1.35 except for
-Planetsize.txt
-QuadrantTypes.txt
-SectType.txt
-SystemTypes.txt

The list of Planets usually shows two or three null planets, on a quick start Eee game.

[Dracus]

Ok I found a number of problems. I saw your blank planets.

I fixed them If you use this files as they are, You should not get any blank planets.
All you have to do is change the description for each of the micro planets in the planetsize file and you are done.If you still have problems let me know.

[Suicide Junkie]

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All you have to do is change the description for each of the micro planets in the planetsize file

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As soon as I try to add the Micros to the SystemTypes, I start getting null planets again.

I want these Micros to give huge planets lots of nearly useless moons. So, I copy some entries and locate the Micros at "same as x", and update the count of objects.
Null planets appear.

What is wrong with adding another entry in the SystemTypes?!?

[Dracus]

I noticed that also, I am still working on that part.

[Dracus]

The first file you posted had micro gas giants, the game as far as I can tell the game freaks out if you try to make gas giants any smaller then large.
As for adding them as moons, it looks to be that For you to do the "same as", the other planet has to be huge/large. When I try to link it to any other size I get the blank planets.
As far as i can tell, it seems to only let you define one ring for each entry.
My question is ---what is the upper limit of planets a system can have? I think it is 15 planets total, but I am not sure.

Also it does not seem to allow more then two moons per planet.

i also seem to not to get it to allow me to add other objects either. i get the null planets

the only thing i can get to work is changing the existing moons to micro, but then all moons in those type systems will be worthless.

I will keep working on it. Maybe adding a new system with just giants and micro moons.




[This message has been edited by Dracus (edited 04 June 2001).]