Artificial Moon Generator: What type does it make?

Dizzy · #2 September 5th, 2006, 07:45 PM

Hrmmm, well it doesnt sound logical to build a stellar moon that'd have an atmosphere on top a star. Im trying to use my imagination here and figure this out. Apparently this is a limited deal, cuz you only have so many stars... but short of creating planets from asteroid fields this is the way to go to get more real estate.

But what happens to the star? I suppose nothing. I just dont understand the scientific concept behind the 'Stellar' part. Why put it on top a sun?

Puke · #3 September 5th, 2006, 08:15 PM

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Hrmmm, well it doesnt sound logical to build a stellar moon that'd have an atmosphere on top a star. Im trying to use my imagination here and figure this out. Apparently this is a limited deal, cuz you only have so many stars... but short of creating planets from asteroid fields this is the way to go to get more real estate.

But what happens to the star? I suppose nothing. I just dont understand the scientific concept behind the 'Stellar' part. Why put it on top a sun?

The way to go, if you want more real estate, is to build sphereworlds. research stelar-manipulation to the top of the tree.

The logic for building it around a star is not scientific, its a limit of the game engine. the game was designed for ringworlds and sphereworlds to be the only kinds of created planets. The mod designers wanted something smaller and easier to build, so they created the Stelar Moon. Due to game limitations, it has to be built in the same sector as a star, and it will replace the star when built.

note, this is a ultimate defense against stars that have become unstable, or that may come under attack.

also note your other options for maximizing real-estate:

- make all planets breathable by (a) importing colonists that breathe the atmosphere (b) placing an atmospheric converter on the planet (c) destroying and recreating the planet until you get what you want

- make all asteroids into planets

- destroy all blackholes and nebulae, and create suns in those systems

- build sphereworlds around all your suns

Dizzy · #4 September 5th, 2006, 08:34 PM

Great tips... Some I've used... but what happens to the star? Will solar panels still work?

Puke · #5 September 5th, 2006, 09:19 PM

nope. the star is replaced by whatever you create.

Dizzy · #6 September 5th, 2006, 09:25 PM

Well, this doesnt have any negative impact on the rest of the system does it, other than solar panels not working?

Fyron · #7 September 5th, 2006, 09:33 PM

You will not be able to create new planets from asteroids, since that requires a star.

Note that other solar abilities, such as crystallince solar resource facilities, will also stop working.

dogscoff · #8 September 6th, 2006, 06:13 AM

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- build sphereworlds around all your suns

Nah, build ringworlds. They're prettier.

Dizzy · #9 September 6th, 2006, 07:27 AM

So I guess I'm ok in systems where there are more than one sun?

Strategia_In_Ultima · #10 September 7th, 2006, 03:24 AM

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- build sphereworlds around all your suns

Nah, build ringworlds. They're prettier.

Ringworlds are prettier, yes, but Sphereworlds are better. More expensive, but better. 200% resource value as opposed to 150% should get you thinking in the first place, and the increased amount of facility slots (don't know exactly, but IIRC it might even be 100(!)) and cargo space (again, don't know exactly, but it's a whole lot more) should probably win you over on the side of sphereworlds.