Problem with system generation

President_Elect_Shang · #1 December 22nd, 2006, 08:08 PM

As I mentioned in another thread I am having a problem with my solar systems. I have been trying to track down and found what I think is it but I am at a total loss as to what �IT� is. I have the following types of planets: Moons, Asteroids, Type 1, Type 2, Type V, Terrestrial, Super Terrestrial, Gas, and Ice. Of these I can get everything except the Gas to appear. Out of the above list the Ice are listed in the file after the Gas so I am sure it is not a skipped line. Any suggestions as to why only one planet type out of 9 are not appearing?

Suicide Junkie · #2 December 22nd, 2006, 08:48 PM

Does it have anything to do with Gas vs Gas Giant?

Do you have gas planets defined in the sector types?

President_Elect_Shang · #3 December 23rd, 2006, 01:24 AM

I double checked to be sure; Gas Giant. I created nine types of planets but stayed to the *ahem* physical laws of the SE5 universe (why does that sound so funny) and stuck with rock, paper, scissors� Uh no oops� Rock, Gas Giant, and Ice. Now out of the nine types I see examples of eight of the nine with the missing ninth being my Gas Giant planets.

President_Elect_Shang · #4 December 23rd, 2006, 06:37 AM

It is definitely the gas giants. For some reason they will not generate, not even when I try to force them. Instead the game will hang and I will have to close it using Windows Manager. I am at a total loss as to why this problem is happening. I even did a cut and paste from the stock files but nothing seems to work.

Edited for type-o�s missing words, etc. In my defense I posted that at 3:30 AM CST so no surprise that it was practically unreadable.

President_Elect_Shang · #5 December 23rd, 2006, 03:14 PM

I have restored the original Gas Giants from stock and they will still not generate. There is something else going on here but what? Have I stumped all you beta testers?

Phoenix-D · #6 December 23rd, 2006, 03:21 PM

If the stock ones won't work the problem is with your system generation, not the planets..

President_Elect_Shang · #7 December 23rd, 2006, 03:32 PM

This is getting me so frustrated; I can�t even sum in words how I feel! This time I set 7 of my working 9 to 0% chance for generation. I set the eighth at 1% and Gas Giants at 99% and out of a 202 solar system quadrant I only got 1 planet. My home world! If it�s with the system generation what should I try next? I am using stock settings for system generation and stock Gas Giants so why didn�t the above test work?

Suicide Junkie · #8 December 23rd, 2006, 03:33 PM

Gas giants have a special case of not allowing none atmosphere... might that be a monkey wrench in the works?

Is gas listed last, and do you have the footer on the file (*END*)

Phoenix-D · #9 December 23rd, 2006, 03:40 PM

Sounds like the problem I had adding new planet sizes.

What's your planetsize.txt look like?

President_Elect_Shang · #10 December 23rd, 2006, 04:04 PM

I have the following Gas Giant atmospheres: Methane, Hydrogen, Carbon Dioxide. Gas Giants are eighth in PlanetSize.txt (attached) and eighth in StellarObjectTypes.txt. Should I move it to first in or both of those? And I definitely have the footer, I just double checked that one.

Edited in: Do you think maybe SE5 is having a hick-up because there are NO oxygen type gas giants? Are the gas giants so restricted we have virtually no freedom with them? I am going to try adding oxygen and if that doesn�t work I will try moving them to the top of the list. First I am going to play some DBZ 3 and release some frustration SS4 Vegeta style.