Questions about Creating Planets

[Arkcon]

Originally posted by oleg:
Hmm, I was beaten with the answer

Sorry Oleg, I figure it has something to do with time zone. I was once editing at exactly the same time, and still beat someone to it. Cheers.

[ December 02, 2002, 15:20: Message edited by: Arkcon ]

[Rexxx]

Arkcon:
Yes, they did use the level 1 creator.

Yeah, I know. But for the Version of the EEE used in the contest I hadn't decided which technology I should use for the "MUST HAVE" call in the ship design to define the time the ship is actually designed. Now - after altering the research file accordingly - they build their Create Planet ship with a level 3 device and Master Computer.

Oleg:
Yes, they created only medium planets out of the huge asteroid fields.

Thanks a lot for your answers.

Maybe I will run some tests using a create planet ship, hopefully I can figure out if there is a pattern at all. This 12-9-0 result is just unfair.

[ December 02, 2002, 16:17: Message edited by: Rexxx ]

[geoschmo]

But even a level one planet creator will make gas giants. There are medium gas giants. If you use level one planet creator on a huge asteroid field, the result will be a medium planet which has a random atmosphere and type.

Therefore if the question is why didn't the EEE in this case get any gas giants, the tech level of the creator is irrelevant. The only question that matters is what size were the asteroids they were creating the planets out of.

Geoschmo

[Rexxx]

Just for the records:
I did some tests and the result is "random". The 12-9-0 series probably was just bad luck.

The numbers:
The results for a level 3 planet creator:
Out of 97 asteroid fields (medium up to huge) 48 rock planets, 33 gas giants and 16 ice planets were created.

For a level 1 creator:
51 asteroid fields (medium up to huge): 30 rock planets, 11 ice planets and 10 gas giants.

[Arkcon]

Hmmm ... so rock wins out, as a general rule. Just like the newbie guides says -- rock has an advantage over ice and gas

[Fyron]

You can not draw that conclusion from only 2 tests.