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[Partythenwork]

in the startypes.yaml file, you have something like this next to all of the stars:

 

          orbits:
                - orbit: 1
                  planetChance: 20
                  asteroidFieldChance: 0
                  gasGiantChance: 0
                  multipleObjectChance: 0
                - orbit: 2
                  planetChance: 35
                  asteroidFieldChance: 0
                  gasGiantChance: 0
                  multipleObjectChance: 0
                - orbit: 3
                  planetChance: 45
                  asteroidFieldChance: 0
                  gasGiantChance: 0
                  multipleObjectChance: 0
                - orbit: 4
                  planetChance: 65
                  asteroidFieldChance: 20
                  gasGiantChance: 15
                  multipleObjectChance: 0
                - orbit: 5
                  planetChance: 65
                  asteroidFieldChance: 15
                  gasGiantChance: 20
                  multipleObjectChance: 0

 

 

if you change the multipleObjectChance: 0 to something other than 0 will you get 2 planetary objects or something else?

[Spud_Dastardly]

You can get multiple objects in the orbit. The maximum number of objects per orbit is defined in Globals.yaml. It's a bit unstable and will leader to galaxy generation failures if you put in too many objects. In the latest version of 5X I allow up to 2 objects in orbits 4 and 5, and the multiple object chances for orbits 4 and 5 are 5% and 10% respectively. If you want to consistently get more planets in the system, it's better to use breckwilhite's technique that he used in his 6 planets mod, which adds additional orbits.

[Partythenwork]

Spud_Dastardly, on 28 March 2017 - 08:17 AM, said:

You can get multiple objects in the orbit. The maximum number of objects per orbit is defined in Globals.yaml. It's a bit unstable and will leader to galaxy generation failures if you put in too many objects. In the latest version of 5X I allow up to 2 objects in orbits 4 and 5, and the multiple object chances for orbits 4 and 5 are 5% and 10% respectively. If you want to consistently get more planets in the system, it's better to use breckwilhite's technique that he used in his 6 planets mod, which adds additional orbits.

 

is it possible to generate an asteroid field with a planet in the same orbit.  i messed around with the feature and often got 2 asteroid fields in the same orbit; however, many times i had galaxy generation failures

[Spud_Dastardly]

I've never seen it spawn an asteroid field and a planet in the same.

[Soylent_Greene]

So does the multiple objects in orbit path have anything to do with a planet having multiple moons?

[Spud_Dastardly]

No. Moon orbits are separate. I haven't looked into what makes multiple moons appear. I have tried to get more than 2 moons to show up, but the galaxy won't generate.

[Gzkejyhkhn]

Spud_Dastardly, on 28 March 2017 - 08:17 AM, said:

You can get multiple objects in the orbit. The maximum number of objects per orbit is defined in Globals.yaml. It's a bit unstable and will leader to galaxy generation failures if you put in too many objects. In the latest version of 5X I allow up to 2 objects in orbits 4 and 5, and the multiple object chances for orbits 4 and 5 are 5% and 10% respectively. If you want to consistently get more planets in the system, it's better to use breckwilhite's technique that he used in his 6 planets mod, which adds additional orbits.

 

What was his technique? Or hi, I'm fairly new to the game, and I've been trying to do stuff with &Backend.Galaxy.StarType, but so far a tremendously vast majority of my experiments have failed. Usually with something like this:

 

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IndexOutOfRangeException: Array index is out of range.
  at Backend.Galaxy.Planet.get_Name () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at PlanetsFactory.BuildPlanet (Backend.Galaxy.Planet planet, UnityEngine.Transform parent) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at PlanetsFactory.BuildPlanets (System.Collections.Generic.List`1 planets, UnityEngine.Transform parent) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at StageGalaxyView.CreateDetailedStarSystem (.StarIcon starV) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at StageGalaxyView.CreateStars () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at StageGalaxyView.BuildUniverse () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at HerefordGame.OnStarMapLoadedCompleted () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at HerefordGame.CinematicIntroEnded () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at CinematicPlaylist.ForceSkipCinematic () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at UIStateCinematic.OnEscape () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at SWFBackButton.OnBackButton () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at (wrapper managed-to-native) System.Reflection.MonoMethod:InternalInvoke (object,object[],System.Exception&amp  
  at System.Reflection.MonoMethod.Invoke (System.Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0  
Rethrow as TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
  at System.Reflection.MonoMethod.Invoke (System.Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at System.Reflection.MethodBase.Invoke (System.Object obj, System.Object[] parameters) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at Scaleform.SFManager.OnExternalInterface (UInt64 MovieID, System.String command, IntPtr ptr, Int32 numArgs, Int32 valueSize) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at Scaleform.SFManager.ProcessCommands () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at Scaleform.SFCamera._Update () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at Scaleform.SFCamera.OnGUI () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at UIManager.OnGUI () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0  
 
(Filename:  Line: -1)
 
NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
  at GalaxyCamera.UpdatePosition () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at GalaxyCamera.Zoom (Single dt) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0   
  at GalaxyCamera.LateUpdate () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0  
 
(Filename:  Line: -1)
 
We shouldn't be trying to pass a turn if the game hasn't been fully loaded yet.

 

That is, the galaxy generates, but when you start the game you get a blank galactic background with no stars etc.

[Spud_Dastardly]

Gzkejyhkhn, on 22 December 2017 - 09:29 PM, said:

 

What was his technique? Or hi, I'm fairly new to the game, and I've been trying to do stuff with &Backend.Galaxy.StarType, but so far a tremendously vast majority of my experiments have failed. 

Sadly, Breckwilhite has removed his mod from the Steam workshop. I have a copy of it though, so I'll paste some of the code here for you to work off of:

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 GalaxyAges.yaml (only young shown):

        - key: galaxy_young
          name: GALAXY_AGE_YOUNG
          starTypeChances:
                - starType: star_blue_white
                  lowChance: 29
                  highChance: 33
                - starType: star_white
                  lowChance: 27
                  highChance: 30
                - starType: star_yellow
                  lowChance: 19
                  highChance: 22
                - starType: star_orange
                  lowChance: 14
                  highChance: 16
                - starType: star_red
                  lowChance: 9
                  highChance: 10
                - starType: star_brown
                  lowChance: 2
                  highChance: 2
          civNeighbourhoodChances:
                - starType: star_blue_white
                  chance: 15
                - starType: star_white
                  chance: 15
                - starType: star_yellow
                  chance: 25
                - starType: star_orange
                  chance: 25
                - starType: star_red
                  chance: 10
                - starType: star_brown
                  chance: 5

 

Globals.yaml:

- globals: &Backend.Galaxy.SolarSystemGenerator
    PLANETARY_ORBITS:
        - minOrbitRadius: 0.325
          maxOrbitRadius: 0.325
          bodyCapacity: 3
        - minOrbitRadius: 0.45
          maxOrbitRadius: 0.45
          bodyCapacity: 3
        - minOrbitRadius: 0.575
          maxOrbitRadius: 0.575
          bodyCapacity: 3
        - minOrbitRadius: 0.70
          maxOrbitRadius: 0.70
          bodyCapacity: 3
        - minOrbitRadius: 0.85
          maxOrbitRadius: 0.85
          bodyCapacity: 3
        - minOrbitRadius: 1.00
          maxOrbitRadius: 1.00
          bodyCapacity: 3
    LUNAR_ORBITS:
        - minOrbitRadius: 0.125
          maxOrbitRadius: 0.125
          bodyCapacity: 1
        - minOrbitRadius: 0.20
          maxOrbitRadius: 0.20
          bodyCapacity: 1

 

PlanetaryDensityPackages.yaml (only blue-white low density shown):

      - key: low_planetary_density
        starDensities:
          - star_type: star_blue_white
            occupationChances:
                - planetCount: 0
                  chance: 0
                - planetCount: 1
                  chance: 15
                - planetCount: 2
                  chance: 22
                - planetCount: 3
                  chance: 23
                - planetCount: 4
                  chance: 21
                - planetCount: 5
                  chance: 12
                - planetCount: 6
                  chance: 7

 

SizeChances.yaml (only orbit 6 shown):

        - key: orbit_6
          sizeChances:
                - size: planetsize_tiny
                  chance: 5
                - size: planetsize_small
                  chance: 10
                - size: planetsize_medium
                  chance: 15
                - size: planetsize_large
                  chance: 30
                - size: planetsize_huge
                  chance: 40

 

StarTypes.yaml (only blue-white shown):

        - key: star_blue_white
          nebulaeDensity: 20
          occupationChances:
                - planetCount: 0
                  chance: 0
                - planetCount: 1
                  chance: 15
                - planetCount: 2
                  chance: 22
                - planetCount: 3
                  chance: 23
                - planetCount: 4
                  chance: 21
                - planetCount: 5
                  chance: 12
                - planetCount: 6
                  chance: 7
          orbitChances:
                - orbit: 1
                  chance: 10
                - orbit: 2
                  chance: 10
                - orbit: 3
                  chance: 10
                - orbit: 4
                  chance: 10
                - orbit: 5
                  chance: 10
                - orbit: 6
                  chance: 50
          orbits:
                - orbit: 1
                  planetChance: 20
                  asteroidFieldChance: 0
                  gasGiantChance: 0
                  multipleObjectChance: 0
                - orbit: 2
                  planetChance: 35
                  asteroidFieldChance: 0
                  gasGiantChance: 0
                  multipleObjectChance: 0
                - orbit: 3
                  planetChance: 45
                  asteroidFieldChance: 0
                  gasGiantChance: 0
                  multipleObjectChance: 0
                - orbit: 4
                  planetChance: 65
                  asteroidFieldChance: 20
                  gasGiantChance: 15
                  multipleObjectChance: 0
                - orbit: 5
                  planetChance: 65
                  asteroidFieldChance: 15
                  gasGiantChance: 20
                  multipleObjectChance: 0
                - orbit: 6
                  planetChance: 50
                  asteroidFieldChance: 25
                  gasGiantChance: 25
                  multipleObjectChance: 0

 

It looks like he also lowered the visual scale on the planets in PlanetSizeTypes so they don't run into each other graphically.