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Fyron

February 5th, 2004, 10:04 PM

SE4 always uses the first system entry in SystemTypes.txt to fill in rounding errors and such when making maps. I added dummy systems to my FQM files to make it easier to find the various groupings of system types, but it wants to use my dummy "Stock Standard Systems" as an actual system in-game, as it is the first system. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif I reported this to MM months ago, but apparently forgot to update FQM, and nobody ever mentioned it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

Solution:

This will NOT affect PBW compatibility in the slightest, as SystemTypes.txt is ONLY read when the map is created, and never again. Delete this entry from your SystemTypes.txt file, in both FQM Standard AND FQM Deluxe:

Name := Stock Standard Systems
Description := ***PLACEHOLDER. Not to be used in-game.***
System Physical Type := Normal
Background Bitmap := Starmap.bmp
Empires Can Start In := FALSE
Mask Background Objs := TRUE
Non-Tiled Center Pic := FALSE
Number of Abilities := 0
WP Stellar Abil Type := Unstable Warp Point
Number of System Objs := 0

[ February 05, 2004, 20:14: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

Loser

February 7th, 2004, 08:18 PM

Bump. Because this seems important and Fyron doesn't need to pad his post count as much as I do.

Atrocities

February 7th, 2004, 09:44 PM

Ya I sent him a message about his yestarday. I got one of those systems. (Updated the file for STM v1.5.1 Fix though.)

FQM is a very good mod and one that I use nearly every time I play.

Roanon

February 7th, 2004, 11:04 PM

Originally posted by Atrocities:
FQM is a very good mod and one that I use nearly every time I play. Agreed. It should be made standard while demoting the current standard to mod status http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Joachim

February 8th, 2004, 12:40 AM

Heh ya Fyron.

Do you have planet/atmosphere distribution for 2.08? Just wondering if any are favoured thats all.

P.S Love the Mod.

Fyron

February 8th, 2004, 12:45 AM

No I do not. The distribution is not too far off of that in stock. Andres Lescano did a distribution a while back and posted it on the forums, though I do not recall where exactly. Maybe it was in the FQM thread?

Timstone

March 15th, 2004, 06:50 PM

Fyron: The B5 Mod 2.0 also wants to use the FQM, but the current Version of The Mod has a special B5 quadrant variant. Would you be interseted to include these into the FQM?

I'll send you the files you need to see for this quadrant.

Atrocities

March 15th, 2004, 07:05 PM

Why is this page displaying all screwed up. Everyone's Posts after the top Posts, are pushed way to the right side leaving their avatar colum way extended out.

It looks horrid.

geoschmo

March 15th, 2004, 07:38 PM

Originally posted by Atrocities:
Why is this page displaying all screwed up. Everyone's Posts after the top Posts, are pushed way to the right side leaving their avatar colum way extended out.

It looks horrid. I am not seeing what you are seeing, but what you describe sounds like someone that posted in this thread changed their forum name to something really long. Maybe they changed it back before I looked in here.

Alneyan

March 15th, 2004, 08:06 PM

Same here, Timstone signature threw everything out of balance, as his code isn't taken into account, so it says: [URL=A very long URL]. I am using Firefox (formerly Firebird), if it helps you to see why it doesn't work.

geoschmo

March 15th, 2004, 08:10 PM

Ah, I see what you are talking about. IE is handling it ok, so that's why I don't see a problem I guess. At least it's wrapping when it hits the end of the line. Isn't showing the link properly.

Fyron

March 16th, 2004, 07:37 AM

That is because UBB code sucks, and can not handle URLs with too many special characters in them. Use html tags instead!

Timstone, I will look into it. I thought that all the B5 special quadrants had (that was special) was the hyperspace systems?

Timstone

March 16th, 2004, 08:07 AM

Sorry about the sig. I corrected it now. But I'm still trying to get it right. If anyone has a solution to the sig problem, please tell me.

The B5 quadrants have the Hyperspace sectors in them and more that usual habitable rock planets. Also some methane based planets for the ancients. I don't know who made it, must be Val or Pathfinder. I really wouldn't know.
About the Image Mod. I noticed a few images we use for the B5 Mod aren't in there. I shall seek them out and post them to you, okay?

Fyron

March 16th, 2004, 08:14 AM

Use HTML.

<blockquote>code:<hr /><pre style="font-size:x-small; font-family: monospace;"><a href="http://www.site.com">link text</a></pre><hr /></blockquote> I shall seek them out and post them to you, okay?
Ok. A list of image numbers will suffice. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ March 16, 2004, 21:42: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

Timstone

March 16th, 2004, 11:21 AM

Thanks for the html stuff, I'm trying it now. Hope it works.

Okay, I'll send you the info this evening.

Hmm... Fyron, I did something wrong with the sig. Could you fix it? Just copy the geekcode and paste it onto Troopers site:

Troopers geekcode decoder (http://diesel2035.free.fr/geek/geek.htm?BDecode=decode&geek=)

[ March 16, 2004, 09:23: Message edited by: Timstone ]

David E. Gervais

March 16th, 2004, 12:24 PM

Yo! TimStone,..

Troopers geekcode decoder (http://diesel2035.free.fr/geek/geek.htm?BDecode=decode&geek=A- Se+++ GdY $ Fr C++++ Cst+ Sf++ Ai Au M++ MpB5 S Ss+++ R! Pw Fq% Nd Rp- G+ Mm++ Bb++ L+ Tcp+)

Is this what you are trying to do? I don't know if this type of html code will work in a sig, but it works fine when posting.

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ March 17, 2004, 22:04: Message edited by: David E. Gervais ]

pathfinder

March 16th, 2004, 12:25 PM

Val did the B5 quadrant.

Timstone

March 17th, 2004, 10:20 AM

Since Val did it, I don't think he would mind if we use it in the FQM. Don't you guys?

Timstone

March 17th, 2004, 10:53 AM

Another question about the Systemnames.txt. Is there a Version with ALL the different systemnames that have been created? If yes, where can I get it?

Fyron

March 17th, 2004, 10:23 PM

No, but the one in FQM has most of them. You can merge them together and use Excel or Word possibly to sort them and remove duplicates. I believe that Star Trek Mod and B5 Mod have lots of system names that are not in FQM. Not sure how many other mods out there modify the system names.

Timstone

March 18th, 2004, 12:59 PM

Some time ago there was a topic about this. Someone took the job to collect as many shipnames and sector names as possible. Who did that and where did the data went? I believe it was SJ who conducted the collection.

Fyron

March 19th, 2004, 08:47 AM

Erm... I know that I went on a mission to collect all of the design names files, for Design Names Anthology (http://dna.spaceempires.net/). I also went on a short mission to collect more system names... but nothing was specific to Babylon 5, so this may all be irrelevant. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Timstone

March 19th, 2004, 10:14 AM

Yeah, that's the one! Thanks!

[ March 19, 2004, 08:14: Message edited by: Timstone ]

Timstone

March 28th, 2004, 04:20 PM

Fyron: Have you been working on the implementation of the B5 Standard quadrant into the FQM? And what about the Image Mod, have you already included the images I send you?
I would like to use the FQM and the Image Mod in the B5 Mod 2.0. There is no rush, but I would like to use it.

Makinus

March 28th, 2004, 06:55 PM

Fyron, i found something odd in FQM, meybe i't's only in my Version but....

First, what i installed: FQM Deluxe, with all the imagepacks (Planetpack, componentpack, facilitypack, etc.)

Now, when i generate a map (255 max systems, large, dense, with few asteroid fields), some systens have small, and tiny planets, with ruins, that don't appear in the system map... I only located them because they appear in the Plaents (F4) screen, under Special...

If i select them in the F4 screen i am sent to the system screen, but withou any planet selected... if i send a colony ship to that planet the colony ship goes to that system, and appera to go to off-screen...

Anyone found this problem?

Fyron

March 28th, 2004, 07:24 PM

Can you send me a map or savegame that does this to admin spaceempires net (insert @ and .)?

Makinus

March 29th, 2004, 12:53 PM

Sent the files, take a special look in the planets Tlunofo X and Promith I (You only will be able to find them in the F4 menu).

Thanks

Joachim

March 29th, 2004, 01:04 PM

Originally posted by Makinus:
Fyron, i found something odd in FQM, meybe i't's only in my Version but....

First, what i installed: FQM Deluxe, with all the imagepacks (Planetpack, componentpack, facilitypack, etc.)

Now, when i generate a map (255 max systems, large, dense, with few asteroid fields), some systens have small, and tiny planets, with ruins, that don't appear in the system map... I only located them because they appear in the Plaents (F4) screen, under Special...

If i select them in the F4 screen i am sent to the system screen, but withou any planet selected... if i send a colony ship to that planet the colony ship goes to that system, and appera to go to off-screen...

Anyone found this problem? Yep, this sounds exactly like a problem I had with a FQM map. My colony ships wouldn't actually move, but would have a move track off the map.

Makinus

April 5th, 2004, 05:50 PM

you received the files Fyron?

Fyron

April 5th, 2004, 08:17 PM

Yes, but I have not had a chance to check it out yet. Sorry.

Timstone

April 7th, 2004, 03:10 PM

That busy, heh?
Then I don't think you've had time to incorporate the B5 quadrants in the FQM.

Fyron

April 7th, 2004, 07:33 PM

Ok that I forgot about... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Timstone

April 9th, 2004, 01:17 AM

Doh...

Raging Deadstar

April 10th, 2004, 03:03 PM

Originally posted by Timstone:
Some time ago there was a topic about this. Someone took the job to collect as many shipnames and sector names as possible. Who did that and where did the data went? I believe it was SJ who conducted the collection. Not sure, i tried this once, and compiled it all into one file. I will Warn you all now! I collected a lot of system names (i mean a LOT!) and i tried to sort them alphabetically in MS word and it wouldn't handle it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Timstone

April 12th, 2004, 04:38 PM

Hey there Rags! Still got the file?
I would like to have it.

General Woundwort

April 12th, 2004, 06:43 PM

Fyron has the shipname files compilation at Spaceempires.net.

I think Andres had the mega-system names file on his site (Kuat Drive Yards), I don't know what the status of that is. I think I have a copy on my HD, however...

[ April 12, 2004, 17:44: Message edited by: General Woundwort ]

Fyron

April 12th, 2004, 09:55 PM

Andres and I combined our system name files some time ago. You can get it from FQM, both standard and deluxe.

http://fqm.spaceempires.net/

You can get 300+ design names files from Design Names Anthology. Make sure to send me any files you have that I am missing! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

http://dna.spaceempires.net/