how do i create new sites?

[Phoenix-D]

Go to Main_Sites.txt, copy one of the existing ones and change it to suit. Then open up a map and change a planet from one of the existing sites to your new one.

[cpt. taylor of the eclipse]

i see now, i want to change or add sections not sites

[cpt. taylor of the eclipse]

i mainly want them for supply and demand reasons.

like a mining colony would have a certain site that demanded mining equipment.

[Phoenix-D]

You still want the sites file, or maybe the Stores file. The sections are defined for each site.

[cpt. taylor of the eclipse]

i know but changing them made the game crash

[Phoenix-D]

What specificlly did you do?

[cpt. taylor of the eclipse]

i changed my job centers to spacedocks, cause i can only have eight sections at each site of course ihave no idea what i'm doing.

[Phoenix-D]

If you changed them to spacedock you also have to change the other lines for that entry..

Section 1 Name := Galactic News Center
Section 1 Type := Mission Text

cannot be

Section 1 Name := Galactic News Center
Section 1 Type := Spacedock

it has to be something like

Section 1 Name := Galactic News Center
Section 1 Type := Spacedock
Section 1 Center ID := Terran Spacedock

[cpt. taylor of the eclipse]

but wat ineed is something differentif i do wat you said then my new section will have the same attributtes as the site terran spacedock? also is there any to add more than 8 sections?

[Phoenix-D]

if you want a new spacedock, you go to main_stores and make a new one, then tell the sites file to refer to that spacedock instead of the Terran one.

No, you can't have more than 8 sites per location.

[cpt. taylor of the eclipse]

i did that

Section 1 Name := Mining Outpost
Section 1 Type := Spacedock
Section 1 Center ID := Terran Spacedock

and


Section 1 Name := Mining Outpost
Section 1 Type := Spacedock
Section 1 Center ID := Mining Outpost

both time the game crashes with a range check error

[cpt. taylor of the eclipse]

what times do you check this forum? since you are the only one interested in helping me

[DeadZone]

Well there are others who would help, but Phoenix-D is one of the most knowledgable on Starfury and usually the only one that knows wot he is on about lol

[cpt. taylor of the eclipse]

sorry, not trying to be rude, i'm just very frustriated

[Phoenix-D]

That shouldn't crash it, at least the one with Terran spacedock..you still have the terran spacedock in your stores file, right? And there is only -one- section 1 in that site?

[ March 09, 2004, 22:07: Message edited by: Phoenix-D ]

[cpt. taylor of the eclipse]

i have 2 questions


i want to make my shiedslds work like the weapons in p&n

and how do i put the pirates on search and destroy

i guess not many people like our type of games anymore

[cpt. taylor of the eclipse]

ii foud out that icam dowhat i need with jobs, but then i can only carryy 3

[Phoenix-D]

Yeah, jobs are always hardcoded to a limit of 3.

What do you mean with the shields?

[cpt. taylor of the eclipse]

is that like our cars being hardcoded witn ice http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[cpt. taylor of the eclipse]

well your deflector screens use energy, at least in star tek they do, and so i want my shields from the energy storage tank.

like my reactor produces 20 energy,i have 2 beams, so during afight i have enough energy for my guns, but i have to stop fireing to let my shields rebuild- exammple

also ireduced my fighter size to 3 but i still can only fit 1 fighter/bay

[Phoenix-D]

The only thing that can use energy is weapons, unfortunately.

The amount of fighters a bay can launch is determined by the bay, not the fighter. Doesn't matter how big the fighter is except in how much cargo space it takes up.