Re: Atmospheric ConVersion Bug??
 

Ok, I'm an absolute moron. It is a gas giant. But I'm sure, totally positive, that I destroyed that gas giant and created a rock in its place. ARRRGGGGGHHHHH!! Sorry for the fuss, and the mis-information too. Earlier I mentioned that it was a rock planet, but I just went in and checked...and to my surprise, it was gas. Go ahead and laugh at me now. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: Atmospheric ConVersion Bug??
 

*Raises an accusing finger in the general direction of Renegade, and hits Ctrl-D* Don't worry; mistakes happen, and it is always nice to have some material for blackmails. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

To the best of my knowledge, you cannot change the type of a planet through Stellar Manipulation, but only its atmosphere. At least, I have been unable to transform Rock planets into something else in NGC5 (after a couple of tries). Either I have been unlucky, or it cannot be done.

Re: Atmospheric ConVersion Bug??
 

Oh yeah, you can defintely change the type of a planet by destroying it and rebuilding it. The planet type and atmosphere type is random for built planets. Size is fixed. resource value is fixed. Not sure about conditions. But type and atmosphere are random.

Re: Atmospheric ConVersion Bug??
 

You are correct about Planet Shaping; I have simply been highly unlucky in that game. Even when testing, six tries were required before I managed to change the type of the planet (atmosphere was changed without problem).

Re: Atmospheric ConVersion Bug??
 

Some irraidated planets will not convert.