Asteroids question

[Nitram Draw]

Are Asteroids currently counted in the max planet limit?
If they were colonizable they probably would count against the limit and all you would do is substitute asteroids for planets.

[dogscoff]

Good point. Perhaps they should have no population space at all, just some cargo space and the ability to resupply and launch fighters.

Even better:
<Wild idea>
Treat each asteroid field like a space station or group of space stations - You don't need to colonise it, you just have to get a construction ship there and take advantage of a free "hull" with natural cloaking, really low maintenance and space for scanners, fighter bays, cargo space, weapons etc.

In combat each "hull" (ie each rock) would be treated exactly like a space station. It would have a special graphic and it could be boarded or destroyed just like a space station. When destroyed the rock becomes available for someone else to build on.

Tiny asteroid field - approx 100KT hull
Small asteroid field - approx 200KT hull.
Medium asteroid field - 1 100KT hull + 1 200KT hull
... and so on.

When I say "approx", why not put in a random modifier? One tiny asteroid field has 109KT space, the one in the next sector only 98KT. I don't know i there are any components <5 KT but it would b a good incentive to mod some

</Wild idea>

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[Suicide Junkie]

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Also, note that doomed colonies in Tiny planets, can support only 1 facility. Then, in asteroids, how many should have?

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Even if asteroid fields support only 1M people, and 0 facilities domed (3 facils undomed), you could still use them to build troops & sats in dead systems.

[Deathstalker]

With the map editor you can give asteroids different types (rock/ice/gas) and atmospheres but it won't let you build them because there is no .bmp picture for the diff types. (just like there is no small/tiny gas world pictures). If you were to add the pictures though, would you now be able to have these ice/methane asteroids etc????
Thoughts.....

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"The Empress took your name away," said Chance.
Owen smiled coldly. "It wasn't hers to take. I'm a Deathstalker until I die. And we never forget a slight or an enemy." -Owen Deathstalker.

[PurpleRhino]

Long time ago I asked MM if they could add asteroid colonies, because I saw that the info was put into one of the files... but info I mean max pop, fac., ect. The reply I got was, Not gonna do it cause there are enough planets to colonize.

The on question I have is why can't you put asteroids around a planet?? I tried with the map editor, but it makes the planet a moon. It was kinda funny, a huge GG as a moon around a tiny asteroid field.