© 2003-2025 Ironclad Games Corporation Vancouver, BC. All rights reserved.
© 2006-2025 Stardock Entertainment
Search
Forum Home | Login
NacNud
NacNud
Join Date 11/2002
0

Player placement in larger galaxies

November 17, 2007 4:12:22 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums
I primarily play single player so I don't know if this is a issue with multi player or not. I've noticed that in single player that there are always other empires in the same star system as you even if there are other systems. For example I created a random large game with 3 star systems and with just myself and one other empire. In the setup screen I tried having the computer player being in the spot directly below me and all the way at the bottom and a few tries in the middle. Regardless of where I place the AI it always starts in the same system as me which leaves the other two star systems empty except for pirates. I would seem to make more sense that if there are three systems and three players they should be spread out evenly over the are available..... Not sure if this is a bug but it was something I noticed.
Locked Post
Search this post
Advanced Search
Subscription Options
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
NacNud
Laww
Join Date 09/2005
0
Reply #1 November 17, 2007 4:55:17 PM
from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums
they are only put into other star systems with more than 3 players..and even then you will have people in the same system as you..its how the game is setup
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
NacNud
RonLugge
Join Date 05/2004
+50
Reply #2 November 17, 2007 10:19:45 PM
from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums
By design, if it is at all possible the game will try to place two opposing forces in the same system at galaxy creation -- to try and get the game going ASAP was the reason given. Since A) thats not expected behavior most of the time, and they (vastly) reduced the tech requirement for inter-systemic jumps, it does need changing. I believe they did mention that they were planning to make that an option, sometime.
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
NacNud
NacNud
Join Date 11/2002
0
Reply #3 November 18, 2007 9:41:18 PM
from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums
If they added so that you could select they type of placement, ie you could select so that the others systems are empty if there are a low number of players a option called called something like players start clumped together and a option where all the players start roughly equally far away from one another so that if there are three players and three systems they are spread out over the three systems.
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
NacNud
RonLugge
Join Date 05/2004
+50
Reply #4 November 18, 2007 10:04:39 PM
from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums
NacNud, please learn the use of these things called "periods" and "commas"... and un-learn the use of monster run-on sentences that end up making little or no sense.

AKA: What are you saying?
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
NacNud
Anubis208-RG
Join Date 09/2007
+7
Reply #5 November 18, 2007 10:21:26 PM
from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums
ditto. You're first post was fine , but WHAT ARE YOU EVEN TRYING TO SAY?! in the second one! (check to make sure you actually type the right words, too. ie: "the" instead of "they")
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
NacNud
bovi
Join Date 03/2006
0
Reply #6 November 19, 2007 1:15:55 PM
from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums
Rough translation:

"I want an option for how players are placed. Currently more than one player always ends up in the same system, with this option they would instead end up in separate systems if they are available. For instance, with three players and three stars, each gets his own."
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
NacNud
Blair Fraser
Join Date 10/2006
+292 moderator
Reply #7 November 19, 2007 11:30:06 PM
from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums
Okay, I can now confirm that when you go to generate your own maps you can now choose how the players will be distributed.
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
NacNud
RonLugge
Join Date 05/2004
+50
Reply #8 November 19, 2007 11:56:11 PM
from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

Okay, I can now confirm that when you go to generate your own maps you can now choose how the players will be distributed.


YAY!!!!!!
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
NacNud
P5yy
Join Date 06/2007
+19
Reply #9 November 20, 2007 8:42:10 AM
from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums
Okay, I can now confirm that when you go to generate your own maps you can now choose how the players will be distributed.


Are you refering to the forged tool set , or is it a new bit for .galaxy files coming in the next build of the beta?
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
View all recent posts
Mark all posts as read Delete cookies created by the forum Return to Top
Stardock Forums v        Server Load Time:   Page Render Time: