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is there a way to change the z axis on planets and stars in galaxy forge (make one planet higher or lower than the others)? i am new to this so please bear with me if this is a stupid question.
no the z-axis is done randomly i think
or if 2 planets are narrow together than they are randomly sorted in the z-axis
Try putting a planet you made in 1 stars radius into another stars radius, and also intercecting star radius's. I have had planets and stars go up on the z axis by doing this.
Be warned though, you may find jumping fleets up and down the Z axis to different GW's a problem.
Have you tried adding a z coordinate in the "pos..." line when you open it in notepad?
ie: pos [ 100 , 100 , 100 ]
The game engine sets Z-coordinates for planets randomly (since it has no impact on gameplay); they cannot be specified.
That would be a very bad idea. Even if the planets got spawned well apart in the Z axis, since the gravity wells are actually cylindrical rather than spherical you would have great difficulty telling which well a ship was in (for game purposes, each well is completely separate and even if they overlapped you'd have to phase jump to switch wells still).
Thanks for the info everyone! i wanted to make my galaxies a little more interesting than just flat 2d plains, but i guess it can't be done quite yet.
It would be cooler if the gravity wells would be spherical and 3D. It would mean larger maps and a more realistic feeling to the game.
Ive tried putting planets in the same coordinants and it only puts a planet on top of another kinda like this (:).
Oh and wraith, how far are you on the Homeworld mod? I ask you this here because the post rarely gets answered.
This would explain why jumping along the Z axis can be a problem. Thanks kryo!
Is there a recommended angle, not to go below on the Z axis, assuming that straight up and down is 0 degrees? to allow good fleet movements between GW's
If you are talking to me, you have the wrong guy. i don't mod. i didnt see anyone named 'wraith' in the posts so......my name is closest.
Kyro, how close is the GForge team to making GSDef templates visible and Scenario Template Creation not a total, mind-numbingly difficult process? GF1.1 has a couple of good features, but not enough to make me use it as the primary map creator. I really like being able to see GSDef templates and the STemplates I add via notepad.
Oh srry. Its because theres a guy named 'Wraith' whos making a Homeworld mod and the forum for it never gets answered.
But a Z axis and the whole idea of mooving in a 3D gravwell would still be pretty cool.
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