Map editor - neutrals

Oggy ben Doggy · #1 April 19th, 2001, 10:05 PM

can you set where neutrals start?

It'd be cool if neutrals started on ring or sphereworlds. This explains why they don't expand (they don't have to) and it might make them harder to conquor

Hydraa · #2 April 19th, 2001, 10:19 PM

It appears that you can only set where player X starts or a common starting position. So if you want a neutral to start on a specific position then you will need to ensure that the neutral is in that player slot.

Nitram Draw · #3 April 19th, 2001, 10:20 PM

Does the editor allow cargo to be placed on planets? It would be cool if you could pre-place weapons platforms on a neutral ringworld. Then it would be a real tough nut to crack!

belverus · #4 April 20th, 2001, 12:29 AM

How would you but a netural in a slot?

Oggy ben Doggy · #5 April 20th, 2001, 02:10 AM

If you can't force a neutral there, you could put in a system with no warpoints, and a ringworld or two.

Suicide Junkie · #6 April 20th, 2001, 02:43 AM

You could leave slot 1 (most common human slot) as a normal planet, and give slots 2 to 20 Dyson Spheres as homeworlds. The AI's and any neutral players will get them.

I think neutral players come after full AIs, so if you give slot 16 to 20 stuff, it'll probably go to neutrals (or else its first-come first-served).