Ringworld Question

[Gandalph]

I am working on a mod and am play testing it. I created a world generator base to accomadate the necessary materials to build a RW. I built a space yard ship, moved it to an empty star system, built 5 bases with 1 gravity plate each (2000kt each), built 5 bases with 1 cables each, and buit 1 base with RW generator. When I try to build the RW I get a message saying I don't have the necessary materials. Any ideas?

[Fyron]

Can you post/email your modified files so that we could take a look at them?

[Gandalph]

<Imperator Fyron>

I just emailed you the files.

[Fyron]

Hmm... I didn't get it. Try sending it directly through hotmail (I updated the email address here) instead of through kazharii.tk.

[Gandalph]

<Imperator Fyron>

Sent again.

[Baron Munchausen]

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Originally posted by Gandalph:
I am working on a mod and am play testing it. I created a world generator base to accomadate the necessary materials to build a RW. I built a space yard ship, moved it to an empty star system, built 5 bases with 1 gravity plate each (2000kt each), built 5 bases with 1 cables each, and buit 1 base with RW generator. When I try to build the RW I get a message saying I don't have the necessary materials. Any ideas?

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In the default config of the game you'd need five of each, yes. But have you altered the ringworld generator? The amount of materials needed is set in the Components.txt entry for the generator. If you increased the requirements than you'll need more components.

[Gandalph]

Here it is from the components.txt file. I don't think I changed it in any way, but maybee you can verify?

Name := Ring World Placement Generator
Description := Provides the gravitational matrix needed to assemble a ring world.
Pic Num := 169
Tonnage Space Taken := 2000
Tonnage Structure := 2000
Cost Minerals := 50000
Cost Organics := 50000
Cost Radioactives := 50000
Vehicle Type := Ship\Base
Supply Amount Used := 800
Restrictions := None
General Group := Stellar Manipulation
Family := 1050
Roman Numeral := 0
Custom Group := 1
Number of Tech Req := 1
Tech Area Req 1 := Stellar Manipulation
Tech Level Req 1 := 5
Number of Abilities := 3
Ability 1 Type := Create Constructed Planet
Ability 1 Descr := Will create a ringworld around a star.
Ability 1 Val 1 := 1
Ability 1 Val 2 := 0
Ability 2 Type := Constructed Planet Requirements
Ability 2 Descr := Must have 10000kT of Gravity Plating present at location.
Ability 2 Val 1 := 1
Ability 2 Val 2 := 10000
Ability 3 Type := Constructed Planet Requirements
Ability 3 Descr := Must have 10000kT of Hyper-Dense Cables present at location.
Ability 3 Val 1 := 2
Ability 3 Val 2 := 10000
Weapon Type := None

[Gandalph]

I may have answered my own question. I just noticed RW generator requires supplies and I did not leave room for them on the base. I will test and post result.

[Fyron]

Hotmail seems to be really laggy today. I still haven't gotten any emails from you.

Could you just upload the files to shrapnel?

Bases have infinite supply, so that isn't the problem. Did you change the size of the Gravity Plating or Hyper-Density Cables? That would require you to use more of them, since the req. is based on kilotonnage, and not simply a certain number of components.

[ 06 April 2002: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

[Gandalph]

Ok, here are those entries in component.txt. Again, nothing was changed.

Name := Planetary Gravity Plating
Description := Provides the ground material used in artificial planet construction.
Pic Num := 211
Tonnage Space Taken := 2000
Tonnage Structure := 2000
Cost Minerals := 10000
Cost Organics := 10000
Cost Radioactives := 10000
Vehicle Type := Ship\Base
Supply Amount Used := 0
Restrictions := None
General Group := Stellar Manipulation
Family := 1052
Roman Numeral := 0
Custom Group := 1
Number of Tech Req := 1
Tech Area Req 1 := Stellar Manipulation
Tech Level Req 1 := 5
Number of Abilities := 0
Weapon Type := None

Name := Hyper - Density Cables
Description := Provides the infrastructure for holding ground material used in artificial planet construction.
Pic Num := 245
Tonnage Space Taken := 2000
Tonnage Structure := 2000
Cost Minerals := 10000
Cost Organics := 10000
Cost Radioactives := 10000
Vehicle Type := Ship\Base
Supply Amount Used := 0
Restrictions := None
General Group := Stellar Manipulation
Family := 1053
Roman Numeral := 0
Custom Group := 1
Number of Tech Req := 1
Tech Area Req 1 := Stellar Manipulation
Tech Level Req 1 := 5
Number of Abilities := 0
Weapon Type := None