Why must RCE's be fatal?

[geoschmo]

When I want to do that sort of testing I just make a map with one or just a couple systems.

[capnq]

has anyone ever tried to enter a really small number like 5 or less.

I tried that for testing mods...so that the empires would start next to each other. Sometimes I got an RCE and sometimes not.

Were you letting the game pick random empires? If you left the default of "can't start in the same system", I'd expect a crash whenever there were more random empires than systems.

[Jmenschenfresser]

No I made sure of that...

Two empires...can start in same system.

[DirectorTsaarx]

Originally posted by Jmenschenfresser:
Speaking of which, it's obvious why over 255 as the number of systems produces an RCE, but has anyone ever tried to enter a really small number like 5 or less.

I tried that for testing mods...so that the empires would start next to each other. Sometimes I got an RCE and sometimes not.

Maybe there's a maximum number of planets per system? How many homeworlds were you trying to give to each player & how many races? Any neutrals (has anyone seen a game where a neutral shares a starting system with another player?)?