SEV Sphereworld construction

Baal · #1 October 23rd, 2006, 04:01 PM

Is it different than SE4 because I tried to do the same thing and it doesn't seem to work. Same except for the fact I couldn't stick all my stuff above the star in question. Is there something changed about making these things?

Suicide Junkie · #2 October 23rd, 2006, 04:34 PM

I believe you may need to build the components on a baseship, in order to have 1mp available to activate the stellar manip process.

Baal · #3 October 23rd, 2006, 05:13 PM

I did stick the placement generator on a baseship with engines but not the other parts.

Baron Munchausen · #4 October 23rd, 2006, 08:12 PM

As far as I know you do NOT need any movement points to activate the construction component. What you do need is sufficient space for the new structure. It's quite fussy about any ships or bases that aren't being used in the construction. Make sure everything but the bases/ships with the components are well out of the way. Weirdly enough, planets or asteroids get moved out of the way...

Moriarty · #5 October 24th, 2006, 09:38 AM

The manual is very exacting on this matter:
You need the following:

Only 1 star
No other stellar constructions in the system
No colonies within 6 sectors of the star
No vehicles (other than those required for this process) within 6 sectors.
Everything within 6 sectors will be destroyed. Warp points will be moved.

Baal · #6 October 24th, 2006, 10:43 AM

Well, I did all the guidelines that Moriarty lists and I put movement points on all the ships and yet it will still not create.

StarShadow · #7 October 24th, 2006, 01:08 PM

Consider yourself lucky. I made a ringworld and it's all but un-usable. Shortly after I decided to not play another game until the real (non-beta) version is released.

Ragnarok · #8 October 24th, 2006, 01:32 PM

Quote:

StarShadow said:
Consider yourself lucky. I made a ringworld and it's all but un-usable. Shortly after I decided to not play another game until the real (non-beta) version is released.

"un-usable" in what sense?

StarShadow · #9 October 24th, 2006, 04:33 PM

Well, I couldn't select it (the ringworld), so it was difficult to impossible to build anything on it, or do much of anything with it, really. I couldn't park any ships over it either.

Baron Munchausen · #10 October 24th, 2006, 06:22 PM

This is a weird side-effect of the multi-sector design. As I recall you click on the star sector and you'll find the ringworld is 'in' that sector as well.