SectType.txt

GeorgiaBoy · #1 July 13th, 2007, 12:44 PM

Does anybody know why this file is limited to 1000 entries??? That may seem like a lot, but the the huge amount of .bmp files for planets, as well as Fyron's Quad Mod, it shrinks quickly...Of course, there does not seem to be a workaround...

GB

Fyron · #2 July 13th, 2007, 01:49 PM

I don't think its actually limited to 1000 entries. Its more likely to be limited by a power of 2 (eg: you can only have 255 mounts in compenhancement.txt).

GeorgiaBoy · #3 July 13th, 2007, 03:40 PM

Hi Fyron,

OK, so the theoretical limit may be 255^2??? I tried merging 30925 objects into the file...se4.exe choked.

GB

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Fyron · #4 July 13th, 2007, 04:38 PM

Maybe try 1001 and test the limit?

GeorgiaBoy · #5 July 13th, 2007, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Imperator Fyron said:
Maybe try 1001 and test the limit?

Sounds like great fun

. I am busy headbangin' on a different project right now. I was hoping for a quick and easy answer...I guess the world may never know...

GB

Suicide Junkie · #6 July 13th, 2007, 05:51 PM

Aw, Fy, I expected a better algorithm from you!

Binary search is much better

But try 1025 first.

Fyron · #7 July 13th, 2007, 06:21 PM

Erm... you just need to be above the supposed 1000 limit to test if the limit is valid or not.

GeorgiaBoy · #8 July 13th, 2007, 07:29 PM

Fyron,

True enough, but if 1001 does not work, then I do not have the time to 'hunt and peck' (nor does anyone else, I suspect). If 1001 does work, it will not do me any good...

Thanks yet again for your help Fyron and SJ.

GB

Fyron · #9 July 13th, 2007, 07:44 PM

Really though, one just needs to check 1001, 16000, 32000, and 65000. These will each be under the next power of 2. Definitely want to generate them with a script.

Not really sure how you would go about checking that the last items worked... maybe 1000 planet objects, then 1 single star at the end? Then 16000 planets and 1 star.

marhawkman · #10 July 14th, 2007, 11:46 AM

One thing I did was to create a solar system but give it the Nebula system type. that makes it very easy to pick out of the rest. (well I did that in SEV, not sure about IV) another fun idea is a system that has a juxtaposition of features not found elsewhere. such as having something other than a star as the center of a planetary system.