Help with SolarForge

[Dumbrik]

Any one knows how to use SolarForge for scenarios?
Created a random scenario.. saved it in sins2/scenarios but for the love of god I have no idea how to open it nor can I find something on the internet about it.

Also any setting/mod to have the map fully discovered

[Nongenti]

I belive most people are still messing around with it while devs are still working on more documentation.

There are a few modder channels on the offcial dscord to share knowledge tho.

[Fyst]

We didn't expect this much interest in making maps yet. We are going to make it easier and document the process soon. But in the meantime, you need to list it in the scenario.uniforms file under uniforms. its just a simple text file. Follow the pattern.

Mods essentially are setup this way but the modder has done this for you behind the scenes.

[Dumbrik]

Originally posted by Fyst:

We didn't expect this much interest in making maps yet. We are going to make it easier and document the process soon. But in the meantime, you need to list it in the scenario.uniforms file under uniforms. its just a simple text file. Follow the pattern.

It worked. Thank you!
Ye.. at least for me.. in the old days of sins1 I liked to create a lot a lot of planets with a lot of stars to play against bots. I had campaigns taking me a week to finish lol

[Fyst]

In solar forge you can build a custom map or setup parameters for your random map.

[Dumbrik]

Originally posted by Fyst:

In solar forge you can build a custom map or setup parameters for your random map.

Yep yep, I saw.
Any chance to be an option to have all map discovered?
Thanks in advance

[ParakeetRiot]

Is there any way to generate minor factions or create orbiting moons using setup parameters in SolarForge?

[thefire225]

Originally posted by Fyst:

We didn't expect this much interest in making maps yet. We are going to make it easier and document the process soon. But in the meantime, you need to list it in the scenario.uniforms file under uniforms. its just a simple text file. Follow the pattern.

Mods essentially are setup this way but the modder has done this for you behind the scenes.

I'm kind of curious why your surprised given the editor that was present in the first sins of a solar empire. I pretty much only played my own generated maps in the first game so its an unpleasent surprise to find out an editor is not integrated into this from the start.

[Kimbo]

Originally posted by Dumbrik:

Any one knows how to use SolarForge for scenarios?
Created a random scenario.. saved it in sins2/scenarios but for the love of god I have no idea how to open it nor can I find something on the internet about it.

Also any setting/mod to have the map fully discovered

Devs forgot they had a in-game map creator in the first game.

[Princess abby]

Originally posted by Fyst:

In solar forge you can build a custom map or setup parameters for your random map.

mmmm........... making maps is very important to me and been waiting for this for 2 years to get it on steam the only few things stopping me from going ahead and buying the game are content we know and love for out the years in rebellion like map editors and easy way to add mods as well so I need to ask.

Can i build maps like in sins 1 rebellion using the map editor making each star / planet / planet ground and all the extra details with sliders?.

If so i may consider buying it.


Bonus small question:
And if so could we rename the stars from the forge menu to see them automatically named within the world? as it will help with role playing in mods or your own custom made maps that fall under a universe that has yet been made into a mod yet and added in :)

[Dumbrik]

Originally posted by Abby:

Originally posted by Fyst:

In solar forge you can build a custom map or setup parameters for your random map.

mmmm........... making maps is very important to me and been waiting for this for 2 years to get it on steam the only few things stopping me from going ahead and buying the game are content we know and love for out the years in rebellion like map editors and easy way to add mods as well so I need to ask.

Can i build maps like in sins 1 rebellion using the map editor making each star / planet / planet ground and all the extra details with sliders?.

If so i may consider buying it.


Bonus small question:
And if so could we rename the stars from the forge menu to see them automatically named within the world? as it will help with role playing in mods or your own custom made maps that fall under a universe that has yet been made into a mod yet and added in :)

I've tested it for a bit. You do not have sliders. And even tho you have an UI to the app.. it is a bit barbaric to say the least. I did not find it that easy to work with.. but it does it's job.
Let's hope they will add the map editor soon enough

[Princess abby]

Originally posted by Dumbrik:

Originally posted by Abby:

mmmm........... making maps is very important to me and been waiting for this for 2 years to get it on steam the only few things stopping me from going ahead and buying the game are content we know and love for out the years in rebellion like map editors and easy way to add mods as well so I need to ask.

Can i build maps like in sins 1 rebellion using the map editor making each star / planet / planet ground and all the extra details with sliders?.

If so i may consider buying it.


Bonus small question:
And if so could we rename the stars from the forge menu to see them automatically named within the world? as it will help with role playing in mods or your own custom made maps that fall under a universe that has yet been made into a mod yet and added in :)

I've tested it for a bit. You do not have sliders. And even tho you have an UI to the app.. it is a bit barbaric to say the least. I did not find it that easy to work with.. but it does it's job.
Let's hope they will add the map editor soon enough

yeah i'm going hold off on it for awhile thanks for the info on that really thanks first impressions are everything i really do enjoy the ability to make custom maps right now i'm making each star with planets between 1-5 sometimes other stuff not planets.

So I can have like 50-100 stars to clutter the map to look semi real galaxy i guess best example would be the old game spore where all the planets or stars you can fly to and conquer and move on is my aim for my map :).

[DaWozzy]

i can't even find a way to open the SolarForge, let alone create anything xD i know i'm dumb xD it's probably easy to get it open but i can't even find any files.

[{pDs} Rikaelus]

Originally posted by thefire225:

I'm kind of curious why your surprised given the editor that was present in the first sins of a solar empire. I pretty much only played my own generated maps in the first game so its an unpleasent surprise to find out an editor is not integrated into this from the start.

Exactly this. When I go to Sins 1 to fight bots for a couple days I use a map I created specifically for balanced team vs. team resources and distances, w/ chokepoints, etc. That's how I've always played with the exception of maybe 2 games before I found Galaxy Forge.

[Newsush]

Originally posted by Dumbrik:

Any one knows how to use SolarForge for scenarios?
Created a random scenario.. saved it in sins2/scenarios but for the love of god I have no idea how to open it nor can I find something on the internet about it.

Also any setting/mod to have the map fully discovered

it may be a good idea to add a option for create random map for people like my self that not really in moding so much if it a feature ty

Originally posted by Fyst:

In solar forge you can build a custom map or setup parameters for your random map.

it may be a good idea to add a option for create random map for people like my self that not really in moding so much if it a feature ty