Earth + Planets + Mod please?

[Lauro]

Hello all i was wondering if a modder or anyone could make something really cool from what i been tough all this 25+ years of my life we have 9 (8 w/e)
So why does earth only starts as earth ? alone where are the other 8-9 planets so im wondering is it possible to Add them trough Mods ?

please help

also please try NOT to discuss the number of planets im just curius in why we dont get our solar system planets, because from what im reading (in the intro of the game) we are still in "earth" and we are missing all the planets in our solar system

[Marcos_DS]

I'm sure someone will mod it sooner or later, but if you want it right now, there is some work involved. First off, you cannot get the full number of planets (i think the max # of planets per system is 4 or 5 currently). But if you want to have e.g. Sol with Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, you can do so by editing the save game.

1) Start the game until you get a starting system with enough planets, and earth in the right position, save the game
2) Open the save game with a good text editor that keeps xml-format, e.g. notepad++
(in <username>\AppData\LocalLow\Zero Sum Games\StarDrive 2\SavedGames
3) Search for the planets (strg-f Sol I, Sol II, Sol III etc.)
4) Change the planets in the Sol system to fit your needs
(mooncount for moons (max 4), ResourceName (Gas_1, Barren_1, Toxic_1, Radiated_1) etc.)

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=428870092

There is a modifier called HasRings, but if i switch to true it still doesn't give Saturn its rings unfortunately

[Lauro]

Originally posted by Marcos:

I'm sure someone will mod it sooner or later, but if you want it right now, there is some work involved. First off, you cannot get the full number of planets (i think the max # of planets per system is 4 or 5 currently). But if you want to have e.g. Sol with Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, you can do so by editing the save game.

1) Start the game until you get a starting system with enough planets, and earth in the right position, save the game
2) Open the save game with a good text editor that keeps xml-format, e.g. notepad++
(in <username>\AppData\LocalLow\Zero Sum Games\StarDrive 2\SavedGames
3) Search for the planets (strg-f Sol I, Sol II, Sol III etc.)
4) Change the planets in the Sol system to fit your needs
(mooncount for moons (max 4), ResourceName (Gas_1, Barren_1, Toxic_1, Radiated_1) etc.)

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=428870092

There is a modifier called HasRings, but if i switch to true it still doesn't give Saturn its rings unfortunately

Well thats KINDA useful.. but i was aiming for something a little bit more permanent but thank you :)

[Cypher]

I see this in a lot of 4X's, why is it not called "Earth" in the first place? Hell I'd even take a "Terra" since 'Earth' is the English translation of Terra (or Terre) but why oh why are planets in the SOL system called "sol1", "sol2" etc... in pretty much every 4X i've played... Same with Distant Worlds, there's a sol system in there somewhere, and its usually not where its supposed to be, even accounting for stellar motion or whatever its called!!!

/SenselessRant!

Back on a serious note, yeah this would be great for added immersion, its one of the reasons i rarely play Humans in 4X's.

[Lauro]

Thanks and yea im in for immesion onto the game because like i said it was stated on the game that this "Earth"/ "Terra" its the one we live on So where are our planets ? i really want a mod like this ^^ hopefully some other gamers also , and yes i know that adding 8-9 planets its big and might be a little to much in case of "balancing" the game but we just add them as unhabited planets.

[Lauro]

Help my dream solar system or point me in the right direction to make this possible if anoyne know anyone that could make this true ?