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[OBSOLETE] Planetary Installations

This mod provides a framework that allows other modders to easily add planetary stations that will appear as players explore the planet surface.

***THIS MOD DOES NOT ADD NEW STATIONS. IT ONLY ALLOWS THEM TO SPAWN FOR OTHER MODS***

• Add this mod to your game world, along with another eligible mod (eg: Surface Occupation).
  

• A maximum of 30 stations can be active on a planet at once.
  
• Stations appear as players travel along the surface of the planet.
  
• If the player is higher than 6000m from the planet surface, station spawning will not trigger.
  
• If a station runs out of power, it will despawn if no players are around.
  
• If a player hacks any of the blocks on a station, it will no longer be considered active by the mod (allowing another station to appear if the 30 station limit was reached).
  
• Stations will not appear within 2500m of other grids, and will not appear within 3000m of any player.
  
• Stations will not reappear within 3000m of where another station has previously appeared.
  

• There are 3 size classes for stations (small, medium, large).
  
• Small stations are the most common to encounter.
  
• For each small station that appears, it increases the possibility for a medium station to appear.
  
• For each medium station that appears, it increases the possibility for a large station to appear.
  
• Once a medium or large station appears, the spawn chance for that size tier resets.
  

These instructions are based on the assumption that you already have some experience creating Cargo Ship or Encounter mods.

SpawnGroups.sbc Settings:

• For each SpawnGroup that you want to appear as a Small Station, add (Inst-1) anywhere in the SubtypeId field.
  
• For each SpawnGroup that you want to appear as a Medium Station, add (Inst-2) anywhere in the SubtypeId field.
  
• For each SpawnGroup that you want to appear as a Large Station, add (Inst-3) anywhere in the SubtypeId field.
  
• SpawnGroups should only contain 1 prefab. The mod will not spawn multiple prefabs into the terrain.
  
• The "Y" axis in the prefab is used to adjust the height offset of the station (positive is higher / negative is lower).
  
• To prevent a SpawnGroup from appearing in space, add the <IsPirate>true</IsPirate> line to the SpawnGroup.
  

Ship Setup / Tips:

• Stations used in this mod require either a Cockpit, Control Station, or Flight Seat. This is used by the mod to properly rotate the grid to be level with the ground.
  
• Prefabs should be saved as static grids (if you copied it while it was embedded in the terrain, it should be fine)
  
• Make sure reactors have fuel and turrets have ammo.
  
• When filling ship inventories, use 1x cargo rules where possible (to ensure cargo doesn't get truncated in worlds with low cargo multipliers).
  
• This mod is able to use ContainerTypes if you've created a ContainerTypes.sbc file for your mod. Add the ContainerType tags to your prefabs the same way you would for a regular encounters mod.
  

There's now a configuration file available for fine tuning various settings in the spawning system. See the 'Discussions' section for more details.

• Spawned stations can intersect with trees. I haven't been able to find a way to clear an area of trees prior to spawning. If any seasoned modders know a way to handle this, I'd be very grateful for any tips.
  

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