Changing the map

Ok - so i'm giving flashgate a go - only i realised something today, i have no idea how to go about changing the map.

It's something i've never done before, and i'm interested in learning how to completely mod the BM map (which will ultimately become the stargate universe).

I'm sure i've seen it before where the map has been completely re-done....didn't one guy change it to reflect how the star trek galaxy is in star trek canon?

Thanks in advance from an eager beaver

editing the map is relitively simple you got to the preloader find the planet data and the last two numbers before the ; are the co-ordinates on the map

which BM are you using, cause in BM1, the map is super easy to chnge

BM2 - but i hope it's super easy in that as well

uuuuh, well, no, not really. I believe this is an area for josh

alrighty, awaiting word from josh

oh bm2 map is possible easier than bm, ive got about 70 planets in bm2 like i said just use the co-ordinates to get them there is a working version of the editor in the source file

it would be nice a game whit hundreds of star systems , maybe vex inserted the editor as a cheat and to be started as a cheat just like the ship editor from flashwars

maybe the systems could be like the ones in flashtrek, where there are multiple planets around 1 star.

Galaxy-Scarface wrote:maybe the systems could be like the ones in flashtrek, where there are multiple planets around 1 star.

actually that idea would be good for flashgate - because it would mean multiple stargates in a system...which would make the who,e stargate concept a lot better...

i tried multiple planets but it refused to work it show up as a ship when you hailed it

How did you do it?

josh if you are reading then try this : change the spirites of one planet whit two planets far apart but on that are the same thing ( hope you understand )

no its doesnt work i tried everything i mean something lie that will take a lot of work, is simply do not have the time as im going on holiday in about 2 weeks

leave it whit one planet i will add two or more when i will the source code

if it shows up as a ship, how about make it show up as a station? like it offers ships and cargo runs and merchants and stuff, but the sprite is of a planet.

you are a genius you deserve a cookie

i would know how but i might get rid of a station sprite and change to a planet or something and then put a couple in each planet

My thoughts exactly!

I hadn't actually checked page 2, and i had thought that changing a station sprite to a planet would work....then i posted, and saw someone was a step ahead of me.... So i edited...

i dont really want to remove aany stations though.

unless i remove the sphere ah im a Genius

yes! remove the sphere! it was essentially a planet anyway.

ok tied hving dyson sphere/ red giant in every planet didnt work generally because i didnt like it

then use the dyson shere , delphi station , and maintenance station as different planets because none of this are important .

i simply cant bebothed writing stations takes time which id rather spend on the editor

yes! spend it on the editor...

ill only be fixing that problem not doing anything else