Quick Questions Thread

[Wise Strategist]

Can anyone help me?

I create a custom system for one my races, but I can't seem to get the asteroids generate with a specific set of resources, or get the home world to generate the natural beauty modifier.

This is what I have thus far both, any suggestions on how I can fix this?

    planet = {
        name = "Ar Ciel"
        class = "pc_ocean"
        orbit_distance = 40
        orbit_angle = 120
        size = 16
        starting_planet = yes
        has_ring = yes
        tile_blockers = none
       
        modifier = pm_natural_beauty
        init_effect = {
            random_tile = {
                limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no num_adjacent_tiles > 3 }
                set_building = "building_capital_1"
                add_resource = {
                    resource = food
                    amount = 2
                    replace = yes
                }   
                add_resource = {
                    resource = minerals
                    amount = 1
                }                   
                random_neighboring_tile = {
                    limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                    set_building = "building_hydroponics_farm_1"
                    add_resource = {
                        resource = food
                        amount = 1
                        replace = yes
                    }                       
                }
                random_neighboring_tile = {
                    limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                    set_building = "building_power_plant_1"
                    add_resource = {
                        resource = energy
                        amount = 1
                        replace = yes
                    }                       
                }
                random_neighboring_tile = {
                    limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                    set_building = "building_power_plant_1"
                    add_resource = {
                        resource = energy
                        amount = 1
                        replace = yes
                    }                       
                }
                random_neighboring_tile = {
                    limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                    set_building = "building_mining_network_1"
                    add_resource = {
                        resource = minerals
                        amount = 1
                        replace = yes
                    }                       
                }               
            }
            random_tile = {
                limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                set_blocker = "tb_failing_infrastructure"
                add_resource = {
                    resource = engineering_research
                    amount = 1
                    replace = yes
                }               
            }
            random_tile = {
                limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                set_blocker = "tb_failing_infrastructure"
                add_resource = {
                    resource = society_research
                    amount = 1
                    replace = yes
                }               
            }
            random_tile = {
                limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                set_blocker = "tb_failing_infrastructure"
                add_resource = {
                    resource = physics_research
                    amount = 1
                    replace = yes
                }               
            }
            random_tile = {
                limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                set_blocker = "tb_decrepit_dwellings"
                add_resource = {
                    resource = energy
                    amount = 2
                    replace = yes
                }                   
            }
            random_tile = {
                limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                set_blocker = "tb_decrepit_dwellings"
                add_resource = {
                    resource = food
                    amount = 1
                    replace = yes
                }                   
            }
            random_tile = {
                limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                set_blocker = "tb_decrepit_dwellings"
                add_resource = {
                    resource = energy
                    amount = 1
                    replace = yes
                }               
            }
            random_tile = {
                limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                add_resource = {
                    resource = food
                    amount = 1
                    replace = yes
                }               
            }           
        }

    planet = {
        class = "pc_asteroid"
        orbit_distance = 0
        orbit_angle = 200
        size = 5
        has_ring = no
       
        init_effect = {
            add_resource = {
                resource = minerals
                amount = 3
            }
        }
    }

 

[Chilled Legumes]

Is it possible to set a specific set of portraits for the robots/droids/synthetics of a specific species?

For instance, I am creating a specific set of species portraits, and I want the robots that they create to look similar to them, but i dont want everyone in the galaxy to be using them.

Is this possible, either supported directly, or through scripting and setting the 'species' of a robot pop that is created at the hands of my custom species?

EDIT: Also, is it possible to have a specific diplomacy sound depending on which phenotype the leader is, disposition of the empire they're talking to, etc?

 

[allocater]

Can anyone help me?
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I am not too familiar with the initializer codes, but try:

init_effect = {
add_modifier = {
           modifier = pm_natural_beauty
           days = -1
         }
     ....
}

or

modifiers = pm_natural_beauty
init_effect = {
...

or

modifiers = { pm_natural_beauty }
init_effect = {
...

No idea on the asteroid resources, maybe add_resource only works for tiles.

 

[Velorian]

Can anyone help me?

I create a custom system for one my races, but I can't seem to get the asteroids generate with a specific set of resources, or get the home world to generate the natural beauty modifier.

This is what I have thus far both, any suggestions on how I can fix this?

    planet = {
        name = "Ar Ciel"
        class = "pc_ocean"
        orbit_distance = 40
        orbit_angle = 120
        size = 16
        starting_planet = yes
        has_ring = yes
        tile_blockers = none
     
        modifier = pm_natural_beauty
        init_effect = {
            random_tile = {
                limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no num_adjacent_tiles > 3 }
                set_building = "building_capital_1"
                add_resource = {
                    resource = food
                    amount = 2
                    replace = yes
                } 
                add_resource = {
                    resource = minerals
                    amount = 1
                }                 
                random_neighboring_tile = {
                    limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                    set_building = "building_hydroponics_farm_1"
                    add_resource = {
                        resource = food
                        amount = 1
                        replace = yes
                    }                     
                }
                random_neighboring_tile = {
                    limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                    set_building = "building_power_plant_1"
                    add_resource = {
                        resource = energy
                        amount = 1
                        replace = yes
                    }                     
                }
                random_neighboring_tile = {
                    limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                    set_building = "building_power_plant_1"
                    add_resource = {
                        resource = energy
                        amount = 1
                        replace = yes
                    }                     
                }
                random_neighboring_tile = {
                    limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                    set_building = "building_mining_network_1"
                    add_resource = {
                        resource = minerals
                        amount = 1
                        replace = yes
                    }                     
                }             
            }
            random_tile = {
                limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                set_blocker = "tb_failing_infrastructure"
                add_resource = {
                    resource = engineering_research
                    amount = 1
                    replace = yes
                }             
            }
            random_tile = {
                limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                set_blocker = "tb_failing_infrastructure"
                add_resource = {
                    resource = society_research
                    amount = 1
                    replace = yes
                }             
            }
            random_tile = {
                limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                set_blocker = "tb_failing_infrastructure"
                add_resource = {
                    resource = physics_research
                    amount = 1
                    replace = yes
                }             
            }
            random_tile = {
                limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                set_blocker = "tb_decrepit_dwellings"
                add_resource = {
                    resource = energy
                    amount = 2
                    replace = yes
                }                 
            }
            random_tile = {
                limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                set_blocker = "tb_decrepit_dwellings"
                add_resource = {
                    resource = food
                    amount = 1
                    replace = yes
                }                 
            }
            random_tile = {
                limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                set_blocker = "tb_decrepit_dwellings"
                add_resource = {
                    resource = energy
                    amount = 1
                    replace = yes
                }             
            }
            random_tile = {
                limit = { has_blocker = no has_building = no }
                add_resource = {
                    resource = food
                    amount = 1
                    replace = yes
                }             
            }         
        }

    planet = {
        class = "pc_asteroid"
        orbit_distance = 0
        orbit_angle = 200
        size = 5
        has_ring = no
     
        init_effect = {
            add_resource = {
                resource = minerals
                amount = 3
            }
        }
    }

I've got a similar problem I'm trying to get modifiers to work on Mars like Low Gravity.
Adding this worked:
init_effect = {
add_modifier = {
modifier = "cunning_flora"
days = -1
}
}
Adding this didn't work:
init_effect = {
add_modifier = {
modifier = "pm_low_gravity"
days = -1
}
}
Neither did this:
init_effect = {
add_modifier = {
modifier = "low_gravity"
days = -1
}
}

The only difference I can think of is that the first one doesn't have any direct effects, the others do. Anyone got any luck adding planet modifiers to specific planets?

Without "pm_" no modifier shows, with "pm_" this shows:

 

[Chilled Legumes]

Can anyone help me?

I too, would love an answer to how to create orbitally-mined resources!

It was something i tried to do a while back, but had given up on, if anyone has an answer to this, i'd be very happy!

 

[allocater]

I've got a similar problem I'm trying to get modifiers to work on Mars like Low Gravity.
Adding this worked:
init_effect = {
add_modifier = {
modifier = "cunning_flora"
days = -1
}
}
Adding this didn't work:
init_effect = {
add_modifier = {
modifier = "pm_low_gravity"
days = -1
}
}
Neither did this:
init_effect = {
add_modifier = {
modifier = "low_gravity"
days = -1
}
}

The only difference I can think of is that the first one doesn't have any direct effects, the others do. Anyone got any luck adding planet modifiers to specific planets?

Without "pm_" no modifier shows, with "pm_" this shows:

Ok, this makes sense.

the first one is a static modifier. The other 2 are planet modifier. So it seems add_modifier can only add static modifier but not planet modifier. planet modifier can only spawn on their own.

 

[allocater]

I too, would love an answer to how to create orbitally-mined resources!

It was something i tried to do a while back, but had given up on, if anyone has an answer to this, i'd be very happy!

I heard somewhere that the orbit resource is just a random tile, projected into orbit. Until you colonize, then the orbit resource 'disappears' and you have to harvest that from the tile it originally came from. Not sure if related to the modding of it though.

 

[Velorian]

Ok, this makes sense.

the first one is a static modifier. The other 2 are planet modifier. So it seems add_modifier can only add static modifier but not planet modifier. planet modifier can only spawn on their own.

That can't be right, surely we just need to use a different command to add it. Otherwise it's a major oversight.

 

[Chrysaetos]

I'm actually having the same problem. I can't seem to add a planet modifier, it adds to the Empire instead even by copying what the Subterranean Civilization colony event did.

 

[allocater]

I'm actually have the same problem. I can't seem to add a planet modifier, it adds to the Empire instead even by copying what the Subterranean Civilization colony event did.

You could add a planet modifier to an empire? Which one? All the subterrainian are static modifiers as far as I can see.

 

[Chilled Legumes]

I heard somewhere that the orbit resource is just a random tile, projected into orbit. Until you colonize, then the orbit resource 'disappears' and you have to harvest that from the tile it originally came from. Not sure if related to the modding of it though.

I've done a bit of testing of this, and either i'm doing it completely wrong, or this isnt the case. I've added resources to planets directly, I've also tried selecting a random tile and placing it there, no dice. In fact, sometimes, there were resources that i had not placed on planets that were there, which is rather confusing.

I'm worried that there are no ways to specify the orbital resources

 

[Dibujor]

Is it possible to set a specific set of portraits for the robots/droids/synthetics of a specific species?

For instance, I am creating a specific set of species portraits, and I want the robots that they create to look similar to them, but i dont want everyone in the galaxy to be using them.

Is this possible, either supported directly, or through scripting and setting the 'species' of a robot pop that is created at the hands of my custom species?

EDIT: Also, is it possible to have a specific diplomacy sound depending on which phenotype the leader is, disposition of the empire they're talking to, etc?

I'm also interested in knowing this. It would be cool to be able to modify the apearance of robots for your own race without afecting the rest of the species.

This thread goes really quickly though and that specific graphics moding quesitons tend to go unanswered here, or that has been my experience.

 

[Chrysaetos]

You could add a planet modifier to an empire? Which one? All the subterrainian are static modifiers as far as I can see.

Most Planet Modifiers seem to use Static Modifiers for their values as far as I can tell.

FROM = {
            add_modifier = {
                modifier = "sentient_seadwellers"
                days = -1
            }
        }

Is what I'm trying to do, it's the same as the Subterranean code but it applies to Empire rather than the planet.

 

[Chrysaetos]

Well I figured out my issue.

This works:

add_modifier = {
            modifier = "sentient_seadwellers"
            days = -1
        }

This doesn't:

FROM = {
add_modifier = {
modifier = "sentient_seadwellers"
days = -1
}
}

Unsure if this is redundant, it's a planet modifier:

vp_pm_seadwellers = {
    spawn_chance = {
    #Spawned by Event
    }

    modifier = "sentient_seadwellers"
}

and the Static Modifier:

sentient_seadwellers = {
    tile_resource_energy_mult = -0.05
    tile_resource_society_research_mult = +0.10

    icon = "gfx/interface/icons/planet_modifiers/pm_titanic_life.dds"
    icon_frame = 1
}

The Result.

 

[Rovert10]

How am I suppose use the particle editor by console command in Stellaris? It requires that you load a particle before use which isn't really specific as to how to exactly do this.

 

[KiwiNoob]

Is target selection done once per ship or does each module on the ship chose it's own target?

If a ship had both disruptors and plasma weapons. When it got through a targets shields would the disruptors switch to the next target while the plasma weapons got to work on the first targets hull?

 

[Rovert10]

Ships have the ability to target multiple ships, however, things like disruptors and plasma weapons don't designate targets based on the status of enemy ships.

 

[Chrysaetos]

That can't be right, surely we just need to use a different command to add it. Otherwise it's a major oversight.

See my post above. You can add Planetary Modifiers via adding the Static ones. I'm not sure if it'll work with the initializer though.

 

[Caekdaemon]

Quick question, and probably a simple one, too Is there a way to get an event to fire immediately after game start, and to keep it specific to only a single nation?

I thought about using something along the lines of an "is_AI" condition - since I think the game has one - to fire the event, but that feels like it'd break multiplayer compatibility and would stop the civilization from being used by the AI, so it's only something I'd want to do as a matter of last resort.

 

[Velorian]

See my post above. You can add Planetary Modifiers via adding the Static ones. I'm not sure if it'll work with the initializer though.

I think it's what I was doing. Doesn't seem to work with the initializer.