[TOOL] [DISCONTINUED] Empyrion Playfield Designer Alpha7 v1.36.1 [deprecated version]

Thx for the quick response. Removed the config folder tried again and it works. Think i made a mistake i started the program up on my own pc to see how it was and then coppied it to my dedicated server =).

As i said removing the config folder and then start it up made it work

Taelyn

 

There will be an 'options' page also in the near future, to change such things directly in the program, but glad it worked.

/jmc

 

UPDATE (v1.03.0)

CHANGES:

• GamePath is now checked on every start to ensure, that game hasn't been moved/removed, or tool got moved to a different computer.
• Added MoveUp/MoveDown functionality for ListBoxes Items.
• Added Title Logo
• Cleanup of Main Window xaml
• Code Cleanup
• Prepared basic code structures for Input Validation (correct dataTypes, Min, Max, Unique). But need more information on that topic to implement.

Download Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxUpWMGez5I0SUs2bkI2WVBuZUk/view?usp=sharing

/jmc

 

Hello,

How does it work with own made POI's? Cant seem to find them in the list =)

Taelyn

 

It doesn't yet. But a good tip, will look into it right away.

At the moment you can only pick from the POIs, that are included in any of the game release playfields.
Not so pretty workaround: rename it in .yaml after saving the playfield.

Are your custom prefabs stored in the prefabs folder /Content/Prefabs?

Can include an import routine for that folder into the database.

/jmc

 

Ah that explains . Yep stored in the prefabs folder

 

UPDATE (v1.04.0) experimental

CHANGES:

• Implemented an experimental import function for all the Prefabs located in /prefabs folder.

The problem is that i don't really understand the concepts of POIs regarding GroupName, Type and Name in playfield completely, so i don't know, which property should be linked to which table.

Therefore the tables were created from existing playfields only till now. This was the safe version, but this also prevents you from using your own prefabs in game. So this is now an experimental version, of what i think, could work.

If you're not really sure what you're doing, you can still use v1.03.0 - If you're feeling lucky today, try this v1.04.0.

IMPORTANT, before first selecting or editing any prefabs, make sure, you import Prefabs, otherwise you will get an SQL error.

I need your feedback on this, so please share your wisdom.

THX

Download Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxUpWMGez5I0ckFHM0dGbjFhRzg/view?usp=sharing

/jmc

 

Hello again,

Thats quick. Tried it but it doesnt load my own made poi's

 

Is the .epb file in the prefabs folder?

Any .epb in that folder should be imported. Its only for fixed pois (for now?), because only there is a 'prefab' section in playfield yaml.

As in Random POIs, The listbox to select the item refers to a 'GroupName' property in playfield yamls.
I don't know exactly what 'GroupName' means, but it's not a prefab, as i can tell from the names in the existing playfield yamls.

There are no corresponding prefabs with the names found in other playfield files 'GroupName' section.
Except it could be some kind of a stored name insinde the epb, but as i don't have access to epb files and their internal structure (yet), i can't tell.

Maybe someone can shine a light on this.

/jmc

 

the epb file is in the prefabs folder ye. AH they are in the fixed list didnt know that. Found them =)

Groupname is inside the epb file. If u open the epb with notepad++ (what i do) somehwere top line its listed if it has a groupname atleast.

 

I see, that's what i was already suspecting.

Will have to look into it, if there's an easy way to get it out
Using the epb filename in playfields won't work in random pois then, i guess. So i'd rather leave it that way for the time beeing.

Maybe the devs can help me out there, we'll see.

Thx for the info.

/jmc

 

When you open and load Desert playfield. You get a error come up for line 386. With no change to the playfield, this is what you get.

386 NbOfClusters: 0
Decorations:
- [ RealRock1, 0, 1]

When you change it to

386 NbOfClusters: 0
Decorations:
- [ RealRock1, 0]

Removing the 1 after 0,1 EPD will work and game wont crash when you change that.
Not sure if this is error with your program or the playfield it self.

Hope that is of some use.

 

Well i noticed that too. My guess is, that this is actually an error in desert playfield, because that format isn't used in any other playfield, I imported. think it should mean '0.1' instead of "0,1" wrong decimal symbol.

For this reason i haven't changed the yaml parser yet to accept two numbers after the name.

Maybe it's already obsolete and desert2 the replacement. Don't know.

/jmc

 

UPDATE (v1.04.1) stable

CHANGES:

• Auto importing of Prefabs into database on first start. if some prefabs have been added, you can reimport with Button on top to add the new prefabs to the database.

KNOWN ISSUES:

Custom prefabs only work in Fixed POIs for now, as i don't know if prefabs are accepted by the game in Random POIs 'GroupName' setting. Personally i don't think so.
As i extracted some Group Names from the .epb files, the group names of many prefabs are the same. So my guess is, that in Random POIs the groupname is used to randomly choose from all prefabs with the given groupname.
So for now, as i don't have any further information on the topic, it's best and safest for Random POIs to only let you choose from POI groupnames found in the existing playfields that came with the game.​

Download Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxUpWMGez5I0aXFyMDQxdTVZdTg/view?usp=sharing

/jmc

 

UPDATE (v1.04.2)

CHANGES:

• Using of Custom prefabs in 'Random POIs' now possible as a first test run. As long as a GroupName is defined in prefab .epb, the prefab is imported on first start or - if added later on - via the 'Import Prefabs' button.
  After that it is listed in Random POIs 'GroupName' list. This is a test though, I'm not even sure, if every prefab IS useable as a Random POI, so please test and let me know.

Download Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxUpWMGez5I0WkRaZ1pfaU1LNG8/view?usp=sharing

/jmc

 

I think you have just saved me. I have been fighting with a playfield error now for a long time that I can't find. Thanks ^_^

 

Hey,

So far i see works nice with own made POI in the random poi.
Only one bug. It doesnt count

Drone Probability, Drones Reserve count min/max. No matter what i fill in it wont save it in the playfield (even not with the standard poi's)

Also u have Troop Transport count min/max should be TroopTransport True or False

Also, Dont know its normal or not.
for instance i fill in AtmosphereO2: 0.05
then in the playfield it will put it like AtmosphereO2: 0.050000000000000003 (does it wil almost any number anywhere)

 

HOTFIX (v1.04.3)

FIXES:

• DroneProbability was defined as range, should have been double instead. Fixed.
• Drone Reserve Count was defined as range , should have been single integer instead. Fixed.
• TroopTransport was defined as range, shopuld have been boolean. Fixed.
• Random POI didn't save aforementioned items into playfield. Fixed.

THX Taelyn for Testing the POIs.

Regarding the many decimal places in double values like Athosphere O2 and such, that's normal, shouldn't be a problem. I could round them to 2 decimal places, but would just be eyecandy.

Download Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxUpWMGez5I0UFR2OVZpU1UyR1U/view?usp=sharing

/jmc

 

Put a planet description in on SpaceAlienStation (with no other changes) - the server refuses to load any playfields and the log shows:

Code:

14-21:03:03.590 21_03 -LOG- Loading file 'C:/servers/empyrion/EmpyrionDedicated_Data/../dedicated-test.yaml'
14-21:03:04.008 21_03 -ERR- Exception while deserializing playfield configuration C:/servers/empyrion/EmpyrionDedicated_Data/..//Content/Playfields/SpaceAlienStation/playfield.yaml
14-21:03:04.011 21_03 -EXC- YamlDotNet.Core.YamlException: (Line: 247, Col: 5, Idx: 5737) - (Line: 247, Col: 5, Idx: 5737): Exception during deserialization ---> System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException: Property 'DronePlanetVessel' not found on type 'Assembly-CSharp.PathSet+BitmapTree'.
  at YamlDotNet.Serialization.TypeInspectors.TypeInspectorSkeleton.GetProperty (System.Type type, System.Object container, System.String name, Boolean ignoreUnmatched) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at YamlDotNet.Serialization.Deserializer+TypeDescriptorProxy.GetProperty (System.Type type, System.Object container, System.String name, Boolean ignoreUnmatched) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at YamlDotNet.Serialization.NodeDeserializers.ObjectNodeDeserializer.YamlDotNet.Serialization.INodeDeserializer.Deserialize (YamlDotNet.Core.EventReader reader, System.Type expectedType, System.Func`3 nestedObjectDeserializer, System.Object& value) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at YamlDotNet.Serialization.ValueDeserializers.NodeValueDeserializer.DeserializeValue (YamlDotNet.Core.EventReader reader, System.Type expectedType, YamlDotNet.Serialization.Utilities.SerializerState state, IValueDeserializer nestedObjectDeserializer) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
  at YamlDotNet.Serialization.ValueDeserializers.NodeValueDeserializer.DeserializeValue (YamlDotNet.Core.EventReader reader, System.Type expectedType, YamlDotNet.Serialization.Utilities.SerializerState state, IValueDeserializer nestedObjectDeserializer) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at YamlDotNet.Serialization.ValueDeserializers.AliasValueDeserializer.DeserializeValue (YamlDotNet.Core.EventReader reader, System.Type expectedType, YamlDotNet.Serialization.Utilities.SerializerState state, IValueDeserializer nestedObjectDeserializer) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at YamlDotNet.Serialization.ValueDeserializers.NodeValueDeserializer+<DeserializeValue>c__AnonStorey0.<>m__0 (YamlDotNet.Core.EventReader r, System.Type t) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at YamlDotNet.Serialization.NodeDeserializers.CollectionNodeDeserializer.DeserializeHelper (System.Type tItem, YamlDotNet.Core.EventReader reader, System.Type expectedType, System.Func`3 nestedObjectDeserializer, IList result, Boolean canUpdate) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at YamlDotNet.Serialization.NodeDeserializers.CollectionNodeDeserializer.YamlDotNet.Serialization.INodeDeserializer.Deserialize (YamlDotNet.Core.EventReader reader, System.Type expectedType, System.Func`3 nestedObjectDeserializer, System.Object& value) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at YamlDotNet.Serialization.ValueDeserializers.NodeValueDeserializer.DeserializeValue (YamlDotNet.Core.EventReader reader, System.Type expectedType, YamlDotNet.Serialization.Utilities.SerializerState state, IValueDeserializer nestedObjectDeserializer) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
  at Assembly-CSharp.WindowContext.FreeVector (Boolean , System.String , System.String , System.String ) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at Assembly-CSharp.ConditionService+ContextStack.MoveNext () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at Assembly-CSharp.BitmapSite.FreeVector () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at MBS_S.set_FormatNetwork (.AspectType ) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at GameStartup.Awake () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 

(Filename:  Line: -1)

Setting up 1 worker threads for Enlighten.
  Thread -> id: b0c -> priority: 1 

 

It edits the yaml file to this, when saved:

Code:

RealRadius: 1303.797294
ScaledRadius: 1300
AtmosphereBreathable: True
Temperature: 23
TemperatureDay: 26
TemperatureNight: 16
DayLength: 24
PlanetType: Space
Moons: 1
Water: WaterBlue
SeaLevel: 23
PvP: True
UseFixed: True
Difficulty: 2
PlayfieldType: Space
Description: SpaceAlienStation
SunFlare: EnvironmentalEffects/SunFlareRedSpace
SpecialEffectsLocal: []
SpecialEffectsGlobal: []
AtmosphereColor: 0.71, 0.72, 1
SkyColor: 0.71, 0.71, 1
SkyHorizonColor: 0.71, 0.71, 1
LightZenithColor: 1, 0.73, 0.73
LightHorizonColor: 0.71, 0.71, 0.71
DayLightIntensity: 0.5
NightLightIntensity: 0.20000000000000001
DayShadowStrength: 0.40000000000000002
AtmosphereFog: 0.29999999999999999
FogCloudIntensity: 0.29999999999999999
FogIntensity: 0.14999999999999999
FogStartDistance: 40
GroundFogIntensity: 0.14999999999999999
GroundFogHeight: 32
CloudsDensity: 0.80000000000000004
CloudsSharpness: 0.34999999999999998
CloudsBrightness: 0.29999999999999999
CloudsOpacity: 0.94999999999999996
CloudsZenithColor: 0.73, 0.73, 1
CloudsHorizonColor: 1, 0.72, 0.62
WindSpeed: 3
RandomResources:
- Name: IronResource
  CountMinMax: [10, 12]
  SizeMinMax: [4, 30]
  DepthMinMax: [0, 1]
  MaxDroneCount: 1
AsteroidResources:
- Name: IronResource
  Threshold: 0.59999999999999998
  Amount: 0.5
- Name: SathiumResource
  Threshold: 0.59999999999999998
  Amount: 0.5
Terrain:
  Name: Temperate
  PoleLevel: 30
  NoiseStrength: 0.29999999999999999
  ColorChange:
    YFadeCenter: 65
    YFadeRange: 65
    YFadeMin: -0.12
    YFadeMax: -0.25
MainBiome:
  Textures:
  - [Cliff, 5]
  - [Cliff, 0]
  - [BedRockLava, 2]
  Decorations:
  - [RocksmallA02, 0.1]
  - [RocksmallC01, 0.1]
  - [Rocks02, 0.1]
  - [Rocks03, 0.05]
SubBiomes:
- Altitude: 255
  Textures:
  - [Cliff, 25]
  - [SandBeach01, 1]
  Decorations:
  - [RocksmallA02, 3]
  - [RocksmallC01, 3]
  - [RockA01, 0.5]
  - [RockB01, 0.5]
BiomeTextureReplacements:
- Biome: 2
  From: Grass02Cliff
  To: Grass05Cliff
Biome:
- Altitude: [0, 200]
  Slope: [0, 255]
  BiomeClusterData:
  - Name: BiomeClusterName
    Id: 3
    ClusterSize: 4
    NbOfClusters: 5
    Decorations:
    - [RiverBirch, 0.2]
    - [RiverBirch, 0.2]
    Grass:
    - Name: GrassGreen01
      Density: 1200
      YScale: 1
      Preset: GrassDense
  - Name: BiomeClusterName
    Id: 3
    ClusterSize: 4
    NbOfClusters: 5
    Decorations:
    - [RiverBirch, 0.2]
    - [RiverBirch, 0.2]
    Grass:
    - Name: GrassGreen01
      Density: 1200
      YScale: 1
      Preset: GrassDense
  - Name: BiomeClusterName
    Id: 3
    ClusterSize: 4
    NbOfClusters: 5
    Decorations:
    - [RiverBirch, 0.2]
    - [RiverBirch, 0.2]
    Grass:
    - Name: GrassGreen01
      Density: 1200
      YScale: 1
      Preset: GrassDense
POIs:
  Random:
  - GroupName: TS_Akua
    CountMinMax: [1, 1]
    DroneProb: 0.10000000000000001
    DronesMinMax: [1, 1]
    ReserveCount: 1
  Fixed:
  - Type: BA_Alien
    Prefab: BAO_OrbitalSpire
    Mode: Survival
    SubMode: Normal
    Name: Alien Base
    Pos: [0, 0, 500]
    Rot: [0, 75, 0]
    InitPower: True
  - Type: BA_Alien
    Prefab: BAO_SpireSatellite
    Mode: Survival
    SubMode: Normal
    Name: Alien Satellite
    Pos: [0, 100, 700]
    Rot: [0, 75, 0]
    InitPower: True
  - Type: BA_Alien
    Prefab: BAO_SpireSatellite
    Mode: Survival
    SubMode: Normal
    Name: Alien Satellite
    Pos: [0, 200, 300]
    Rot: [0, 75, 0]
    InitPower: True
  - Type: BA_Alien
    Prefab: BAO_SpireSatellite
    Mode: Survival
    SubMode: Normal
    Name: Alien Satellite
    Pos: [200, 200, 300]
    Rot: [0, 75, 0]
    InitPower: True
  - Type: BA_Alien
    Prefab: BAO_XenuSupplyStation
    Mode: Survival
    SubMode: Normal
    Name: Supply Station
    Pos: [2000, 0, 2000]
    Rot: [0, 75, 0]
    InitPower: True
  - Type: AsteroidVoxel01Promethium
    Prefab: AsteroidVoxel01Promethium
    Mode: Creative
    SubMode: Normal
    Name: Promethium Asteroid
    Pos: [-1216, 138, -518]
    Rot: [0, 0, 0]
    InitPower: True
  - Type: AsteroidVoxel02Sathium
    Prefab: AsteroidVoxel02Sathium
    Mode: Creative
    SubMode: Normal
    Name: Sathium Asteroid
    Pos: [-568, -264, -1273]
    Rot: [0, 0, 0]
    InitPower: True
  - Type: AsteroidVoxel03Zascosium
    Prefab: AsteroidVoxel03Zascosium
    Mode: Creative
    SubMode: Normal
    Name: Zascosium Asteroid
    Pos: [846, -335, 627]
    Rot: [0, 0, 0]
    InitPower: True
  - Type: AsteroidVoxel01Pentaxid
    Prefab: AsteroidVoxel01Pentaxid
    Mode: Creative
    SubMode: Normal
    Name: Pentaxid Asteroid
    Pos: [-634, -44, 459]
    Rot: [0, 0, 0]
    InitPower: True
  - Type: AsteroidVoxel03Zascosium
    Prefab: AsteroidVoxel03Zascosium
    Mode: Creative
    SubMode: Normal
    Name: Zascosium Asteroid
    Pos: [-1650, -104, 2872]
    Rot: [0, 0, 0]
    InitPower: True
  - Type: AsteroidVoxel01Magnesium
    Prefab: AsteroidVoxel01Magnesium
    Mode: Creative
    SubMode: Normal
    Name: Magnesium Asteroid
    Pos: [2110, -240, 4514]
    Rot: [0, 0, 0]
    InitPower: True
  - Type: AsteroidFieldRectangle2
    Prefab: BA_Outpost-AkuaV2
    Mode: Creative
    SubMode: Normal
    Name: Asteroid Field
    Pos: [0, 0, 0]
    Rot: [0, 0, 0]
    InitPower: True
  FixedPlayerStart:
  - Mode: Debug
    SubMode: Normal
    Pos: [-353, 72, -306]
DroneBaseSetup:
  Random:
  - GroupName: DroneBaseAkua
    DronesMinMax: [2, 3]
    ReserveCount: 3
    DroneProb: 1
    Difficulty: 5
    PresetStyle: 2
    Stock:
    - Name: DroneSmallFast01Rocket
      Amount: 100
  Fixed:
  - Name: MainDroneBase
    Pos: [5000, 200, 5000]
    DroneOnDuty:
    - Name: SpaceDroneLaser
      Pos: [500, 500, 500]
      Radius: 150
    - Name: SpaceDroneLaser
      Pos: [-500, -500, 500]
      Radius: 150
    - Name: SpaceDroneLaser
      Pos: [500, 500, -500]
      Radius: 150
    - Name: SpaceDroneLaser
      Pos: [-500, -500, -500]
      Radius: 150
    - Name: SpaceDronePlasma
      Pos: [3000, 800, 3000]
      Radius: 250
    - Name: SpaceDronePlasma
      Pos: [-3000, -800, 3000]
      Radius: 250
    - Name: SpaceDronePlasma
      Pos: [3000, 800, -3000]
      Radius: 250
    - Name: SpaceDronePlasma
      Pos: [-3000, -800, -3000]
      Radius: 250
    DroneSpaceFreighter:
    - Name: Freighter
      FixedMaxSpeed: 15
      DelayBetweenRespawn: 500
      PathWayPoint:
      - [0, -600, -8000]
      - [-500, -600, 8000]
    - Name: war
      FixedMaxSpeed: 5
      DelayBetweenRespawn: 1000
      PathWayPoint:
      - [-5400, 2400, 8400]
      - [-3400, 2400, -8400]
    - Name: war
      FixedMaxSpeed: 4
      DelayBetweenRespawn: 1000
      PathWayPoint:
      - [-4900, 2300, 8300]
      - [-2900, 1900, -7900]
    - Name: war
      FixedMaxSpeed: 5
      DelayBetweenRespawn: 1000
      PathWayPoint:
      - [-5300, 2300, 8300]
      - [-3300, 2300, -8300]
    - Name: war
      FixedMaxSpeed: 6
      DelayBetweenRespawn: 1000
      PathWayPoint:
      - [-5200, 2200, 8200]
      - [-3200, 2200, -8200]
    DronePlanetVessel: []
DroneSpawning:
  Random:
  - DronesMinMax: [5, 10]
    CenterX: 2500
  - DronesMinMax: [5, 10]
    CenterX: -2500
CreatureSpawning:
- Biome: Water
  Entities:
  - Name: Slimes
    Period: Day
    Amount: 1
    RestrictYMinMax: [0, 40]
  - Name: Hexapos
    Period: Night
    Amount: 5
    RestrictYMinMax: [0, 255]