Needs attention Ravien_ff and Monroe's Custom Planet Challenge!

Discussion in 'Projects and Challenges' started by Monroe, Nov 23, 2019.

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Vote for the Winner of the 1st Custom Planet Challenge

Poll closed Feb 22, 2020.
  1. New Kharak - Desert - from Fenra369

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  2. Lost Mia - White Desert - from Ravis

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  1. Monroe

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    Showcase your custom planets here for a chance to have your planet added to @ravien_ff 's premiere Project Eden scenario.

    Challenge rules and guidelines:

    • Post a link to your planet below, either directly, or in .zip format via a link to a file sharing service like Google Drive.
    • Include a description of your planet. (Show us some pics!)
    • Enter as many times as you like, but one planet (or moon) per 'post reply'.
    • Use any tools you like, but we suggest the Empyrion Playfield Designer (EPD) and/or a text file editor like VS Code or Notepad ++.
    • Planets with both a playfield_static.yaml and playfield_dynamic.yaml format are preferred, but playfield.yaml format will be accepted. (Don't forget to include the terrain.ecf!)
    Deadline: January 31st, 2020

    Winner chosen by poll after all entries are in. Good Luck! and let's see some strange new worlds!

    Tools:

    EPD: https://empyriontools.org/download/

    Visual Studio code: https://code.visualstudio.com/download
    notepad ++: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/

    Create Custom Planets tutorials:



    Empyrion Console Commands:

    https://empyrion.gamepedia.com/Console_Commands

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  2. ravien_ff

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    Excited to see what people come up with!
     
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  3. [BB]Drifter

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    So far outta my ability but I have to try. Love the mod so maybe I can give a little something back. We shall see but interesting thread and idea nonetheless.
     
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    i gave this a go even using the videos its a lot of work to get it right and to even get it working, think i messed up like 20 times on things, but i tried once again, its just to complicated for me sadly.
     
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    Take it slow. Change little things at first and go up from there. :D
     
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  6. Fenra369

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    Exactly what are we supposed to submit with this? A dummy scenario with a single planet? A playfield.yaml? some weird custom xml you want? I also point out it's *really* hard to understand this stuff without having done it for several months. The playfield editing 'community' I could probably count on 2 hands, and most of the knowledge is very fragmented.

    I'd also point out since A11, the SSG tool is like more buggy than usual (which is weird considering no playfield features were added...)
     
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    Either the playfield files, or a dummy scenario in .zip format or uploaded to the workshop.

    I'm pretty active on the forums so I'm always available to answer questions and such.
     
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  8. Monroe

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    We are gonna extend the deadline to January 31st, to give those who are working more time, and to encourage those who are thinking about it to give it a go. Again, Ravien and I are here to answer any questions about using the tools or editing .yaml files.
     
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  9. Fenra369

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    Honestly feel like I'm the only person dumb enough to try and submit something for this lol. I will submit a workshop scenario which will have it's own prefabs.
     
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    Hope more people submit something. :D
     
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  11. Monroe

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    Or the only person smart enough. Hell you're on track to win by default. Hopefully you have some competition. I predict a dark horse out there working on something we don't even know about.
     
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    That's awesome! Thank you for submitting it. :D I'll take a good look at it this weekend!
     
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  14. Monroe

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    Player 3 has entered the game. You guys better get it together and put it in a backpack.
     
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    I'm working on one, but with my son on vacation, it's hard to get a time to use the PC.

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    Ok, i'll bite, I present the "White-Desert". Intended to be a starter planet, but is also intended to be a fairly difficult world.

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    For the first few years the colony was successful by leaps and bounds, until it lost contact. Investigators were sent but no information returned. The planet was originally sought for its unique fauna and primitive life. Hope jumped that the system would serve as an ideal location as a bridgeway to further exploration into that galaxy. Apparently, something else sought the location as well.
     
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    This Friday is the deadline kids. If you want an extension now is the time to ask.....
     
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    @Fenra369 @Ravis both awesome planets! Love that they are both deserts too. :D Some nice custom POIs in there too.
     
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    The poll is up and the 1st Custom Planet Challenge has come to an end. Thank You to all contestants and followers of the thread. @ravien_ff has informed me that he plans to include BOTH planets in his Project Eden scenario, with credit to the authors, including winner or runner-up status in the description, so please subscribe to these scenarios, check out the planets, and vote! Most important thanks once again, to @Fenra369 and @Ravis !!!
     
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