As the title says, I'm getting an error when I make a new singleplayer save on a custom planet I made. The error is driving me quite crazy, and I haven't found anything useful online. So, if anybody knows any sort of fix or any tips on how to fix this, I would be very grateful for that. I'll also put the latest log file for my game, the playfield.yaml file for the planet and the sectors.yaml file as well here, in case anybody needs any additional info.
Lemme take a look at this when i get home and i'll try and give you an answer, my guess is a type somewhere or an extra space where there shouldnt be, yaml if a finicky language
***Object reference not set to an instance of an object*** thats your error btw, but i'll try and find the issue. I run into these quite often.
Thank you. I ran into another quite unsolvable error before that one, but I managed to fix it after probably 30 minutes of tinkering with the playfield.yaml. This is nowhere near my first time with making custom Empyrion planets... its just that this is the first time I've done it in months- and quite a bit has changed.
It looks like you had some spacing issues (did you use tabs or spaces?) either way, the sector you added in was a little out of wack and one thing was out of place. Try removing your sector you added and replace it with this- - Coordinates: [-425, -110, -268] Color: 0.04, 0.3, 0.37 Icon: Circle OrbitLine: True Playfields: - ['0, 0, 0', Varuhen Orbit, SpaceEmpty] - ['0, 0, 0', Varuhen, Temperate3, 'Elven:5']
The exception you put in to allow akua (correct me if im wrong) should go at the bottom, but try it without the allowed orbit warp to akua, I would honestly also choose another playfield besides the empty space template. It needs to be fixed manually until the devs notice the issue (has to be able to diplay in the map, it runs as is but throws errors when you open the map in that space) I would just make another copy of the orbit akua uses or another planet that is also set at 0,0,0 for the coordinates.
It didn't work, sadly. I did everything you told me to (And I actually had to re-add the spaces to the sector for my planet in the sector.yaml, because I would immediately get an error upon loading up the new game screen). Do you have any additional advice?
Try using this for the playfield: Code: --- # Playfield Configuration # IMPORTANT: YAML files use spaces as indentation. Please don't use TABs - tab indentation is forbidden: http://yaml.org/faq.html # For more detailed explanations of the different parameters, see examples in Empyrion\Content\Playfields\ExamplePlanet and ExampleSpace # Please do not use long comments here because in a multiplayer game the yaml file has to be sent from server to client # Playfield Characteristics RealRadius: 1303.797294 ScaledRadius: 1300 Gravity: -8.50 AtmosphereDensity: 1.35 AtmosphereO2: 0.55 AtmosphereBreathable: True TemperatureDay: 20 TemperatureNight: -15 # Music: snow Music: snowRadiation Radiation: 5 DayLength: 24 PlanetType: Snow Moons: 1 Water: WaterGreen SeaLevel: 30 PvP: False #Seed: 123456 #UseFixed: False # Playfield difficulty Difficulty: 2 # Planet or Space PlayfieldType: Planet Description: "Difficulty:[c][FFFFFF] Medium-Hard[-][/c] Origin:[c][FFFFFF] %Origin%[-][/c] Varuhen is a very foggy and rainy planet with dense forests, tall mountains, large seas and many varied- and occasionally rich- ore deposits. Varuhen does have a slight amount of radiation, thanks to its dense, strange and fairly ozoneless atmosphere. It does also have very cold nights and chilly days. Varuhen was once a far, far better and more welcoming planet than what it is now, before an unknown race of aliens irradiated its atmosphere and tweaked the very biological composition of it as well. The once glorious elf-inhabited planet is now an example of disaster. Start: [c][FFFFFF]Escape Pod[-][/c]" # Sun SunFlare: EnvironmentalEffects/SunFlareYellow # Atmosphere and Sky AtmosphereEnabled: True AtmosphereColor: "0.70, 0.86, 0.82" SkyColor: "0.86, 0.80, 0.82" SkyHorizonColor: "1, 0.5, 0" # Light DayLightIntensity: 1.15 NightLightIntensity: 0.50 DayShadowStrength: 0.97 NightLightColor: "0.86, 0.90, 0.62" # Fog AtmosphereFog: 0.5 FogCloudIntensity: 1 FogIntensity: 0.8 FogStartDistance: 400 GroundFogIntensity: 0.6 GroundFogHeight: 5 # Clouds CloudsDensity: 0.8 CloudsSharpness: 0.35 CloudsBrightness: 0.6 CloudsOpacity: 0.75 CloudsZenithColor: "0.86, 0.90, 0.47" CloudsHorizonColor: "0.47, 0.94, 0.78" # Wind Speed WindSpeed: 5 # Special Effects SpecialEffectsLocal: - Name: FireFliesOrange Biome: [ Forest ] Time: Day MaxHeight: 50 SpecialEffectsGlobal: # Weather - Name: CloudsMedium Type: Weather InitialDelay: 0 Delay: 2 Lifetime: 150 - Name: Clouds Type: Weather InitialDelay: 10 Delay: 5 Lifetime: 300 - Name: Fog Type: Weather InitialDelay: 12 Delay: 18 Lifetime: 350 - Name: Wind Type: Weather InitialDelay: 24 Delay: 12 Lifetime: 180 - Name: RainHeavy Type: Weather InitialDelay: 8 Delay: 10 Lifetime: 1200 - Name: Storm Type: Weather InitialDelay: 16 Delay: 20 Lifetime: 400 # Global Effect - Name: FirefliesOrange Biome: [ Plains, Sea, Forest ] Time: Night InitialDelay: 1 Delay: 4 Lifetime: 600 PlyDist: 100 SpawnY: 30 Struct: True - Name: BirdFlocksCrows Biome: [ Plains, Sea, Forest ] Time: Day InitialDelay: 1 Delay: 4 Lifetime: 600 PlyDist: 100 SpawnY: 30 Struct: True ### Terrain and Decorations # Terrain and Local Decoration Terrain: Name: Desert PoleLevel: 30 NoiseStrength: 0.35 ColorChange: YFadeCenter: 80 YFadeRange: 40 YFadeMin: 0 YFadeMax: 0 MainBiome: Textures: - [ RockGrey08, 5 ] - [ RockAsteroids, 0 ] - [ BedrockLava, 2 ] # Decorations: # - [ RockGrey03, 0.001 ] SubBiomes: - Altitude: 22 Textures: - [ SeaGround, 20 ] - Altitude: 27 Textures: - [ RockGrey08, 25 ] - [ SandBrown, 1 ] - Altitude: 42 Textures: - [ RockGrey08, 40 ] - [ StoneGrass, 1 ] - Altitude: 66 Textures: - [ Cliff, 64 ] - [ RockGrassCliff, 1 ] # Decorations: # - [ RocksmallA02, 0.1 ] - Altitude: 86 Textures: - [ RockGreen02Cliff, 84 ] # Decorations: # - [ RocksmallA02, 0.1 ] - Altitude: 255 Textures: - [ Cliff, 253 ] - [ Snow08Cliff, 1 ] BiomeTextureReplacements: # Biome Definition and Main Decoration Biome: # Water Area - Altitude: [ 1, 12 ] Slope: [ 0, 5 ] BiomeClusterData: - Name: "Sea" Id: 1 ClusterSize: 0 NbOfClusters: 0 Decorations: - [ CoralBig01, 2] - [ CoralBig08, 2] - [ FingerSponge03-01, 1] - [ CoralStone03-05, 2] - [ Hydrilla2, 2] - [ SeaWeed02-04, 3] - [ RealRock1Water, 1] - [ RealRock5Water, 1] - [ CrystalStraight, 1] - [ PromethiumStone, 1] Grass: - Name: "GrassGreen01" Density: 1200 YScale: 1 Preset: "GrassDense" - Name: "GrassGreen01" Density: 500 YScale: 1.5 Preset: "GrassPatches" - Name: "Sea" Id: 1 ClusterSize: 10 NbOfClusters: 10 Decorations: - [ SeaWeed02-04, 20] - [ Hydrilla2, 10] Grass: - Name: "GrassGreen01" Density: 1200 YScale: 1 Preset: "GrassDense" - Name: "GrassGreen01" Density: 500 YScale: 1.5 Preset: "GrassPatches" - Altitude: [ 1, 23 ] Slope: [ 0, 15 ] BiomeClusterData: - Name: "Sea" Id: 1 ClusterSize: 0 NbOfClusters: 0 Decorations: - [ CoralBig01, 0] Grass: - Name: "GrassGreen01" Density: 600 YScale: 1 Preset: "GrassDense" - Altitude: [ 1, 24 ] Slope: [ 0, 180 ] BiomeClusterData: - Name: "Sea" Id: 1 ClusterSize: 0 NbOfClusters: 0 Decorations: - [ CoralBig01, 0] # Forest - Altitude: [ 28, 52 ] Slope: [ 0, 12 ] BiomeClusterData: - Name: "Forest" Id: 2 ClusterSize: 250 NbOfClusters: 11 Decorations: - [ WhiteOak, 1.6] - [ AlienBirch, 1.2] - [ HollyWoodJuniper, 0.7] - [ HollyWoodJuniperBare, 0.5] - [ ElderberryBush, 0.6] - [ SnakeWeed2, 0.4] - [ CattailWinter, 0.8] - [ PixieStalks, 0.5] - [ InsanityPepper, 0.15] - [ ChineseBayan, 1] - [ BaldCypress, 1] - [ AlienPlant07, 0.3] - [ AlienPlant14, 0.2] - [ DeadTree01, 0.1] - [ DeadTree02b, 0.1] - [ RealRock2, 0.15] - [ RealRock1, 0.15] - [ CobraLeavesPlant, 0.5] - [ DimpleDome, 0.2] - [ AlienPlantWorm1, 0.2] - [ AlienPlant11, 0.7] - [ SkeletonWhaleFull, 0.05] Grass: - Name: "GrassGreen04" Density: 2000 YScale: 0.8 Preset: "GrassDense3" - Name: "GrassGreen03" Density: 1000 YScale: 1.2 Preset: "GrassPatches2" - Name: "Plant01" Density: 250 YScale: 1.15 Preset: "GrassPatches3" # Open Plains - Name: "Plains" Id: 5 ClusterSize: 60 NbOfClusters: 5 Decorations: - [ RealRock10Dark, 8] - [ RealRock3Dark, 6] - [ RealRock4Dark, 8] - [ RealRock8Dark, 4] - [ DesertPlant20, 10] - [ PixieStalks, 2] - [ Snakeweed, 5] - [ AkuaBush1, 1] - [ HollyWoodJuniper, 0.3] - [ HollyWoodJuniperBare, 0.1] Grass: - Name: "GrassGreen06" Density: 200 YScale: 0.8 Preset: "GrassDense3" - Name: "Plains" Id: 3 ClusterSize: 0 NbOfClusters: 0 Decorations: - [ BushGreen01, 0.1] - [ BushGreen02, 0.1] - [ ElderberryBush, 0.15] - [ AmericanElm, 0.3] - [ CornDogBush, 0.3] - [ Snakeweed, 0.5] - [ DesertPlant20, 0.25] - [ CattailWinter, 0.5] - [ RealRock10Dark, 0.005] - [ RealRock1Dark, 0.005] - [ RealRock3Dark, 0.005] - [ RealRock4Dark, 0.005] - [ RealRock8Dark, 0.02] - [ BulbShroom, 0.1] Grass: - Name: "GrassGreen06" Density: 2000 YScale: 0.8 Preset: "GrassDense3" - Name: "Flower01" Density: 1000 YScale: 0.9 Preset: "GrassPatches2a" - Name: "Flower02" Density: 70 YScale: 0.8 Preset: "GrassPatches2" - Altitude: [ 28, 55 ] Slope: [ 0, 20 ] BiomeClusterData: - Name: "Plains" Id: 3 ClusterSize: 0 NbOfClusters: 0 Decorations: - [ RealRock1Dark, 0] Grass: - Name: "GrassGreen06" Density: 2000 YScale: 0.8 Preset: "GrassDense3" - Name: "Plant01" Density: 250 YScale: 1.5 Preset: "GrassPatches3a" - Altitude: [ 24, 55 ] # 24 and not 28 to make sure water sound is not played on dry land Slope: [ 0, 180 ] BiomeClusterData: - Name: "PPlains" Id: 3 ClusterSize: 0 NbOfClusters: 0 Decorations: - [ CoralBig01, 0] #Mountains - Altitude: [ 55, 66 ] Slope: [ 0, 20 ] BiomeClusterData: - Name: "Mountains" Id: 4 ClusterSize: 0 NbOfClusters: 0 Decorations: - [ CornDogBush, 5] - [ Snakeweed, 10] Grass: - Name: "GrassGreen06" Density: 2000 YScale: 0.8 Preset: "GrassDense3" - Name: "Plant01" Density: 250 YScale: 1.5 Preset: "GrassPatches3a" - Altitude: [ 55, 66 ] Slope: [ 0, 27 ] BiomeClusterData: - Name: "Mountains" Id: 4 ClusterSize: 0 NbOfClusters: 0 Decorations: - [ RealRock1Dark, 0] Grass: - Name: "GrassGreen06" Density: 2000 YScale: 0.8 Preset: "GrassDense3" - Name: "Plant01" Density: 250 YScale: 1.5 Preset: "GrassPatches3a" - Altitude: [ 66, 86 ] Slope: [ 0, 15 ] BiomeClusterData: - Name: "Mountains" Id: 4 ClusterSize: 0 NbOfClusters: 0 Decorations: - [ AlaskaCedarBare, 0.5] - [ HollyWoodJuniperBare, 0.2] - [ RealRock4Dark, 0.4] - [ RealRock5Dark, 0.4] - Altitude: [ 86, 180 ] Slope: [ 0, 15 ] BiomeClusterData: - Name: "Mountains" Id: 4 ClusterSize: 0 NbOfClusters: 0 Decorations: - [ RealRock1Snow, 0.3] - [ RealRock10Snow, 0.3] - [ BushWinter01, 0.08] - [ BushWinter02, 0.08] - [ BushWinter03, 0.08] - [ CrystalPyramidBlue, 0.15] - Altitude: [ 28, 180 ] Slope: [ 0, 180 ] BiomeClusterData: - Name: "Mountains" Id: 4 ClusterSize: 0 NbOfClusters: 0 Decorations: - [ RealRock1Snow, 0.1] - [ BlueSpruceWinter, 0.8] - [ HollyWoodJuniperBare, 0.5] - [ AlaskaCedarBare, 0.7] - [ BushWinter01, 0.2] - [ BushWinter02, 0.2] - [ BushWinter03, 0.2] - [ CrystalPyramidBlue, 0.25] - [ CrystalStraight, 0.5] ### Resource Deposits RandomResources: - Name: IronResource CountMinMax: [ 8, 9 ] SizeMinMax: [ 8, 14 ] DepthMinMax: [ 0, 1 ] DroneProb: 0.1 MaxDroneCount: 1 - Name: CobaltResource CountMinMax: [ 6, 7 ] SizeMinMax: [ 6, 14 ] DepthMinMax: [ 0, 1 ] DroneProb: 0.1 - Name: CopperResource CountMinMax: [ 6, 7 ] SizeMinMax: [ 6, 13 ] DepthMinMax: [ 0, 1 ] DroneProb: 0.1 MaxDroneCount: 1 - Name: SiliconResource CountMinMax: [ 5, 6 ] SizeMinMax: [ 6, 13 ] DepthMinMax: [ 0, 2 ] DroneProb: 0.1 MaxDroneCount: 1 - Name: PromethiumResource CountMinMax: [ 5, 6 ] SizeMinMax: [ 8, 12 ] DepthMinMax: [ 0, 2 ] DroneProb: 0.1 MaxDroneCount: 1 - Name: MagnesiumResource CountMinMax: [ 6, 7 ] SizeMinMax: [ 7, 9 ] DepthMinMax: [ 0, 3 ] DroneProb: 0.1 MaxDroneCount: 1 - Name: NeodymiumResource CountMinMax: [ 5, 6 ] SizeMinMax: [ 8, 12 ] DepthMinMax: [ 0, 2 ] DroneProb: 0.1 MaxDroneCount: 1 - Name: SathiumResource CountMinMax: [ 4, 5 ] SizeMinMax: [ 8, 12 ] DepthMinMax: [ 0, 2 ] DroneProb: 0.1 MaxDroneCount: 1 ### Resource Asteroids AsteroidResources: - Name: IronResource Threshold: 0.6 Amount: 0.5 # - Name: IronResource # Amount: 5000 # InitialDelay: 1 # Delay: 24 - Name: CobaltResource Threshold: 0.4 Amount: 0.4 # - Name: CopperResource # Threshold: 0.3 # Amount: 0.3 # - Name: SiliconResource # Threshold: 0.3 # Amount: 0.2 # - Name: PromethiumResource # Threshold: 0.3 # Amount: 0.2 # - Name: MagnesiumResource # Threshold: 0.2 # Amount: 0.3 # - Name: NeodymiumResource # Threshold: 0.2 # Amount: 0.3 # - Name: SathiumResource # Threshold: 0.2 # Amount: 0.3 ### POIs POIs: Random: - GroupName: Wreckage CountMinMax: [ 1, 1 ] DroneProb: 0 DronesMinMax: [ 1, 1 ] ReserveCount: 1 TroopTransport: False PlayerStart: True SpawnResource: ["IronResource:1","CopperResource:1","CobaltResource:1","SiliconResource:1"] ResourceDistance: 400 Properties: - Key: PersonalContainer Value: "AutoMinerCore:5, Core, WaterBottle:2, TomatoStage1, WheatStage1, CornStage1, PumpkinStage1, PearthingStage1, DurianRoot, RadiationPills, EVABoost" - Key: MapDistance Value: 700 # Spawn DroneBase far away from wreckage - GroupName: DroneBaseAkua DroneBaseSetup: DroneBaseSetup CountMinMax: [ 1, 1 ] DroneProb: 1 DronesMinMax: [ 2, 3 ] ReserveCount: 3 SpawnPOIAvoid: [Wreckage] POIDistance: 1300 Properties: - Key: Music Value: DarkSoundscape # Spawn TS Akua and close to it some weakly defended civil settlements - GroupName: TS_Akua CountMinMax: [ 1, 1 ] DroneProb: 0 DronesMinMax: [ 1, 1 ] ReserveCount: 1 TroopTransport: False SpawnPOIAvoid: [DroneBaseAkua, Wreckage] POIDistance: 1000 SpawnResource: ["PromethiumResource:0-2"] ResourceDistance: 300 Properties: - Key: Music Value: SunnySkies # Spawn mine with some weakly defended tribal villages - GroupName: AbandonedMine CountMinMax: [ 1, 1 ] DroneProb: 0.1 DronesMinMax: [ 1, 1 ] ReserveCount: 1 TroopTransport: False SpawnPOIAvoid: [TS_Akua] POIDistance: 1300 SpawnResource: ["IronResource:0-2","CobaltResource:0-2","MagnesiumResource:0-1"] ResourceDistance: 300 Properties: - Key: Music Value: DarkSoundscape # Weakly defended Civil Settlements close to TS Akua - GroupName: CivilSettlementO2 CountMinMax: [ 1, 2 ] DroneProb: 0.5 DronesMinMax: [ 1, 2 ] ReserveCount: 2 TroopTransport: True SpawnPOINear: [TS_Akua] POIDistance: 500 Properties: - Key: MapMarker Value: Neutral # Spawn strong defended civil settlements randomly - GroupName: CivilSettlement CountMinMax: [ 2, 3 ] DroneProb: 0.9 DronesMinMax: [ 1, 2 ] ReserveCount: 2 TroopTransport: True SpawnPOIAvoid: [Wreckage] POIDistance: 1000 Properties: - Key: MapMarker Value: Neutral # Tribal villages close to Abandoned Mine - GroupName: TribalVillage CountMinMax: [ 1, 2 ] DroneProb: 0.8 DronesMinMax: [ 1, 2 ] ReserveCount: 0 TroopTransport: False SpawnPOINear: [AbandonedMine] POIDistance: 500 Properties: - Key: MapMarker Value: Neutral # Spawn crashed Talos - GroupName: CrashedTalosMid # Do not use regeneration with burried POIs CountMinMax: [ 1, 1 ] DroneProb: 0.8 DronesMinMax: [ 1, 2 ] ReserveCount: 3 SpawnPOINear: [Wreckage] POIDistance: 1500 TroopTransport: True Properties: - Key: MapMarker Value: Neutral - GroupName: CrashedTalosFront # Do not use regeneration with burried POIs CountMinMax: [ 1, 1 ] DroneProb: 0.6 DronesMinMax: [ 1, 1 ] ReserveCount: 3 TroopTransport: False SpawnPOINear: [CrashedTalosMid] POIDistance: 1000 Properties: - Key: MapMarker Value: Neutral - GroupName: CrashedTalosBack # Do not use regeneration with burried POIs CountMinMax: [ 1, 1 ] DroneProb: 0.9 DronesMinMax: [ 1, 2 ] ReserveCount: 3 TroopTransport: False SpawnPOINear: [CrashedTalosFront] POIDistance: 1000 Properties: - Key: MapMarker Value: Neutral # Spawn military POIs close to Drone Base - GroupName: EpsilonTierI CountMinMax: [ 1, 2 ] DroneProb: 1.0 DronesMinMax: [ 1, 2 ] ReserveCount: 3 TroopTransport: True SpawnPOINear: [DroneBaseAkua] SpawnPOIAvoid: [TS_Akua, Wreckage] POIDistance: 600 SpawnResource: ["PromethiumResource:0-1"] ResourceDistance: 300 # Spawn military POIs randomly - GroupName: EpsilonTierI CountMinMax: [ 2, 3 ] DroneProb: 1.0 DronesMinMax: [ 1, 2 ] ReserveCount: 3 TroopTransport: True SpawnPOIAvoid: [TS_Akua, Wreckage] POIDistance: 1000 Fixed: - Type: BA_Player Prefab: BA_Outpost-AkuaV2 Mode: Creative SubMode: Normal Name: Outpost Akua Pos: [ -522.5, 27, -356.4 ] Rot: [ 0, -42, 0 ] InitPower: True - Type: SV_Player Prefab: SV_Talon Mode: Creative SubMode: Normal Name: Talon MKI Pos: [ -522.86, 42, -328.1] Rot: [ 0, 91, 0 ] - Type: BA_Player Prefab: BA_OutpostAkua Mode: Debug Name: Outpost Akua Pos: [ -472, 11.2, -266.7 ] Rot: [ 0, -33, 0 ] InitPower: True FixedPlayerStart: - Mode: Creative SubMode: Empty Armor: ArmorLight Pos: [ -428, 25.7, -291 ] RotY: -50 - Mode: Creative SubMode: Normal Armor: ArmorLight Pos: [ -520, 43,-323 ] RotY: 50 - Mode: Debug Pos: [ -482.2,25.2,-252.56 ] RotY: 100 - Mode: Survival Spawn: EscapePod # Spawn: Structure # Structure: "Wreckage" Armor: Heavy Items: [ "Pistol, 50Caliber:250, Medikit02:3, AntidotePills:3, EmergencyRations:4, Drill, Chainsaw, BioFuel:4, ConstructorSurvival, EnergyCell:5", "Pistol, 50Caliber:150, Medikit02:2, AntidotePills:2, EmergencyRations:2, Drill, Chainsaw, BioFuel:3, ConstructorSurvival, EnergyCell:4", "Pistol, 50Caliber:100, Medikit02:1, AntidotePills:1, EmergencyRations:1, Drill, Chainsaw, BioFuel:2, ConstructorSurvival, EnergyCell:3", "#FreshStart: Drill, Chainsaw, BioFuel:2, ConstructorSurvival" ] ### Drones DroneBaseSetup: Random: - GroupName: DroneBaseSetup DronesMinMax: [ 2, 3 ] ReserveCount: 3 DroneProb: 1.0 Difficulty: 5 PresetStyle: 2 # BaseAttack: DroneSmallAttackBase Stock: - Name: DroneSmallFast01Rocket Amount: 100 Extra: 0 - Name: DroneSmallFast01Minigun Amount: 300 Extra: 0 - Name: DroneSmallSlow01Cannon Amount: 200 Extra: 0 - Name: DroneSmallFast01Minigun # Base attack drones Amount: Infinite Extra: 1 - Name: DroneSmallAttackBase # Base attack drones Amount: Infinite Extra: 1 - Name: DroneTroopsTransport Amount: Infinite Extra: 2 - Name: ZiraxMale Amount: 500 Extra: 3 - Name: ZiraxRocket Amount: 500 Extra: 3 - Name: Crawler Amount: 150 Extra: 3 - Name: AlienAssassinGrey Amount: 300 Extra: 3 # Patrol drones on whole planet # Type determined by stock of drone base DroneSpawning: Random: - DronesMinMax: [ 5, 10 ] CenterX: -2500 - DronesMinMax: [ 5, 10 ] CenterX: 2500 ### Creatures CreatureSpawning: - Biome: Sea Entities: - Name: WormDesertLargeHerd Period: Day Amount: 1 Delay: 0 RestrictYMinMax: [ 0, 40 ] - Name: PlantMonsters Period: Night Amount: 2 Delay: 0 RestrictYMinMax: [ 0, 40 ] - Biome: Forest Entities: - Name: Hexapods Period: Night Amount: 2 Delay: 0 RestrictYMinMax: [ 0, 40 ] - Name: Spiders01 Period: Night Amount: 2 Delay: 0 RestrictYMinMax: [ 0, 40 ] - Name: Triceratopses Period: Day Amount: 2 Delay: 0 RestrictYMinMax: [ 0, 40 ] - Name: TalonGuardianHerd Period: Always Amount: 2 Delay: 0 RestrictYMinMax: [ 0, 40 ] - Biome: Plains Entities: - Name: LizardMuleHerd Period: Day Amount: 2 Delay: 0 RestrictYMinMax: [ 0, 40 ] - Name: RaptorHerd Period: Day Amount: 2 Delay: 0 RestrictYMinMax: [ 0, 40 ] - Name: RaptorsNight Period: Night Amount: 2 Delay: 0 RestrictYMinMax: [ 0, 40 ] - Name: TalonGuardianHerd Period: Night Amount: 2 Delay: 0 RestrictYMinMax: [ 0, 40 ] - Name: PlantMonsters Period: Night Amount: 1 Delay: 0 RestrictYMinMax: [ 0, 40 ] - Name: AlienBugs01 Period: Night Amount: 1 Delay: 0 RestrictYMinMax: [ 0, 40 ] Or use the attached playfield folder in this zip. If I'm right it seems the issue was to do with how many return spaces there were at line 547 & 552. In notepad++ when doing this put the language as yaml & you can also use this site to copy & paste all of the text & it will check it for you http://yaml-online-parser.appspot.com/
It may be best to attach the scenario folder you are using to set all of this uphere as a zip file so it can be looked at better. Do you have a playfield.yaml setup for 'SpaceEmpty' ?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ybqixsgopplx6po/Tales of the Aldrimine Empire.zip?dl=0 That's the scenario, and yes, I do. I tried to use the SpaceEmpty playfield for Varuhen's orbit, but that didn't work at all either.
So, I tested your playfield with EPD. First there was a wrong 'armor' set in playerstart (just 'Heavy' instead of 'ArmorHeavy'). Other than that there were a lot of errors regarding (non existent or typos in) deco names and such. Also, i'm not 100% sure, but i don't think 'snowRadiation' is a music track available in Empyrion. At least i haven't found any reference to it in existing playfields. I think there are still errors in the decos and or grass sections. But it's a lot of work to check them all. So to test them all, i'd have to throw out decoration (or whole biomes) one by one to check But maybe @Pantera has a more comprehensive knowledge about the currently in-game existing decos and grass, as i too am not really up to date with the changes in v7 anymore. Also the biomes setup doesn't look right regarding real and dummy biomes, but that shouldn't cause the error you have. No offense, but i'd suggest using EPD, if you're not that experienced with all the existing in-game items and names (and also yaml syntax), so you can at least rule out those errors. I'm not saying, that EPD works with all the included items, but the chances of getting a playfield working are a lot higher. I'm still trying to get your playfield working but i'm not sure, i can, without removing some of the biomes and rebuilding them. I included the partially fixed playfield, but still not working. EPD: https://empyriononline.com/threads/tool-empyrion-playfield-designer-v1-36-1.9789/ /jmc
Honestly I couldn't find a solution so far. Copy & pasting the content of the 'Temperate' file into this 'Temperate3' file makes the error go away. I think what would be best for you is to start from there & use @jmcburn 's awesome playfield editing tool & edit from there with the options that are available from the tool as there is alot to look over & the tool can make it alot easeir to do.
I removed things (POIs, creatures, biomes) piece by piece with epd and finally got it working with very few biomes. only the top three. So my guess is, that there is still an error in the deco/grass setup. I'll copy it back piece by piece now from EPD's auto generated backup files to see, when the error appears again. But then there have to be some wrong decos in EPD's database as well, as it didn't throw any errors anymore while editing. I'll try to fix them, but as i said, i'm also not really up to date with all the new grass, flowers, and what not. An updated playfield reference sheet would be really nice. /jmc
Thank you everyone. I'm not offended at all by my apparent lack of skill with this... it just seems like things are a lot different now with making custom planets by hand, compared to the really early days of this sort of thing. I started making custom planets a while back- I think in the time when this type of customization was new. I'll go ahead and use the playfield generator. If I run into an error with getting it to work, I'll post another reply either here (If it doesn't seem like the editor's fault) or on the thread where the editor is at. Again, thank you all so much. I really appreciate the effort put into helping out with this situation. Oh, fun fact: I have been writing a few series of books for about four years now, and Varuhen is from them. I'm planning on making a scenario based on the sci-fi branch of the stories, and that is why I attempted to make Varuhen as a start.
Thank you so much for the tool, jmcburn, along with everybody who posted in this thread and did their best to figure the issue out. I managed to get the base of Varuhen completed with it, although it took a couple days. I have one suggestion to jmcburn, though, and I think it would benefit a lot of people who use your tool: I don't think there is a way to edit the escape pod content and the starting buildings and such. Varuhen has radiation that scales based on altitude and the biome you're in- and plus the planet is quite cold as well. If there was a way for you to implement the ability to edit the escape pod contents and the like, that would be amazing. Oh, and here are some screenshots of Varuhen so far: https://imgur.com/a/OgcCm Again, thank you.
Great to hear, that you got it working. In EPD you can edit both, it just is a bit hidden in the submenus. For the Personal Container content in the wreckages or other starter POIs: - Click on Edit to edit the selected POI - Under POI Properties click 'Add' - As 'Key ' select 'Personal Container' - Then click 'Add' to add items to personal Cintainer The Escape Pod Content can't be changed anymore directly (as far as i know), but you can setup the items in your players inventory based on difficulty setting: - Under POIs Tab you'll find 'Fixed Playerstart' - Click 'Add' - Set Mode to 'Survival' - Spawn Options 'Escape Pod' - On the right you'll find the inventories for Easy, Medium, Hard and Fresh Start - click add to add item and amount of each. - You can also set up Armor in the bottom of the Fixed Playerstart Submenu. Pro Tip: You also can copy and paste in all of EPD's lists (as long as there is already at least ONE item in the target list). Otherwise just add one dummy, then just delete this dummy again after pasting. Select one or multiple items in source list, click Ctrl+C, then select one item in target list and hit Ctrl+V That way you can copy multiple items fast from one EPD instance to another as well as inside of the same application. Hope that helps a bit, otherwise let me know. If you have any further questions, just ask in the EPD thread. /jmc
