Asteroid Belt
Adds an asteroid belt, dividing the solar system into inner planets, and the outer planets.
The edges of the belt are very resource rich. Travelling through the belt is a short but difficult trip, required either a well armed and armoured vessel or one that can moderate its speed.
Inner & Outer Planets
Below are my takes on what differentiates 'inner' and 'outer' planets from each other
Things that define an inner planet
- Only encountering small and medium asteroids in space (e.g. space platforms with only gun turrets should be safe)
- Planet can not soft lock (e.g. Everything needed to start from scratch is present or can be produced)
- Do not require regular shipments of materials to keep running
- Difficulty level is closer to Gleba, Vulcanus or Fulgora, than Aquilo
- Planet environment have a vibe of an inner planet (Has life, warmth, light)
- Often terrestrial
The planets I've defined as inner planets are;
Nauvis, Vulcanus, Fulgora, Gleba (of mods: Castra, Rubia, Moshine, Igrys, Corrundum).
Things that define an outer planet
- Can encounter big asteroids (e.g. space platforms with rockets turrets should be safe)
- Planet can soft lock (e.g. Preparation, planning and stocking up on materials are likely required to not get stuck)
- Can require regular shipments of materials to keep running
- Difficulty level is closer to Aquilo than Gleba, Vulcanus or Fulgora
- Planet environment have a vibe of an outer planet (No life, cold, dark)
- Often gas giants
The planets I've defined as outer planets are;
Aquillo, (of mods: Maraxsis, Cubium, Secretas (and Frozeta), Paracelsin)
Notes on applying to an existing save
It should just work to apply this mod on an existing save, however it is highly recommended to pause all space platforms routing between inner planets and outer planets, as they may not be properly equipped for the journey anymore.
The procedure I'd do would be to:
- Backup the save (always a good idea, when applying new mods)
- Pause all the platforms going through the belt
- Go to the asteroid belt, and experience the difficulty yourself
- Modify platforms accordingly (By for example using circuit networks the throttle rocket engines when traveling through the belt... or adding more DAKKA could work too)
Additional Info
I would like to make an easy "How to add your own planet to this" tutorial and utility functions for other modders, but haven't got around to it yet.
Also using StarMap Background is highly recommended, but only for it all to look pretty :)
Credits
- Tserup, for the asteroid belt graphic
- Director_K1, for the code that draws the asteroid ring (and star map background? I'm a bit unsure)
- Absolute-Phoenix, for adding compatibility with Interstallar Travel, Redrawn Space Connections, Dea Dia System, Metal and Stars, and Nexus Extended Promethium Endgame (you're a champ ^.^)
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