Unable to make planets orbit other planets in system manager.

Discussion in 'Support!' started by pieman2906, January 27, 2014.

  1. pieman2906

    pieman2906 Well-Known Member

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    I looked through search briefly, but wasn't able to find anything quite addressing the same issue.

    Basically, in system manager, the only template which i can successfully place as a moon of another planet is the moon template itself.

    Other planets are acting oddly, sometimes they'll snap to a nearby planet, most of the time they wont.

    It's hard to build maps like this, because pretty much none of my planets can be in orbital relationship of each other, taking interplanetary nukes off the table.
  2. SXX

    SXX Post Master General

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    You need to adjust their mass (not radius) to use them.
  3. cptconundrum

    cptconundrum Post Master General

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    They should really just remove mass and rely on radius for this. It will confuse less people.
  4. k4trix

    k4trix Member

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    Or to adapt the mass automatically to fit the position you choose.
  5. SXX

    SXX Post Master General

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    Some might people want big planet that orbiting small planets.
  6. thetrophysystem

    thetrophysystem Post Master General

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    ...Unrealistically.

    Then again, if we are being realistic, we might as well go hardcore or not at all. Orbiting wouldn't allow moons in moons in moons, and those are fun, so let's allow big to orbit small if we so desire.

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