[SOLVED] 60 Haleys still not enough? (Warning: thread contains extremely n00by question)

Discussion in 'Support!' started by Omniroth, May 10, 2014.

  1. Omniroth

    Omniroth New Member

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    The answer is I'm doing it wrong. I know this. What I don't know is where I'm going so epic-ally wrong. I've read every thread I can find and watched every video I can and it looks like it should be easy as pie, and it just doesn't work. Have spent all day testing it to ridiculous degrees, and still nada.

    So, I make a system.
    PALW 01 - System.png

    The orbits of the two planets are deliberately set as far apart as possible. The outer planet has a moon.
    PALW 02 - System, Closer.png

    The moon is set to the minimum size I can (200 radius) and minimum mass (1000).
    PALW 03 - System, Closer!.png PALW 04 - CLOSER!!.png

    The moon has 15 Haley's on it.
    PALW 05 - The Haleys.png

    But that didn't seem enough, so added more.
    PALW 06 - More Haleys.png

    And more.
    PALW 07 - EVEN MORE Haleys.png

    AND MORE!
    PALW 08 - ALL THE HALEYS.png

    We are now up to 60 Haleys. And still the moon won't budge. When I click on 'Send to Annihilate' the following screen appears showing a max-zoomed out view of the system.
    PALW 09 - The Problem.png

    From here I cannot zoom in (mouse wheel does nothing). Clicking anything on any planet does nothing, clicking anything on the icons up the top right does nothing. No action has any effect at all. I suspect the red concentric ring icons mean the planet's orbit's are too close, but I cannot spread them out any more.

    So - is someone able to tell me what incredibly obvious thing am I doing wrong?
  2. cptconundrum

    cptconundrum Post Master General

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    The ui is just totally messed up. After you click the button, the planets all have a little red dot in that list to the right. Click that, then click anywhere on the planet.
  3. Omniroth

    Omniroth New Member

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    Yay, KABLAMOH!

    PALW 10 - KABLAMOH!.png

    Ty heaps, solved it perfectly! :D
  4. nixtempestas

    nixtempestas Post Master General

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    the planet smash ui could use some work to make it more explicit. One of those low-priority issues I think.

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