Galaxy Creation and Empire Placement

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When the Galaxy is randomly created are the AI empires randomly placed. As of late I have been playing versus 3 AI empires in a 20 planet 4 Solar System Galaxy, and it seams that they are always in my Solar System. Will they ever be placed in another Solar System, or are all AI Empires spawned in your system? I want the feel of alien forces invading my Solar System, and the tactical choice of when to send my fleets to invade enemy Solar Systems.
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
In beta 1 they are distributed to help instigate action early. Thus, when there are only 4 players, they will all be in the same system. If you increase the number of players they will spread out into the other systems. More placement algorithms and choices will be available in future iterations of the beta.
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
My only true hope is that they will infact allow for more star systems, because 100 planets spread through 4 solar systems is a lot to look at. I'd be more than willing to tackle huge galaxy or two worth of stars with planets in them rather than what is current, but nonetheless, are there going to be more solar systems possible or is this really just the guts testing?
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Just the guts testing

(Though I heard a rumor that it is very easy to mod the in-game cap on solar systems. Perhaps the more inquisitive among you can track it down 

P.S I was shocked to see what the guys in the Sins irc channel have managed to mod already. 300 fighter squadrons? Kol ships with all beam weapons? haha

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
Note to self- get on IRC channel.

I'm all for modding, but that is for another discussion, to sum it though I should porbably hop to the other much longer thread about this. What I worry is that yes it is fun, yes the scale is wonderful, I'm one for HUGE scale and gameplay takes months to complete. But at the same time you guys gotta make a game that does make money and that does satisfy your market(usually mutually exclusive when it comes to this genre).

As such I'll just throw this out there, Take a look and IMperium Galactica II, for its many flaws I'd say if you guys were to look at an expansion which would add ground combat of a sort, the "style" or "intent" of the design that IG2 uses for that is effective, albeit clunky.

Also, I'll take a definite look tomorrow on the solar system and planet cap modding, doesn't usually take me tooooo long to find that stuff.
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

In beta 1 they are distributed to help instigate action early. Thus, when there are only 4 players, they will all be in the same system. If you increase the number of players they will spread out into the other systems. More placement algorithms and choices will be available in future iterations of the beta.


So in the future betas or the final version it will be possible to place the AI or other players in their own star systems?
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