![]() ![]() Browse Picture - The icon associated with your designed map in the map browser.This is the creative description players will read in the map browser. Put a line or two about the map, lore etc. Browse Description - Description of your map.Display The options for how the map is displayed in the map selection screen within Sins of a Solar Empire. I'm going to leave these as my defaults for this tutorial map. ![]() New Star Radius - The radius of any new star system added to the map.New Player Starting Credits/Metal/Crystal - The starting resources assigned when you add a new player to the map.New Planet Type - The default planet type for any new planet you add to the map.Defaults These are basic settings for new planets, players and stars that are added to the map. This is where you'll make some default changes about your map and how the editor works. Click somewhere in the black space of the map to bring up the galaxy details in the settings panel on the right. Now that you have a new map with your starting players setup, lets start to configure the big-picture details for the map. Naming the map and filling in the details I am going to stick with a simple two player map, and name the first player "Alcari Crusaders" and the second player "Vor Syndicate" and I'll leave them both with the default starting resources. StartingMetal - How much metal the player starts the game with.StartingCrystal - How much crystal the player starts the game with.StartingCredits - How many credits the player starts the game with.InGameName - The name of the race as displayed in-game if it belongs to the AI.This will be how the race is referenced in the editor only. Select a player from the left, and all of their editable options will appear in the box on the right.įor this simple guide, we'll focus on the following options: Even if you want to make a two player map, you'll probably still want to edit the names of the players. On a new map, you already have NewPlayer0 and NewPlayer1. To modify the number of players in your game go to the Edit menu and select "Players.", this will open up the Player editor tool. Save early and often to make sure you don't accidentally delete something you've spent hours tweaking and customizing.īefore you get started adding planets, phase lanes and more stars, you will want to decide if this is going to be a 2,4,6,8 or 10 player map. Warning: The editor has no undo feature, so be careful when you move elements or make any changes. You can get a copy of the tools from the Sins of a Solar Empire website on the Downloads Page located here.ĭownload the example map that accompanies this tutorial here To start, make sure you have the Galaxy Forge tool downloaded to your PC. Galaxy Forge is a stand-alone tool that does not use the main game to run. Galaxy Forge is a WYSIWYG editor, so placing planets, phase lanes, stars and more is as easy as a few clicks of the mouse. Do you want a multistar map with strategic choke points and no pirate base? No problem, just create it in Galaxy Forge and load it in the game. You can build a map to your exact specifications. Select your preferred options and click Start Here to head to the designer page to create your canvas print.Part of the Forge Tools suite used by Ironclad Games to develop content for Sins of a Solar Empire, Galaxy Forge is a map editor tool that allows you to place stars, planets, travel lanes and more. This has the benefit of UV, dust and scratch protection. The surface of the canvas print can be finished with Gloss or Satin or Matt varnish. The edges of this photo canvas can either be mirrored or printed in a colour of your choice.Ĭhoose from 3 different frame depths - Premium 25mm, Deluxe 38mm or Gallery 55mm. Additionally, you can add a frame from our wide selection. We use this star catalog to render the positions of the stars for any date or location in the past or future! You choose the place, and the time, add some text, and we will do the rest. The star map is generated from a high precision catalog of stars. Was it a first kiss, the birth of a new baby or a moment you realised your world had changed? Give a gift of the stars to always remember that special night.Ĭreate a unique star map of how the stars aligned on the night your heart skipped a beat with personalised text. Create a 12 x 18 inch (30.48 x 45.72 cm) star map canvas print with our easy to use web based designer.
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