Limit on number of effects in a single PlanetTrait?

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While attempting to make a custom homeworld for my species (I'm pretty new to modding, and wanted something easy), I've discovered that GalCiv won't start if I have more than four EffectModifiers defined in a single PlanetTrait. I'm wondering if I'm just doing it wrong or I've run into a cap on the number of modifiers.

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Reply #1 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Nope planet traits cannot have more than 4 effects and I have yet to successfully add a single new planet trait.

I can get them to load up just fine, but as long as there are any new traits in a mod the game simply crashes straight to desktop as soon as you try to generate a map.

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

You're doing something wrong Deathwynd. Planet traits work just fine, but yes, there is a 4 modifier limit (despite the XML schema saying otherwise).

 

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Reply #3 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

hrm ok I'll revisit the idea, I assumed since the file passed my xml compiler and the game didnt throw a hissy fit that it should work, wasnt using anything unusual just stuff thats already in the game files.

Well thanks for the info thats good to know.

Reply #4 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Deathwynd I also cannot get some planet traits to work, here, I will show you all the ones that do, and all the ones that don't:

 

Working:

Code: xml
  3. <PlanetTrait>
  4.     <InternalName>GasGiantColony</InternalName>
  5.     <DisplayName>Precursor Gas Giant Colony</DisplayName>
  6.     <Description>Sophisticated equipment rests in a stable orbit around this gas giant, allowing for a simple colony.</Description>
  7.     <EffectModifier>
  8.       <EffectType>Manufacturing</EffectType>
  9.       <Target>
  10.         <TargetType>Colony</TargetType>
  11.       </Target>
  12.       <BonusType>Multiplier</BonusType>
  13.       <Value>2</Value>
  14.     </EffectModifier>
  15.     <EffectModifier>
  16.       <EffectType>Research</EffectType>
  17.       <Target>
  18.         <TargetType>Colony</TargetType>
  19.       </Target>
  20.       <BonusType>Multiplier</BonusType>
  21.       <Value>2</Value>
  22.     </EffectModifier>
  23.     <EffectModifier>
  24.       <EffectType>GoodsAndServices</EffectType>
  25.       <Target>
  26.         <TargetType>Colony</TargetType>
  27.       </Target>
  28.       <BonusType>Multiplier</BonusType>
  29.       <Value>2</Value>
  30.     </EffectModifier>
  31.     <EffectModifier>
  32.       <EffectType>Tourism</EffectType>
  33.       <Target>
  34.         <TargetType>Colony</TargetType>
  35.       </Target>
  36.       <BonusType>Multiplier</BonusType>
  37.       <Value>2</Value>
  38.     </EffectModifier>
  39.   </PlanetTrait>
  41.   <PlanetTrait>
  42.     <InternalName>NoxCrashedShipWorld</InternalName>
  43.     <DisplayName>Crashed Nox Ship</DisplayName>
  44.     <Description>This planet has a crashed Nox ship that has been turned into a functioning military colony.</Description>
  45.     <EffectModifier>
  46.       <EffectType>Manufacturing</EffectType>
  47.       <Target>
  48.         <TargetType>Colony</TargetType>
  49.       </Target>
  50.       <BonusType>Flat</BonusType>
  51.       <Value>20</Value>
  52.     </EffectModifier>
  53.     <EffectModifier>
  54.       <EffectType>Research</EffectType>
  55.       <Target>
  56.         <TargetType>Colony</TargetType>
  57.       </Target>
  58.       <BonusType>Flat</BonusType>
  59.       <Value>10</Value>
  60.     </EffectModifier>
  61.     <EffectModifier>
  62.       <EffectType>PlanetaryDefense</EffectType>
  63.       <Target>
  64.         <TargetType>Colony</TargetType>
  65.       </Target>
  66.       <BonusType>Flat</BonusType>
  67.       <Value>0.5</Value>
  68.     </EffectModifier>
  69.   </PlanetTrait>
  71.   <PlanetTrait>
  72.     <InternalName>TiliGardenWorld</InternalName>
  73.     <DisplayName>Garden World</DisplayName>
  74.     <Description>This world is covered in verdant growth.</Description>
  75.     <EffectModifier>
  76.       <EffectType>Food</EffectType>
  77.       <Target>
  78.         <TargetType>Colony</TargetType>
  79.       </Target>
  80.       <BonusType>Multiplier</BonusType>
  81.       <Value>2</Value>
  82.     </EffectModifier>
  83.     <EffectModifier>
  84.       <EffectType>Growth</EffectType>
  85.       <Target>
  86.         <TargetType>Colony</TargetType>
  87.       </Target>
  88.       <BonusType>Multiplier</BonusType>
  89.       <Value>2</Value>
  90.     </EffectModifier>
  91.     <EffectModifier>
  92.       <EffectType>Approval</EffectType>
  93.       <Target>
  94.         <TargetType>Colony</TargetType>
  95.       </Target>
  96.       <BonusType>Multiplier</BonusType>
  97.       <Value>1</Value>
  98.     </EffectModifier>
  99.   </PlanetTrait>

 

Not Working:

Code: xml
  3. <PlanetTrait>
  4.     <InternalName>KellOrganoSyntheticWorld</InternalName>
  5.     <DisplayName>Synthetic World</DisplayName>
  6.     <Description>This world long ago turned synthetic, everything now works towards a common goal.</Description>
  7.     <EffectModifier>
  8.       <EffectType>Manufacturing</EffectType>
  9.       <Target>
  10.         <TargetType>Colony</TargetType>
  11.       </Target>
  12.       <BonusType>Multiplier</BonusType>
  13.       <Value>2</Value>
  14.     </EffectModifier>
  15.     <EffectModifier>
  16.       <EffectType>Research</EffectType>
  17.       <Target>
  18.         <TargetType>Colony</TargetType>
  19.       </Target>
  20.       <BonusType>Multiplier</BonusType>
  21.       <Value>2</Value>
  22.     </EffectModifier>
  23.   </PlanetTrait>

But why? The one that doesn't work is doing nothing new!

Reply #5 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I actually just found out a way to have as many effects in a planet trait as you'd like. So, when Sorentoft mentioned schemas I decided to look at them (I'd ignored them because they looked very important). I opened up the PlanetTraits schema and found toward the end of line 31 that you could set the minimum and maximum occurrences of EffectModifiers. I set the max to 20 and saved it. Now, I tried to get the game to load my custom modified schema from the mods folder, but it didn't work. I modified the schema in the main folder to allow 20 occurrences of EffectModifiers, then started the game. I got to the main menu fine, and tried to start a match. The match loaded fine and when I moused over my homeworld it had every single effect I could find.

If someone could tell me how to get schemas to load from outside the main folder (like from Mods), that'd be great.

Reply #6 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Yeah after going back and rehashing my work with my custom planet traits I found I had one world type that was crashing the game.

Commenting out that one world allowed the whole set except that one to work.

Even removing the special effects I was trying to use and just using effects that exist internal to the PlanetTraitDefs.xml that one entry still crashes the game so for now I ahve just commented it out.

MisterSaturnus it looks like you discovered the solution to your problem in the other thread.