Surviving Mars

Surviving Mars

Layout - Artificial Sun Array
29 Comments
ChoGGi 11 May, 2024 @ 9:27pm 
Oh, whoops this isn't my mod...
Had a bit of a brain fart yesterday I see :)
Grifta  [author] 10 May, 2024 @ 9:28pm 
@Drak-eternal; ChoGGi is describing how to get the position data. To make your own layout, you need to use something like Notepad++ (nicer Notepad) to manually add objects and position them.

ChoGGi helped a lot with the initial mod, that's cool that they now have a nicely commented example template.
ChoGGi 10 May, 2024 @ 8:46pm 
I have an example mod
https://github.com/ChoGGi/SurvivingMars_CheatMods/tree/master/Mods%20ChoGGi/Example%20Layout%20Construction

and I use ECM and shift-f3 to show hex grid numbers (I forget it if defaults to absolute or relative, use menu>debug>grids>Follow Mouse Grid Position to make it relative if needed).
Drak-eternal 10 May, 2024 @ 2:42am 
Hello! What tools do you use when creating this mod?
Grifta  [author] 7 Sep, 2021 @ 3:22pm 
ChoGGi; glad to see that you're still active in this community, and thank you again for your initial help on this.

Pirate of AE; That should work now. Please let me know if there is still an issue.
ChoGGi 7 Sep, 2021 @ 2:04pm 
They haven't touched layouts, so this should be fine with a version bump.
Grifta  [author] 7 Sep, 2021 @ 1:43pm 
I don't have the asteroid mining expansion, but I'll poke at this and see if it's easy to update.
Pirate of AE 7 Sep, 2021 @ 1:17pm 
It updated, this is now whining its out of date
Grifta  [author] 29 Jul, 2019 @ 10:09pm 
Yea, sorry man. This was originally just meant to be for me, and I thought I'd share it. I'll keep this mod up to date when they update the game, but I'm not really focused on this.

Good luck.
Aaron Tigan 29 Jul, 2019 @ 10:02pm 
I looked through all the information, and I'll be honest... Lua is all Latin to me lol I get the basic idea of what it does, but not how (all the Y positions and stuff??) I joined the modding Discord though so maybe I'll be able to learn :)
Grifta  [author] 29 Jul, 2019 @ 9:48pm 
I really just made the ones that I use all the time. There might be a mohole design, but that's about it for me. I'll figure out how to make a github page, and post the link
Aaron Tigan 29 Jul, 2019 @ 9:17pm 
Do you mind if I add you on steam? I have a few layout ideas but idk how to make it into a mod lol
Grifta  [author] 29 Jul, 2019 @ 8:43pm 
Yea, this one is under wonders... I should probably state that in the description :D
Aaron Tigan 29 Jul, 2019 @ 8:09pm 
Ah! Thank you for explaining that for me :D Kinda wish there was a search for the build menu lol I was all over the place looking for them thinking it was some feature unlocked from tech or something lol
ChoGGi 29 Jul, 2019 @ 8:04pm 
Same way you use a building, I think this one is under the wonders cat?
Aaron Tigan 29 Jul, 2019 @ 8:00pm 
Crazy question... how do I use Layouts?
Grifta  [author] 29 Jul, 2019 @ 6:13pm 
Got the 3 small in, but there's a support in the way of the large one, and I'm still dedicated on keeping this game-legal. Oh well.
ChoGGi 29 Jul, 2019 @ 2:00pm 
Yeah :)
There's an .is_tall, if it's false then under the pipes you go.
Grifta  [author] 29 Jul, 2019 @ 1:58pm 
I think I've got one more tweak before I leave this. It looks like you are legally allowed to place solar panels under pipe spans (between the posts). So potentially saving 4 clicks ;)
rtsd2 29 Jul, 2019 @ 1:48pm 
It is so beautiful
Grifta  [author] 28 Jul, 2019 @ 11:49am 
Updated with the extra 17 power.
ChoGGi 27 Jul, 2019 @ 11:53pm 
Oh, I did not know that :)
Grifta  [author] 27 Jul, 2019 @ 11:40pm 
Yep, as I mentioned, this is just what I used rather than perfectly optimal. I'll see if I can nudge those around.

You only need the water for start up. Once it's running, you remove the pipe.
ChoGGi 27 Jul, 2019 @ 7:18pm 
Hmm, just thinking wouldn't more small ones be better than flipping the larger ones?
https://imgur.com/a/yPnSVDs?
I am curious about removing the pipe, how do you get water to it?
Grifta  [author] 27 Jul, 2019 @ 6:55pm 
Yep, there's only 2. Check out the pic.
ChoGGi 27 Jul, 2019 @ 6:00pm 
4 tribbys? You only need two to clean stuff, anymore than that and you're wasting juice.
RiseM 27 Jul, 2019 @ 12:14pm 
Its actually in a game trailer... but good idea about Scrubbers, I personally use 4 of them - they clean more often
Thunder 27 Jul, 2019 @ 12:52am 
I never got idea about this. It is great. Thank you !