Modding Discussion Community Project Idea: Anyone want to create satellite dungeons?

I've just released a mod that adds empty points in space where players may build their very own space stations, with a size limit of 16384 x 4096, meaning that players could opt to build Halo-sized space-stations if they so wanted. (I suggest someone create a mod that would allow players to quickly lay down long patterned lines of blocks and platforms through a placeable block-laying machine.) With that said, I'd like to also see instanced dungeon-satellites for players to raid (preferably highly modular ones), so any volunteers?

Here's a few ideas that I had:

• Apex lab
• Apex testing station
  
• Avian temple
• Avian tomb
• Space station overrun by Floran invaders
• Floran prison
• Glitch castle
• Human military base
• Human prison
• Hylotl yakuza hideout
• Novakid bandit hideout
  
• Derelict (but not abandoned) space station
• Space station overrun by Agarans
• Mysterious satellite infested by cultists and eye guards
• Space pirate station
• Space station infested by tentacles
• Spaceport/space colony (Apex, Avians, Florans, Glitch, Human, Hylotl, and/or Novakid)

Edit: The Player-Built Space Stations mod has since been expanded into a pack of mods that include a readily-available template for use in creating orbiting dungeons of various tiers.

 

I was going to do something similar at some point, except with ships. I would make object versions of the player ships and build dungeons inside them that were tile protected. For all intents and purposes it'd behave exactly as if you were on a player ship, save for that you could actually take damage.

The same could apply to space stations, though IMO to do this right would require a good few new sprites, something I don't have the time to put effort into yet.

 

I think a few pre-built stations made to look like Outpost, but with no functioning Gate would be an interesting idea. A few with inhabitants, a few (damaged ones) without and a few with bandits/monsters/etc.

Man, I wish I had the ability or time to help with this.

 

I'd love to see someone take some of the ship-mod stations, like Orpheus or the one previously intended to serve as the player's home base before they moved towards using ships instead.

Actually, I'd love to have orbital 'dungeons' that were just the various tiers of player-ships that the player detects and can 'board' and loot. With appropriate crew response, of course.

 

How would you like them built? I'm finishing up my first space station over a planet now...

But you probably want it built in the modded space, correct?

 

Give me a moment. I'm working on an example format that would be modular and highly-compatable for any modders that would like to take up this kind of pursuit.

 

Whoo! that would be nice. I'm very good at making modular setups, as long as I have distinct pieces.

 

And here you go: a baseline mod for supporting the addition of satellite dungeons.

 

What about making the unimplemented human mother ship a satellite. Missing structure file.



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Kind of late to the party, but sure. Knock yourself out!

 

When i go to a random It says something about a Memory Error! Fix it

 

I have two issues with your post. Not even including that bug reports are better placed in the mod discussion itself.

1. The very first line of that mod page says... Note: Development for this mod has been discontinued until further notice. It means exactly what it says. It is right there on top, and yet you didn't read it.

2. "Fix it" is a command, not a request. The world "please" would fit well there. You are not a customer. You are a person benefiting from Shadow Wolf TJC's time and work which has been kindly given for free. He has no obligation to do anything for anyone.

Furthermore judging from his profile which declares "retired from modding," I don't much expect that he will either. It also says that anyone can pick up the mod and continue it. So that leaves you the options of...

1. Uninstall the mod and cut your losses.
2. Ask (nicely) for someone to take it over and fix/update it. Someone may -and I repeat MAY - take up that request.
3. Take up the task yourself. Learning how to make mods will take your time, and making them will take more. Maintaining them more time still. At which point you will have to decide if you want to publish the mods. If you do. you may well end up with people making demands of you as you have done to him.

Maybe this post sounds harsh, but those are the facts.

 

With the recent update on the Satellites Pack mod (that finally brings it up-to-date), I believe that it's time to necro this old thread, to potentially reignite interest in developing and modding in your own custom-made orbital dungeons.

@hazeuk : bk3k is right though. Although I've decided to return for some modding in the meantime, I only have a limited amount of free time and interest to continue to do so, and if prior experience has taught me, it's not enough for me to be able to maintain them. In fact, even now, I'm currently looking for someone who's willing to help maintain my more important mods, including the Satellites Pack.

 

Ayy, I had a similar idea a couple of days ago on another thread.
( http://community.playstarbound.com/threads/more-star-type-and-new-biomes.106479/ )
I feel like it would compliment your idea/mod very well.