Consistently add neighbor systems?

[CylonBunny]

I am creating a mod with a custom starting solar system that should have four custom neighbor systems.

My testing seems to suggest that neighbor_system doesn't actually create a system, rather it just checks to see if there is a system within the min and max distance and changes it. This is close to what I want, but I'd rather be able to state exactly how far away the neighbor systems are, or at the very least guarantee they spawn.

Is there a way to do this? Could an event be used to add new systems?

 

[poopchute]

I am creating a mod with a custom starting solar system that should have four custom neighbor systems.

My testing seems to suggest that neighbor_system doesn't actually create a system, rather it just checks to see if there is a system within the min and max distance and changes it. This is close to what I want, but I'd rather be able to state exactly how far away the neighbor systems are, or at the very least guarantee they spawn.

Is there a way to do this? Could an event be used to add new systems?

If you look at the Sol system example, it seems like it works better if you make a neighbor, and then in that neighbor make another neighbor.

if you want to be certain the stars spawn, it might be better to make a cluster or have a couple spawn_system calls and make the stars yourself.

If you are making a static galaxy, it is pretty easy to specify exactly where each star goes. I haven't figured out how to position a new star as an offset of the current star, if the main star is in a random location. You may also be able to use an event and have a call something like:

event = {
    id = whatever_you_want
    on_trigger_only = yes
    trigger = condition

    immediate = {
        spawn_system = {
            initializer = "your_init_script"
            distance = 5           
            # or:
            distance = { min = 5 max = 15 }
         }
    }

and just make all the neighboring systems you want that way.

or: whatever_you_want = yes to trigger the event, if that was the id for it.