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Satellite Types define new types of satellites that can orbit planets in the universe. They are defined as part of the Satellite Types Object in Celestial.config.

Key Value Pairs

Key	Value Type	Value Subtype	Description	Valid Values
selectionWeight	Number		Probability of spawning compared to other selectionWeights	[0, 1]
baseParameters	Object	Base Parameters	Object that defines in game details of the satellite
variationParameters	Array	Variation Parameters	Parameters to vary the size of the satellite
orbitParameters	Object	Orbit Parameters	Parameters to vary the temperature of the satellite

Example

 "Foo" : {
   "selectionWeight" : 0.1,
   "baseParameters" : {
     "type" : "Landable",
     "description" : "Foo Moon",
     "liquidImages" : "/celestial/system/terrestrial/liquids/<liquid>.png",
     "shadowImages" : "/celestial/system/terrestrial/shadows/<num>.png",
     "biomeMaskImages" : "/celestial/system/terrestrial/biomes/<biome>/maskie<num>.png",
     "biomeMasks" : 3,
     "dynamicsImages" : "/celestial/system/terrestrial/dynamics/<num>.png",
     "dynamicsRange" : [1, 40]
   },
   "variationParameters" : [
     {
       "imageScale" : 0.0375,
       "worldSize" : "tiny"
     },
     {
       "imageScale" : 0.055,
       "worldSize" : "small"
     },
     {
       "imageScale" : 0.07,
       "worldSize" : "large"
     },
     {
       "imageScale" : 0.09,
       "worldSize" : "verylarge"
     }
   ],
   "orbitParameters" : {
     "Hot" : [
       {
         "availableBiomes" : [ "steamybiome", "hotbiome", "warmbiome" ]
       }
     ],
     "Mild" : [
       {
         "availableBiomes" : [ "warmbiome", "mildbiome", "chillybiome" ]
       }
     ],
     "Cold" : [
       {
         "availableBiomes" : [ "chillybiome", "coldbiome", "freezingbiome" ]
       }
     ]
   }
 }

baseParameters

Key Value Pairs

Key	Value Type	Value Subtype	Description	Valid Values
type	String		Type of satellite. Known values include "Landable"	"Landable"
description	String		Human readable description of the satellite type
liquidImages	String		Path to liquid images for rendering the star map and satellites in the sky
shadowImages	String		Path to shadow images for rendering the star map and satellites in the sky
biomeMaskImages	String		Path to biome masks for rendering the star map and satellites in the sky
biomeMasks	String		Number of masks, range for filling in <num> keyword in biomeMaskImages
dynamicsImages	String		Path to dynamics images for rendering the star map and satellites in the sky, used for continents on stock planets
dynamicsRange	Array	Number	Range of integers to fill into <num> keyword in dynamicsImages	Array Size 2

variationParameters

Key Value Pairs

Key	Value Type	Value Subtype	Description	Valid Values
imageScale	Number		Scale of the image for rendering
worldSize	String		id of the matching Planet Size Object defined in Modding:Planetgen.config

orbitParameters

Key Value Pairs

Key	Value Type	Value Subtype	Description	Valid Values
Hot	Array	String	Array of ids of available Surface Biome Objects for hot temperatures
Mild	Array	String	Array of ids of available Surface Biome Objects for mild temperatures
Cold	Array	String	Array of ids of available Surface Biome Objects for cold temperatures