Next Noddy Question

[welchbloke (OP)]

My next noddy question.  In the events window there appears to be the ability to set specific colours for specific events.  Every time I try this nothing happens; is there a bug or is it my machine having 'an issue'?

[Erik L]

My next noddy question.  In the events window there appears to be the ability to set specific colours for specific events.  Every time I try this nothing happens; is there a bug or is it my machine having 'an issue'?

Make sure you are not in SM View.

[Sotak246]

Don't feel bad I was just about to ask the same question, and I was in SM view.   Thanks EriK.

[welchbloke (OP)]

Yup I was in SM View; doh!

[welchbloke (OP)]

two more noddy questions:
1.  How do you import name themes?
2.  How do you assemble pre-fabricated PDC components?

[Father Tim]

1. With the 'Add Theme' and 'Add Cmdr Name Theme' options on the main menu under 'Game'

2.  With Costruction Factories or Engineer divisions.  Either way the comand is on the F2 Population & Production window.  Choose the colony where the pre-fab PDC is and on the Industrial Production tab, under the Construction drop-down will be an option item to "Assemble PDC <class name>"

[welchbloke (OP)]

1. With the 'Add Theme' and 'Add Cmdr Name Theme' options on the main menu under 'Game'

2.  With Costruction Factories or Engineer divisions.  Either way the comand is on the F2 Population & Production window.  Choose the colony where the pre-fab PDC is and on the Industrial Production tab, under the Construction drop-down will be an option item to "Assemble PDC <class name>"

Thanks, I finally found the PDC Assembly <Classname>option, I knew it was there somewhere but I couldn't see it.

Regarding the themes what format do they need to be in?

[Father Tim]

A line-break delineated list.  I believe it asks for each aspect of the theme (ship names, system names, ranks, etc.) as a separate file.

[Erik L]

There is a post somewhere in which Steve describes the format and whatnot.

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From the mechanics forum
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1199

[welchbloke (OP)]

There is a post somewhere in which Steve describes the format and whatnot.

Edit
From the mechanics forum
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1199

Thanks Erik; now I just need to work out how to have enough welsh surnames    (Jones and Williams probably aren't enough).

[Steve Walmsley]

There is a post somewhere in which Steve describes the format and whatnot.

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From the mechanics forum
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1199

Thanks Erik; now I just need to work out how to have enough welsh surnames    (Jones and Williams probably aren't enough).

If you create a theme, send it to me and I will add it to the next version.

Steve

[welchbloke (OP)]

There is a post somewhere in which Steve describes the format and whatnot.

Edit
From the mechanics forum
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1199

Thanks Erik; now I just need to work out how to have enough welsh surnames    (Jones and Williams probably aren't enough).

If you create a theme, send it to me and I will add it to the next version.

Steve

OK Steve.

[welchbloke (OP)]

What file names do I need to use for cdr name themes?

[Erik L]

What file names do I need to use for cdr name themes?

I believe it just opens a standard file dialog. So anything should work.

[welchbloke (OP)]

What file names do I need to use for cdr name themes?

I believe it just opens a standard file dialog. So anything should work.

What format are they in?  ie list of first names followed by a list of surnames?  First name and surname together?

Thanks in Advance.