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At the moment, force.create_space_platform fails when the target location is just a space-location and not a planet. From the outside at least this seems arbitrary.

My use case is a space platform start mod. I'd like to start players in open space so reaching a planet can be the first challenge.

The reason it fails is because a platform is in one of two states: orbiting a planet, or moving between two planets. It needs to have a planet to orbit when being created.

Your best bet right now is to generate nauvis as a planet, create the platform above nauvis, then hide nauvis.

I'll have to experiment with that then. Thank you!

It should also be noted that you can't delete the nauvis surface at all, so you're going to need to hide it somehow

Why not just create an "empty space" planet?

MaxAstro wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2024 7:49 pm Why not just create an "empty space" planet?

That's what I've been doing so far. The main problem was that players were able to drop down to it, but when I next have time I'll try hiding it as suggested. I'm not sure what'll happen to the space route when I do, I'll have to see.

Sa.sa wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2024 1:02 am

MaxAstro wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2024 7:49 pm Why not just create an "empty space" planet?

That's what I've been doing so far. The main problem was that players were able to drop down to it, but when I next have time I'll try hiding it as suggested. I'm not sure what'll happen to the space route when I do, I'll have to see.

Clearly what you do is name the planet "the void of space" and have a script that just kills any player that drops to it.