IDIOT'S GUIDE TO FED2
PLANETARY CONSTRUCTION
MAKING CHANGES TO YOUR CUSTOMIZED PLANET
You can keep on making changes to your planet and sending the files in so they can be linked to the game, as often as you like - although if you send in a new set of files too frequently, they will be given lower priority that those from new planet-owners!
There is a command that will help you to keep track of whether new files you have submitted have been linked into the game: 'VERSION'. This displays the file version number of your planet map. The file version number also shows on the status bar of the Workbench map editor, and it increases by 1 every time you save the map.
If you feel cramped for space and wish you could expand your planet further than the 50 locations available to Founders, you can buy an expansion in your allowance. Two slithy toves gets you an extra 30 locations, bringing the total for your system to 80. Email feedback@ibgames.com if you want to take advantage of this increased space. Promotion to Engineer automatically gives you the extra 30, and at that level you can purchase 30 more to give you a total of 110. Higher ranks can increase the number further.
If you want to make temporary amendments to a location you can use the 'CHANGE NAME' and 'CHANGE DESC' commands – or make the changes permanent with 'SAVE MAP'. You can also use them to correct any typos you spot in your locations - fixing the mistakes right away, rather than having to wait for new files to be put into the game. Don’t forget to make the change to the files on your computer, so the names and descriptions all match.
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