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Morat48 wrote: Note that due to coding requirements, the randomization factor that allows the starting node to grant any possible items also applies to other events and shops in the first sector, so you may occasionally encounter items you wouldn't normally expect to find in sector 1.

English Narwhal wrote:

Morat48 wrote: Note that due to coding requirements, the randomization factor that allows the starting node to grant any possible items also applies to other events and shops in the first sector, so you may occasionally encounter items you wouldn't normally expect to find in sector 1.

That's odd.
I've never run into this before, and I can tell you for a fact that all weapons (except those of rarity 0) and augments can show up everywhere.

Morat48 wrote: Yes, I was referring to items that normally have rarity 0. I had to use a rarity list to make them available as starting items, which means they can also show up throughout sector 1.

5thHorseman wrote:Does it only randomize weapons? You suggested that systems were not randomized. It may be nice to remove a non-flavor system from each ship and then give you one random system as well.

Does it do any checking to make sure the weapons don't totally suck together? Like, for example, making sure you don't get stuck with a Heavy Ion and Heavy Laser No seriously like make sure you don't get an ion and a missile, for examaple, or two ion bombs and nothing else?

And speaking of missiles/bombs, do you give 15 of them per missile weapon?

English Narwhal wrote:

Morat48 wrote: Yes, I was referring to items that normally have rarity 0. I had to use a rarity list to make them available as starting items, which means they can also show up throughout sector 1.

Or you could make duplicates and separate lists of these normally rarity 0 items that only is called in this event.

Morat48 wrote:

5thHorseman wrote:Does it only randomize weapons? You suggested that systems were not randomized. It may be nice to remove a non-flavor system from each ship and then give you one random system as well.

Does it do any checking to make sure the weapons don't totally suck together? Like, for example, making sure you don't get stuck with a Heavy Ion and Heavy Laser No seriously like make sure you don't get an ion and a missile, for examaple, or two ion bombs and nothing else?

And speaking of missiles/bombs, do you give 15 of them per missile weapon?

It randomizes weapons, drones, and augments. Unfortunately systems can't be randomized. There's no checking to make sure every start is viable, but in my experience getting 3-4 random items you will almost always be good enough for the start. Choosing a ship with a drone control and/or teleporter also helps with that. If your starting set is truly unusable, you can always restart and get a different set.

English Narwhal wrote:

Morat48 wrote: Yes, I was referring to items that normally have rarity 0. I had to use a rarity list to make them available as starting items, which means they can also show up throughout sector 1.

Or you could make duplicates and separate lists of these normally rarity 0 items that only is called in this event.

That's very interesting. I didn't realize you could make an item appear as a random drop for only one event and not appear elsewhere. Can you show me how that's done, or point me to an example? I'd appreciate it.

<blueprintList name="DLC_WEAPONS">
	<name>LASER_BURST_1</name>
	<name>LASER_BURST_2</name>
	<name>MISSILES_2_PLAYER</name>
	<name>BEAM_LONG</name>
	<name>ION_1</name>
	<name>ION_2</name>
	<name>ION_4</name>
	<name>BOMB_1</name>
	<name>LASER_BURST_3</name>
	<name>LASER_HEAVY_1</name>
	<name>MISSILES_3</name>
	<name>BEAM_1</name>
	<name>BEAM_FIRE</name>
	<name>LASER_HULL_2</name>
	<name>BOMB_FIRE</name>
	<name>BOMB_ION</name>
	<name>BOMB_HEAL</name>
</blueprintList>

<choice hidden="true">
				<text>Give 50 scrap to craft a weapon.</text>
				<event>
					<text>You transfer over the scrap and watch the master craftsmen work. They easily reshape the metal into pieces they can use and then add various additional materials on their ship to construct the weapon. You thank them and load it onto your ship.</text>
					<item_modify>
						<item type="scrap" min="-50" max="-50"/>
					</item_modify>
					<weapon name="DLC_WEAPONS"/> 
				</event>
			</choice>