Environments

Environments define the visual, atmospheric, and gameplay characteristics of different worlds in Orbis Galactic. Each environment includes weather systems, spawn settings, water tinting, and zone tags.

Overview

Environment configurations are stored in Server/Environments/ and define:

Weather forecast systems with weighted probabilities
Spawn density for entities and resources
Water tint colors
Zone tags for biome classification
Parent environment inheritance

Available Environments

Tatooine

The desert world features dynamic weather with multiple variants. File: Server/Environments/Tatooine/Env_Tatooine.json

Show Base Configuration

{
  "WaterTint": "#198dea",
  "SpawnDensity": 0.3,
  "Tags": {
    "Zone2": []
  },
  "WeatherForecasts": {
    "0": [
      {
        "WeatherId": "Tatooine_Weather_Blazing",
        "Weight": 30
      },
      {
        "WeatherId": "Tatooine_Weather_Sunny",
        "Weight": 40
      },
      {
        "WeatherId": "Tatooine_Weather_Storm",
        "Weight": 8
      }
    ]
  }
}

Properties:

SpawnDensity: 0.3 - Lower spawn rate for desert environment
WaterTint: #198dea - Blue water tint
Zone: Zone2 classification
Weather System: Three weather types with weighted probability:
- Blazing (weight 30)
- Sunny (weight 40)
- Storm (weight 8)

Tatooine Variants

Big Caves

Env_Tatooine_BigCaves.jsonLarge underground cave systems

Canyons

Env_Tatooine_Canyons.jsonDeep canyon formations

Rocky

Env_Tatooine_Rocky.jsonRocky terrain variant

Shores

Env_Tatooine_Shores.jsonCoastal areas

Ilum

The frozen tundra world with constant icy weather conditions. File: Server/Environments/Env_Orbis_Galactic_Ilum.json

Show Configuration

{
  "Parent": "Env_Zone3",
  "SpawnDensity": 0.4,
  "Tags": {
    "Zone3": [
      "Tundra"
    ]
  },
  "WaterTint": "#c2d9ef",
  "WeatherForecasts": {
    "0": [
      {
        "WeatherId": "Ilum_Weather",
        "Weight": 100
      }
    ]
  }
}

Properties:

Parent: Inherits from Env_Zone3
SpawnDensity: 0.4 - Moderate spawn rate
WaterTint: #c2d9ef - Light blue icy water
Zone: Zone3 with Tundra biome tag
Weather System: Single consistent weather (Ilum_Weather, weight 100)

Associated Prefabs:

Ice spike formations (7 variations)
Kyber ore nodes (5 variations)

Spaceship

The interior environment of the Orbis Galactic starship. File: Server/Environments/Env_OrbisGalactic_Spaceship.json

Show Configuration

{
  "Parent": "Default",
  "SpawnDensity": 0.4,
  "WaterTint": "#000000",
  "WeatherForecasts": {
    "0": [
      {
        "WeatherId": "Spaceship_Weather",
        "Weight": 100
      }
    ]
  },
  "Tags": {
    "OrbisGalactic_Spaceship": []
  }
}

Properties:

Parent: Inherits from Default
SpawnDensity: 0.4
WaterTint: #000000 - Black (no water expected)
Zone: OrbisGalactic_Spaceship tag
Weather System: Controlled spaceship atmosphere (Spaceship_Weather)

Features:

Command center with idle ambience
Imperial blast doors
Hyperwarp and landing effects

Weather Forecast System

Weather forecasts use hourly (0-23) weighted probability systems:

"WeatherForecasts": {
  "0": [  // Hour 0 (midnight)
    {
      "WeatherId": "Weather_Type_1",
      "Weight": 30
    },
    {
      "WeatherId": "Weather_Type_2",
      "Weight": 70
    }
  ],
  "1": [...],  // Hour 1
  // ... hours 2-23
}

How Weights Work:

Higher weight = higher probability
Weights are relative (30 vs 70 = 30% vs 70% chance)
Each hour can have different weather probabilities
Sum of weights determines total probability pool

Configuration Properties

SpawnDensity

Controls the density of entity and resource spawning:

0.0 - No spawning
0.3 - Low (desert environments)
0.4 - Moderate (most environments)
1.0 - Maximum density

WaterTint

Hex color code for water appearance:

#198dea - Blue (Tatooine oases)
#c2d9ef - Icy blue (Ilum)
#000000 - Black (no water expected)

Parent Inheritance

Environments can inherit from parent configurations:

Default - Base environment
Env_Zone3 - Zone 3 base settings

Child environments override parent properties.

Sound Events: Server/Audio/SoundEvents/Environments/
Prefabs: Server/Prefabs/{Tatooine,Ilum,Spaceship}/
Common Sounds: Common/Sounds/Environments/

Example: Custom Environment

{
  "Parent": "Default",
  "SpawnDensity": 0.5,
  "WaterTint": "#1a8f3c",
  "Tags": {
    "CustomZone": [
      "Forest",
      "Temperate"
    ]
  },
  "WeatherForecasts": {
    "0": [
      {
        "WeatherId": "Clear",
        "Weight": 60
      },
      {
        "WeatherId": "Rain",
        "Weight": 40
      }
    ]
    // Repeat for hours 1-23
  }
}

Items

Game Elements

Overview

Available Environments

Tatooine

Tatooine Variants

Big Caves

Canyons

Rocky

Shores

Ilum

Spaceship

Weather Forecast System

Configuration Properties

SpawnDensity

WaterTint

Tags

Parent Inheritance

Example: Custom Environment

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Items

Game Elements

​Overview

​Available Environments

​Tatooine

​Tatooine Variants

Big Caves

Canyons

Rocky

Shores

​Ilum

​Spaceship

​Weather Forecast System

​Configuration Properties

​SpawnDensity

​WaterTint

​Tags

​Parent Inheritance

​Related Files

​Example: Custom Environment

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Overview

Available Environments

Tatooine

Tatooine Variants

Ilum

Spaceship

Weather Forecast System

Configuration Properties

SpawnDensity

WaterTint

Tags

Parent Inheritance

Related Files

Example: Custom Environment