First i would like to say I did search for the awnser to my question. And if this is a repost I am sorry...

k I understand that X amount of debris creats X amount of percentage for a moon and whatnot but does a 16mil res DF creat a bigger moon then a 2mil res Df that has the same amount of likely % basicly is a 1% chance of a moon smaller than a 20% and after 20% does it still have a chance to be larger?

makes sense, but i have no idea if it is true.

I think the question your asking is what size will the moon be based on the DF percentages? When a moon is created it will only have one field on it no matter how big the DF was you have that one field so you can build a lunar base on your moon and expand your fields on it.

He means the diameter of the moon, not field size.

I've wondered the same thing. I got a 20% (I had a 2 mil DF, almost exactly) and my moon is like 7k or so, which seems to be the average size.

It doesnt matter what diamater the moon size is your only going to start off with one field.

We know. He is just wanting to know how the diameter is determined.

And I could be wrong, but doesn't moon size (Diameter) play a role in moon destruction chances?

urwierd thats what i was asking because you would think bigger means better as far as moons.
btw do i need to use terraformers to expaind my fields on a moon

A smaller chance percentage produces a smaller moon. More debris used to create the larger chance creates a larger moon but it maxes out around 8300K regardless of the chance percentage/debris size.

Yes, a smaller moon is easier to destroy than a larger one.

Lunar bases are required to create building fields on a moon. I don't believe you can build a terraformer on a moon and to do so would be pointless owing to the limited number of maximum fields.

yeah its unfortunate we cant make nanites on moons

Slash wrote:A smaller chance percentage produces a smaller moon. More debris used to create the larger chance creates a larger moon but it maxes out around 8300K regardless of the chance percentage/debris size.

I think moon size is completely random. Every moon anyone has ever gotten from me came from a 20% chance, and they've ranged from 2.3k diameter to over 8k.