Map Designer Maps look bad: starting planets are really far from other planets

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I am designing maps using the map designer in-game, and they all look bad with the starting planets reeeeeeeeally far away from the rest of the planets. Is there some bad setting I am using or what? I have attached both the result and the settings I used.

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
The homeworlds are at a "locked" distance -- you can move other planets around, but not the homeworld. You have all the planets pulled in tight using max distance is your problem.
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
Or you can use the galaxy forge.
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
See that middle section. Each planet group has it's own settings independent from each other group. Just adjust those bars (the distance ones) to make sure that each planet group is at varying distances from the star.

I believe orbit radius influences the size of the map, but it also helps determine the location of the players home planets.