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Need help: star system creator? - Fail Medic - 07-21-2008
I apologize for the lameness here. I need to create a star system map for an upcoming convention event. Could someone suggest a game or a standalone thing that would accept inputs of planet size, "class", and whatever and create a 3D star system from that? Otherwise, I'm doing this with 4000 hours in MS Paint, and I'm sure you know what that means. Any pointers would be appreciated. Like, would Master of Orion be a possibility? Does it show a decent-looking star + planet map with orbits and what-not and can you customize it like make one planet a gas giant, etc.?Â
Thanks in advance.
Re: Need help: star system creator? - Tragic Hero - 07-21-2008
I think Galactic Civilizations II has an ability to make your own map. And since the map is a galaxy that should work out
Re: Need help: star system creator? - ZargonX - 07-21-2008
I really want to know what the event is!
Re: Need help: star system creator? - Dave - 07-22-2008
paint + spray tool
win.
Re: Need help: star system creator? - ainmosni - 07-22-2008
Would a 3d map of our real (not very original I know) galaxy work? Because I vaguely remember some open source app that had that...
Re: Need help: star system creator? - Fail Medic - 07-22-2008
(07-21-2008, 10:51 PM)ZargonX link Wrote: I really want to know what the event is!lol classified
(07-22-2008, 02:40 PM)ainmosni link Wrote: Would a 3d map of our real (not very original I know) galaxy work? Because I vaguely remember some open source app that had that...Actually, I just need the star and the planets.. a close-up
. I can't use our solar system 'cause well that would be too cheap and we have a few differences. But yes, yes, I could swear I've heard of that program you're talking about, but I didn't have much luck searching for it. I've found a few things here and there on the web but nothing like what I'm hoping for. It's either locked into the Solar System and can't be customized or it's a very simple deal or whatever.Thanks, guys. I'll keep lookin'!
Re: Need help: star system creator? - copulatingduck - 07-23-2008
I don't know if these would be helpful at all, but I thought I'd point them out in case you missed them:
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/index.html
http://www.stellarium.org
Re: Need help: star system creator? - Fail Medic - 07-24-2008
(07-23-2008, 10:29 AM)Screaming Viking FuckDuck  (:< link Wrote: I don't know if these would be helpful at all, but I thought I'd point them out in case you missed them:
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/index.html
http://www.stellarium.org
*snaps fingers* Celestia. That's it. Thank you, sir. That's what was on the tip of my tongue all this time.
Re: Need help: star system creator? - Fail Medic - 07-29-2008
(07-21-2008, 10:51 PM)ZargonX link Wrote: I really want to know what the event is!
I'm helpin' with the big Star Wars Minis campaign at Mechacon.
I ran out of time... Behold, 4000 hours in MS Paint. It'll... uh, yeah, it'll do. Yes, the sun is too fucking big.    barf
![[Image: StarSystemII.jpg]](http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk79/FailMedic/StarSystemII.jpg)
btw this is top omfg secret!!! ... not really.
Re: Need help: star system creator? - Dave - 07-29-2008
(07-29-2008, 09:07 PM)Fail (Medic) link Wrote: [quote author=ZargonX link=topic=919.msg23710#msg23710 date=1216698675]
I really want to know what the event is!
I'm helpin' with the big Star Wars Minis campaign at Mechacon.
I ran out of time... Behold, 4000 hours in MS Paint. It'll... uh, yeah, it'll do.    barf
btw this is top omfg secret!!! ... not really.
[/quote]
i like the green sun
Re: Need help: star system creator? - Fail Medic - 07-29-2008
(07-29-2008, 09:07 PM)Dave link Wrote: i like the green sun
IT IS NOT GREEN IT IS YELLOW-ORANGE, MY GOOD SIR.
... that's what they get for putting a color-deficient in charge of the color maps.
Re: Need help: star system creator? - Benito Mussolini - 07-29-2008
How about natural satellites?
Re: Need help: star system creator? - A. Crow - 07-29-2008
(07-29-2008, 09:07 PM)Fail (Medic) link Wrote: [quote author=ZargonX link=topic=919.msg23710#msg23710 date=1216698675]
I really want to know what the event is!
I'm helpin' with the big Star Wars Minis campaign at Mechacon.
I ran out of time... Behold, 4000 hours in MS Paint. It'll... uh, yeah, it'll do. Yes, the sun is too fucking big.    barf
btw this is top omfg secret!!! ... not really.
[/quote]
The sun isn't too big, that's hardly to scale.
Re: Need help: star system creator? - Fail Medic - 07-29-2008
(07-29-2008, 09:57 PM)Benito Mussolini link Wrote: How about natural satellites?
There are moons involved. I left that to the flavor text table that is placed to the right of the map in the final handout. II is a binary planet thingie, btw.
(07-29-2008, 10:01 PM)A. Crow link Wrote: The sun isn't too big, that's hardly to scale.
And then I think I put V too far out. Oh well!Â
Re: Need help: star system creator? - HeK - 07-29-2008
Isn't the sun actually green in hue, only our eyes absorb twice as much green as any other range so it appears more yellow to us?
Someone google that to confirm.
Re: Need help: star system creator? - A. Crow - 07-30-2008
this is actually horribly relevant. I'm genuinely surprised this was on digg.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/07/29/why-are-there-no-green-stars/
Re: Need help: star system creator? - Benito Mussolini - 07-30-2008
(07-29-2008, 10:42 PM)HeK link Wrote: Isn't the sun actually green in hue, only our eyes absorb twice as much green as any other range so it appears more yellow to us?
Someone google that to confirm.
More like white... The sun sends out light of every wavelenghts a human eye can see. Proof: Rainbows!
Re: Need help: star system creator? - HeK - 07-30-2008
(07-30-2008, 11:59 AM)A. Crow link Wrote: this is actually horribly relevant. I'm genuinely surprised this was on digg.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/07/29/why-are-there-no-green-stars/
Well, I was half-right.