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« on: August 23, 2009, 11:53:59 AM »

Hi, I noticed how there are two options for the sizes on objects. The standard option enlarges the objects so they're always visible, and the other one makes them always the real size.
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When they have their real size, no normal stars are visible more than 1 ly from the star itself. However, I'd like something between the two options, because I think the minimum size of the objects when in the standard mode is too big.
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What about making something like a third option that makes objects only fill one single pixel as their minimum size?
Or an option that, instead of making a simple minimum size just makes the object turn smaller over much larger distances than normally?

I think it would be very useful when you're making stars far from each other, or something like a custom galaxy, and you don't want all the stars to be big dots instead of single pixels. I think it'd be very nice if only the closest stars and the largest stars were big.

There could also be a feature that makes the single pixel larger the further away you get when it has reached the minimum size of a single pixel. Smiley
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« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2009, 12:37:09 PM »

I think Dan need to fix magnitudo of Objects Undecided
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« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2009, 01:19:55 PM »

I think the minimum size of the objects when in the standard mode is too big.

Agreed.

What about making something like a third option that makes objects only fill one single pixel as their minimum size?

I'll definitely be addressing this in version 2. I thinking about making this control an adjustable slider.
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« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2009, 01:43:47 PM »

I think the minimum size of the objects when in the standard mode is too big.

Agreed.

What about making something like a third option that makes objects only fill one single pixel as their minimum size?

I'll definitely be addressing this in version 2. I thinking about making this control an adjustable slider.


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« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2009, 02:41:23 PM »

I think Dan need to fix magnitudo of Objects Undecided

witold... I don't understand what you mean by this. Can you explain?
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« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2009, 02:43:09 PM »

I don't know for sure, but maybe he means, brightness. So if your to far away, it's to dim, and it dissapears.
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« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2009, 02:47:59 PM »

I don't know for sure, but maybe he means, brightness.

Right. In Poland magnitudo its brihtness of Objects in the space
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« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2009, 07:00:32 AM »

I don't know for sure, but maybe he means, brightness.

Right. In Poland magnitudo its brihtness of Objects in the space
In English we cal also say magnitude, but it's still a good idea I think. Smiley
I just think the current problem is that stars don't emit light, so all the objects basically have the same magnitude/brightness. Without the stars emitting light, they won't be visible light years away.
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