400 BILLION stars. That's 4 times the real number in our galaxy, The Milkyway, and double the number in the largest known galaxies.Well, i exagerated a bit ::) It should be around "just" 200 billions ;D
SO MANY COMPLEX SHAPED ASTEROIDS!!! In a single solar system. I don't dare to think what number there would be in the whole game.
SO COMPLEX MOONS AND PLANETS!!! And 400 BILLION solar systems. I can't think about it. Help! No no no! I don't DARE to think about how many BYTES that would take. Peta, yotta! It would take YOTTABYTES!!!
I SIMPLY DON'T UNDERSTAND IT!!!
So basically the programming is going to make stuff stream in when you're travelling around, and when youre zoomed out (if you can zoom out) it's going to have lower quality renders?
I was fairly sure that games go Alpha to Beta to Final Release.
Ah, a testament to all the strange information available on wikipedia.
FGFG? Isn't it just like US (somewhat)? Or Celestia. It has files, and just randomizes the orbits, save maybe the planets and a space station. It's not like you go around to every star. Or when you get to the systems it looks for it on the site, rather than on your computer.
Just a few megabites on your own pc!!!!!!! Thanks to the procedural programming (You have to store hundreds of thausends of line of code, wich take just a few megabytes, and a see, that is a number, like "5"). Just read the topic from the first link i posted, and it should answer some of your questions, if not all (it can explain the engine very well; much better that me ;))
SO COMPLEX MOONS AND PLANETS!!! And 400 BILLION solar systems. I can't think about it. Help! No no no! I don't DARE to think about how many BYTES that would take. Peta, yotta! It would take YOTTABYTES!!!Umm... Some stars don't have planets!
That's true. But it will still be a solar system, even if there is no planets I think. What about the asteroids and so on?SO COMPLEX MOONS AND PLANETS!!! And 400 BILLION solar systems. I can't think about it. Help! No no no! I don't DARE to think about how many BYTES that would take. Peta, yotta! It would take YOTTABYTES!!!Umm... Some stars don't have planets!
That's true. But it will still be a solar system, even if there is no planets I think.In that game every star is considered a system as it is less confusing.
What about the asteroids and so on?
Btw funny as you mention hot Jupiters, FGFG, as they have a picture of one of their procedurally generated planets called 'Hot Jupiter', but I guess that's why you wrote it. :P
Called infinity becuase of the time it's taking to developKOL. Good point.
Called infinity becuase of the time it's taking to developBasically