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Magnetarhyper4436

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Earth similarity index
« on: August 27, 2015, 07:49:17 AM »
I think the game should have a statistic of how close a planet is to being life-like

Physics_Hacker

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Re: Earth similarity index
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2015, 09:56:59 AM »
Wow, this idea totally didn't come from Space Engine :-/

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Re: Earth similarity index
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2015, 10:56:18 AM »
Just because something was done before doesn't mean it can never be done again.

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Re: Earth similarity index
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2015, 03:07:08 PM »
Didn't say that. Just said that the idea, although good, wasn't out-of-the-blue, rather, taken from something else, but still applicable.

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Re: Earth similarity index
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2015, 01:03:23 AM »
Wow, this idea totally didn't come from Space Engine :-/
What is space engine?

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Re: Earth similarity index
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2015, 01:27:28 AM »
http://en.spaceengine.org/

A simulator a bit like Universe Sandbox, but focused more on exploration than creation.

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Re: Earth similarity index
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2015, 01:29:17 AM »
Oh okay, just letting you know the idea didn't come from that game, and from the looks of it, it is pretty cool.

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Re: Earth similarity index
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2015, 01:33:19 AM »
Sorry, there's just a value in it (I use it, and it is pretty cool, indeed) That has that exact same name and means the exact same thing XD I just figured that since it was the same thing that it came from Space Engine...Meh, seems what my parents have told me is correct: Great minds think alike.

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Re: Earth similarity index
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2015, 06:48:14 PM »
Ahh... this?
http://phl.upr.edu/projects/earth-similarity-index-esi

We could add that probably...