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Title: Space Engine
Post by: Killallewoks on April 22, 2012, 07:09:46 PM

Whilst looking through Youtube it recommended me a video about a simulator called Space Engine, and I got to say its fantastic! It generates entire galaxys right down to planets procedully and you get some fanatastic views, any one else got this?


Link: http://en.spaceengine.org/

Title: Re: Space Engine
Post by: Toa_Kaita on April 22, 2012, 10:23:59 PM

Ive played a little with this. Imagine the limitless creation power one could have at their disposal when coded to work with a game engine!

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Post by: moed on April 22, 2012, 11:59:46 PM

Wow, good find Kill.

I'm definitely going to check this out some more.

Title: Re: Space Engine
Post by: Killallewoks on April 23, 2012, 05:24:09 AM

For those intrested I took I picture of a ringed planet in orbit of a single star system.

(http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g354/KillaBC/scr00023.jpg)

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Post by: captain_obvious on April 23, 2012, 10:00:58 AM

Reminds me of the one on steam. "Universe sandbox" I think it's called?

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Post by: Shadowknight1 on April 23, 2012, 01:26:47 PM

My graphics card isn't compatible. :(

Title: Re: Space Engine
Post by: Tuskin38 on April 25, 2012, 10:36:59 PM

I've been using this for I think a year now? It was before he even had a separate English site. Pretty awesome

Hes adding Procedural galaxies in the next big update.

Fun things: Pandora from Avatar is in here, as well as Caprica's quadruple Starsystem from Battlestar Galactica "Cyrannus"

Title: Re: Space Engine
Post by: Tuskin38 on April 27, 2012, 11:11:34 AM

I found an interesting planet with life

http://i.imgur.com/mxpV7.jpg

Binary Star System of an Orange Dwarf and Red Dwarf. Its 2.5Million KM from the Red Dwarf and 4.3 AU from the Orange Dwarf.

Title: Re: Space Engine
Post by: Killallewoks on April 27, 2012, 04:11:23 PM

Challenge for everyone, find a planet closest to earth in figures like temp and gravity.

Title: Re: Space Engine
Post by: Tuskin38 on April 28, 2012, 11:53:28 AM

Quote from: Killallewoks on April 27, 2012, 04:11:23 PM

Challenge for everyone, find a planet closest to earth in figures like temp and gravity.

I was doing that yesterday before seeing this post. No luck so far.