Noob Question: Does DSP have different sized planets? Or are they all the same size?

[Tardus Coegi]

Is it possible to find a planet in game that's like 10 times as large as your starter world? I'm talking about planets you can find and build infrastructure on (Not gas giants). What's the largest world that can be generated? And what's the smallest? Anyone know?

[Ri0Rdian]

No, all planets are the same size currently afaik. If you have flight simply flying (not sailing on orbit) around takes exactly 1 minute.

So far the only thing with different size are Stars (which suggests planets could be varied too but are not for some reason... might be balance or performance issues, I have a feeling it might be the latter).

[Ancient]

Originally posted by Ri0Rdian:

No, all planets are the same size currently afaik. If you have flight simply flying (not sailing on orbit) around takes exactly 1 minute.

So far the only thing with different size are Stars (which suggests planets could be varied too but are not for some reason... might be balance or performance issues, I have a feeling it might be the latter).

This is wrong. Count your grids from pole to equator on a couple different planets and compare.

My starting moon was 290 (580 from pole to pole). My lava planet was 250 (500 from pole to pole), etc. etc. they've all been slightly different sizes. Once I got out and started exploring I found an Ocean world that measured 320 grids per hemisphere (640 pole to pole), which is the biggest I've seen so far.

[Arcane]

This is interesting. I also thought they are all the same. Seems there is a small difference, like 250..320 size range.

[Veny]

I think DEVs also said planets have equal size...

[Mr. Fibble]

Probably wouldn't want to see too many planets noticably smaller than the homeworld because that would severly imapct what could be built and the ease of doing so with the way the grids work.

[Veny]

Originally posted by Mr. Fibble:

Probably wouldn't want to see too many planets noticably smaller than the homeworld because that would severly imapct what could be built and the ease of doing so with the way the grids work.

Well, it could help with centralisation - small planets you would just drain, on large ones you would build actual production.

[Ri0Rdian]

Originally posted by Ancient:

Originally posted by Ri0Rdian:

No, all planets are the same size currently afaik. If you have flight simply flying (not sailing on orbit) around takes exactly 1 minute.

So far the only thing with different size are Stars (which suggests planets could be varied too but are not for some reason... might be balance or performance issues, I have a feeling it might be the latter).

This is wrong. Count your grids from pole to equator on a couple different planets and compare.

My starting moon was 290 (580 from pole to pole). My lava planet was 250 (500 from pole to pole), etc. etc. they've all been slightly different sizes. Once I got out and started exploring I found an Ocean world that measured 320 grids per hemisphere (640 pole to pole), which is the biggest I've seen so far.

The method I used is bad for comparing due to various research at movement speed but I counted 7 planets, 6 of those at starting systems with same mech and it was always the same, including one planet outside of starting system.

If I find more time I will build a ring of belt to see how many are consumed.

I am more inclined to believe you made a mistake when counting (wtf mate, you really did that? madness xD) than there are varying planet sizes. Many people in many threads asked and the reply was always the same. I think if the size was truly different we would get planet radius info on the planet panel, as we do for solar sizes (as such info would be quite important to players).

But I am not ruling that out outright, If different sizes exist they are most likely very rare and the difference is not as big as to be easily noticeable, which I think is what most people that ask care about.

[Ri0Rdian]

So, extrasolar planet orbitining a red giant = 780 t1 (all I had on me) and 220 t2 belt to complete = 1000. Coincidence? I think not. Used equator for max result. Will measure the starting system lava as in theory that one should be smallest.

Edit:
And the starting system Lava planet was exactly the same, as I expected.

I doubt the sizes are different and if they are, 20 belts or so more is irrelevant.

[cswiger]

+1. Every planet I've tested needed exactly 100 Wind Turbines placed every ten squares apart along the equator, so I agree that planets seem to have a circumference of 1000 squares.

[s_linkletter]

I suppose it was too much trouble to make a different grid for every planet size. They certainly look different in space view. I mean, look at your giant planet and your home planet. Yet, the equator is just as quick to reach on the giant planet as it is on your own. I hadn't thought about it up until now.

[AzaIndustries]

It might even be a memory/math optimisation thing to do with how the engine works or type sizes.