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Nocturne

Dec 3, 2015 @ 4:07pm

Mapping and Naming of Planets!

So, I for one know finding a good place to build on planets is kinda difficult, especially because its super easy to get lost when you arent travelling with beacons or antennas. I think that we should try and map the planets, starting with just the Earth-like Planet, and name some of the natual landforms and areas. If anyone is up for assisting with this project, that would be awesome.

First off, we should name the Earth-like Planet itself, because referring to it as "Earth-like Planet" will probably get somewhat tedious and dull. Any ideas?

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Instigator has Space Engineers

Dec 3, 2015 @ 4:08pm

I call it Earth.

@MidLifeGamingGB has Space Engineers

Dec 3, 2015 @ 4:20pm

Can we call it "new earth"?

Master Queef has Space Engineers

Dec 3, 2015 @ 4:22pm

Originally posted by Beaver1:
Can we call it "new earth"?

Earth II

Astasia

Dec 3, 2015 @ 4:27pm

They are largely procedural, so you will find mapping it with other people difficult. The terrain shape is currently fixed (mountains, hills, etc.), but the terrain itself is procedural and random (including the biome I think), so the same area on the planet might look very different between multiple people. I think the only obvious landmark is the the big volcano on the mars planet.

Soon they will be fully procedural.

Dragon Crisis Core has Space Engineers

Dec 3, 2015 @ 4:29pm

Maping may be interesting but would need to be done on a game to game basis perhaps a mincraft map thing that draws out the map as one travels the planet.

Dragon Crisis Core has Space Engineers

Dec 3, 2015 @ 4:31pm

Originally posted by Astasia:
They are largely procedural, so you will find mapping it with other people difficult. The terrain shape is currently fixed (mountains, hills, etc.), but the terrain itself is procedural and random (including the biome I think), so the same area on the planet might look very different between multiple people. I think the only obvious landmark is the the big volcano on the mars planet.

Soon they will be fully procedural.

By altering the minimum height and max height of terain one can get some interestingly somewhat random results.

Nocturne

Dec 3, 2015 @ 5:28pm

Ah. I was under the understanding that they were completely hand-made. Well, so much for this idea. It would be interesting to have a 3d map thing though. Maybe one day it will be made.

Last edited by Nocturne; Dec 3, 2015 @ 5:28pm

F-16D Block-60 FemboiDILF has Space Engineers

Dec 4, 2015 @ 3:56am

They are hand made. Earth and alien both have polar ice caps, medial deserts, ice lakes etc, spawn a few dozen of the same planet and you'll notice they're all the same with only slight difference in substrate, and cosmetic topology.

I've been hanging around the deserts long enough to recognize the general layout of each one, haven't gotten it down to a science just yet though.

I figure we should call earth like, Bob though.

Rodrigo

Dec 4, 2015 @ 4:01am

Originally posted by Aryeonos:
I figure we should call earth like, Bob though.

That was my idea since pre pre pre pre pre pre planets release....

Well, I guess my green planet will just be Steve from now on though...

F-16D Block-60 FemboiDILF has Space Engineers

Dec 4, 2015 @ 4:11am

Originally posted by Captein:
Originally posted by Aryeonos:
I figure we should call earth like, Bob though.

That was my idea since pre pre pre pre pre pre planets release....

Well, I guess my green planet will just be Steve from now on though...

As per Titan AE standard, the first new Earth is always Bob.

I've been thinking of using the FireFly naming convention for other worlds though, Greek gods, deities, locations.

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Marinxar

Dec 4, 2015 @ 4:43am

Originally posted by Aryeonos:
Originally posted by Captein:

That was my idea since pre pre pre pre pre pre planets release....

Well, I guess my green planet will just be Steve from now on though...
As per Titan AE standard, the first new Earth is always Bob.

I've been thinking of using the FireFly naming convention for other worlds though, Greek gods, deities, locations.

+1 for Bob

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callme-jk

Dec 4, 2015 @ 5:40am

btw whats wrong with KSH ? - We are waitng 2-3 weeks now for "planet creating guide".... Oo

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Tiberius

Dec 4, 2015 @ 5:40am

Here's my names...

Earthlike planet = Terra
its' moon = Luna
Marslike planet = Ares
its moon = Pathos
Alien planet = Xeno
its moon = Oblivion (or LV-426)

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