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PhotriusPyrelus Apr 10, 2021 @ 5:17am
Still a Torus?
Just curious, not really fussed one way or another, but are the planets still toruses, or did they figure out how to make them spheres?
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SLG-Dennis  [developer] Apr 10, 2021 @ 7:32am 
Yes, they are toruses. (And we never had plans to change that either)
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GiantJoe202 Apr 18, 2021 @ 5:41pm 
The planets are spheres, no ? When you open the mini map, it's a sphere...

I don't understant this post... :D
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PhotriusPyrelus Apr 18, 2021 @ 8:49pm 
Originally posted by GiantJoe202 (Twitch):
The planets are spheres, no ? When you open the mini map, it's a sphere...

I don't understant this post... :D

The map is a lie. Dig a line all the way around the world in one direction. Then go a few blocks perpendicular to that line and dig another one. If you're on a sphere, those lines should cross. On a torus, they won't.
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SLG-Dennis  [developer] Apr 19, 2021 @ 7:23am 
Exactly, it's just the development implementation of it, as the implementation of a real sphere comes with many difficulties that simply are not worth it and would be detrimental to gameplay.
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PhotriusPyrelus Apr 19, 2021 @ 7:55am 
Originally posted by SLG-Dennis:
Exactly, it's just the development implementation of it, as the implementation of a real sphere comes with many difficulties that simply are not worth it and would be detrimental to gameplay.

Oh yeah, I have no idea how you'd even start to solve that in a voxel game, I was 100% just curious. Game's a good'n either way. Looking forward to boats. BOAT HYYYPE!!!
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castitatis Apr 20, 2021 @ 8:39am 
Originally posted by PhotriusPyrelus:
Originally posted by SLG-Dennis:
Exactly, it's just the development implementation of it, as the implementation of a real sphere comes with many difficulties that simply are not worth it and would be detrimental to gameplay.

Oh yeah, I have no idea how you'd even start to solve that in a voxel game, I was 100% just curious. Game's a good'n either way. Looking forward to boats. BOAT HYYYPE!!!

Boats and oil rigs in the ocean biome!!!!

And more fishing!
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PhotriusPyrelus Apr 26, 2021 @ 5:56am 
I was just reminded of this question page and thought I would share, maybe someone somewhere here might get a kick out of it:

https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/854380/how-to-distinguish-between-walking-on-a-sphere-and-walking-on-a-torus

I especially like the answer from one "Tom Collinge".

Sphere Earth is a lie. Torus Terra is the reality! Just...not the crazy Flat-Earther Torus. that would have absurdly low gravity on the inside of it.
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