Planets textures randomly generated or not ?

[thistle]

I must be honest, I felt guilty after posting as I know it isn't true.

But then, I decided that it didn't matter as you have a good sense of humour mate!



(Bit uncomfortable at being nice on the forums...)

Well .... okay then

 

[metatheurgist]

 

[Slowfiddler]

I keep wondering what will happen to this procedural generation in Odyssey. If FD are remaking the planet surfaces will current features still exist after Odyssey, for example the Pomeche Ridge?

 

[Mizbehave]

They might be unique but they all look the same at ground level - they should take some inspiration from minecraft because rolling hills littered with rock debris isn't exactly exciting even if there is the occasional steep slope

 

[thistle]

I keep wondering what will happen to this procedural generation in Odyssey. If FD are remaking the planet surfaces will current features still exist after Odyssey, for example the Pomeche Ridge?

It's a good question. Things might be quite different, so expect the salt to flow.

edit - but if it's the cost of progress, so be it

 

[Old Duck]

I dunno if these textures are unique or not, but I feel like once I've seen a couple of earthlike worlds, I've seen them all. Same goes for lava worlds, ice worlds, gas giants, etc. They all kinda bore me. Landable planets, while sharing obvious features like craters, still can surprise me with a sense of uniqueness.

 

[Vektorboson]

they are not randomly generated. they are made via fibonacci numbers and indeed unique.

If you like Fibonacci-numbers you should take a look at the Orrery of the Isis-system. You'll notice something familiar in the orbits

 

[Hacker#451563]

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