Ultimate space simulation software

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by spaceguy
06 Mar 2018 22:13
Forum: Development
Topic: General 0.990 Discussion
Replies: 688
Views: 298419

Work progress 0.9.8.1 = 0.9.9.0

Will 0.9.9.0 still be free? Somebody told me that we have to buy it................
The planetarium would always be free, but extra features like spacecrafts would have to be bought in the Steam version I'm assuming.
by spaceguy
02 Mar 2018 19:21
Forum: Feedback and Suggestions
Topic: General suggestions for SpaceEngine
Replies: 1518
Views: 587401

General suggestions for SpaceEngine

Perhaps these are already implemented and done so well that I don't even notice but it would be nice to see more rainbows, solar halos, solar glories, mirages, afterglows, coronas, sun dogs, and the use of crepuscular rays, all based on atmospheric molecular content. Space Engine does not have adva...
by spaceguy
22 Feb 2018 19:08
Forum: Development
Topic: General 0.990 Discussion
Replies: 688
Views: 298419

Work progress 0.9.8.1 = 0.9.9.0

Being NASA/ESA, I really hope they make at least large use of educated guesses (and observational data) :P Eh, I'm more inclined to believe that this was the best they could achieve with current technology. The best sims I've seen of turbulent star formation are not even close to 2D what NASA/ESA d...
by spaceguy
22 Feb 2018 13:05
Forum: Development
Topic: General 0.990 Discussion
Replies: 688
Views: 298419

Work progress 0.9.8.1 = 0.9.9.0

For example, the Orion nebula has been made into a 3D model for visualization.
Isn't this model kinda trash since the nebula certainly isn't as flat as depicted?
by spaceguy
13 Feb 2018 01:23
Forum: Feedback and Suggestions
Topic: [0.9.8.0] Elliptical galaxy appearance
Replies: 10
Views: 6299

[0.9.8.0] Elliptical galaxy appearance

I've noticed that really dense atmospheres, particularly of massive stars, are way too sharply defined and appear graphically glitched out as I move out and into it, especially when viewing the horizon near the surface. Same phenomena at work I guess?
by spaceguy
08 Feb 2018 13:49
Forum: Development
Topic: General 0.990 Discussion
Replies: 688
Views: 298419

General 0.9.9.0 Discussion

My main question was what else he still wants to get done. Are there any more big things to get done, or is it mostly optimizing and bug fixes at this point? Or is there not a specific road map, and kind of just getting done what he thinks he can for now? There's a lot of things to get done. The vo...
by spaceguy
08 Jan 2018 02:38
Forum: Feedback and Suggestions
Topic: General suggestions for SpaceEngine
Replies: 1518
Views: 587401

General suggestions for SpaceEngine

http://www.fracterra.com/FunWithWilburVol1/index.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLNuKOOmKlQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH7YQQbS2kU Space engine could really use an erosion filter for more complex, accurate terrain :D I found this erosion technique, maybe it's faster than simulating water...
by spaceguy
07 Jan 2018 04:48
Forum: Feedback and Suggestions
Topic: General suggestions for SpaceEngine
Replies: 1518
Views: 587401

General suggestions for SpaceEngine

Let me implement seasonal changes on planets first...
Ayy sounds good!
by spaceguy
30 Sep 2017 14:39
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Advertising SE?
Replies: 26
Views: 16421

Advertising SE?

so i want to start making the updated imgur album and i need help with listing the new features we want to show to people. this update is very big so we need to cover lot of stuff with images too to explain the features. any help with images or listing stuff will be very useful, thanks!  :)  :D We ...
by spaceguy
27 Sep 2017 14:55
Forum: Development
Topic: Work progress 0.990
Replies: 1451
Views: 835381

Work progress - 0.9.8.1

I'm just curious for what impact this is going to have on finding earth-like planets, as that's what I do myself on space engine
Earth-like planets will be exceedingly rare due to this new algorithm. 
by spaceguy
23 Sep 2017 22:28
Forum: Science and Astronomy Discussions
Topic: Science and Astronomy Questions
Replies: 1937
Views: 626022

Science and Astronomy Questions

13682 Does anyone know any accurate 2d simulations of convective cloud systems that can be run on the average PC? Something like this that doesn't use 100 million particles.  I don't think it is possible to get accurate simulations of convective systems, especially tropical cyclones, in 2D.  These ...
by spaceguy
23 Sep 2017 12:37
Forum: Troubleshooting and Solutions
Topic: Unrealistic stars.
Replies: 36
Views: 21820

Unrealistic stars.

13945 Actually, now that I compare it to the Milky Way, it seems that I can't spot any stars at that distance. They don't even show up. Seems like that was just a galaxy of incredibly massive stars. Is that scientifically accurate? Age could explain size but not mass. I don't think so. Massive star...
by spaceguy
17 Sep 2017 20:35
Forum: Science and Astronomy Discussions
Topic: Science and Astronomy Questions
Replies: 1937
Views: 626022

Science and Astronomy Questions

Does anyone know any accurate 2d simulations of convective cloud systems that can be run on the average PC?
Something like this that doesn't use 100 million particles. 


Here's an example of how I'd image one would appear to be.
by spaceguy
02 Sep 2017 20:02
Forum: Science and Astronomy Discussions
Topic: Science and Astronomy Questions
Replies: 1937
Views: 626022

Science and Astronomy Questions

12707 What's the type of fluid flow in Jupiter's atmosphere that creates these clouds formations? I think it's just called turbulent flow, which is what leads to the vortices and mixing.  The other type of flow is "laminar" , where the fluid flows in smooth sheets without breaking up into...
by spaceguy
31 Aug 2017 16:09
Forum: Science and Astronomy Discussions
Topic: Science and Astronomy Questions
Replies: 1937
Views: 626022

Science and Astronomy Questions

What's the type of fluid flow in Jupiter's atmosphere that creates these clouds formations? The same process looks similar to Earth as well. 
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