[QUOTE=Garik;39551557]I've seen planets with over 2000 atm. pressure.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I later found one around that, and realized it's really not that strange given the conditions at the bottom of our own ocean.
[T]http://i.imgur.com/0X54TBA.jpg[/T]
[T]http://i.imgur.com/nx8C7Pg.jpg[/T]
I was on some warm terra surrounded by a shitload of star clusters, made the night skies really eerie for some reason.
[QUOTE=Dwarden;39535950]the effect is sort of speculated the only possible habitable zone would be narrow ring between the hot and cold side
and even that is questionable due to very strong winds[/QUOTE]
However if most of the high-velocity winds were upper-level winds, the surface could be relatively stable. Take for instance here on Earth; often times because of the Rockies (I live in Colorado, USA) we see upper-level winds ranging from 30-70mph, while on the ground it's ~10 gusting 20. This effect would be greatly enhanced the less water there is over the surface
(Water < Surface Friction > Land).
But then the debate over land erosion, weather patterns and atmospheric conditions, seasonal/axial tilt, and so forth which would all account for the sustainability of life.
Would be cool to see the variety of Life on a stable and tidally locked planet. Creatures of the night on one side who excel at living in the dark- Whereas on the other side there are creatures who live purely by day; or perhaps not at all seeing as weather would be pretty intense on the constantly lit side of the planet. But then what of the twilight ring or band? What would exist there?
Fascinating topic to think about.
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[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/CCS9lZE.jpg[/thumb]
Is anyone else annoyed by the "binary" systems that are just pretty much single-star systems where 2 stars occasionally come close to eachother?
[QUOTE=Garik;39599709]Is anyone else annoyed by the "binary" systems that are just pretty much single-star systems where 2 stars occasionally come close to eachother?[/QUOTE]
Welcome to real life.
do other terras have continents?
Seeing a black hole in this simulation makes you realize how dense they really are. Black holes are small compared to the rest of the Galaxy, And a Galaxy is pretty damn big.
[QUOTE=DesolateGrun;39616732]do other terras have continents?[/QUOTE]
In reality (We Assume so)?, in the game? Yeah, but what I have found is most planets have water, but small amounts so you end up with tons of large pools/lakes dotting the planet but no actual MASSIVE bodies of water like we have here on Earth. They're out there though. Especially the Ocean worlds with some land on them (equally rare).
Also; I love skyscapes in this game. Some planets just have really neat views. Sometimes I find an interesting planet, set up time warp so the solar system slowly rotates (like 300-3000x depending on the orbital period) so that way when I come back a couple hours later it is an entirely different scenery on the same planet;
Take for example: this Earth-like moon I found orbiting every 18 days around a Purple Gas Giant.
[b]Start/Evening:[/b]
The Red star above the Horizon is a Red Dwarf orbiting the Yellow Giant. It's the [u]Evening Star[/u] saying Goodnight to the world and the Gas Giant before 9 hours of darkness.
[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/Mfy1W42.jpg[/thumb]
[b]Night:[/b]
The Gas Giant and its three sisters dance together throughout the night. Keeping the Gods entertained so that they might leave Mortal Man to his own until the next day arrives.
[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/q5DwWqZ.jpg[/thumb]
[b]End/Day:[/b]
(The Mountains appeared randomly when I moved the camera after it had been left alone for a few hours. Weird.)
Come day, all the celestial beings come together in celebratory joy. Day has come, it is time to celebrate!
[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/RyPwtuR.jpg[/thumb]
I don't think I'm the only one who does not like planets with no atmosphere.
Selena's are boring as shit after you've seen a few and it makes the rarity of terras into a fun exercise.
[QUOTE=Tuskin;39627596]Woah those are nice, are you using any mods?[/QUOTE]
Just a cloud edit available on the forums, though it will be added into .17
I found these amazing pyrimids on this planet, and I was going to record a beautiful sun set there, but I crashed. So I saw that one of my pictures had the location and time of the photo, so now I have to scan the globe looking for that tiny island.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/4VrbzBC.jpg[/t]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/221MXLY.jpg[/t]
[editline]17th February 2013[/editline]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/O0olf06.png[/t]
up for grabs, I'm calling it a night. If someone can tell me if the find it I would appreciate it!
I wonder when this game will have procedurally generated life added to it.
Here, have another "Planet Documentary" while we wait for 0.97:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/4Cej82K.png[/img]
[b]Welcome to Lathos Gi[/b] [sp]("False Land" in Greek)[/sp]
[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/mskZO9J.jpg[/thumb]
Named so for the deceptively attractive view from space, it gives an alluring picture of a lush planet overrun with Vegetation. However, early colonists foolish enough to take residence here without doing their scans and homework first are due for a harsh existence. The first planet out orbiting two relatively weak stars (An Orange and Red dwarf no more than 5,000K) it is warm, however for being the closest planet to the stars is relatively cool.
[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/Ii6ikCS.jpg[/thumb]
The atmosphere is thick, approximately time and a half the density back home on Earth. While the "days" are somewhat shorter than back home, by about five hours or so, yet the years are nearly double. Lathos Gi's biggest quirk is the axial tilt which is so extreme the planet could almost be considered tidally locked; at 285° a year becomes a "day". The two stars spinning endlessly through the sky for about Nine months before receding below the Horizon for another Nine, and leaving only a few months or so of actual Day/Night cycles in between. This anomaly also creates a rather erratic, yet predictable, weather pattern. During the "Hot" half of the year where the Sun is always present we can expect the worst temperatures to exceed the 90°C(~200°F) range. This in turn creates [u]very[/u] humid conditions where there is Water and large, dense forests of vegetation present.
[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/sBUB0OZ.jpg[/thumb]
Feasibly the planet can be split up into two regions; Desert and Tropical. Primarily around the upper and lower hemispheres above 40° latitude the planet is dense with vegetation and life. Between this however, where the Sun contacts the most exists a vast barren ring of Desert- Arid lands; separating the two lush poles. A positive note about the planet however, it sports a wonderful system of rings orbiting the barren equator.
[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/DVCy7VL.jpg[/thumb]
So, for those of you interested in Colonization, sign on the line with the X and remember: The shuttle departs at 0900 tomorrow. Prepare for deep space travel (bring your teddy) the trip is a lengthy one at 15.113 Mpc (~15,000,000 light year journey).
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