P0-A7: Part 768: Debugging, Improvements, etc.
by PhoenixGames on Jul.19, 2020, under Astral Realms, P-0, P0_A7, Software and Games, Spiritus Astrum
I have created a new planet type: “Planetoid”. These planets are extremely small, do not have an atmosphere, and have very low gravity.
I have tested the terrain generator, and it works with planets which have a radius of less than 100 meters. This means that I have the ability to create much smaller planets, and possibly even large asteroids, using this system, and still allow the player to land on them, etc.
The next goal is to debug and improve the world builder, and adjust its creation parameters to create aesthetically pleasing planets in all cases, which still allowing them to be randomly generated.
I have also modified the FTL travel system to always drop the player the same distance from the planet, regardless of its radius.