Extended System Generation

[Mithras]

Sorry for being dense, Agegmos, but could you just elaborate on this for me a little bit. To create a binary system, I first create the primary system ... then what ...?

To get a system around the secondary you have to generate it separately and ignore anything that turns up further away than the distance to the primary.
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[Jame]

One thing that I would like to see is landmass gen (what are major terrain features - oceans, mountains, continents and etc.), and also community generation (cities/towns and etc. with placement, population, major locations and such).

 

[Gray Lensman]

One thing that I would like to see is landmass gen (what are major terrain features - oceans, mountains, continents and etc.), and also community generation (cities/towns and etc. with placement, population, major locations and such).

CT = Grand Census and Grand Survey By DGP

MT = World Builder's Handbook By GDP

 

[Horatius314]

I'm going to have to agree with the concensus. G:Space 4th ed and GT:First In are excellent sources. Probably among the best if not the best.
BUT... if you need alot of detailed systems done in a hurry, I recomend Heaven and Earth. It does all the dirty work for you. And, if you're using some set parameters, or real world astrometric data, it will allow you to take that into account.

 

[Gray Lensman]

and IF you look closely at the H&E data you WILL see inconsistencies especially in Temp vs Hydro ( or at least that what I keep seeing. It's the primary reason The Amderstun Project is being done ALL by hand.

Regardless of how long it actually takes me. :rofl:

 

[Jame]

CT = Grand Census and Grand Survey By DGP

MT = World Builder's Handbook By GDP

Everyone keeps quoting books I've never even SEEN! Aieeeee.

 

[aramis]

Everyone keeps quoting books I've never even SEEN! Aieeeee.

Marc's working on a DGP CD....

 

[Frankymole]

and IF you look closely at the H&E data you WILL see inconsistencies especially in Temp vs Hydro ( or at least that what I keep seeing.

I think H&E also got muddled up regarding satellite size (for satellites of worlds smaller than GGs) - Book 6 says it is meant to be world size - 1D, but H&E seems to be using 1D - world size (so larger worlds have smaller satellites). Or is it the other way round? Anyway, it produces different results to CT:Book 6 and to DGP's World Builder's Handbook.

Of course, they're both miles off from what we're seeing in exoplanets/systems for real now; but we are only seeing the most massive ones.