First Update


Uploaded on 1/20/24 hoping for feedback. 

Here is what it does so far:

Select the sun information. If you are using Traveller Maps, it will show the sun type with the relevant information. 

Add the number of Gas Giants, Planetoid Belts (not yet implemented), and Other Worlds

Add the UWP. Right now it is critical that it is in the correct format. (i.e BA96113-B). If that dash is missing it won't work. Apparently you cannot paste into an Itch game so you will have to manually type it.

You can enter the trade codes but right now they don't do anything. 

The system is currently built on fairly simplistic rules. There are only 13 orbit bands currently available. The system will first put the Main World in band 3. 

From there it will put in the Other Worlds. These are dry planets and they are put no further out than the 4th band. I have already updated this somewhat. It will go up in the first update. If you put in more than 3 Orbitable worlds before the update it will put none of them. 

It will then add the Gas Giants in the band beyond that. 

You can click and drag a planet around it's orbit. You have to click directly on the planet again to release it. 

There is a lot to be done but I wanted feedback as I continued. Since I uploaded it I have already made a lot of improvements. 

RoadMap sort of:

- Add the ability to hide the UI -DONE

- Add Temperature option to the main world UI. This will move the main world to the 3rd orbit (hot) or 4th orbit (cold) -DONE

- Add the ability to move the camera. Right now can only zoom in and out

- Add the Ice Giants - DONE

- Add asteroid/planetoid belts

- Add ring options for gas giants

- Add moons

- Add error trapping (for the UWP for example)

- Add the ability to change a planet  to something else individually. 

- Fix rotate planet controls. They work but are clunky. 

Longer Term:

- Add multiple stars

- Add Binary Planets

- Add size 0 planetoid planets

- Turn on/off overlays whatever those might be. Like planet names

- Click any planet to get a zoomed in view

- Click Main World to get a zoomed in view with more UWP info

Files

Game.zip 25 MB
Jan 20, 2024

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