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Make a Star System ●●●

Minimalist Solar System Generator
A browser generator made in HTML5

I just released a new solar system mapping / procgen tool I've been working on. I experimented with maps like this for the playtest adventure of Drier Deserts, Hotter Suns and really liked them, but wanted a way to generate them quickly. Here it is!

Features

  • Generate star systems in binary, ternary or even quinary arrangements! Three-body problem be damned!
  • Add orbits to the system, orbits to those orbits, and orbits to those orbits' orbits.
  • Eccentric orbits!
  • Adjust the size and angle of the planets.
  • Re-arrange, edit, delete, or clear everything and start fresh
  • Randomly generated systems
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Download as SVG or PNG

Known Issues

  • Eccentric orbits are a little bit buggy and don't render properly in some situations.
  • The UI on deeply nested orbits gets too squished
  • Randomize hotkey doesn't work in some browser  Fixed! see v0.1.1
  • Downloads currently only render what's being displayed. Too much white space for small systems and big systems may be cut off. Fixed! see v0.1.2
  • Randomize currently doesn't add binary planets/moons.

Planned Features

  • Different line weights, dashed lines, etc.
  • Different shapes for planets/stars
  • Ability to rotate binaries, adjust spacing between stars, etc.
  • Pan/scroll
  • Better procgen (and a random system at startup)
  • Save/Load

Files

  • minimalist-system-generator 191 kB
    56 days ago
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