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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fineus on April 21, 2002, 02:38:25 am
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Thats right ladies and gents, yours for the total sum of a 10Mb download - browse the galaxy in OpenGL from your desktop!
Click Me! (http://ennui.shatters.net/celestia/)
Seriously, this program rocks for anyone with a passing interest in the Galaxy, and it looks pretty as well :)
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w00t! This is cool!
*7 megs left* :D
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downloading...
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Hey, you guys wanna see something REALLY cool? Focus on the Sun. Then, turn on constelation views, so it draws lines between the stars in the constellations. Next, click on another star somewhere in one of the constellations, then zoom in on it. You'll realize how incredibly 3D those "flat" constellations are. Totally unrecognizable from ANYWHERE but Earth. I've always known it in my head, but now I've seen it....
This is an incredible piece of software - thanks for pointing it out! (-:
--TurboNed
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:jaw: this is neat and I just opened it for just a few seconds :D
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Nice... I'm downloading as we speak. :nod: Cheers, T. :)
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it remindes me of IW2 somehow ;) :nod:
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Dowloading now....w00t
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everyone is downloading it seems, it would fo taken under a minute for me if it wasent for those freakin modem problems
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I just got a wonderful idea, if we could just modify the Celestia engine and add an online multiplayer settings then transform it into 360o Node Wars 3D :drevil:
then possibly we could then make a single player version with AI, then that gose along with having game bots ;7 :drevil:
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So long as it's an accurate and useful representation, and can possibly be modified to include more objects, then this looks like it could be good.
*adds to the growing list of 3D star maps*
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All I can say is - this is EXACTLY what i've been looking for.
An accurate 3D representation of the galaxy...is you just tagged a database onto it it will be better than redshift!
downloading now :)
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:lol:, so Ikeya is an asteriod!
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Originally posted by Mr. Vega
:lol:, so Ikeya is an asteriod!
and Capella dosent have any Shivans :(
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Bugger.
It doesnt have eta carinae!!
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It dosent have Vasuda eather :(
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Bugger.
It doesnt have eta carinae!!
It dosent have Vasuda eather :(
Ahhh, but that's the beauty of an open source project. Who needs the REAL galaxy, when we can create our own which'll be FAR more interesting.
That's an amazing engine, by the way. Wow.
--TurboNed
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Seems like the source is there...
neat, anyone mirrored this yet? the download rates is awful...
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well no more lurking around the internet just to research so I can make my Sol missions look more accurate :)
ekk, more background changes :sigh:
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Originally posted by Inquisitor
Seems like the source is there...
neat, anyone mirrored this yet? the download rates is awful...
odd, I was downloading it at about 90 kb/s
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It seems nice, I'll tell you my opinion when it's downloaded, IN 3 MORE HOURS!!! :mad:
Sucks to have a 56k connection that bearly makes 40k, oh well, I'll leave it downloading and go do something else...
This is an incredible piece of software - thanks for pointing it out! (-:
That's right, THX!!
:D
EDIT: Misspelled barely...
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Originally posted by Inquisitor
Seems like the source is there...
neat, anyone mirrored this yet? the download rates is awful...
There's a bunch of mirrors. D/load this program (http://download.com.com/redir?pid=10037157&merid=67776&mfgid=67776<ype=dl_dlnow&lop=link&edId=3&siteId=4&oId=3002-20-10037157&ontId=20&dlrs=1&destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fdownload9.speedbit.com%2Fdap5.exe). It'll speed up your d/loads a bit and autmomatically searches for any mirrors there are. It's also free (there are banner ads though :()
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Originally posted by Dr.Zer0
I just got a wonderful idea, if we could just modify the Celestia engine and add an online multiplayer settings then transform it into 360o Node Wars 3D :drevil:
then possibly we could then make a single player version with AI, then that gose along with having game bots ;7 :drevil:
There are plenty of more suitable realtime engines for NW out there - 5th Sun, Stellar Frontier and SAIS to name a few...
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Originally posted by Inquisitor
Seems like the source is there...
A good point - I've got some mods for it and it seems incredibly easy to make a fully functioning system. We could have a 3D starmap of GTVA space within a month - complete with nodes (since any model can be put in there...).
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Originally posted by Thunder
A good point - I've got some mods for it and it seems incredibly easy to make a fully functioning system. We could have a 3D starmap of GTVA space within a month - complete with nodes (since any model can be put in there...).
That'd be nice..... really nice....;7 :D
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Originally posted by Thunder
A good point - I've got some mods for it and it seems incredibly easy to make a fully functioning system. We could have a 3D starmap of GTVA space within a month - complete with nodes (since any model can be put in there...).
That's the best idea I've heard all month. :nod::yes:
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Originally posted by Setekh
That's the best idea I've heard all month. :nod::yes:
what about mine :(
second :D
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Originally posted by Thunder
A good point - I've got some mods for it and it seems incredibly easy to make a fully functioning system. We could have a 3D starmap of GTVA space within a month - complete with nodes (since any model can be put in there...).
(http://members.cox.net/wmcoolmon/images/yes.gif):nod::yes:
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Originally posted by WMCoolmon
(http://members.cox.net/wmcoolmon/images/yes.gif):nod::yes:
LOL! :lol:!!
I can't wait to see what all the fuss is about.. :)
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Originally posted by sandwich
LOL! :lol:!!
I can't wait to see what all the fuss is about.. :)
*gasp* the sandwitch is back! you relly dident miss much ;)
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Originally posted by sandwich
LOL! :lol:!!
I can't wait to see what all the fuss is about.. :)
I can't wait to put in the backwards :yes:... ;)
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Originally posted by Thunder
A good point - I've got some mods for it and it seems incredibly easy to make a fully functioning system. We could have a 3D starmap of GTVA space within a month - complete with nodes (since any model can be put in there...).
Hmm... Hmm, indeed.
* wonders *
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Originally posted by TurboNed
Ahhh, but that's the beauty of an open source project. Who needs the REAL galaxy, when we can create our own which'll be FAR more interesting.
In relation to the first case you quoted, Eta Carinae is a real star, and of quite significance to astronomers at that. Omitting this star could be seen as quite an oversight.
A while ago I began developing a 3D node map for the Freespace universe, however it was in model form instead of a readily openable and browsable program. There were still a few gaps to fill concerning fictitious stars, but I'm sure something could've been worked out. At least someone else can now work on such a premise with relative ease.
*waits for the download queue to free up*
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Originally posted by Setekh
There are plenty of more suitable realtime engines for NW out there - 5th Sun, Stellar Frontier and SAIS to name a few...
This would be fun for browsing the NW universe.
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Eta Carinae scares me.
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Originally posted by WMCoolmon
(http://members.cox.net/wmcoolmon/images/yes.gif):nod::yes:
"HUG ME!"
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Originally posted by Zeronet
This would be fun for browsing the NW universe.
I came up with the idea ;)
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Originally posted by WMCoolmon
(http://members.cox.net/wmcoolmon/images/yes.gif):nod::yes:
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Originally posted by Zeronet
This would be fun for browsing the NW universe.
I suppose so. But no battles... not without some major changes, anyway. All the previous already support that. ;) But yes, for browsing, this would kick some m34t. :D
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I finally managed to download the program. Very nice, pretty much has to be the best 3D map I've seen so far. Hopefully they'll make it easier to insert new stars and expand upon the (real) universe.
It's so good to look at the night sky from Pi Puppis, don't ask me why :)
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If you want something really weird to look at - get into a position to view the orbits of the first few planets of Sol, speed up time and watch Earths orbit (you have to speed time up a lot)... something is badly wrong there!
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Ummm.... Earth's not supposed to do that... :confused:
Apparently it's a known problem and they'll be working on the mechanics further. But it's all still good.
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Originally posted by Kazashi
Ummm.... Earth's not supposed to do that... :confused:
Apparently it's a known problem and they'll be working on the mechanics further. But it's all still good.
Uhm, I hope it's a bug - that could be a nasty ending for the solar system... :lol:
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Originally posted by sandwich
Uhm, I hope it's a bug - that could be a nasty ending for the solar system... :lol:
Indeed.
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Originally posted by sandwich
Uhm, I hope it's a bug - that could be a nasty ending for the solar system... :lol:
Well there seems to be a hell of a lot of chunks of rock heading at Earth lately... how many of them are real remains to be seen...
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Originally posted by Thunder
Well there seems to be a hell of a lot of chunks of rock heading at Earth lately... how many of them are real remains to be seen...
I don't think it'll be that much of a problem, it happens something like 2 million years from now or so. :p
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It was kinda fun watching all the planets eventually lose their orbits and disappear into nothingness after a few hundred thousand years. Laughingly inaccurate, but fun....
....at least, I hope it's inaccurate :eek: