{"author_name":"Kylegar","cat":"LD #19 - Discovery - 2010","comments":[],"epoch":1292656920,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"68465","p_author":"Kylegar","p_authorkey":"3436","p_urlkey":"104268","p_title":"7 hours, Infinite planets","p_cat":"LD #19 - Discovery - 2010","p_event":"LD19","p_time":"1292656920","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"3436","us_name":"Kylegar","us_username":"kylegar","event_start":"1292544000","event_key":"5","event_name":"LD19"},"text":"

So, I’m making a space empire game of some kind. \u00a0So far, I have infinite worlds being generated…kinda.<\/p>\n

The Galaxy is made up of chunks. \u00a0Each chunk has a density according to this density map:<\/p>\n

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The Image itself is 516×516, and the pixel value is the ratio of planets to have in the chunk. \u00a0The Center of the galaxy will have very high density, and the edges will not.<\/p>\n

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The Galaxy keeps track of where the player is. \u00a0It then Generates the current chunk, and each chunk bordering the current. \u00a0Once the player edges past it’s chunk\u00a0boundary, the Galaxy\u00a0rebalances, Centering on the current chunk and generating the borders.<\/p>\n

Currently, there are a max of 10,000 planets per chunk, but since each chunk is 20,000×20,000…thats a very low density. \u00a0I think i might decrease the chunk size.<\/p>","time":"December 18th, 2010 2:22 am","title":"7 hours, Infinite planets"}