Realistic Stars

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Overview

Based on a discussion on the forum, Setting background stars & nebulas, to give OoLite a more realistic Ambience, this OXP sets various universal settings to match the colours we can see in the night sky. The numbers of stars has also been set to match what the average eye can see in this part of the galaxy (which would vary if you were moving significant distances in a real galaxy, but not over 50 light years :-) ), with a more natural light ambient_level, and the Sun's been moved to give it a more realistic size when near the planet (you might notice this when skimming).

I've used the same technique as Sensible Sun to position the Sun, so this will clash with it, unless you use Realistic Stars SSC (Sensible Sun compatible)!

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Features

System's Sun

  • Realistic Sun Colour
  • Realistic Sun Distance

Sky

  • Realistic Star Density
  • Realistic Nebular colour
  • Realistic Ambient light

Requirements

  • This needs Oolite v1.65 or higher
  • No dependencies here
  • tested with Oolite v1.7 without issue
  • OXZ version tested with Oolite v1.8 without issue

Download

Links

  • Please report any comments on the bulletin board discussion: Realistic Stars
  • Tweaking: see BB thread for a discussion on tweaking this OXP

Quick Facts

Version Released License Features Category Author(s) Feedback
1.1 2012-10-15 CC 3.0 Pretty lights Ambience OXPs Knotty http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12395
Version Released License Features Category Author(s) Feedback
1.1 OXZ 2014-07-22 CC 3.0 Pretty lights Ambience OXPs Knotty http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12395

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