System Features Rings

This OXP adds some dust rings to a few planets in each galaxy. Whether those rings are traditional gas giant rings or debris rings from industry or long-past battles depends on your planet texture OXP.

Download

Download using the extension manager in the game, or using the following link: System Features: Rings 2.3. (Requires Oolite 1.80 or later)

24/07/2017 - Version 2.3:

• code cleanup.
• rings fade into blue when entering the atmosphere (such as when using PlanetFall).

20/07/2017 - Version 2.2:

• smaller ring bands and grains only visible at closer distance.
• improved the issues with moire pattern, in particular at lower resolutions.

20/07/2017 - Version 2.1:

• the large gaps in the rings are now randomized making each system more unique.
• the colour gradient function is also randomized for more unique rings.
• renamed the effect script.

19/07/2017 - Version 2.0:

• rings now have different relative sizes to the planet.
• they also have different radial length.
• applied a slight yellow tint.
• applied ambient light.
• shadows are darker.
• changed the spawning algorithm which, among other things, make the rings more common.
• ring now uses a colour gradient instead of a texture (which is now only used to generate noise).

Version 1.2:

• use 1.80 features, repackage.

Version 1.1:

• improved ring texture and appearance contributed by ZygoUgo.

Version 1.0:

• initial non-beta release.

Requirements

A shader-supporting graphics card is required, the more recent the better. Older shader-supporting cards may be too slow to render the rings at an adequate framerate.

Quick Facts

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Version	Released	License	Features	Category	Author(s)	Feedback
1.2	2014-04-25	CC-BY-SA 3.0	Ring system	Ambience OXPs	cim	Bulletin Board thread