Posted by: Second Foundationer
« on: May 30, 2020, 03:11:38 AM »I like these ideas very much, both of them. Or more generally: more optional setup control over random system generation parameters.
The majority of my universes tend to lean towards hard science to the degree that's feasible within the "trans-Newtonian" framework; so the "realistic seed" as you described it appeals to me without thinking. But, Aurora is -fiction at least as much as science-, and at times I wish to head for, say, a core map full of old stars and black holes. Or a universe of binaries. Or a vast desert of near-empty small-star systems where any system with a decent rock in it becomes immensely valuable and managing logistics become a central challenge. To have such things generated randomly by Aurora controlled through a few parameters in starting options would be a galactic treat.
The majority of my universes tend to lean towards hard science to the degree that's feasible within the "trans-Newtonian" framework; so the "realistic seed" as you described it appeals to me without thinking. But, Aurora is -fiction at least as much as science-, and at times I wish to head for, say, a core map full of old stars and black holes. Or a universe of binaries. Or a vast desert of near-empty small-star systems where any system with a decent rock in it becomes immensely valuable and managing logistics become a central challenge. To have such things generated randomly by Aurora controlled through a few parameters in starting options would be a galactic treat.