SpaceEngine - Simulation

whoppaXXLwhoppaXXL Join Date: 2006-11-03 Member: 58298Members, Reinforced - Shadow
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<a href="http://en.spaceengine.org/" target="_blank">http://en.spaceengine.org/</a>

>What's space engine?
An absolutely amazing space sim where you can explore the whole virgo supercluster (thousands of galaxies). Each galaxy is filled with billions-trillions of stars and each star has an average of 6 or so planets. Each planet is fully detailed.

>How does this work?
The game has nearly all of the known galaxies, stars, and planets in the virgo supercluster catalogued already but the rest of the stars/planets are procedurally generated.

>How do I get it?
Go to the link. download it. its free. It is also developed by a single russian dude. Absolute cool guy!
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    <center><object width="450" height="356"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pPP0cS5_jw4"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pPP0cS5_jw4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="356"></embed></object></center>
    Space is big.
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  • whoppaXXLwhoppaXXL Join Date: 2006-11-03 Member: 58298Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited August 2011
    <!--quoteo(post=1870864:date=Aug 24 2011, 01:15 AM:name=Align)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Align @ Aug 24 2011, 01:15 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1870864"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Space is big.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    .. and beautiful! Thanks for posting the vid, forgot about that.
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  • RetalesRetales Panigg cultist Join Date: 2003-08-07 Member: 19180Members
    I peed a little at the ~2:45 part. And the view of Jupiter from the surface of Europa.

    Downloading, hopefully my computer can run it.
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    My planets and moons don't have textures, tried fiddling with the graphics settings... They're just a bunch of balls in space...
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  • SvenpaSvenpa Wait, what? Join Date: 2004-01-03 Member: 25012Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1871025:date=Aug 25 2011, 12:25 AM:name=Kouji_San)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kouji_San @ Aug 25 2011, 12:25 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1871025"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->My planets and moons don't have textures, tried fiddling with the graphics settings... They're just a bunch of balls in space...<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    It takes a lot of time for it to load in the textures, check the bottom of the screen if it seems finished. I also suspect only a few terran plants actually have cliffs and mountains.
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    yeh, but that's just the thing... It loads and creates textures/meshes and then nothing but a big ball in space, with some height mapping going on I'm guessing. It's just that I see way to much mist and no textures T_T
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  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    holy crap, nice find. I got lost in it for like an hour before I crashed it (I think I tried to goto the surface of a yellow giant at the center of the milky way while I had time sped up to like 10^10 or something). the scope/scale really boggles the mind. I wish it ran smoother. Anyway, now I feel like Mrs. Brown after this:
    <center><object width="450" height="356"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JWVshkVF0SY"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JWVshkVF0SY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="356"></embed></object></center>
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    Heh zoom out and zoom out to go beyond the realms of the Milkyway and be amazed at how TINY we are :D
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  • RetalesRetales Panigg cultist Join Date: 2003-08-07 Member: 19180Members
    Not working for me :[ . Something graphics card related apparently, haven't really looked deep into it.

    That's why I have a favour to ask of you! Take a screenshot (for wallpaper purposes, so disable the HUD if possible) of a planet in our solar system from the surface of a moon orbiting them. So for example a picture of Jupiter from the surface of Io (or if there's something else in a closer orbit), so that the surface of the moon you're on also shows.
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  • SvenpaSvenpa Wait, what? Join Date: 2004-01-03 Member: 25012Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1871142:date=Aug 25 2011, 05:55 PM:name=Retales)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Retales @ Aug 25 2011, 05:55 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1871142"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Not working for me :[ . Something graphics card related apparently, haven't really looked deep into it.

    That's why I have a favour to ask of you! Take a screenshot (for wallpaper purposes, so disable the HUD if possible) of a planet in our solar system from the surface of a moon orbiting them. So for example a picture of Jupiter from the surface of Io (or if there's something else in a closer orbit), so that the surface of the moon you're on also shows.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Here's a few variations that should fit your description. Sadly being really close to the surface only shows some rather low res textures.

    <a href="http://imageshack.us/g/833/scr00003cp.jpg/" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/g/833/scr00003cp.jpg/</a>
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  • whoppaXXLwhoppaXXL Join Date: 2006-11-03 Member: 58298Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited August 2011
    <!--quoteo(post=1871142:date=Aug 25 2011, 07:55 AM:name=Retales)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Retales @ Aug 25 2011, 07:55 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1871142"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Not working for me :[ . Something graphics card related apparently, haven't really looked deep into it.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    You problably have a graphics card that doesn't support the OpenGL version. I have the same problem. I just found that with a friend and on his machine it runs as smooth as an elven ass is clean.

    As for Kouji - you may find help in the troubleshooting forums!
    <a href="http://spaceengine.ucoz.ru/forum/" target="_blank">http://spaceengine.ucoz.ru/forum/</a>

    Feel free to post screenshots, i'm gonna ask my buddy about his and post them.


    Heeeree:

    <img src="http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6453/1314291955120.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    <img src="http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/4607/1314292044572.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    <img src="http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/5928/1314292241220.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    <img src="http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/4022/1314293777649.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    <img src="http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/1397/1314292908431.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    <img src="http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/3993/1314294289816.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    <img src="http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9230/1314295152023.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    edited August 2011
    <img src="http://members.home.nl/m.borgman/ns-forum/smileys/wtf.gif" border="0" class="linked-image" /> those are awesome. *goes onto their forums to see if my blobs of flatness can be fixed*


    Apparently the main.cfg config file is VRam is set at 1024 at default, I now set it at 512Mb and it works!
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  • whoppaXXLwhoppaXXL Join Date: 2006-11-03 Member: 58298Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited August 2011
    Be sure to listen to epic space exploration music!

    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_hY05grgJ8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_hY05grgJ8</a>

    <a href="http://www.eveonline.com/download/music/" target="_blank">http://www.eveonline.com/download/music/</a>

    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc&list=FLIEslEaFzARcE05-WujcNog&index=1&feature=plpp" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc...mp;feature=plpp</a>

    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOEDsZbR6jE&list=FLIEslEaFzARcE05-WujcNog&index=2&feature=plpp" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOEDsZbR6jE...mp;feature=plpp</a>


    Just adding some, maybe they get you the mood.

    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh3og5wKB1c&list=FLIEslEaFzARcE05-WujcNog&index=259&feature=plpp" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh3og5wKB1c...mp;feature=plpp</a>

    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh3og5wKB1c&list=FLIEslEaFzARcE05-WujcNog&index=259&feature=plpp" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh3og5wKB1c...mp;feature=plpp</a>

    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0kGAz6HYM8&list=FLIEslEaFzARcE05-WujcNog&index=269&feature=plpp" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0kGAz6HYM8...mp;feature=plpp</a>

    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lm6pEhykhs&list=FLIEslEaFzARcE05-WujcNog&index=275&feature=plpp" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lm6pEhykhs...mp;feature=plpp</a>

    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDUKnRVdcm0&list=FLIEslEaFzARcE05-WujcNog&index=261&feature=plpp" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDUKnRVdcm0...mp;feature=plpp</a>

    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRXQsQKGqIU&list=FLIEslEaFzARcE05-WujcNog&index=189&feature=plpp" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRXQsQKGqIU...mp;feature=plpp</a>




    etc.
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    edited August 2011
    Homeworld theme?
    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOJaXybK4_A" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOJaXybK4_A</a>


    Some interesting stuff to see

    <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Star-sizes.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Star-sizes.jpg/800px-Star-sizes.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /></a>
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  • SvenpaSvenpa Wait, what? Join Date: 2004-01-03 Member: 25012Members, Constellation
    edited August 2011
    <!--quoteo(post=1871170:date=Aug 25 2011, 08:37 PM:name=whoppaXXL)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (whoppaXXL @ Aug 25 2011, 08:37 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1871170"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->You problably have a graphics card that doesn't support the OpenGL version. I have the same problem. I just found that with a friend and on his machine it runs as smooth as an elven ass is clean.

    [IMAGES]<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Give me your ingame settings or your main.cfg if you have changed it, im at proxima 1 and the rock formations are hilariously bad looking. I have all the graphic options which enhance graphics ticked and set the LOD to 3 (tried lowering it and it just stopped loading crap at all). It's also loading stuff forever, I've been sitting on the same spot for 10min now and it still isn't finished :(. We'll see if it eventually turns out like your rock formations.

    Protip: Don't change loading mode, it gives you around 0,8 fps and forces you to essentially force kill the process.

    EDIT: Checking the forums it seems to be a problem with ATI cards :.( gonna try disabling craters.
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    Those pictures completely killed any passing interest I may have had in this program.

    Why?

    Lens flares. Jesus Christ. Somebody actually spent time on programming IN a feature to make pictures look like ######. Good job.
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  • SvenpaSvenpa Wait, what? Join Date: 2004-01-03 Member: 25012Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1871211:date=Aug 25 2011, 11:37 PM:name=lolfighter)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (lolfighter @ Aug 25 2011, 11:37 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1871211"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Those pictures completely killed any passing interest I may have had in this program.

    Why?

    Lens flares. Jesus Christ. Somebody actually spent time on programming IN a feature to make pictures look like ######. Good job.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    It's a option you can tick off in the graphics menu but they are helpful when navigating a solarsystem so I mostly keep em on. Note that some of my pictures are taken one with lensflare and one without.
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    Passing interest restored. Still kind of suspicious though. <i>I'm watching you, program.</i>
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    Can someone explain to me what a "Very warm ice giant" is :D
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  • whoppaXXLwhoppaXXL Join Date: 2006-11-03 Member: 58298Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=1871197:date=Aug 25 2011, 12:46 PM:name=Svenpa)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Svenpa @ Aug 25 2011, 12:46 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1871197"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->EDIT: Checking the forums it seems to be a problem with ATI cards :.( gonna try disabling craters.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Yeah, my buddy has a NVIDIA card - this could explain EVERYTHING.


    moar pektschours

    <img src="http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/4560/1314333961085.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    <img src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2322/1314334474554.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    <img src="http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/8691/1314335221672.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    <img src="http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/5084/1314336101980.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

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  • SvenpaSvenpa Wait, what? Join Date: 2004-01-03 Member: 25012Members, Constellation
    Really, what's with the yellow/orange and green terra planets? Most pictures I've seen here and other places (and in-game) often turn up that particular colorscheme for terra type planets.
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  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    Anyone else have the program freeze up every few seconds? I get 60 fps usually and then the thing locks up for a few seconds, every few seconds, particularly when I'm close to a detailed object. Must be my vid card (Radeon HD 6800).
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  • HackepeterHackepeter Join Date: 2003-06-08 Member: 17107Members, Constellation
    OMG! Thank you so much for posting this! I just love such kind of software, it's so amazing to fly with umpteen times of light speed thought the space woooohhhhhh!!!! Great Simulation!
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  • TemphageTemphage Join Date: 2009-10-28 Member: 69158Members
    edited August 2011
    OI:FJ:OIWE:OWIN:LKASDALIHCBUIKOSZHYKVBIAL:IDCYVBAIYQDHUBQIWDHIFVGUHJASNZXCJNLAGS
    DASDG




    MUST HAVE MORE SPACE THINGS


    EDIT: So this thing crashes every 7 seconds... "GL_OUT_OF_MEMORY'. 8GB system, 3GB VRAM... yeah.... no.
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  • NeonSpyderNeonSpyder &quot;Das est NTLDR?&quot; Join Date: 2003-07-03 Member: 17913Members
    I have an ATI card so everytime I go near a planet the application tries to run physx terrain-generation on my cpu instead of the gpu... so.. uh.. basically it doesn't work.

    Which is a shame because the flying around in space (not near planets) is suitably incredible and the pictures of the planets makes my balls ache they look so good.
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  • TemphageTemphage Join Date: 2009-10-28 Member: 69158Members
    edited August 2011
    I've yet to see any of these mountain range shots.

    I have more than enough power to run this - and I'm not even on an ATI card. 2x GTX580s, 8GB system RAM, 4GHZ CPU i7 something or other... all the drivers are up to date.


    Whenever I go near a planet's surface it's flat and plain and ugly no matter what my LOD settings are - though that's not really fair because LOD of +1 or higher is like instant "Out of memory" fail, even though I can clearly see it's not using more than 1GB of VRAM - even the log.se file says it can see all 3GB of my VRAM.

    I don't think I've used this for more than 3 minutes at a time without getting this:

    <img src="http://i.imgur.com/MtzgK.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    Apparently space is littered with them.

    <img src="http://i.imgur.com/oXgo2.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    It crashed instantly after taking this picture.
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  • whoppaXXLwhoppaXXL Join Date: 2006-11-03 Member: 58298Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Sorry for I can't help you with your Problems Guys! Though nice shot Temphage. ;)

    Only thing I can suggest (which you obviously tried first me thinks) is to check out the troubleshooting forums.

    <a href="http://spaceengine.ucoz.ru/forum/4" target="_blank">http://spaceengine.ucoz.ru/forum/4</a>


    Other that that, you could try version .93 rather than .94 - it seems some People have a better run with this.

    All we can do for the moment is waiting for the next version which will eventually look like this:

    <a href="http://spaceengine.ucoz.ru/forum/15-105-1" target="_blank">http://spaceengine.ucoz.ru/forum/15-105-1</a>
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  • TemphageTemphage Join Date: 2009-10-28 Member: 69158Members
    edited August 2011
    Where can I even get 0.93?

    The only thing that seemed promising in that troubleshooting forum was the issue about RAM usage because bizarrely SpaceEngine is only a 32-bit application (<b>it's 2011 why the ###### I am dissapoint</b>). It said to limit your VRAM usage. I have 8GB of SRAM and 3 GB of VRAM, so I set the percentage to something ridiculous like 10% and it still crashes 'out of memory'.

    I'm also getting tons of these gl_invalid_framebuffer_operation_ext errors...
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  • KurrineKurrine Join Date: 2010-07-03 Member: 72235Members
    edited September 2011
    This reminds me of a standalone game I used to follow on Moddb.

    Infinity: The quest for earth
    <a href="http://www.infinity-universe.com/" target="_blank">http://www.infinity-universe.com/</a>

    It seems to still be slowly chugging along in development too. Pretty much all the function of this, but as far as I know all procedurally generated rather than any parts based on real locations. Also it planned to have some gameplay, they have a combat alpha still lying around somewhere in fact, but good luck finding anyone still playing it.

    I'd say Infinity is prettier though in general.

    Edit: Some video of a tech demo:
    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7eREddMjt4&feature=player_embedded&fmt=22" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7eREddMjt4...dded&fmt=22</a> Part 1
    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3muhlQYFgLE&feature=related&fmt=22" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3muhlQYFgLE...ated&fmt=22</a> Part 2
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  • TykjenTykjen Join Date: 2003-01-21 Member: 12552Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    I am Lost in Space. Engine.
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