The Next "Celestia"
Posted: 29.04.2005, 10:17
Ok, hopefully, for all of our sakes, this idea that myself & probably many of you out there have been toying with, I do really hope this is the beginning of it, because I wanna get started asap, because if WE can pull this off.. 
Ok. Now please dont think that im trying to hijack Celestia, or the idea, or this forum, but I dont think of anywhere else I could really post it?
The concept, basically, is to create a new type of program, somwhere along the lines of Celestia, but more upto scratch with modern computer gaming, graphical, & rendering technologies, plus a wee bit more ofcourse..
Basically its this, its a Celestia type program, integrated with an Orbiter/Space Simulator type program, with also a real time in program editor, which would allow you, for example, to drag & drop a planet, moon, asteroid, or even a star, & observe the effects.. Perhaps you wish to cause the biggest & most spectacular meteorite shower in history? Or maybe you would like to see what happens when you drop a few big stars near each other? Or even fling planets into the path of each other & observe it break up accordingly with how much force you told the objects to be travelling at, ect, ect.. Yeah, physics... Done properly ( not the piss poor effort in HL2 (which they actually directly copied from another game)), would give the program even more appeal, I mean, thats like a game in itself.. You could literally see the (almost) infinate combinations of placing this here & that there, & oh what if that was there?
Ok yeah.. Thats just some of what its going to be..
Pressing just a button, or with just a mouse click or two you can switch to whatever space vehicles will be in the program, & have all sorts of fun, skipping across a planets atmosphere, dodging thru an asteroid field on your way to a previously unvisited, exotic star system..
The base package would all be PRETTY much all of realistic content, barring a few space/starships that donot/maynot exist
Freeware.. Could it be done? I wasnt EXACTLY planning on it.. But a definate must be of this would be a very cheap product.. Not in quality ofcourse.. But I believe that if you make a game cheap enough to begin with, then people will be more inclinded to purchase it, no inflation bullshit, just enough money to cover all the necessary expenses, some left over for the people who put in the hard yakka, I just find it rediculous how some of these people get so greedy.. Im not greedy, im not thinking about the money, im thinking about building a program better that I would want to use.
Dont get me wrong, Celestia kicks arse, always will, but times are moving on.. & only so much optimization can be done before a full revamp is in order.
Would be mad if this could get the Celestia team aboard, would never dream of trying to compete against people who have brought somthing marvellous & quiet useful into this world, I would much rather be along side them, helping to create the next, best space program.
Seriously guys.. Somthing done along the lines I have describes will absolutely be beneficial for the Astronomical community.. I think somthing like that would make an even more formidable educational tool then Celestia currently is, & also help to spark an active interest in Astronomy in many people..
I mean, CMON, who doesnt wanna make a planet or two go boom?
Ok. Now please dont think that im trying to hijack Celestia, or the idea, or this forum, but I dont think of anywhere else I could really post it?
The concept, basically, is to create a new type of program, somwhere along the lines of Celestia, but more upto scratch with modern computer gaming, graphical, & rendering technologies, plus a wee bit more ofcourse..
Basically its this, its a Celestia type program, integrated with an Orbiter/Space Simulator type program, with also a real time in program editor, which would allow you, for example, to drag & drop a planet, moon, asteroid, or even a star, & observe the effects.. Perhaps you wish to cause the biggest & most spectacular meteorite shower in history? Or maybe you would like to see what happens when you drop a few big stars near each other? Or even fling planets into the path of each other & observe it break up accordingly with how much force you told the objects to be travelling at, ect, ect.. Yeah, physics... Done properly ( not the piss poor effort in HL2 (which they actually directly copied from another game)), would give the program even more appeal, I mean, thats like a game in itself.. You could literally see the (almost) infinate combinations of placing this here & that there, & oh what if that was there?
Ok yeah.. Thats just some of what its going to be..
Pressing just a button, or with just a mouse click or two you can switch to whatever space vehicles will be in the program, & have all sorts of fun, skipping across a planets atmosphere, dodging thru an asteroid field on your way to a previously unvisited, exotic star system..
The base package would all be PRETTY much all of realistic content, barring a few space/starships that donot/maynot exist
Freeware.. Could it be done? I wasnt EXACTLY planning on it.. But a definate must be of this would be a very cheap product.. Not in quality ofcourse.. But I believe that if you make a game cheap enough to begin with, then people will be more inclinded to purchase it, no inflation bullshit, just enough money to cover all the necessary expenses, some left over for the people who put in the hard yakka, I just find it rediculous how some of these people get so greedy.. Im not greedy, im not thinking about the money, im thinking about building a program better that I would want to use.
Dont get me wrong, Celestia kicks arse, always will, but times are moving on.. & only so much optimization can be done before a full revamp is in order.
Would be mad if this could get the Celestia team aboard, would never dream of trying to compete against people who have brought somthing marvellous & quiet useful into this world, I would much rather be along side them, helping to create the next, best space program.
Seriously guys.. Somthing done along the lines I have describes will absolutely be beneficial for the Astronomical community.. I think somthing like that would make an even more formidable educational tool then Celestia currently is, & also help to spark an active interest in Astronomy in many people..
I mean, CMON, who doesnt wanna make a planet or two go boom?
your whole paragraph sounds rather confuse. I also can't spot much of an "idea" except that you plan to sell the result.