Project "Celestia Origin", release dated April 30, 2021

[jjcatloaf123]

I finally got it right this time: I have to copy all of Celestia Origin's content and paste it in a folder containing the Vanilla Celestia, and then actually merge their content together.

[gironde]

In Celestia Origin, Vidiba's lua tables have names with the character '_' (underscore), both the file name and the table name. the underscore character is not recognized by the translator of LUT (see even that of LET). The fr.lua en.lua etc ... modules are not translated.

[Art Blos]

I finally got it right this time: I have to copy all of Celestia Origin's content and paste it in a folder containing the Vanilla Celestia, and then actually merge their content together.

In general, the process is understood correctly. Only all this is done automatically using the installation script.
Don't guess, don't experiment. Read the instructions and everything will work out.

In Celestia Origin, Vidiba's lua tables have names with the character '_' (underscore), both the file name and the table name. the underscore character is not recognized by the translator of LUT (see even that of LET). The fr.lua en.lua etc ... modules are not translated.

Okay, I'll pass on the information.

[jjcatloaf123]

So, Neptune's default texture was redesigned so that it is based on the 2020 photos, right? Looks like you're trying to pull off a Smash Ultimate Zelda cast (due to their designs all being based on different game each: Link-BOTW, Sheik-original design based on Sheikah set from BOTW, Zelda-ALBW, Young Link-MM, Ganondorf-OoT, and Toon Link-TWW) treatment with the giant planet textures by having each of them all being based on data by different spacecraft taken many years apart: Jupiter-turn of the millennium, Saturn-the Grand Finale, Uranus-the Grand Tour, and Neptune-relief during the pandemic.

[Art Blos]

Looks like you're trying to pull off a Smash Ultimate Zelda cast

What? O_o

[Gurren Lagann]

What? O_o

For non-gamers, its like having many variants of the same thing. For example, CO has around a dozen variants of jovian textures, from Pioneer 10/11 in the 70s, to Juno and Hubble today.

[Lepestronik]

the underscore character is not recognized by the translator of LUT

The underscore character is automatically replaced with spaces in addsBox.lua and ViDiBaBox.lua when reading tables from config.lua. If you see underscores in the ViDiBa window, then there is probably a failure that is not related to the translator. Please show screenshots.

[trappistplanets]

cmod of apophis from 2018 study (cmod converted and uv mapped from the obj pedro posted in my thread asking about it) viewtopic.php?f=30&t=21153&p=153808#p153808

apophis cmod.zip

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[jjcatloaf123]

How do you make the state/province borders appear?

[Lepestronik]

How do you make the state/province borders appear?

These borders appear at high zoom if medres and hires textures were installed (starting from 16k).

You may add these textures manually unpacking medres and highres archives (only /textures folder from both files).

[gironde]

The underscore character is automatically replaced with spaces in addsBox.lua and ViDiBaBox.lua when reading tables from config.lua. If you see underscores in the ViDiBa window, then there is probably a failure that is not related to the translator. Please show screenshots.

I don't see underscore and the text in fr.lua is not translated

1) variant with underscore in the name of the file and the Adeona table
file 'Adeona_Family.lua' and table name 'Adeona_Family ='
in config.sys: "Adeona_Family", - AB main family of Adeona
in fr.lua: ["Adeona_Family"] = ".... Adeona family [x]",

picture result

2) variant without underscore in the name of the file and the Adeona table
file 'AdeonaFamily.lua' and table name 'AdeonaFamily ='
in config.sys: "AdeonaFamily", - AB main family of Adeona
in fr.lua: ["AdeonaFamily"] = ".... Adeona family [x]",

picture result

[Lepestronik]

1) variant with underscore in the name of the file and the Adeona table
<...>
in fr.lua: ["Adeona_Family"] = ".... Adeona family [x]",

In this case if you want to make a translation using fr.lua, en.lua etc. you should replace these underscores (from filenames and config tables) with spaces in the section between square brackets ONLY in translation file(s), for example:

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["Adeona Family"] = ".... Adeona family [x]"

saving underscores in filenames and config tables.

[gironde]

Lepestronik wrote
In this case if you want to make a translation using fr.lua, en.lua etc. you should replace these underscores (from filenames and config tables) with spaces in the section between square brackets ONLY in translation file(s)

in this case having to write the same name everywhere without underscore and without space : for example AdeonaFamily

[Lepestronik]

in this case having to write the same name everywhere without underscore and without space : for example AdeonaFamily

Just another working method You may use what you prefer

We do this because it allows not to fill in the translation file for English language. It's suitable for simple names. But it won't work for more complex names, for example with commas, quotation marks etc. Then it's necessary to use the method that you had described because it's more universal

[jjcatloaf123]

Why don't the rings of Jupiter, Uranus, and/or Neptune ever overlap those planets' equators nor cast shadows onto their surfaces? How do you get the Venus color texture anyway (the default texture is gray)? Should there ever be a continental drift-like feature for the other Solar System objects (besides the dying Solar System feature)?

[Art Blos]

Why don't the rings of Jupiter, Uranus, and/or Neptune ever overlap those planets' equators nor cast shadows onto their surfaces?

The rings of these planets are very dim. I am not aware of any photographs in which there would be such shadows.
At the same time, Celestia's rendering will still show shadows. But to solve the problem I deliberately connected the rings not to the planets, but to their "phantom copies".

How do you get the Venus color texture anyway (the default texture is gray)?

So far, we only have the usual clouds of Venus. The idea of alternative textures for clouds has been brewing for a long time, but a working mechanism has not yet been invented.

Should there ever be a continental drift-like feature for the other Solar System objects (besides the dying Solar System feature)?

No, continental drift has been found only on Earth.

[jjcatloaf123]

Actually, I mean the color surface texture of Venus. And also, the continental drift-like feature for the other Solar System objects would be like to show what the Solar System would probably look like at different life stages. And by the way, what are "phantom copies?"

[trappistplanets]

Actually, I mean the color surface texture of Venus. And also, the continental drift-like feature for the other Solar System objects would be like to show what the Solar System would probably look like at different life stages. And by the way, what are "phantom copies?"

the general surface color of venus may be somthing like this
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/7398938103 ... 844276957134979142/unknown.png
(my friend askaniy looked at spectrum and helped me guese a color)

[Art Blos]

Actually, I mean the color surface texture of Venus.

The surface color can be selected via the context menu (right mouse button).

And also, the continental drift-like feature for the other Solar System objects would be like to show what the Solar System would probably look like at different life stages.

In any case, we do not have sufficient material and information for this.

And by the way, what are "phantom copies?"

Invisible objects for technical needs.

[jjcatloaf123]

Where does the color for Venus' surface texture come from? Too bad SevenSpheres decided to put his Solar System evolution addon development on hiatus.