tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791631495483462759.post7671351570815655478..comments2024-03-25T07:29:21.225-07:00Comments on 3DWorld: Asteroid Belts and Planet CloudsFrank Gennarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02815853731800103017noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791631495483462759.post-5324405748970186632020-10-15T18:23:22.831-07:002020-10-15T18:23:22.831-07:00Planet orbits are spheres to make the math easier,...Planet orbits are spheres to make the math easier, and to avoid having too much temperature change. This tends to mess up the fleet battle gameplay because someone may place a colony on a planet that later gets too hot or too cold. Asteroid belts can be elliptical. And of course the planets are also too close together, and move way too fast. It makes things easier to visualize. Who wants to explore a real solar system that's almost all empty space full of objects that you can't tell are moving?Frank Gennarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02815853731800103017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791631495483462759.post-15909474500432986862020-10-15T17:10:33.528-07:002020-10-15T17:10:33.528-07:00I am sorry to say your orbital mechanics are nonse...I am sorry to say your orbital mechanics are nonsense, but the results look pretty good!Paul Spoonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17640871289041630907noreply@blogger.com