So, about that square/sphereical planet debate...

Keon wrote:

Lord Tiel wrote:

I thought topology was mountains and terrain!?

That's topography, if I remember right.

That is worth 80% of a signature.

Thought about the cylinder shape and began to think of what would happen at the edges, I would assume we would just not be able to travel them so what if instead of cylinders we use a torus shaped world then there are no edges

A torus can't be deformed into a sphere, though. If we were doing odd shapes the easiest would be either a flat disk or a ringworld.

What will the edges do? I mean they can't just stop can they?

fr0stbyte124 wrote:

A torus can't be deformed into a sphere, though. If we were doing odd shapes the easiest would be either a flat disk or a ringworld.

As I see it, if we use a cylinder, then we still have the problems of a sphere, but with edges to deal with as well. And well all know that edges are bad, as they will produce odd terrain and gravity.



Fr0stbyte, can't we just have flat worlds that wrap to form a cube from space?

If there are problems with left over areas on the flat-world, then make the world in the shape of a cube's net. Then a player can simply walk off one side and appear on the other, as it would be on a sphere, but it is actually flat and folds into a cube!!!

Does that make sense?

Can't you just make it so that it looks like a sphere from space but is flat when you come close?

Daynel wrote:

Can't you just make it so that it looks like a sphere from space but is flat when you come close?

Does a flat surface wrap into a sphere?

Mackeroth? wrote:

Daynel wrote:

Can't you just make it so that it looks like a sphere from space but is flat when you come close?

Does a flat surface wrap into a sphere?

Wouldn't it be possible to make an optical illusion, so that it looks like a sphere but is actually flat?

Daynel wrote:

Mackeroth? wrote:

Daynel wrote:

Can't you just make it so that it looks like a sphere from space but is flat when you come close?

Does a flat surface wrap into a sphere?

Wouldn't it be possible to make an optical illusion, so that it looks like a sphere but is actually flat?

Yes, but then we would have weird stretching of the world.

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Mackeroth? wrote:

Daynel wrote:

Mackeroth? wrote:

Daynel wrote:

Can't you just make it so that it looks like a sphere from space but is flat when you come close?

Does a flat surface wrap into a sphere?

Wouldn't it be possible to make an optical illusion, so that it looks like a sphere but is actually flat?

Yes, but then we would have weird stretching of the world.

Weird like in "that-looks-pretty-strange" kind of weird or just "that's-got-to-be-some-kind-of-optical-illusion" kind of weird?

Daynel wrote:

Mackeroth? wrote:

Daynel wrote:

Mackeroth? wrote:

Daynel wrote:

Can't you just make it so that it looks like a sphere from space but is flat when you come close?

Does a flat surface wrap into a sphere?

Wouldn't it be possible to make an optical illusion, so that it looks like a sphere but is actually flat?

Yes, but then we would have weird stretching of the world.

Weird like in "that-looks-pretty-strange" kind of weird or just "that's-got-to-be-some-kind-of-optical-illusion" kind of weird?

Weird as in acid-shader weird. I would provide a video, but your internet isn't working fast enough to download it.

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Daynel wrote:

Mackeroth? wrote:

Daynel wrote:

Mackeroth? wrote:

Daynel wrote:

Can't you just make it so that it looks like a sphere from space but is flat when you come close?

Does a flat surface wrap into a sphere?

Wouldn't it be possible to make an optical illusion, so that it looks like a sphere but is actually flat?

Yes, but then we would have weird stretching of the world.

Weird like in "that-looks-pretty-strange" kind of weird or just "that's-got-to-be-some-kind-of-optical-illusion" kind of weird?

Weird as in acid-shader weird. I would provide a video, but your internet isn't working fast enough to download it.

Well, as long as it isn't "please-that's-too-weird-to-look-at" weird, it's ok for me.

The problem with deforming to a cube is that you can't mask the 90 degree edges of a cube. There would be a major overlap of the ground underneath the surface, and gravity is still going to be confusing.

Quick question, if I make it to the core of the world, not dieing of course, will I just float? In terms of the mod of course.

Well since it's not really a spherical model, there's not going to be a central core. The bottom of the map is going to take up just as much surface area as the the top will. Also, it will probably be a giant pool of lava or something like that, with bedrock below the lava. Deep, deep down, of course.

fr0stbyte124 wrote:

The problem with deforming to a cube is that you can't mask the 90 degree edges of a cube. There would be a major overlap of the ground underneath the surface, and gravity is still going to be confusing.

We wouldn't have an overlap as the actual planet would be flat, and the space-render would be a cube. Instead, we would have gaps along the edges of all the faces as unless we can make the edges of each face generate flat, there will be mountains, etc. that will form sheer cliffs from space.

I reckon that we should just have flat planets and be done with it.

I say square.

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Last post in every area! Aww yeah.

Nope.

Make planets spheres.

Nope, all planets are now ringworlds. Bedrock is now the outer hull.

fr0stbyte124 wrote:

Nope, all planets are now ringworlds. Bedrock is now the outer hull.

Sounds good to me, and sometimes the Forerunners visit maybe?

Yeah, and the worlds are superweapons.

and rammstein.

fr0stbyte124 wrote:

Nope, all planets are now ringworlds. Bedrock is now the outer hull.

That is a good idea, but doesn't make much sense.

However: the curvature would be easier, the rectangular planet itself wouldn't have to be stretched to fit onto a sphere, and we don't have to worry about overlapping chunks as much.

I vote all planets are shaped like donuts, it would no edges and you can easily wrap a rectangle into that shape without any poles. Plus we would be completely original.

Planets should be shaped like this:

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