[MUD-Dev] Planet/Solar System Generation

[Christopher Allen]

From: "Wes Connell" <wconnell at adhesive.com>":
> Does anyone have any good links to some planet/solar system generation
> resources? I'm looking for some algorithms or cgis that will correctly
> generate a planet. The depth of detail I am looking for is like size of
the
> planet, distance from its star, size / temp of its star. At the same time
> making sure the planet would be habitable and such. The physics behind
such
> a task are currently beyond my ability.
>
> Also planet/terrain generation that is geophysically correct would be
great.
> Even to go as far as plate movement, mineral make up, and weather
patterns.
>
> Anyone know of such resources?

Most of my favorite resources in this area are listed at:

Three-D Starmaps -- <http://www.clark.net/pub/nyrath/starmap.html>
Wolrd Building -- <http://www.hut.fi/~vesanto/world.build.html>
How to Build a World --
<http://www.rz.uni-frankfurt.de/~feist/games/w-build.html>
CSU WorldBuilders --
<http://web.calstatela.edu/academic/builders/index.html>
Alien Design Biblograph -- <http://www.branta.demon.co.uk/alien-design/>
Principles of Planetary Biology --
<http://www.planetarybiology.com/principl.htm>
Application - It's Full of Stars --
<http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/7472/ifosweb/index.htm>
Applications - WorldBuilder 1.6
<http://www.best.com/~jendave/builder/world/index.html>
Application - Star Generator
<http://www.best.com/~jendave/builder/world/index.html>
Application - Terragen <http://planetside.co.uk/terragen/tginstall.shtml>
Application - Warp <http://archiginnasio.dsnet.it/max/warp/>
Web Application - Fractal Worldmap program
<http://www.lysator.liu.se/~johol/fwmg/fwmg.html>
Web Application - An applet for synthesising solar systems
<http://www.geocities.com/Area51/6902/w_accr.html>
Web Application - Alien Planet Designer

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