[jdjtcagle]

Ok, this is mostly fiction...

My interpretation of a Cappela Colony



Radiation:  Binary System = Extreme Radiation?? (doesn't know if that means there wouldn't be water??), If so, would mean probably mean that marine animals can survive from earth on this planet??

Size: Twice the size of Earth

Moons: One Moon / small

Seasons:  With one small moon, there would probably be radical changes... (help me out)

Life:  Would have to be sheltered from radiation and maybe weather...

Ground Material/Water:  Powdery Ash/Yes, maybe

Now could you help to straighten some things out with my theories??

[kasperl]

Terragen?

Well, if you want to be nitpicky, with your average binary (trinary, actually, IIRC) system, your planets are forked. The orbits will be oddball, the heat difference huge, and there would be some more problems I'm too tired to list.

[jdjtcagle]

Ahh.. forget about the render, Terragen couldn't show Bibary, Trinary Systems so I had to add it manually...  Hmm... Interesting, please list them all.

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My interpretation of RibosIV



Radiation:  Normal, I made the atmosphere thick (as you can see), and the star is far away...

About the size of Mars and has four small asteroid like moons.

Seasons:  Very cold (because of distance and color of star) and probably extreme change (because of moons?)

Life:  Life would definately have to be sheltered because of extreme cold and a very thick atmosphere.

Ground Material/Water:  Rocky and (maybe), the only water would be underground??

Now could you help to straighten some things out with my theories??

[jdjtcagle]

Look at this Kasperl, according to this... It's possible to have a habitable zone
Link

[jdjtcagle]

My interpretation of a Ikeya Colony (as viewed in a Fs Animation) (Note:  I can't find an actual star named Ikeya, so if you could help there... that would be great too)



Radiation: Well, as you can see the star is VERY close (but that doesn't mean the atmosphere can't be WAY more effective at blocking radiation)  

Size: Around the size of Earth and has Two rather large moons on both sides of the planet...

Seasons: Tropics kind of warm all year around...

Life:  Ideal place for marine, Human and animal life... only problem that there is no large continents bigger than that of a larger Greenland

Ground Material/ water:  Rocky with Algae and other plant life... no grass/ Alnost completely filled with water

Again, could you help to straighten some things out with my theories??

[Lightspeed]

Any planet to be suitable for life as we know it needs a proper moon.

[jdjtcagle]

What excactly does the Moon affect... Seasons and the Tide, right??

[Corsair]

Just the tide I think. The planet's axis and place in orbit affects season.

[jdjtcagle]

Corair:  yes, but the moon affects the orbt and axis,  Take Mars for example it's orbit is very wobbly because it doesn't have a descent moon.  But, my point is that these on my planets, even though they RibosIV and the Capella one doesn't have strong enough moons they wouldn't be doomed...  My Cappela colony is twice the size of Earth and a smaller moon than Earth's... So, that would make it pretty wobbly, which would also make it's seasons differ but would stabilize the tide... But, the season's would pretty much be the same for the extreme heat problems
And as for my RibosIV, it would also be safe since there is not tide and pretty much barrenly cold...

[jdjtcagle]

My Interpretation of the Deneb Colony as seen in Intro to Fs2



Radiation: Extremely High...  Planet destroyed (I think the Vasudans in the VT war attacked Deneb but I'm not sure...)

Size:  About the Size of Mercury...(IIRC from the planet is very small from the Fs2 Intro... Give me feedback) and three small moons enough to stabilize orbit and tide.

Seasons:   A planet with many diverse seasons similar to Earth.

Life:  This planet was Ideal for life, even though constantly bobarded by a nearby asteroid field, the water has always been undrinkable without special treatment, and the atmosphere had strange effects on the Human body, though with the help of technology it can be avoided to support life.  

Ground Material/Water:  Rocky - Ashy / Yes, water was not a problem

So does anybody like these??

[Tiara]

Well, you need to do stuff with your terrain maps they are kind of dull right now (single color). You can add sand layers, grass layers, dirt layers, etc. Hell, you can add hot pink sand layers

Also, the first and last one seem to have mountains that don't vary in height. Try to vary your height levels as well.

Here, something I made so you know what I'm talking about with the layers and all;





I do like the composition of the last one though

[jdjtcagle]

Wow!!!... That's amazing, I got to do somethig with mine, they look horrible now, compared to that one

[jdjtcagle]

My Interpretation of Delta Serpentis (SP?) - The New Terran Capital.



Radiation:  Normal

Size:  4/5 the size of Earth

Moons:  One Large moon/ similar to Earth's Moon only in size

Seasons:  Diversity in seasons

Life:  This planets has a problem with the Carbon Dioxide cycle through the Oceans floor... Earth's carbon dioxide cycle is nearly perfect for life, but Delta Serpentis gets too little active volcano's on the ocean floor so the carbo dioxide levels are not right for life. The ten years before the TV War, Terrans spent of time and money to Terra form the planet, after the project it has become the most Earth like planet since Earth itself.  It's also the first planet outside Earth to grow a type of Grass, though it's very short

Ground Material/Water:  Diverse/Yes

How do you like the planet of GOLD?  

[Bobboau]

Capella is actualy a quaternary system, four stars, though the game doesn't ever mention or show this.

[jdjtcagle]

yep, G5-Yellow Giant, G0-Yellow Giant, M2-Red Dwarf, M4-Red Dwarf.  

[WMCoolmon]

Maybe it's just me, but I'd think the color changes towards blue, yellow, or red would be a bit more subtle for different planets. The landscapes look good, although Terragen doesn't seem to like ice.

[jdjtcagle]

I'm sorry... but is subtile a good compliment?? what did you mean by that

[WMCoolmon]

Ehm, what I meant was the landscapes look good but the suns seem to be colored in the extreme. I think a sun would be more whitish and less greenish, for example, when seen from a planet.

[jdjtcagle]

Actually the sun's are canon to there color, Ribos is a Red star, Delta Serpentis is a white star, but reflects in the atmosphere as a yellowish sort of color...  But, I think the yellow gives a alienish feel, if it was blue then it would seen to look like Earth which make it feel like an Earth like planet is not that rare... Which... do you get what I'm saying??

[Lightspeed]

The lucifer only beamed one planet. ONE, and that was Vasuda Prime.