[Planet-classes]

2 hours ago, Context said:

I think this is more likely something up to the players to classify. Why would the Devs give us a bunch of information on planets we haven't discovered yet. It is up to us to explore and find them and then analyze and categorize them, as well as improve the LUA in our ship computers to account for the new type of planet which we may have had trouble landing on or even getting off.

Yes players need to categorize them, but this is just a general categorization, and it’s not what should be in the game, just ideas for it .

[Planet-classes]

basically the same thing but my planet classes are more for categorizing and not for high detail so a Molten  Class H (generally uninhabitable) is saying its a hostile environment with extreme heat.  also im "stealing" some of your info to make the post more informative/useful

 

3 hours ago, 0something0 said:

The different types of planets/objects that exist are so many that it would be foolish to categorize them into a handful of classes. However, it would be useful to have a general descriptor of major features:

• Size
• Atmospheric pressure
• Temperature

There could also be some other importa

Size:

• Subsphereical - Too small to form a sphere
• Micro - Large enough to be spherical, but too small for unaided human habitation without bone decay
• Massive - Large enough for long-term living
• Supermassive - Mass too high for long -term habitation without issues, but low enough to not turn into a star

Atmospheric Pressure

• Vacuum - No or exosphereic atmosphere
• Marginal - Enough air to account for but not enough for unpressurized habitation
• Suitable - Enough air to walk around without pressure suits (THIS DOES NOT GUARANTEE SAFETY FROM ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION)
• Extreme - Too high for unpressurized habitation

Temperature (NOT distance from sun or radiation energy received)

• Hadean - Hot enough for molten rocks
• Gaian - Warm enough for "normal" liquids to stay liquid (i.e. water, gasoline, unsaturated fats)
• Cryogenic - Cold enough for substances such as methane to be liquid
• Supercryogenic - Cold enough for liquid H2

This gives us 4^3 or 64 different types, and we are at the tip of the iceburg. Notable real-life objects categorized would be:

• Venus: Massive, Extreme, Hadean
• Titan: Massive, Suitable, Cryogenic
• Jupiter, Saturn: Supermassive, Extreme, Cryogenic
• Uranus, Neptune: Supermassive, Extreme, Supercryogenic

 

 

[Planet-classes]

this it’s not what should be in the game, just ideas for it .

 

planet classes and a brief description

Class D (planetoid or moon with little to no atmosphere)

Class H (generally uninhabitable, very dangerous and long-term habitation not recommend)

Class J (gas giant)

Class K (habitable,with special gear)

Class L (marginally habitable,may contain life)

Class M (terrestrial aka earth like)

Class N (sulfuric/toxic)

 

Temperature

Hadean/hot - Hot enough for molten rocks
Gaian/normal - Warm enough for "normal" liquids to stay liquid (i.e. water, gasoline, unsaturated fats)
Cryogenic/cold - Cold enough for substances such as methane to be liquid
Supercryogenic/very cold - Cold enough for liquid H2

 

Atmosphere/pressure

Vacuum - No or Little atmosphere
Marginal - Enough air to account for but not enough for unpressurized habitation
Suitable - Enough air to walk around without pressure suits (THIS DOES NOT GUARANTEE SAFETY FROM ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION)
Extreme - Too high for unpressurized habitation

 

planet size

Subsphereical/space rocks - Too small to form a sphere
Micro/moon - Large enough to be spherical, but too small for unaided human habitation without bone decay
Massive/earth-like - Large enough for long-term living
Supermassive/gas-giants - Mass too high for long -term habitation without issues, but low enough to not turn into a star
 

 

 

Earth like Class M (terrestrial aka earth like)

suitable atmosphere levels

normal temperature

and other earth like features

Average-environment

.suitable atmosphere levels

.normal temperature

.around 1 g of gravity

Environmental hazards

.fauna and flora

.rain

 

Molten  Class H (generally uninhabitable, very dangerous and long-term habitation not recommend)

a world of lava and ash

rich in basic resources but are extreme hazardous to gather

example mustafar

Average-environment

.Hot/Hadean

.lava lakes or underground pools

.usually little to no atmosphere

Environmental hazards

.Lava/lava pools/underground lava pools

.steam/lava vents

.Ash storms

 

Barren worlds Class K (habitable,with special gear)

a lifeless rock

just a barren rock with no notable features

Average-environment

.is a very wide calcification only 1 common trait

barren of any notable features

Environmental hazards

.getting lost

 

scorched Class K (habitable,with special gear)

sub class of barren worlds

a world with a scorched/radioactive surface

example solar apocalypse

Average-environment

.hot/radioactive surface

.little/marginal atmosphere

.looks like a general barren planet

.has lots of radioactive elements on the surface if radioactively scorched

Environmental hazards

.Hot/radioactive

.little or marginal atmosphere (can carry radiation making it even more radioactive)

.mistaking it for a barren and getting irradiated/overheated

 

Frozen All Classes that apply

a frozen planet covered is snow and or ice

example Hoth,Avalon

Average-environment

.cold/very-cold

.approximately 75% have a under surface ocean

Environmental hazards

.cold/very-cold

.falling into the under ocean

.blizzards

 

Toxic Class H (generally uninhabitable, very dangerous and long-term habitation not recommend) Class N (sulfuric/toxic)

a toxic planet that can be anything from mustard Gas to fluoroantimonic acid Ph -28

example did not find any send examples    

Average-environment

.very hazardous to human life

.rich in rarer elements

Environmental hazards

.acid atmosphere

.air is toxic and can contaminate your air supply

.chemical reactions

 

Cracked / Destroyed Class H (generally uninhabitable, very dangerous and long-term habitation not recommend) 

a world struck by a meteorite and cracked or shattered

large amounts of Hot rocks and Explosive pockets float in the rubble

average resources but are in dangerous and deep parts

example alderaan

Average-environment

.no longer a planet

.large debris fields around the area

.barren

Environmental hazards

.explosive gas pockets

.hot/molten rocks

.debris

 

Moon  All Classes that apply

can be any form of planet but are usually empty and lack atmosphere

example any planet but small and orbits another planet

Average-environment

.smaller than host planet

.orbits a planet

Environmental hazards

.depends on class

.size/gravity

 

Gas-Giants  Class J (gas giant)

a large ball of gas with no floor high gravity and crushing pressure

and blinding "fog"

and filter mining

examples  Jupiter

Average-environment

.large balls of gas

.no floor

.high gravity

.crushing pressure

Environmental hazards

.crushing pressure in the abyss

.high gravity

.no floor

.blinding fog

Ocean All Classes that apply

a planet full of liquid

example subnaticas world

Average-environment

.large amounts of liquid

.can have islands 

Environmental hazards

.depends on class

.pressure

.liquid composition

 

Due to planets not being uniform these characteristics may vary

.Size (so much so that classifying each with a general size is pointless)

.temperature 

.atmosphere

.liquid

.classes d h j k l m n

 

Not Legitimate planets below

large habitats that are titanic but not planets

 

Hive Worlds/city

a planet size city

example coruscant 

{not natural or random spawn .player made}

 

Massive Stations

a massive station that could be mistaken for a small moon

example death-star or a ring-world

{not natural or random spawn .player made}

 

 

some information from 0something0

this it’s not what should be in the game, just ideas for it .

[Storms Tale]

fan Dual Universe lore                                                      

.ark ships theirs more thane one ark ship

.along with the death of earth cam unethical and extremely dangerous experimentation which led to some very bad things and the accidental destruction of earth before the neutron-sweep struck.

.luckily for us the souls of the future we left before it all happen

.but soon after we left prototype monster began to stalk us following us deep into the void we the children of the future survive only because of the sacrifices of are fellow ark ships soon we where all that was left, but after "redacted"years we learned of A experimental ark ships fitted with  forbidden technologies that doomed are edan and nearly damned humanity to extinction ,we had to kill them every man woman and child an that forsaken ship  it was the only way maybe god can forgive us for are crimes. rest in peace to are sister ship Charon your sacrifice will not be in vain

.ark ship preceded to arrive on humanity new eden  [game starts]

.but far in distance the sister ship Charon floated with a experimental item needed for humanity's success and prosperity it was only a prototype but are best hope

.something lurks on the Charon something dangerous.but so does the future of humanity the warp-gate                                                       
  n.

NOT the story just loose lore

.re-spawn is cloning but you have a chip in your head that lets you stay you

.explains destroy ark ships and escorts randomly in space

.can use it to drive other narratives

.basically near/approaching death drove humanity to dangerous technology , which killed it before neutron-sweep did

 

i got carried away with that one part          my insanity's leaking out its 4 am 

pray for the Storm to never come again.

[community made content [read]]

sorry if its hard to follow

 

[community made content [read]]

a strange idea but here we go

and i don,t know what customization options will be in the future

if a faction/skilled trusted person makes a uniform,medal ect ,check it look over it and  either reject or accept it as a new cosmetic item for the faction and add it into the game faction gets ther item and you get a small amount of free content

this could also make a small modding community pop up, witch could generate more cosmetic things.

examples

.a admiral uniform for the Terran union

. weapon skins

.a soldier battle suit

ect

 

is this a good idea i can think of multiple problems like

.hidden things in said items

.arguing over why something didn't get in

.ect

 

this is a bizarre idea

[Power Armor]

remove Cloak   for in-game balance

make power armor  good for hostile planets like molten toxic ect

make all none combat jobs 3 times slower for balance

need power packs [like micro-fusion cells from fallout]

and give power armor night/thermal vision

power armor should be very expensive and have tires, and only carry 3 ability's 

so like .i want speed ,shields and radiation resistance

[An Old Ark Ship]

this is more of future lore /  tale

.background the ship arrived at its destination before we did and is moderately damaged from meteor impacts

a second ark ship hails us with a automatic distress message

Booting System #.- ..- - --- -- .- - .. -.-. / -.. .. ... - .-. . ... ... / -- . ... ... .- --. . / --- ...- . .-. .-. .. -.. .# stand by

warning unknown "redacted" detected venting section  30

warning unknown "redacted" detected venting section 28

warning unknown "redacted" detected venting section 26

warning unknown "redacted" detected venting section 24

warning unknown "redacted" detected venting section 22

warning unknown "redacted" detected venting section 20

warning unknown "redacted" detected venting section 71

warning life support falling 

warni................................

Booting System #.- .. / .-. . .-- .. .-. .# stand by

Spoiler

a virus sent to rid humanity of UN ideal people for humanity's future. or a rough AI

im not a writer fell free to make a story with this

[hazardous environments]

Humans generally do not inhabit extreme environments. There are organisms referred to as extremophiles that do live in such conditions, or just crazy players

a "guide" to extreme environment planets

why we need hostile environments

.give variety to the player-base and allow for more adventure, technical thinking , ect

.new ore and mining for rare materials only on these planets  "cough" hazard pay "cough"

 

Planetary Hazards

 

Toxic  Class N (sulfuric)

. toxic from level 1 [the airs mustard-gas} to level 10 [ your capital ship starts to turn into a lake]

.has a ore such as uranium plutonium thorium or supernova shards aka really radioactive ore

.radioactive 

survival tip

.stay short duration 

.bring oxygen

.dont go un protected from radiation and or acid

 

ocean none hazardous Class M (terrestrial)

 

Gaia/Eden none hazardous Class M (terrestrial)

 

gas-giant Class J (gas giant)
.see gas giant post for more info

.high gravity

.crush depth

.blind if  inside

.super winds

.electromagnetic radiation

survival tip

.dont go deep

.bring ballast/balloons

.Dont even Try it, it is insane weather just stay at home

.bring a sonar and a crush suit

 

cracked /shattered Class H (generally uninhabitable)

.a world hit by an especially large asteroid or from other ways 

. basically a molten asteroid belt in a planet sized area

.lots of ores but lots of volatile explosive gas or something like that

survival tip

.dont bring big ships

.dont ram rocks

.dont dig without scanning thoroughly

 

molten Class D (planetoid or moon with little to no atmosphere)

.HOT "my poor boots"

.lots of common ore in abundance

.lava can rise   "probably to much for the server"

.good for ship forges/printing    "not typed yet"

.ash can block out the sky

survival tip

.Dont drink the lava

.stay uphill

.be very about heat and heat damage

 

moon Class # can be any form of planet type D,H,J,K,L,M,N

.usually no atmosphere

. can be any form of planet type usually barren

survival tip

.bring oxygen

.scan before descending

.moons are like a Gamble

 

Arctic Class K (habitable, as long as pressure domes are used) or Class D {no atmosphere}

.very Cold / cold

.rising snow "probably to much for the server" 

.can freeze machinery during a blizzard

. blizzards

survival tip

.heavy gear

.snow-shovels

.bring oxygen generator theirs plenty of ice

To survive the hazardous environments you need new gear  suits,vehicles and buildings built for the task

and knowledge on how the planet functions 

 

Space Hazards

.Nebula's a cloud of gas and dust in outer space

.Black holes {self explanatory}

.asteroids  {self explanatory}

 

Hazard Basic Info

 

radiation

.a simple counter that builds up till it kills the player

.radiation shielding is advised

 

cold

.a basic temperature system that counts down till the players death

.heavy clothing is advised

 

Heat

.a basic temperature system that counts up till the players death

.heat regulated clothing is advised

 

toxic

.a very unspecific hazard

.can range from anything from mustard-gas to fluoroantimonic acid Ph -28

.a sealed suit to protect from acid rain and poisonous gases is a necessary

 

Crush pressure/abyss

.the bowls of a gas giant with pressure so strong it can pancake you in an instant

.Crush Armor is required to survive in the upper abyss levels but not forever it will eventual kill you

.causes blindness and requires a sonar to see

 

Molten rocks and explosive pockets

.dont ram they will hurt you

.make sure you dont dig theme they will hurt you

they are abundant in cracked /shattered worlds

 

fell free to tell me if i forgot anything. i know theirs a few i missed  

[Gas-Giants]

Im not one for paragraphs, i like bullets more so forgive the alien writing

[Gas-Giants]

Gas Giants a large planet of relatively low density consisting predominantly of hydrogen and helium.

A brief and to the point suggestion to add gas-giants

PERKS

. gas filtering for resources

. hard to access bases and facility's  such as a prisons "ect"

. hiding spot if deep enough

. catch asteroids in there orbit 

. disposal of unwanted rivals

.scuttle ships 

.Hydrogen reactor fuel

CONS

. BIG 

. Hard to access

. Have to make a crush depth

.strong gravity

.ballast maintenance

.if you go outside without a suit you'll get pancaked 

.violent storms and winds

.if your base is damaged it could easily sink into the abyss

.very poor sight need a sonar if deep

.extreme temperatures

.electromagnetic  radiation

 

Im not one for paragraphs, i like bullets more so forgive the alien writing