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Description
Concept art for Stars in Shadow , of how stars and planets are represented in the game.

** WARNING: SCIENCE CONTENT **

In the game, star systems are abstracted to have four orbital slots, which can each have a planet or be left empty. Based on the star type (some being hotter or colder), each orbit has a heat zone which determines what kind of planet can exist in it (you can't have an iceball in a hot zone, for example). Not all orbits are valid for all star types; for example, a tiny red dwarf only has 3 orbits, to represent its smaller size, and a red giant is missing its inner two orbits, representing the fact that it is a dying star that has swelled to consume any planets that might have been in those orbits.

The planets themselves are abstracted into a range of set sizes, the terrestrial habitable worlds being in the range from small, medium, and large. The diagram at upper right shows a variety of planet types, and demonstrates how they relate to each other in terms of temperature, atmosphere thickness, and amount of surface liquid.

The "exploitation" concept addresses how the planet graphic changes due to player habitation and development. When a colony is established and as it grows, expanding cities become visible on the surface (and light up the night side). Particular types of development can change the surface; industrial development may result in visible pollution, and terraforming efforts may show the greening of otherwise barren landscapes.

You can see more planet concepts here , and how the planets actually appear ingame here .

Stars in Shadow is a space 4X strategy game currently under development.
Stars in Shadow Gallery Index

Description
Concept art for Stars in Shadow , of how stars and planets are represented in the game.

** WARNING: SCIENCE CONTENT **

In the game, star systems are abstracted to have four orbital slots, which can each have a planet or be left empty. Based on the star type (some being hotter or colder), each orbit has a heat zone which determines what kind of planet can exist in it (you can't have an iceball in a hot zone, for example). Not all orbits are valid for all star types; for example, a tiny red dwarf only has 3 orbits, to represent its smaller size, and a red giant is missing its inner two orbits, representing the fact that it is a dying star that has swelled to consume any planets that might have been in those orbits.

The planets themselves are abstracted into a range of set sizes, the terrestrial habitable worlds being in the range from small, medium, and large. The diagram at upper right shows a variety of planet types, and demonstrates how they relate to each other in terms of temperature, atmosphere thickness, and amount of surface liquid.

The "exploitation" concept addresses how the planet graphic changes due to player habitation and development. When a colony is established and as it grows, expanding cities become visible on the surface (and light up the night side). Particular types of development can change the surface; industrial development may result in visible pollution, and terraforming efforts may show the greening of otherwise barren landscapes.

You can see more planet concepts here , and how the planets actually appear ingame here .

Stars in Shadow is a space 4X strategy game currently under development.
Stars in Shadow Gallery Index