Orbis Multiplex

Devlog

• Generating hexagonal meshes on spheres
  August 14, 2022 by Robin Johansson

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  #tesselation, #mesh, #hexagon, #icosahedron

  Introduction This post will briefly go over the steps necessary for tesselating a sphere with hexagons (and 12 pentagons). There are many advantages to using hexagons instead of squares/triangles when... Continue reading

  
• Hexagonal grid | 0.2.0.0
  August 07, 2022 by Robin Johansson

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  #devlog

  Summary This is a rather major update. I've replaced the triangular grid, with a hexagonal grid. This will improves the visual appeal greatly, and it also lends itself better towards certain gameplay... Continue reading

  
• Automatic tick progression | 0.1.6
  March 25, 2022 by Robin Johansson

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  #optimization, #Unity, #simulation, #Strategy, #Management

  Summary Turns/ticks in the program can now progress automatically. Previously the user needed to spam the "next turn" button in order for the game to "play". The tick progression can be run at differe... Continue reading

  
• Transportation network | 0.1.5
  March 09, 2022 by Robin Johansson

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  #shallow water equation, #Transportation, #Resources, #Roads, #Simulation

  Summary This update introduces an updated transportation system. It is now possible to build specific transportation objects in the network, this includes various roads and railways. Each transportati... Continue reading

  
• Ground water diffusion from rivers | 0.1.4
  February 18, 2022 by Robin Johansson

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  #Diffusion, #Simulation, #GPU, #unity, #landscape evolution, #erosion, #economy, #mountains, #planet, #procedural, #perlin noise

  Summary This version makes the initial elevation more varied and interesting. It also allows rivers to spread moisture, this enables vegetation along rivers in the desert (think the Nile). There is al... Continue reading

  
• Updated landscape evolution algorithm | 0.1.3
  February 03, 2022 by Robin Johansson

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  #Lanscape evolution model, #Erosion, #Perlin noise, #Simulation

  Summary This update mainly fixes the initial world generation. The erosion model used in previous versions was a bit broken, that is now fixed. Changes Ridged perlin noise The perlin noise used to cre... Continue reading

  
• Minor industry additions | 0.1.2
  January 28, 2022 by Robin Johansson

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  #simulation, #economy, #resources, #natural resources, #complex adaptive systems, #unity

  Summary This is a minor update. Additions Natural resource -> ecosystem biomass interaction Lumbermills can now cause deforestation. Hunting grounds can now reduce the animal populations. Environment... Continue reading

  
• Industry production added to gameplay | 0.1.0
  January 26, 2022 by Robin Johansson

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  #Industries, #Resources, #GUI

  Summary This version finally introduces some early gameplay. It is now possible for the player to build industries on tiles. These industries consume and produce resources. These resources are then tr... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.0.11
  December 19, 2021 by Robin Johansson

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  #Multithreading, #.xml, #ecosystem

  CHANGES This update is more of a technical update, and less of a feature update. Many of the systems (ecosystem, graphics, map generation) have been reworked to some extent and made more general, and... Continue reading
• Version 0.0.10
  September 24, 2021 by Robin Johansson

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  #Simulation, #GUI, #Planet, #Climate

  This update focuses primarily on GUI improvements, and some minor bug fixes. The simulation has not been changed as of the latest update. 2 Major GUI additions have been made: The map filter selection... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.0.9
  July 13, 2021 by Robin Johansson

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  #procedural generation, #simulation, #ecosystem, #erosion, #strategy, #unity3D

  Summary It's been a while since the last devlog here, previous devlog can be found at Youtube . I recently improved the map generation of the project. I use perlin noise to create an initial primitive... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.0.6
  April 29, 2021 by Robin Johansson#Simulation

  Summary Since the last update 2 main features have been added. An animation which shows the creation of the planet, and GUI enabling the user to adjust certain settings which affect the planet generat... Continue reading
• Version 0.0.5
  April 02, 2021 by Robin Johansson

  Summary In this update a new planet generation mode has been added, this can be accessed through the main menu. The new option "GENERATE PLANET !EXPERIMENTAL!" generates a world with the latest featur... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.0.4
  March 16, 2021 by Robin Johansson

  Summary This is a rather short update which adds a more interesting initial elevation, and a tweaked erosion algorithm. On top of the initial elevation the elevation values are now shifted by tectonic... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.0.3
  March 14, 2021 by Robin Johansson

  Summary This update contains mostly GUI improvements. There is now a dynamic loading screen which shows, in milliseconds the compuation time of different parts of the planet simulation. This enables t... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.0.2
  March 01, 2021 by Robin Johansson

  Version 0.0.2 Summary Lakes are an important part of terrain generation. They "patch" holes, enabling water to reach all the way to the ocean without getting stuck. Lakes also pays a huge role when ec... Continue reading