About
This project aims at creating an almost infinite procedural universe to explore in colorful ascii (character) graphics.
It will also feature a game that focuses mainly on exploration with some MMO (Massively-Multiplayer Online) features. There will also be a Lone Explorer Edition (LEE), which is a more limited, single-player version for those, who just want to travel the stars.
Features:
- Gigantic starmap with billions of stars and colorful nebulae
- Each solar system is visitable, with accessible planets
- Dynamically generated alien worlds to explore
- Multiple "zoom-levels": galaxy, starmap, solar system view, orbital view, planet surface and planet detail level
Technical:
- Most generators calculate the correct tile for certain coordinates in real-time, so apart from current view buffer, little is generated to the memory or in advance.
- Relies heavily on Perlin noise.
- Doesn't actually use console for display output, so a graphics device is needed.
- Windows and Linux versions (cross-platform code)
- Coded in FreeBASIC using IDEs FbEdit and Geany
- Uses chisock library (by cha0s) for networking