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Project Overview

The planets are fully customizable from the noise to the Terriforming that you do. I used a ModTree¹ that will save all changes the player makes. Planets are boring with just terrain so why not mix it up and add some trees and grass? All of these are aligned with the planet and thanks to not-so-random points we can spawn all the objects in the same position every time even when you load and unload the Node. This code also uses Unity's Jobs/Burst systems to speed up the generation allowing for fast Update times and a higher average FPS. All the systems of the octree come together to create a wonderful place for the user to explore and make their own.

Features

• uses jobs / brust for faster performance.
• Uses Octree
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• Noise² Layers
• Marching Cubes ³
• Customizable Planet Material via Scriptable Object
• Terraforming?
• Large planets
• Example scene

To-Do

• Planet caves
• Planet Chunk Mesh Gaps (Almost Complete but not noticable so I'm crossing it off)
• Planet Roation with working chunk Generation
• Terraforming Checks
• Object Spawning
• Player Controller / gravity
• Walkable Demo

Contributing

I appreciate your interest in contributing to the project. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just getting started, your contributions are highly valued. To contribute, you can follow these steps:

Fork-it: If you have improvements, bug fixes, or new features in mind, fork the repository and create a branch for your changes.

Download and Modify Code: Make your changes in the forked repository and test them thoroughly. Once you're satisfied, submit a pull request.

Join the Discussion: Share your ideas, feedback, or questions in the discussion section. You can also propose new features or improvements. Your insights are crucial to the growth and refinement of the project.

Create a New Post: If you have non-code-related contributions, such as documentation updates, tutorials, or general suggestions, feel free to create a new post in the discussion idea category. We welcome diverse perspectives and ideas!

Images

Note

Atmosphere shader IS included (It's not mine but here is the link)

License

MIT License

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Footnotes

1. The idea of the mod tree came from here after looking at solution to save memory. (Not in use anymore but kind is) ↩

2. These planets use 3D noise to shape the terrain. This is not the best option because of the lack of control. Thankfully unbeGames's noise algorithm not only is jobs/ burst enabled but makes layered noise much faster than using normal librays. ↩

3. The Terrian is made using the marching cube algorithm. The base of my code comes from this video series with was a big help with the generation. I have made minor tweaks and changes to speed up the generation. Scrawk's Marching Cubes Project ↩