Description =========== I wanted to simulate the history of a galaxy full of aliens. The aliens would be able to jump from system to system populating the galaxy and encountering other races. There might be territorial conflicts, trade alliances, and possibly some human intervention? Currently, only galaxy rendering works. This project is also intended to be a playground for some interesting things I learn in CMPUT 274/275 Plan for the mechanics ====================== How will Galaxies work —————————————————————- - At the start of a simulation, a random number is used as a key for galaxy gen - A galaxy is composed of a certain number of stars predefined - Each Star has a color, X coordinate, and Y co-ordinate generated from the star’s number - The stars in galaxies are generated using the noise functions that Processing has built-in - A galaxy will be divided into sectors so accessing information on stars will be quicker - Multiple stars will be associated with a dictionary of sector numbers for easy access - Default galaxy is currently a spiral galaxy - Galaxies could be constructed like a graph with nodes and pathways How will Stars work ——————————————————— - Each Star has a color, X coordinate, and Y coordinates generated from the star’s number - Each Star will house a unique number of planets, all with different properties - Selecting a star will bring up a mini-map of the planets within this system How will Planets work ————————————————————— - Each planet will have a color from a set list, an X pos, a Y pos, and a size - Information on the inhabitants and resources inhabitants gain - Biome specific worlds? How will Aliens work ———————————————————— - List of inhabitants in a galaxy class - Each race has a specific set of attributes which defines them - Population - # of systems - Diplomacy factors - habits? - Jump capabilities? - Ideas for aliens - Stealth - Big foot - beetles - Rock creatures - Oversized unicellular organisms