2026-05-04 08:33 UTC
@androidarts@mastodon.gamedev.place I would start by generating the constellations, having a set of rules for them, likely even specific regional placement following the ecliptic, and after that adding all the other stars.
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@androidarts@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-05-04 09:19
@Ailantd@mastodon.art Yeah, sometimes it's more convenient to start on the other end, though in my case it might be difficult because of my existing code and data structures. I'm not sure if I can generate from two ends at the same time. Right now I'm thinking I'll grow the constellations from seeds, counting down as new stars are grabbed into the figure, then figure out a way to remove excessive lattices. Perhaps an initial pass pairing the closest stars or barring the farthest will create natural groups