Need help: star system creator?

[Fail Medic]

I apologize for the lameness here.  I need to create a star system map for an upcoming convention event.  Could someone suggest a game or a standalone thing that would accept inputs of planet size, "class", and whatever and create a 3D star system from that?  Otherwise, I'm doing this with 4000 hours in MS Paint, and I'm sure you know what that means.  Any pointers would be appreciated.  Like, would Master of Orion be a possibility?  Does it show a decent-looking star + planet map with orbits and what-not and can you customize it like make one planet a gas giant, etc.? 

Thanks in advance.

[Tragic Hero]

I think Galactic Civilizations II has an ability to make your own map.  And since the map is a galaxy that should work out

[ZargonX]

I really want to know what the event is!

[Dave]

paint + spray tool


win.

[ainmosni]

Would a 3d map of our real (not very original I know) galaxy work? Because I vaguely remember some open source app that had that...

[Fail Medic]

I really want to know what the event is!

lol classified

Would a 3d map of our real (not very original I know) galaxy work? Because I vaguely remember some open source app that had that...

Actually, I just need the star and the planets.. a close-up .  I can't use our solar system 'cause well that would be too cheap and we have a few differences.  But yes, yes, I could swear I've heard of that  program you're talking about, but I didn't have much luck searching for it.  I've found a few things here and there on the web but nothing like what I'm hoping for.  It's either locked into the Solar System and can't be customized or it's a very simple deal or whatever.

Thanks, guys.  I'll keep lookin'!

[copulatingduck]

I don't know if these would be helpful at all, but I thought I'd point them out in case you missed them:


http://www.shatters.net/celestia/index.html
http://www.stellarium.org

[Fail Medic]

I don't know if these would be helpful at all, but I thought I'd point them out in case you missed them:


http://www.shatters.net/celestia/index.html
http://www.stellarium.org

*snaps fingers* Celestia.  That's it.  Thank you, sir.  That's what was on the tip of my tongue all this time.

[Fail Medic]

I really want to know what the event is!

I'm helpin' with the big Star Wars Minis campaign at Mechacon.

I ran out of time... Behold, 4000 hours in MS Paint.  It'll... uh, yeah, it'll do.  Yes, the sun is too fucking big.        barf



btw this is top omfg secret!!!  ... not really.

[Dave]

[quote author=ZargonX link=topic=919.msg23710#msg23710 date=1216698675]
I really want to know what the event is!

I'm helpin' with the big Star Wars Minis campaign at Mechacon.

I ran out of time... Behold, 4000 hours in MS Paint.  It'll... uh, yeah, it'll do.        barf



btw this is top omfg secret!!!  ... not really.
[/quote]

i like the green sun

[Fail Medic]

i like the green sun

IT IS NOT GREEN IT IS YELLOW-ORANGE, MY GOOD SIR.

... that's what they get for putting a color-deficient in charge of the color maps.

[Benito Mussolini]

How about natural satellites?

[A. Crow]

[quote author=ZargonX link=topic=919.msg23710#msg23710 date=1216698675]
I really want to know what the event is!

I'm helpin' with the big Star Wars Minis campaign at Mechacon.

I ran out of time... Behold, 4000 hours in MS Paint.  It'll... uh, yeah, it'll do.  Yes, the sun is too fucking big.        barf



btw this is top omfg secret!!!  ... not really.
[/quote]

The sun isn't too big, that's hardly to scale.

[Fail Medic]

How about natural satellites?

There are moons involved.  I left that to the flavor text table that is placed to the right of the map in the final handout.  II is a binary planet thingie, btw.

The sun isn't too big, that's hardly to scale.

And then I think I put V too far out.  Oh well! 

[HeK]

Isn't the sun actually green in hue, only our eyes absorb twice as much green as any other range so it appears more yellow to us?
Someone google that to confirm.

[A. Crow]

this is actually horribly relevant.  I'm genuinely surprised this was on digg.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badast...een-stars/

[Benito Mussolini]

Isn't the sun actually green in hue, only our eyes absorb twice as much green as any other range so it appears more yellow to us?
Someone google that to confirm.

More like white... The sun sends out light of every wavelenghts a human eye can see. Proof: Rainbows!

[HeK]

this is actually horribly relevant.  I'm genuinely surprised this was on digg.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badast...een-stars/

Well, I was half-right.