Stars and planets: Difference between revisions

[https://www.reddit.com/r/Dyson_Sphere_Program/comments/lc8q7p/for_reference_continuous_grid_band_sizes/ According to this reddit post], all terrestrial planets appear to follow the same grid layout:

These grids meet at latitudes of approximately 88, 86, 84, 82, 79, 75, 70, 65, 55, 46, 28, and 0 degrees North and South.

Table information:

*Construction area: expected percentage of landmass that can directly used to build structures.

*Solar energy ratio: expected effectiveness of solar panel at day.  It's affected by type of the star, and the distance from the star.

!Name!!Description!!Image!!Surface view

! Mediterranean

|Lush, tropical, and covered with oceans, they're abundant with basic resources and oil, but lacks advanced resources. There is only one of these planet types in the cluster. It is the player's starter home planet.

*Common resources: [[Coal]], [[Stone]], [[Copper Ore|Copper]], [[Iron Ore|Iron]]

*Rare resources: [[Crude Oil]](guaranteed)

| [[File:Mediterainean planet view.PNG|150px|center|link=File:Mediterainean_planet_view.PNG]] || [[File:Mediterranean planet surface.png|150px|center]]

! Ashen gelisol

|Similar to a Gobi desert planet, but this time a frozen one. Veins of [[Fire_Ice|fire ice]] can be found around such planets.

| [[File:Ashen Gelisol planet view.PNG|150px|center|link=File:Ashen_Gelisol_planet_view.PNG]] || [[File:Ashen gelisol planet surface.png|150px|center]]

! Arid desert

| [[File:Arid planet view.PNG|150px|center|link=File:Arid planet view.PNG]] || [[File:Arid desert planet surface.png|150px|center]]

! Barren desert

|Similar to the moon, its surface is covered with craters, since there's no atmosphere, [[Wind_Turbine|wind turbines]] are useless, there are no oceans either, but it has the biggest construction area, and can be a decent source for [[Soil_Pile|soil piles]]. Veins of [[Fire_Ice|fire ice]] can be found around such planets.||[[File:Barren Desert planet view.PNG|150px|center|link=File:Barren_Desert_planet_view.PNG]]||[[File:Barren planet surface.png|150px|center]]

! Gobi

| [[File:Gobi planet view.PNG|150px|center|link=File:Gobi_planet_view.PNG]] || [[File:Gobi desert planet surface.png|150px|center]]

! Hurricane Stone Forest

| || [[File:Hurricane stone forest planet view.png|150px|center]] || [[File:Hurricane stone forest planet surface.png|150px|center]]

! Ice field gelisol

| [[File:Ice Field Gelisol planet view.PNG|150px|center|link=File:Ice_Field_Gelisol_planet_view.PNG]] || [[File:Ice planet surface.png|150px|center||link=File:Ice_planet_surface.png]]

! Lava

|[[File:Lava planet view.PNG|150px|center|link=File:Lava_planet_view.PNG]]||[[File:Lava planet surface.png|150px|center]]

! Oceanic jungle

| [[File:Oceanic Jungle planet view.PNG|150px|center|link=File:Oceanic_Jungle_planet_view.PNG]] || [[File:Jungle planet surface.png|150px|center]]

! Prairie

|[[File:Prairie planet view.PNG|150px|center|link=File:Prairie_planet_view.PNG]] || [[File:Prairie planet surface.png|150px|center]]

! Red stone

| [[File:Red Stone planet view.PNG|150px|center|link=File:Red_Stone_planet_view.PNG]] || [[File:Red mushroom planet surface.png|150px|center]]

! Rocky Salt Lake

| || [[File:Rocky salt lake planet view.png|150px|center]] || [[File:Rocky salt lake planet surface.png|150px|center]]

! Sakura Ocean

|Similar to Oceanic jungle. Rich with [[Crude Oil|crude oil]] and [[Coal|coal]], this lush and colorful planet features [[Organic Crystal|organic crystal]] and most common ores.

| [[File:Sakura ocean planet view.png|150px|center]] || [[File:Sakura ocean planet surface.png|150px|center]]

! Scarlet Ice Lake

| || [[File:Scarlet ice lake planet view.png|150px|center]] || [[File:Scarlet ice lake planet surface.png|150px|center]]

! Volcanic Ash

| [[File:Volcanic Ash planet view.PNG|150px|center|link=File:Volcanic_Ash_planet_view.PNG]] || [[File:Volcanic ash planet surface.png|150px|center]]

! Waterworld

| Waterworlds are almost entirely covered with oceans and constructing any large infrastructure on their surfaces will be resource and time intensive. They are also a source of [[Spiniform_Stalagmite_Crystal|spiniform stalagmite crystals]] which may offset those constraints for some players. It is highly recommended to bring an abundance [[Foundation|foundations]] and  of [[Soil_Pile|soil piles]] when setting out to set up an Ocean World mining outpost.

|[[File:Ocean planet view.PNG|150px|center|link=File:Ocean_planet_view.PNG]] || [[File:Ocean planet surface.png|150px|center]]

! Gas Giant

|[[File:Gas Giant planet view.PNG|150px|center|link=File:Gas_Giant_planet_view.PNG]] || [[File:Gas giant planet surface.png|150px|center]]

! Ice Giant

| [[File:Ice Giant planet view.PNG|150px|center|link=File:Ice_Giant_planet_view.PNG]] || [[File:Ice giant planet surface.png|150px|center]]

|'''<big>Class M star<big>'''|| [[File:M type star.png|150px|M type star]]|| The lowest mass stars are commonly referred to as Red Dwarf stars. They are the most abundant class of star, however, their luminosity is very low, making it very impractical to construct [[Dyson Sphere]]s or even [[Dyson Sphere#The Dyson Swarm|Dyson Swarm]]s around them.

|'''<big>Class K star<big>'''|| [[File:K type star.png|150px|K type star]]|| A low mass star, they typically have a luminosity of < 1 L_☉, making them poor sites for construction of [[Dyson Sphere]]s. [[Dyson Sphere#The Dyson Swarm|Dyson Swarm]]s may however still be of some use with their much lower resource requirements.

|'''<big>Class G star<big>'''|| [[File:G type star.png|150px|G type star]]|| This is the class of star of which the Sun is a standard member. They typically have a luminosity of ~1 L_☉. While they can make good use of [[Dyson Sphere]]s and [[Dyson Sphere#The Dyson Swarm|Dyson Swarm]]s, higher luminosity stars may be a better location for Dyson Sphere construction.

|'''<big>Class F star<big>'''|| [[File:F type star.png|150px|F type star]]|| These stars have a higher luminosity while being of similar size to Class G stars. This makes them better sites for construction of [[Dyson Sphere]]s, should no Class A or above stars be nearby.

|'''<big>Class A star<big>'''|| [[File:A type star.png|150px|A type star]]|| This class have fairly high luminosity, while not being particularly large. This makes them good sites for construction of [[Dyson Sphere]]s if materials are more limited, or there are no nearby Class B or O stars.

|'''<big>Class B star<big>'''|| [[File:B type star.png|150px|B type star]]|| This class have a high luminosity, while not being as large as Class O. This makes them excellent sites for construction of [[Dyson Sphere]]s if materials are more limited.

|'''<big>Class O star<big>'''|| [[File:O type star.png|150px|O type star]]|| The brightest star type, ideal for constructing [[Dyson Sphere]]s around them. However, they also tend to be the largest, and so require more materials to do so.

|'''<big>Giant star<big>'''|| [[File:Red giant.png|150px|Red giant]]|| Can be of any spectral class that main sequence stars belong to. Giants are >10R⊙ (with exceptions) and have higher luminosity than their main sequence counterparts. Depending on spectral class, they are referred to as Red, Yellow, White and Blue giants. M-class Red giants and B-class Blue giants are the most common giant stars in the universe, while Yellow and White giants are extremely rare.

|'''<big>White Dwarf<big>'''|| [[File:White dwarf.png|150px|White dwarf]]|| A stellar remnant following a nova, composed of electron-degenerate matter. Low luminosity makes them poor sites for construction of [[Dyson Sphere]]s. [[Dyson Sphere#The Dyson Swarm|Dyson Swarm]]s may however still be of some use with their much lower resource requirements.

|'''<big>Neutron Star<big>'''|| [[File:Neutron star.png|150px|Neutron star]]|| A stellar remnant following a supernova, composed of neutrons with a shell of electron-degenerate matter. Low luminosity makes them poor sites for construction of [[Dyson Sphere]]s. [[Dyson Sphere#The Dyson Swarm|Dyson Swarm]]s may however still be of some use with their much lower resource requirements.

|'''<big>Black Hole<big>'''|| [[File:Black hole.png|150px|Black hole]]|| A massive stellar remnant following a supernova, it has collapsed behind an event horizon. Usually surrounded by an accretion disc. Their extremely low luminosity makes construction of [[Dyson Sphere]]s or [[Dyson Sphere#The Dyson Swarm|Dyson Swarm]]s a vanity project, as they will produce little power.

==Sources of rare veins ==

* [[Star names]]