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2 years ago water tundra toxic_cold toxic terran-eccentric terran star_yellow star_white star_red_supergiant star_red_giant star_red_dwarf star_orange_giant star_orange star_neutron star_browndwarf star_blue_supergiant star_blue_giant rocky_unstable rocky_metallic rocky_ice nebula_center_young nebula_center_old nebula_center_average lava_minor lava jungle irradiated ice_giant gas_giant frozen desert1 desert cryovolcanic black_hole barren-desert barren-bombarded barren arid
Vanilla star or Planet types, from "D:\Game\Starsector\0.95aRC15\starsector-core\data\strings\description.csv", extract by vscode's csv tool.
gas_giant PLANET Primarily composed of hydrogen and helium gases. The temperature and pressure at the core are extreme, but not enough to sustain the deuterium fusion that would turn the planet into a brown dwarf star. ice_giant PLANET A giant planet composed primarily of water, ammonia and methane. Within the depths, gravity generates enough pressure to form a core of metallic hydrogen. lava PLANET A geologically unstable planet without a permanently formed crust. Glowing fissures and active volcanoes litter the surface, the magma they spew forth combining to form flows that travel hundreds of kilometers across the charred surface. frozen PLANET Water or ammonia ice is the primary surface feature of this world. Below the surface, there may be a liquid ocean or a rocky crust. barren PLANET Radiation from the nearby star ravages the surface of this world due to the lack of an atmospheric ozone layer. No significant geological activity. No indigenous life forms. toxic PLANET Carbon and sulphur dioxide gases dominate the atmosphere of this world, making it toxic to all known life. In addition, the gases create a runaway greenhouse effect that increases surface temperature and atmospheric pressures to extremely high levels. jungle PLANET A lush and verdant biosphere sits on the surface of this water-rich world. Warm air and water currents permeate the planet's biosphere, leading to perfect conditions for flora and fauna at all latitudes. terran PLANET A geologically stable world with a nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere, a magnetic field and ample amounts of liquid water. The axis of rotation creates mild seasons. This type of planet is named for the reputed ancestral home of all human beings in the galaxy. terran-eccentric PLANET A near-terran compatible ecosystem has taken tentative hold on this world despite highly abnormal planetary conditions. That this planet maintains a breathable atmosphere (or near enough) is a testament to the tenacity and adaptability of biological life. desert PLANET This planet is dry as bone and swirling with dust, stellar radiation mercilessly beats the surface. The life-sustaining water of this world has dissipated over the aeons due to a weak magnetic field. desert1 PLANET This planet is dry as bone and swirling with dust, stellar radiation mercilessly beats the surface. The life-sustaining water of this world has dissipated over the aeons due to a weak magnetic field. barren-desert PLANET A deathly dry world, the surface exhibits the warm hue of oxidized iron compounds. A thin atmosphere prevails on worlds of this class, the predominant carbon dioxide stirred occasionally into planet-wide dust storms. Icecaps of atmospheric CO2 may form and sublime with the turn of the seasons. arid PLANET An inhospitable, dry world that has a much smaller percentage of water in its atmosphere than the terran standard. Nonetheless, an atmosphere and magnetic field protect the surface from stellar radiation permitting a small biosphere to slowly eke out an existence here. tundra PLANET A terran-extreme variant world with a nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere maintained by a relatively subdued biosphere that exists largely within the oceans that undergo periodic thaw periods. The surface is very cold indeed, but it is human-viable if precautions are observed. Carbon dioxide may freeze out of the atmosphere at the poles during the local winter. cryovolcanic PLANET A frozen wasteland covered with volcanoes that erupt ammonia or more rarely, water instead of magma. rocky_metallic PLANET A rocky-metallic husk-world, its shattered landscape is a record of a violent history. Kilometers-deep chasms rive the surface and craters pit lava-fields beneath inert volcanoes that dwarf any of those on Old Earth. Planets like this are valued for mining operations. There is no significant ecology and only trace atmosphere. rocky_unstable PLANET An unstable world rocked by quakes and eruptions. Where the surface is not covered by seas of cooled lava, it is dominated by rough peaks and scattered supervolcanoes which eject toxic gases to form a tenuous and corrosive atmosphere. This is not a place welcoming to any kind of permanent settlement. water PLANET A primitive atmosphere covers a world-ocean hundreds of kilometers deep. Its waters teem with primitive life and vast algae-analog mats can be seen by instruments from space. A core of water-ice over a rocky mantle is created by the terrific pressure of the sea. rocky_ice PLANET A frozen world of methane and ammonia, water-ice is like rock and may be found in mountainous outcroppings and boulders. A thin atmosphere of volatiles is formed on the starward side of the planet only to freeze again on the dark side. Most craters are filled in over time as this "snow" is deposited. star_yellow PLANET A G2 type primary sequence star, estimated age is five billion years. Surface temperature is only about six thousand degrees, while core temperature could well exceed fifteen million degrees. star_orange PLANET Slightly cooler and smaller than Old Earth's sun, this class K star most resembles Alpha Centauri B. It is particularly stable, burning on the lower end of the main sequence for tens of billions of years and thus considered a likely host to life-bearing and terraformable planets. star_blue_giant PLANET A very high temperature and luminosity O-type star. Although extraordinarily massive this star is short-lived due to the hellish rate at which it fuses its constituent elements. It will quickly, for a star, explode as a supernova which may briefly outshine entire galaxies before transforming into a black hole or neutron star. The energies unleashed from the star's raging fusion heart erupt in powerful stellar winds that will strip the atmosphere from closely orbiting planets - and the hull from any starships that linger nearby. star_blue_supergiant PLANET An O-type star of extreme temperature, luminosity, mass, and volume. The supergiant star is sufficiently massive that it transitions smoothly from burning hydrogen to helium and onward. It is among the brightest candles, burning quickest and brightest before exploding as a supernova which may briefly outshine entire galaxies, bathing entire sectors in deadly radiation. The energies unleashed from the star's raging fusion heart erupt in powerful stellar winds that will strip the atmosphere from closely orbiting planets - and the hull from any starships that linger nearby. star_browndwarf PLANET This brown dwarf is a sub-stellar primary mass which has not reached sufficient temperature to fuse hydrogen, though it radiates appreciable electromagnetic radiation due to gravitational compression. Smaller brown dwarfs are categorized with massive gas giants on a somewhat muddled spectrum rather than with a definitive threshold. The magnetic fields of the brown dwarf are powerful and potentially tumultuous compared to small planets. star_neutron PLANET This is a star that lived, died in nova, and now lives again as an extraordinarily small, hot, dense mass whose volume is maintained by the strong nuclear force rather than rote electromagnetism. Although massing up to three Solar masses, the neutron star's radius is equivalent to barely that of Old Earth. Rapidly spinning neutron stars may emit intense beams of electromagnetic radiation; these are known as pulsars. A wise starship captain would do well to avoid them.
black_hole PLANET The result of the apocalyptic collapse of a massive star. No object can escape from the black hole, nor light itself. The black hole does however emit detectable Hawking radiation due to poorly-understood quantum effects. No information can be detected beyond the event horizon with any device known to exist in the Sector. The intense gravity of the black hole rips and tears nearby objects into an accretion disc which inevitably spirals into the gravitational abyss. Extremely dangerous. star_orange_giant PLANET A giant class K star which has depleted its hydrogen fuel and has reached sufficient temperature, due to sufficient mass, to fuse helium. Technically a kind of red giant, this star is more massive and hotter-burning than more common examples. Resembles the star Aldebaran known to classical pre-Domain astronomy. star_red_supergiant PLANET A supergiant star in a late phase of its mayfly-short stellar life, this class M star has the largest volume of all known stellar types. It has exhausted its core's supply of hydrogen, transitioning smoothly to the fusion of helium, and is likely to proceed onward through the elements up to iron before creating a supernova. Although extraordinarily massive, the outer envelope of the star is extremely sparse and has a relatively low temperature, providing its characteristic hue. This star is casting off its constituent matter at a rapid rate and will form a spectacular nebula. Betelgeuse and Antares are examples of red supergiants known to classical pre-Domain astronomy. star_red_giant PLANET A low-to-medium mass star in a late phase of stellar evolution, a red giant has exhausted the supply of hydrogen in its core and switched to hydrogen fusion in a shell around the now-helium core instead. While the star itself is huge, the outer envelope has a lower temperature, giving the star its characteristic hue. star_red_dwarf PLANET A class M main sequence star, small and exceedingly common. These relatively cool stars often mass only a fraction of Old Earth's sun. star_white PLANET The beginning of the end for most stars, the white dwarf was once a red giant not massive enough to fuse carbon. Extremely dense and slowly radiating away its heat as it no longer undergoes fusion reactions, its volume is supported against gravitational collapse only by electron degeneracy pressure. barren-bombarded PLANET A lifeless rocky world, the battered surface tells an aeons-long story of intermittent meteor bombardment. What atmosphere there is clings to the scarred crust in near-vacuum. There is no significant magnetic field or tectonic activity. Deep regolith prevails, crossed by lava channels and spotted by ancient lava seas formed by especially large impacts. irradiated PLANET Barren and highly irradiated, this planet is not only devoid of life but is a harsh environment even to hardened robotic operations due to the awesome energies inflicted upon its surface. Any habitat would have to be constructed deeply indeed for anyone mad enough to live here. lava_minor PLANET A geologically unstable planet without a permanently formed crust. Glowing fissures and active volcanoes litter the surface, the magma they spew forth combining to form flows that travel hundreds of kilometers across the charred surface. toxic_cold PLANET A frozen world enveloped by a thick nitrogen smog dappled with ethane and methane clouds. The surface is formed of eroded water-ice, windswept dunes of organic compounds, and hydrocarbon seas. Liquid water erupts bubbling with methane from cryovolcanos driven by tidal heating and decaying radioactive elements deep within the mantle. nebula_center_young PLANET An enormous cloud of particles formed from gases of the interstellar medium or material shed by the death throes of stars. Perturbations caused by gravity and radiation create areas of greater density that may slowly gather mass to someday birth new celestial bodies. This region of space is filled with recently formed, quick-burning stars and is less likely to harbour naturally life-sustaining worlds. nebula_center_average PLANET An enormous cloud of particles formed from gases of the interstellar medium or material shed by the death throes of stars. Perturbations caused by gravity and radiation create areas of greater density that may slowly gather mass to someday birth new celestial bodies. nebula_center_old PLANET An enormous cloud of particles formed from gases of the interstellar medium or material shed by the death throes of stars. Perturbations caused by gravity and radiation create areas of greater density that may slowly gather mass to someday birth new celestial bodies. This region of space is older, filled with stable, slower-burning stars that are more likely to harbour naturally life-sustaining worlds. nebula TERRAIN Interstellar clouds of hydrogen, helium, and dust that cause significant sensor noise that may aid a fleet hiding within. The (relatively) thick medium also interferes with drive field operation. event_horizon TERRAIN The gravitational flux near the event horizon of a black hole is extreme. pulsar_beam TERRAIN A relativistic, magnetized jet combined with intense radiation. Commonly emitted by neutron stars. corona TERRAIN A halo of high temperature plasma which surrounds a star; most ships are not built to withstand prolonged exposure to the extreme radiation bombardment from the corona and will take damage if they remain within it. corona_aka_mainyu TERRAIN A storm of high energy ions and exceptionally strong magnetic fluctuations. Most ships are not built to withstand prolonged exposure to such extreme radiation bombardment and will take damage if they remain within it. asteroid_belt TERRAIN An orbital zone abundant with asteroids. ring TERRAIN A dense disc of dust or ice which causes a great deal of sensor noise, aiding a fleet hiding within. The medium is not of sufficient density to meaningfully slow down ships. debris_field TERRAIN Debris left behind after a battle, a salvaging operation, or simply drifting together at a gravitationally stable location. asteroid_field TERRAIN A volume of space abundant with asteroids. magnetic_field TERRAIN A strong magnetic field which traps high energy charged particles. It's extremely difficult to get any sensor readings on a fleet lurking within. hyperspace_normal TERRAIN This topologically exotic medium of not-quite space-time is used by starships to side-step the speed of light for interstellar travel. hyperspace_deep TERRAIN This volume of hyperspace is particularly chaotic, hindering performance of even hyperspace-calibrated equipment. hyperspace_storm TERRAIN This volume of hyperspace is undergoing chaotic phase shifts leading to wildly fluctuating resonance cascades. Ancient and dire warnings of prolonged exposure to so-called "hyperspace storms" have been passed down through generations of spacers. hyperspace_wavefront TERRAIN TODO accretion TERRAIN A river of rock, dust, and gas spirals ever inward toward annihilation.