Safina - Desert Planet [v2] [OUTDATED]

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Safina [v2]

Welcome to Safina, a hot desert planet covered in endless seas of sand dunes split up by massive mountain ranges. Once a temperate planet, giant ancient lakes are now salt flats over a dozen kilometers long and once snow-capped mountains are now just as dry as everything else. Despite the harsh environment, the last bits of vegetation cling to the handful of oases spread throughout the surface, with these being the only source of ice available. There is a notable interest in mining due to the abundance of nearly every ore underground, including platinum.

Specifications Size: 120km Gravity: 0.92g (9.02 m/s²) Oxygen: High Starting Difficulty: Easy

Resources Present: Iron, Nickel, Silicon, Cobalt, Silver, Magnesium, Gold, Platinum

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Thanian

Safina's first and largest moon, Thanian is a monochrome world eternally enshrouded by layers of white clouds. While the rough terrain and frequent storms make Thanian more hostile than its parent, ice is abundant under its surface.

Specifications Size: 32km Gravity: 0.32g (2.88 m/s²) Oxygen: None Starting Difficulty: Hard

Resources Present: Iron, Nickel, Silicon, Cobalt, Silver, Ice, Gold, Platinum

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Risha

Orbiting a considerable distance away from Safina makes Risha's origin as a large captured asteroid apparent. Its cratered surface and extremely low gravity make Risha a unique location that's even more desirable due to the presence of uranium.

Specifications Size: 19km Gravity: 0.10g (0.980 m/s²) Oxygen: No Atmosphere Starting Difficulty: Hard

Resources Present: Iron, Nickel, Silicon, Cobalt, Silver, Ice, Gold, Uranium

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Features:

- New dynamic weather system (Sandstorms on Safina, thunderstorms on Thanian) - Varied terrain (Equator is more open, poles are more mountainous) - Perfect for ship and land vehicle construction

Notes:

If you have any issues, please report them in the comments.

Thanks to CaptainArthur for letting me use the ME palm trees that he ported to SE.

To place this planet in an existing save, make sure you have creative/admin privileges, press Shift+f10, navigate to Planets, select Safina and set the size to 120km. Alternatively, check out the Oron Zai System.

Changelog:

- Update 5 (9/23/20)
ART PASS: Safina now has completely custom voxel materials. Vanilla sand and desert rocks have been modified, and lakebeds have a custom cracked texture along with a new red sand biome.

- Update 4 (9/15/20)
Performance update, should run better at higher voxel settings.

- Update 3 (8/22/20)
The oases have been updated with new palm trees and a custom voxel for the water which still gives ice.

- Update 2 (7/11/20)
Safina and its moons now all have custom ambient sounds, with Safina's playing during the day and low to the ground.

- Update 1 (7/8/20)
Changed some visual atmosphere settings.