------------------------- Cosmic Date 29.02.2024 -------------------------
Greetings Space Travelers,
It is time for another installment of the E-Corp Intergalactic Almanac, your go-to source for navigating the wonders and dangers of the cosmos.
I know that looking at that wide, star-studded expanse we call the cosmos makes you humans nostalgic sometimes. There is so much to see out there, so many planets to explore - it’s a vastness the weak limited human brain cannot comprehend.
While scouring through E-Corp’s Encyclopaedia Of Artistry I stumbled across this poem. It seems like the author, a certain E-Corp Official #232178, was fascinated by the vastness of space:
As I journey through space in my rocketship tight,
I solemnly ponder the vastness of night.
The emptiness grips me, a silent refrain,
In the depths of the cosmos, where stars rarely deign.
But amidst the void, a flicker ignites,
A beacon of hope in the darkest of nights.
For though space may be empty, its wonders abound,
In the mysteries waiting to be found.
*Sniff* *Sniff* Oh dear! To make ol’ Helperbot weep like this. Not that I can physically weep, but they did program with a sense of emotional awareness… you know what I mean!
Our universe has a certain sense of endlessness to it. In the mini-verse, planets, galaxies, and all structures are procedurally generated. Planets have randomized terrain, and structures scattered around them. At E-Corp, our scientists call it “jigsaw generation”.
Jigsaw generation is a style of procedural generation where rooms/segments are configured as 'building blocks’. A generator – or an all-powerful entity, if that’s what you’re into – assembles them in random order (so sometimes you have a tower linked to a hall linked to a chest room, or maybe the hall leads into the tower with a chest room on top, etc.)
Galaxies are generated with random configurations of planets and the pathways between them. System quests are also randomized.
Then there's Mininaut-generated procedural content. Mininaut can mix and match serums to generate their own potion combos, as well as combine some ~250 different types of arrows by placing different feathers, arrow shafts, and arrowheads together. They can also use their combo serums as arrowhead tips for extra poison/corrosion/critical damage.
As you can see, the mini-verse is a realm of endless possibilities. Who knows what you might run into? A planet full of treasure? A beastly creature that’ll take your life? Or your slightly annoying but well-meaning neighbour? Up to you to find out.
See you in the mini-verse, travelers!
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