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Re: by joshdavham on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @09:42PM (#45975272)
Nice work!

Were you by any chance inspired to make this because of the three body series by Cixin Liu? Or were you moreso just inspired because the simulation/math/physics are interesting?

Re: by jgchaos on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @09:48PM (#45975309)
Thanks! The Three-Body series definitely helped spark the idea, and the URL is a little nod to the books. I also took some simulation classes back in college, so the math and physics side pulled me in too. It’s crossed my mind that it could be fun to add a kind of Trisolaran mode that tracks a small planet and how habitable its position is throughout the orbits.
Re: by allemagne on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @10:27PM (#45975518)
It was nice of you to add that stable era to the submission URL. It was good while it lasted. Oh well, Time to DEHYDRATE
Re: by notaurus on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @09:47PM (#45975301)
I think the URL is telling
Re: by authnopuz on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @10:13PM (#45975423)
Nightfall by Asimov was a 7 bodies problem - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightfall_(Asimov_novelette_an...
Re: by authnopuz on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @10:16PM (#45975440)
And to be fair, Liu Cixin's book is a 4 bodies problem :)
Re: by Cthulhu_ on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @03:47AM (#45977235)
This made me irrationally annoyed, lol. But that was only the start (I've only seen the TV show though)
Re: by adastra22 on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @04:05AM (#45977370)
Seriously there was so much wrong with that book.
Re: by hermitcrab on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @08:58AM (#45979559)
There was a lot right with it as well IMHO. It was very original (I've only read the first book so far).
Re: by adastra22 on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @11:00AM (#45981168)
To each their own, I suppose.