Frackin' Universe introduces five new star types on top of the vanilla star types. Each star system can contain a variety of planets and has a specific threat level (difficulty) for space encounters.
General Characteristics
Stars added in the Frackin' Universe have five regions where the planets are placed, and each region can have one or more orbitals. In each orbital, there is a 70% chance of placing a body. There is a ~86% chance of that body being a terrestrial planet, ~9% chance of it being a Gas Giant, and ~5% chance of it being a field of Asteroids.
Like vanilla, each terrestrial planet spawns up to two satellites, at a rate of 35%. A gas giant spawns up to 8 satellites, at a rate of 80%. The type of satellite depends on the star and the region.
Region |
Orbitals
|
Scorching |
2
|
Hot |
2
|
Habitable |
2
|
Cold |
1
|
Frozen |
1
|
Star Types
Frackin' Universe adds five new types of stars, each with their own unique distribution of planets, satellites and other features.
Binary (Threat level: 3)
Region |
Terrestrial Planets |
Satellites
|
Scorching
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Scorched, Barren, Unknown, Sulphuric, Volcanic, Lava
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Scorched Moon (50%), Hot Moon (50%), Moon (10%)
|
Hot
|
Scorched, Barren, Bog, Wasteland, Irradiated, Unknown, Super Dense, Gelatinous, Jungle, Alien, Savannah, Midnight
|
Hot Moon (50%), Warm Moon (50%), Moon (10%)
|
Habitable
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Primeval Forest, Barren, Bog, Wasteland, Eden, Irradiated, Unknown, Super Dense, Gelatinous, Forest, Jungle, Alien, Tropical Ocean
|
Habitable Moon (50%), Moon (10%)
|
Cold
|
Primeval Forest, Barren, Bog, Wasteland, Eden, Irradiated, Unknown, Super Dense, Gelatinous, Rainforest, Jungle, Alien, Toxic, Tropical Ocean, Cyber Sphere, Tundra
|
Cold Moon (50%), Moon (10%)
|
Frozen
|
Crystalline, Snow, Arctic, Unknown, Tundra, Crystalline
|
Frozen Moon (50%), Moon (10%)
|
Red (Threat level: 3)
Section |
Terrestrial Planets |
Satellites
|
Scorching
|
Barren, Unknown, Sulphuric, Volcanic, Magma
|
Scorched Moon (50%), Hot Moon (50%), Moon (10%)
|
Hot
|
Primeval Forest, Barren, Chromatic, Rainforest, Unknown, Savannah
|
Hot Moon (50%), Warm Moon (50%), Moon (10%)
|
Habitable
|
Primeval Forest, Barren, Bog, Mountainous, Rainforest, Crystalline, Desert, Forest, Ocean, Unknown
|
Habitable Moon (50%), Moon (10%)
|
Cold
|
Barren, Bog, Mountainous, Crystalline, Snow, Forest, Ocean, Unknown, Tundra
|
Cold Moon (50%), Moon (10%)
|
Frozen
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Crystalline, Snow, Arctic, Unknown, Tundra, Ice Waste
|
Frozen Moon (50%), Moon (10%)
|
Blue (Threat level: 4)
Section |
Terrestrial Planets |
Satellites
|
Scorching
|
Scorched, Unknown, Volcanic, Magma, Infernus, Tar Ball
|
Scorched Moon (50%), Hot Moon (50%), Moon (10%)
|
Hot
|
Scorched, Unknown, Volcanic, Magma, Red Desert, Infernus, Tabula Rasa, Fungal, Tar Ball, Volcanic Primeval
|
Hot Moon (50%), Warm Moon (50%), Moon (10%)
|
Habitable
|
Barren, Scorched, Volcanic, Wasteland, Red Desert, Tabula Rasa, Fungal, Tar Ball, Alien, Volcanic Primeval, Toxic
|
Habitable Moon (50%), Moon (10%)
|
Cold
|
Savannah, Wasteland, Desert, Tabula Rasa, Fungal, Tar Ball, Alien, Toxic, Jungle, Rainforest
|
Cold Moon (50%), Moon (10%)
|
Frozen
|
Snow, Arctic, Frozen Volcanic, Tundra
|
Frozen Moon (50%), Moon (10%)
|
Dying (Threat level: 5)
Section |
Terrestrial Planets |
Satellites
|
Scorching
|
Sulphuric, Unknown, Volcanic, Magma, Strange Sea
|
Mutated Moons (50%), Moon (10%)
|
Hot
|
Tidewater, Atropus, Atropus Sea, Proto World, Jungle, Volcanic Primeval, Wasteland, Strange Sea, Alien, Desert
|
Habitable
|
Tidewater, Atropus, Atropus Sea, Proto World, Jungle, Volcanic Primeval, Wasteland, Strange Sea, Alien, Desert
|
Cold
|
Tidewater, Penumbra, Tundra, Barren, Alien, Strange Sea, Desert
|
Frozen
|
Snow, Arctic, Nitrogen Sea, Tundra
|
Black (Threat level: 6)
Section |
Terrestrial Planets |
Satellites
|
Scorching
|
Dark Sulphur, Dark Infernus, Dark Magma, Shadow
|
Lightless Moon (50%), Moon (10%)
|
Hot
|
Tidewater, Nightmare Atropus, Penumbra, Lightless, Shadow, Dark Primeval, Dark Sulphur, Shadow Proto World
|
Habitable
|
Aether World, Nightmare Atropus, Penumbra, Lightless, Shadow, Dark Primeval, Dark Sulphur, Shadow Proto World, Tidewater, Midnight
|
Cold
|
Aether World, Penumbra, Lightless, Nightmare Atropus, Dark Primeval, Dark Red Desert, Tidewater, Midnight, Cyber Sphere
|
Frozen
|
Aether World, Dark Snow, Dark Arctic, Dark Ice Waste, Dark Tundra, Penumbra, Shadow
|
Changes to Vanilla Stars
- The threat level of Gentle Star systems is reduced from 3 to 2.
- Gentle Star systems can contain planets of type Crystalline, Rainforest, Gelatinous, Bog, Primeval Forest and Fungal.
- Temperate Star systems can contain planets of type Wasteland, Proto World, Penumbra and Sulphuric, and moons of type Primeval, Mountainous, Frozen Moon, Tidewater, Bog, and Crystalline.
- Radioactive Star systems can contain planets of type Sulphuric, Irradiated, Primeval Forest, Rainforest, Bog, and Mountainous, and moons of type Irradiated, Primeval Forest, Mountainous, Frozen Moon, Tidewater, Bog, Crystalline and Rainforest.
- Frozen Star systems can contain planets of type Sulphuric, Mountainous, Unknown, Strange Sea and Volcanic Primeval, and moons of type Volcanic Primeval, Strange Sea, Frozen Moon, Tidewater, Cyber Sphere, Ice Waste, Frozen Volcanic, Unknown, Super Dense and Shadow Moon.
- Fiery Star systems can contain planets of type Atropus, Cyber Sphere, Infernus, and Volcanic Primeval, and moons of type Irradiated, Volcanic Primeval, Strange Sea, Frozen Moon, Tidewater, Cyber Sphere, Ice Waste, Frozen Volcanic, Unknown, Super Dense, and Shadow Moon.
Stars Flux Diagram