The real Milky Way contains between 200 and 400 billion stars. I’ve made a small tech demo where you can fly through a very, very small galaxy with only 100.000 stars.
It is based on an "archimedic spiral" algorithm and draws a defined number of "arms" and distributes stars around these arms while putting most of them in the middle. Combined with a real galaxy texture, the result is stunning.
Demo Controls
| Input | Description |
|---|---|
| none, has an GUI selector | |
| Esc | Quit |
| WASD or arrow keys | Thrust and Rotation |
|
QE or |
Flight speed increase |
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