Recent content by Dodo98

Got it, thanks for the explanation.

Ah, okay, yes, the explanation makes sense. But I've got one more question about this topic: why are rolls for the Hydrographic Code only allowed from HZCO+3 for Size S and Size 1 worlds, or between HZCO+2.1-3 for Size 1 worlds only, if you use the second alternative method? Surely an icy...

@Geir I have another question that has been on my mind for a while, but I always forgot to ask. With some moons, the composition indicates that they are mostly ice, but these moons have been given a hydrographics value of 0 (even though I used the method on page 100 so that size 0 or 1 worlds...

@Geir You've already had that one in your errata list, sorry I missed that one. But I have another quick question. The DM-2 for a "Solar tidally locked (1:1) world" in the Habitability section, only applies to planets locked to a star but not to moons locked to a planet or planets locked to a...

Hey @Geir I think I've found another point for your errata list. The example for the compatibility rating on p. 131 seems weird. The formula clearly says: 2D - Biocomplexity / 2 + DMs. So with the numbers provided for Zed Prime, it should be 7 - 5/2 + 2 = 6.5 (rounded down to 6). But the...

Thanks for checking my numbers. Yes, I've also thought about the last two options. I think I'll leave the eccentricity alone, since I'm basing it on the randomness of dice rolls. And if that means the moon will be torn apart by tidal forces, then so be it. 😈

@Geir Doing the Tidal Heating right now and I think I've come across a rare edge case. I have a Size 4 moon in Orbit around a small gas giant. The moon orbits very close at only 2.1 PD or 80275km. Doing the calculation produces a crazy Tidal Heating Factor of 18991. The calculation was as...

@Geir The option to take the square of each factor yields reasonable results. In some edge cases the Low Luminosity was still 0 because the Variance Factors added up to 1. So what I'm doing now is to use the square factor option + limiting the variance factors to 0.001 and 0.999. This ensures...

Thank you, I will try the method of taking the square of each factor. And if that does not produce satisfactory results I still have the other option.

Yes, I had also thought of a minimum value of around 10K. However, such values should actually only be achieved with moons that are very, very far away from the star. But I'll give you an example of one of the moons where I got 0K, which shouldn't actually be possible because it is very close to...

@Geir I've encountered a problem. When calculating the high and low temperatures of different moons, I get a low temperature of 0 K, which is physically impossible in principle. This result stems from a low luminosity of 0 for these moons. And this low luminosity comes from a luminosity...

All right, thank you very much. I think I'll just calculate the tidal forces for worlds starting at Hydro Code 1, which should be quick and easy using my Excel spreadsheet.

Okay, but how do I determine whether a planet has enough liquid to be considered for these calculations? Should I use the percentage of liquid or just the hydrographics code?

Thanks. It was clear to me that the tidal heating process on page 126 applies to all terrestrial worlds. My question was more about the surface tidal effects (star tidal effect, planet tidal effect, etc.) on pages 107 and 108. This is because the results given here indicate the tidal height in...

@Geir Do I determine tidal effects only for planets and moons that have some form of surface liquid, or generally for every world (except gas giants)? Logically, I would say only for worlds that have some form of surface liquid, but then the question would be: where is the limit? Hygrographic...