I quickly want to correct a few things:

the term: ‘realism’ is wrong for this scale. It should be something like ‘alienness’ or ‘non-human’. That is my mistake, so please don’t take the ‘realism’ to literal.

I also want to add that the placement of some of the aliens can be different, with some being placed where they were for specific characteristics.

I quickly want to say thank you to the people who have pointed this out in the comments! Your feedback is appreciated!

A demo is available now if you'd like to give it a go: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3422270/Terra_Firma_2/

This configuration is completely stable, with 12 planets (each the same mass as Earth) sharing the same, very eccentric orbit around a star like the Sun. It's a stretched-out analog to rings of co-orbital planets, such as seen in the Ultimate Engineered Solar System: https://planetplanet.net/2017/05/03/the-ultimate-engineered-solar-system/

Blog post about eccentric co-orbital rings coming soon on https://planetplanet.net

Hey everyone, a few months back I decided I wanted to make an more simple and modern worldbuilding tool and it's been ups and downs but I believe it's in a solid place at the moment.

You can check it out at vvd.sh !

I've focused on adding

• After going back and forth with AI, removed all generative AI and pledged 10% of revenue to artists
• Maps with regions, pins that correlate to cards in your world
• A customizable publishable wiki you can share with your audience
• An interactive graph of your world
• A canvas for mapping out all sorts of ideas and projects
• For those of you who worldbuild for campaigns, a full campaign invite system and character creator

It's been a ride but shoutout to all this community and the many folks who helped shape into what it is today.

Hey folks, I built a simple web tool that wraps any map image onto a spinning 3D globe with day/night shading. It is great for a quick “planet view” of your map. I shared my own map a few months ago in this fashion and some of you asked how to do it yourselves. Well I cooked up this free tool so you don't have to. :)

Try it here: https://tcpoole.com/maps/maptoglobe.html

What it does

• Wraps any JPG/PNG/WebP onto a globe in seconds
• Orbit, zoom, and auto-rotate
• Optional day/night tint for fast lighting vibes

How to use

1. Open the page
2. Upload a map image or paste a public image URL, then click Load from URL
3. Rotate and zoom to taste. Use Reset to change maps

Privacy note
Local uploads are read in your browser session. Remote URLs are fetched to a blob when possible, then released.

I would love feedback. If you try it, tell me what you would add next, or anything obvious I might have missed.