modding:xml:artwork_scales
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This article describes how to calculate the size of artwork from the physical size of objects in the game.
Planets & Asteroids
This scale is generally used for large-scale objects (larger than 10 kilometers) that the player does not generally dock with (i.e., is generally not on the same plane).
The size of a image representing a planet or asteroid is equal to:
Size(pixels) = 22 * Size(km)^(0.25)
Object | Size (Km) | Image Size (Pixels) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Ringed planet | 300,000 | 512 × 256 | About the size of Saturn, including ring diameter. |
gas giant | 150,000 | 430 × 430 | About the size of Jupiter. |
ice giant | 50,000 | 330 × 330 | About the size of Neptune. |
Large rocky planet | 13,000 | 240 × 240 | About the size of Earth. |
Medium rocky planet | 7,000 | 200 × 200 | About the size of Mars. |
Small rocky planet | 5,000 | 180 × 180 | About the size of Mercury. |
Large planetoid | 3,500 | 170 × 170 | About the size of Earth’s Moon. |
Medium planetoid | 2,250 | 150 × 150 | About the size of Pluto. |
Small planetoid | 1,000 | 128 × 128 | About the size of Ceres; smallest spherical object. |
Giant asteroid | 500 | 105 × 105 | About the size of Vesta. |
Large asteroid | 250 | 90 × 90 | About the size of Hyperion. |
Medium asteroid | 100 | 64 × 64 | About the size of Prometheus. |
Small asteroid | 50 | 50 × 50 | About the size of Eros. |
Tiny asteroid | 10 | 32 × 32 | About the size of Deimos. |
Stations & Structures
This scale should be used for stations and other immobile structures that the player docks with.
The size of a image representing a station is equal to:
Size(pixels) = 250 * Size(km)^(0.5)
Object | Size (Km) | Image Size (Pixels) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Artificial moon | 100 | 2,500 | About the size of the Death Star. |
Massive arcology | 50 | 1,750 | |
Large arcology | 25 | 1,250 | |
Medium arcology | 10 | 800 | About the size of the Arcology of New Victoria (the largest human-built artifact). |
Small arcology | 5 | 560 | |
Massive station | 2.5 | 400 | |
Large station | 1 | 250 | About the size of Starton Eridani. |
Medium station | 0.5 | 180 | |
Small station | 0.25 | 125 | About the size of many Commonwealth stations. |
Tiny station | 0.1 | 80 |
Ships
This scale should be used for starships and other vessels.
The size of a image representing a ship is equal to:
Size(pixels) = 5 * Size(meters)^(0.7)
Object | Size (meters) | Image Size (Pixels) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
10km starship | 10,000 | 3,150 | |
5km starship | 5,000 | 1,950 | |
2.5km starship | 2,500 | 1,200 | |
1km starship | 1,000 | 640 | |
Large capital ship | 500 | 390 | About the size of the Iocrym command ship. |
Medium capital ship | 350 | 300 | About the size of a Commonwealth Star Carrier.1) |
Small capital ship | 250 | 240 | |
Large gunship | 100 | 128 | |
Medium gunship | 50 | 78 | |
Small gunship | 25 | 48 | |
Shuttle | 10 | 25 | |
Auton | 5 | 15 |
Notes
- If a station is on an asteroid (e.g., a mining colony) use the size of the station as a guide (the asteroid should be less than twice the size of the station).
- Stars probably need a different scale.
- Planets are currently out of scale. They need to be roughly double the size.
- CSC is slightly out of scale. It should be around 400 meters, which would make it 331 pixels. Also, Centurions are probably too big–they are probably ~25 meters in diameter.
Arcology Scale
Reference thread is here
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See Notes
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