Planetary Station/City Map

[Gamerprinter]

Okay, decided I wanted to create a planetary station, or city on possibly an airless, or exotic atmosphere world with starbase, geothermal plant, water purification system, atmosphere processing, habitat dome or other complex, perhaps a sky elevator. Then create interior encounter scale maps of specific areas within the larger complex for multiple game uses. So far, I've just created the terrain.

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[Gamerprinter]

Update to the planetary station/city map. I've created some 3D objects, though the domes too are 3D, I created those a long time ago. On the south end is a geo-thermal power plant, surrounding the smaller dome is a structure serving as corporate/government headquarters, hospital, schools, etc. The smaller structures with the 8 connecting towers are habitat areas. I still plan to place a variety of beveled vector shapes for other bulidings, then platforms and tubes for a tram and glass enclosed walkway. Then I'll make a star port area... moving right along.

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[Gamerprinter]

I should have waited until I got to this point before I posted last. I didn't think I'd get this far tonight. I'm deciding that the whole planetary station/city view is now complete. Next I'm going to create encounter scale areas within this planetary complex. The "piping" around the city is an elevated tram way with walkways along its length for pedestrians. I'm calling this Brahe Station.

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[johnvanvliet]

nice but if it is an airless body it will have a LOT of little craters
( they are a pain to make)

an example might be this render of "The lonely mountain" on the minor body Ceres

[Gamerprinter]

Perhaps, but I imagined a gas giant in the next orbit that might be attracted rogue celestial bodies to it, rather than this airless moon or planet that the station is located.

[Gamerprinter]

Planetary station: the large dome is the "business district" or "down town" area with various shops, bank, restaurants, hotel, night clubs and other venues. A corporate headquarters is in the center tower which is 20 stories high. The dome's diameter is 750 feet for scale.

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[Gamerprinter]

See the domed downtown area I just created, well wanting something encounter scale for this. Looking at the smaller structures on the outer ring of buildings. Choosing the one on the southwest corner, I created an interior layout and floorplan. I planned on placing furnishings like tables, chairs, desks, etc. (for a restaurant at top right, bar top left, store center left, office/store center right and a repair shop bottom), but then thought, naw, you can put whatever you want in them to make them as you need it with your own furnishings. I did still place restrooms and the elevator - the rest is up to you!

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