Firefly solar system in 3-D!!!! by KayleeRulesAll

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Firefly solar system in 3-D!!!!

POSTED BY: KAYLEERULESALL
UPDATED: Saturday, January 14, 2006 22:56
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Saturday, September 10, 2005 5:42 PM

Hey yall, i have created a 3 dimensional model for the firefly solar system using the great freeware program Celestia. to follow is a link and instructions on how to see it.

http://www.shatters.net/celestia/

Download the newest version of celstia first, and install it. then go to the addons link, and then to the celestia motherlode. under fictional, there is a section for other, and then under that there is a section for stars and planets. click on that. my addon is called firefly 'verse. download it, and Just put the whole file into your "extras" folder in your "celestia" Directory.

then, run celestia, and hit enter, then type "61 Vir" (without the quotes) then press enter agaian. then, press the "G" key.

You can then go to the "Navigate" Menu on the top toolbar and select "solar system browser". with that, u can navigate among the worlds of the system.

anybody with questions can email me at kmeluvsrks@sbcglobal.net.

thanks for taking a look!!

Textures created by John M. Dollan

Everything else created by: Kayla Eckhardt

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When the stars shine bright through the engine's trail and the dust of another world drops behind; When my ship is free of the open sky, its a damn good day to my way of mind; Theres a barren planet you never can leave, theres a rocky valley where we lost a war; Theres a cross worn 'round a soldier's neck, theres a man's faith died on Serenity's floor, but i stood my ground and ill fight once more; Its the last oath that i ever swore

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Saturday, September 10, 2005 6:06 PM

GORRAMZERO

I can't find your add-on. : (

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Saturday, September 10, 2005 6:31 PM

KAYLEERULESALL

yeah; the site is being stupid; im workin on it and ill post back here when its ready.
shouldnt be too long; thanks for waiting.

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When the stars shine bright through the engine's trail and the dust of another world drops behind; When my ship is free of the open sky, its a damn good day to my way of mind; Theres a barren planet you never can leave, theres a rocky valley where we lost a war; Theres a cross worn 'round a soldier's neck, theres a man's faith died on Serenity's floor, but i stood my ground and ill fight once more; Its the last oath that i ever swore

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Saturday, September 10, 2005 6:54 PM

VISITINGMYINTENTIONS

I'm not seeing the firefly 'verse add-on.

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Early: Where'd she go?

Simon: I can't keep track of her when she's NOT incorporeally possessing a spaceship, don't look at me --

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Sunday, September 11, 2005 7:19 AM

KAYLEERULESALL

Ok, after much cursing and hurling about ofg things, i finally managed to get the addon uploaded to their website. its actuially in two parts; you need to download both firefly verse and firefly verse two, and unzip them both. just put the contents in the extras folder of your celestia directory, anbd theres a readme included that can tell u the rest. any questions, u can post back here. also, it may take some time for the addons to show, so if ur not seeing them check back in a abit; the site administrator has to add it into the database. thank you all for you patience, and enjoy!

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When the stars shine bright through the engine's trail and the dust of another world drops behind; When my ship is free of the open sky, its a damn good day to my way of mind; Theres a barren planet you never can leave, theres a rocky valley where we lost a war; Theres a cross worn 'round a soldier's neck, theres a man's faith died on Serenity's floor, but i stood my ground and ill fight once more; Its the last oath that i ever swore

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Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:20 AM

KAYLEERULESALL

Ok, seems something else has gone wrong. i am now trying to upload it all as one file; this should work. sorry for the wait guys, but ill post again once its fixed.

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When the stars shine bright through the engine's trail and the dust of another world drops behind; When my ship is free of the open sky, its a damn good day to my way of mind; Theres a barren planet you never can leave, theres a rocky valley where we lost a war; Theres a cross worn 'round a soldier's neck, theres a man's faith died on Serenity's floor, but i stood my ground and ill fight once more; Its the last oath that i ever swore

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Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:32 AM

KAYLEERULESALL

Ok people, this is it. i actually watched it upload this time; should be on the site soon, just as soon as the admin uploads it. okay, it is now only one file, called firefly verse. it is in the fictional: solar systems and planets section. download both it and the celestia main program, and follow the instructions in the readme file of my addon. thanks for bearing with me, and enjoy!

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When the stars shine bright through the engine's trail and the dust of another world drops behind; When my ship is free of the open sky, its a damn good day to my way of mind; Theres a barren planet you never can leave, theres a rocky valley where we lost a war; Theres a cross worn 'round a soldier's neck, theres a man's faith died on Serenity's floor, but i stood my ground and ill fight once more; Its the last oath that i ever swore

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Sunday, September 11, 2005 3:47 PM

GREENFAERIE

Can't find it. How about a direct link?

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Sunday, September 11, 2005 4:41 PM

KAYLEERULESALL

Ok people, please be patient. the site admin has to add it himself. probably not there today, as its sunday. just check back tomarrow.

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When the stars shine bright through the engine's trail and the dust of another world drops behind; When my ship is free of the open sky, its a damn good day to my way of mind; Theres a barren planet you never can leave, theres a rocky valley where we lost a war; Theres a cross worn 'round a soldier's neck, theres a man's faith died on Serenity's floor, but i stood my ground and ill fight once more; Its the last oath that i ever swore

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Sunday, September 11, 2005 6:42 PM

VISITINGMYINTENTIONS

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Originally posted by KayleeRulesAll:
Ok people, please be patient. the site admin has to add it himself. probably not there today, as its sunday. just check back tomarrow.

How DARE you create shiny Firefly stuff and then NOT make it INSTANTLY available???

...will be back tomorrow, with bated breath (whatever that means). By the by, I like the filksong in your sig.

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Early: Where'd she go?

Simon: I can't keep track of her when she's NOT incorporeally possessing a spaceship, don't look at me --

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Sunday, September 11, 2005 6:49 PM

KAYLEERULESALL

hey, its the only place i know i can upload stuff! dont yell at me, i made something really cool for u. anyway, thanks, but it aint my song; tis by a girl named michelle dokery and its an awesome song. shes posted here before i think, but her sn eludes me at the moment...anyway, go listen to the signal, episode three. (tis a podcast). its got her song in it.

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When the stars shine bright through the engine's trail and the dust of another world drops behind; When my ship is free of the open sky, its a damn good day to my way of mind; Theres a barren planet you never can leave, theres a rocky valley where we lost a war; Theres a cross worn 'round a soldier's neck, theres a man's faith died on Serenity's floor, but i stood my ground and ill fight once more; Its the last oath that i ever swore

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Monday, September 12, 2005 5:59 AM

CITIZEN

*Waits with bated breath*

Zen Buddhist to the Hotdog Vendor:
"Make me one with everything."

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Monday, September 12, 2005 12:42 PM

VISITINGMYINTENTIONS

Quote:
Originally posted by KayleeRulesAll:
hey, its the only place i know i can upload stuff! dont yell at me, i made something really cool for u.

Aw, I was just teasing you.

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Early: Where'd she go?

Simon: I can't keep track of her when she's NOT incorporeally possessing a spaceship, don't look at me --

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Monday, September 12, 2005 1:43 PM

KAYLEERULESALL

yeah, i know. i was just in a confrontational mood. its fun sometimes!

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When the stars shine bright through the engine's trail and the dust of another world drops behind; When my ship is free of the open sky, its a damn good day to my way of mind; Theres a barren planet you never can leave, theres a rocky valley where we lost a war; Theres a cross worn 'round a soldier's neck, theres a man's faith died on Serenity's floor, but i stood my ground and ill fight once more; Its the last oath that i ever swore

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Monday, September 12, 2005 1:58 PM

UNCHARTEDOUTLAW

So this is like seriously 3D, it's not just a screencap of something, eh? Cool. Does the program take up much memory?

-Taylor

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River: "So we'll integrate non-progressional evolution theory with God's creation of Eden. Eleven inherent metaphoric parallels already there. Eleven. Important number. Prime number. One goes into the house of eleven eleven times, but always comes out one. Noah's ark is a problem."

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Monday, September 12, 2005 2:02 PM

KAYLEERULESALL

yeah, go ahead and download the Celestia main program, ull see what its like. not very much memory, i think.

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When the stars shine bright through the engine's trail and the dust of another world drops behind; When my ship is free of the open sky, its a damn good day to my way of mind; Theres a barren planet you never can leave, theres a rocky valley where we lost a war; Theres a cross worn 'round a soldier's neck, theres a man's faith died on Serenity's floor, but i stood my ground and ill fight once more; Its the last oath that i ever swore

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Monday, September 12, 2005 2:02 PM

KAYLEERULESALL

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Wednesday, October 5, 2005 8:36 AM

GOLTZ20707

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Originally posted by KayleeRulesAll:
Ok people, please be patient. the site admin has to add it himself. probably not there today, as its sunday. just check back tomarrow.

Still not seeing it, almost a month later. Any further info?

Failing that, let me know where you found the system specs and I'll create my own version for Celestia.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2005 10:14 AM

KAYLEERULESALL

Ok, that has to be the worst site in all of creation. seriously, how long could it possibly take to upload a file?

anyway, does anybody else have a site that could host it? i still have the files, i just need a place to put them so you all can access them. Thanks guys, and im sorry about the wait.

Anybody for forming a possy and kicking that site's ass?

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When the stars shine bright through the engine's trail and the dust of another world drops behind; When my ship is free of the open sky, its a damn good day to my way of mind; Theres a barren planet you never can leave, theres a rocky valley where we lost a war; Theres a cross worn 'round a soldier's neck, theres a man's faith died on Serenity's floor, but i stood my ground and ill fight once more; Its the last oath that i ever swore

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Thursday, October 6, 2005 3:48 AM

FUNNYBUNNY

Quote:
Originally posted by KayleeRulesAll:

anyway, does anybody else have a site that could host it? i still have the files, i just need a place to put them so you all can access them.

I'll host it for you... email me at knightsong at gmail dot com

:)

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Thursday, October 6, 2005 6:25 AM

ZMANN966

Nice man, I just DL'ed Celestia not a week ago, for other reasons...
Now this makes it that much cooler!

Now lets see if you did everything right... lol
;)

They need to put a file host on their forum here, so you can have attachment on your threads.
Kinda like the forums at Halomods.

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Sunday, October 9, 2005 5:45 PM

FUNNYBUNNY

You can download it here:

http://www.knightsong.com/firefly/Verse.zip

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Sunday, October 9, 2005 7:16 PM

SNEAKER98

I've gotta ask...

Are these accurate to the system we saw in the movie?

"I do the job... and then I get paid. Go run your little world."
-Malcolm Reynolds

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Sunday, October 9, 2005 8:33 PM

KAYLEERULESALL

about as accurate as can be given the info we have. i actually based it off of an obscrure picture i found a while back on this site. i should also mention that its only got planets weve heard of, so there may yet be more out there. also, i am going to include Miranda and Haven soon; i just have to upload the newer file. should get to that by 10/10.

on another note, does anybody know what planet Mr. Universe's base was?

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When the stars shine bright through the engine's trail and the dust of another world drops behind; When my ship is free of the open sky, its a damn good day to my way of mind; Theres a barren planet you never can leave, theres a rocky valley where we lost a war; Theres a cross worn 'round a soldier's neck, theres a man's faith died on Serenity's floor, but i stood my ground and ill fight once more; Its the last oath that i ever swore

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Sunday, October 9, 2005 8:36 PM

SNEAKER98

The Visual Guide has a picture of many of the planets, did you happen to get it? I could scan the pic if need be.

"I do the job... and then I get paid. Go run your little world."
-Malcolm Reynolds

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Sunday, October 9, 2005 11:39 PM

THEOPERATIVE

Just got finished watching the 9-minute preview on Vividas and pausing the bit with the diagram of the solar system.

There appear to be 20 planets in the system. Unfortunately, the Vividas player uses hardware acceleration which makes taking screenshots impossible, or I'd have put one up on Photobucket and linked to it. If you really want to, you can go to vividas.com and watch the preview yourself, then pause the video (press spacebar) and really study it to get the psacing of the orbits and such.

Additionally, there's an illustration of the 'verse in the RPG book (I assume it's also in the Visual Companion) and a chart of the different planets with names and images. I'm probably gonna scan them tomorrow and post them to Photobucket.

Your work so far is really good! Keep it up!

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Monday, October 10, 2005 6:10 AM

KAYLEERULESALL

Yeah, i saw all that. there are some problems though. unfortunately, charting a 3 dimenional orbit is pretty hard to do when working off of a picture, as its all done in code. for it to be truly accurate, i would need actual numbers on the planets' orbital statistics, such as semi-major axis, inclination, eccentricity, and the like.

I would love to make the textures on the worlds accurate to thier images, but unfortunately i dont know how to make textures for celestia. anybody who does, give me a shout; we could get that fixed.

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When the stars shine bright through the engine's trail and the dust of another world drops behind; When my ship is free of the open sky, its a damn good day to my way of mind; Theres a barren planet you never can leave, theres a rocky valley where we lost a war; Theres a cross worn 'round a soldier's neck, theres a man's faith died on Serenity's floor, but i stood my ground and ill fight once more; Its the last oath that i ever swore

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Thursday, October 13, 2005 7:10 AM

ZMANN966

Well, I've used textures myself, and since most of the ones ive DL'ed (Mars, Earth, Europa etc...) are in .dds, I woudl assume get photoshop, a .dds plugin, load the current textures, say no to use mipmaps.
Paste your newer high res one over the old one, save over the older one, say generate mipmaps when the window pops up.

Try it, if it doesnt work... we'll have to think of something else.

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Sunday, December 4, 2005 11:56 PM

SCARLETOHARA

Has any one got the book "Serenity: The Official Visual Companion (Paperback)" there are star maps in there .as this will put to bed a the whole theme of how accurate the firefly verse. I have downloaded the celestia programme and i have had great fun flying around it . There in no litlle fly fly ships or any other space craft to play with but this is not my bath tub.

Fill each unforgiving minute with 60 seconds worth of distance run.

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Saturday, January 14, 2006 10:56 PM

MAASTRICHIAN

Just as a note, the Verse file has been available in the Motherlode's user directory since September of 2005. Here's the link: http://www.celestiamotherlode.net/creators/k_eckhardt/

Odds are the file was never made available in the public section because it was, quite literally, lost in the shuffle. The Motherlode gets a multitude of file uploads every month, and there are only one or two people actively engaged in the site's upkeep most of the time. If you want, I can email them and see if I can get it added to the public sections.

Just thought I'd help, since I'm a recent convert to Firefly, and the textures used in this add-on are some old ones of mine

...John...

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