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For the Geology part of planet generation show the atmosphere in actual mbars
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 11:22 am
by Fritz1776
It doesn't vary during biosphere generation, and often times something like "earthlike" is meaningless since it could be well above or below the planet's gravity. Actually showing the number would make far more sense.
RE: For the Geology part of planet generation show the atmosphere in actual mbars
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 12:03 pm
by zgrssd
Atmosphere numbers can be changed by both the Biosphere and Colonisation steps. Mostly plants converting CO2 into O2.
And if stuff like Chlorine is still disolved in the atmosphere can be heavily dependant on the geology.
RE: For the Geology part of planet generation show the atmosphere in actual mbars
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:50 pm
by Fritz1776
Yes, but the total atmospheric density (mbar) is constant. It is clear that this is defined in the geology phase, so while biosphere determines the composition it doesn't determine the air pressure.
RE: For the Geology part of planet generation show the atmosphere in actual mbars
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:52 pm
by zgrssd
ORIGINAL: Fritz1776
Yes, but the total atmospheric density (mbar) is constant. It is clear that this is defined in the geology phase, so while biosphere determines the composition it doesn't determine the air pressure.
That is a faulty asumption. Turning CO2 into O2 or adding/removing certain stuff of course changes the desnsity - and thus airpressure - of the atmosphere!
Not big enough to be relevant on a human scale, but this is a planetary scale.