Updates for v1.07

readme.txt

@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ USA.
 
 --
 
-
-This is a very rough release of Celestia, but all the basic
-functionality is there. Navigation and UI in general are very rudimentary.
-
 Getting started:
 
 Important:  Celestia must be started from the directory in which the EXE
@@ -32,24 +28,25 @@ resides or else it will not find its data files.  A real installer is
 forthcoming.
 
 Celestia will start up in a window, and if everything is working
-correctly, you'll see the Mir space station in front of a field of
+correctly, you'll see the asteroid Eros moving past a field of
 stars.  In the left corner is a welcome message and some information
-about your target (Mir), your speed, and the current time (Universal
+about your target (Eros), your speed, and the current time (Universal
 Time, so it'll probably be a few hours off from your computer's clock.)
-Right drag the mouse to orbit Mir and you should see the Earth and some
+Right drag the mouse to orbit Eros and you should see the Earth and some
 familiar constellations.  Left dragging the mouse changes your
 orientation too, but the camera rotates about its center instead of
-rotating around Mir.  Rolling the mouse wheel will change your distance
+rotating around Eros.  Rolling the mouse wheel will change your distance
 to the space station--you can move light years away, then roll the wheel
-in the opposite direction to get back to low Earth orbit.
-In Celestia, you'll generally have an object
-selected; currently, it's the Mir space station, but it could also be
-a star, planet, asteroid, or comet.  The simplest way to select an
-object is to click on it.  Try clicking on a star to select it.  The
-information about Mir is replaced with some details about the star.
-Press G (or use the navigation menu), and you'll zoom through space
-toward the selected star.  If you press G again, you'll approach
-the star even closer.
+in the opposite direction to get back to your starting location.  If your
+mouse lacks a wheel, you can use the Home and End keys instead.
+
+In Celestia, you'll generally have an object selected; currently,
+it's Eros, but it could also be a star, planet, spacecraft, or galaxy.
+The simplest way to select an object is to click on it.  Try clicking
+on a star to select it.  The information about Eros is replaced with
+some details about the star.  Press G (or use the navigation menu),
+and you'll zoom through space toward the selected star.  If you
+press G again, you'll approach the star even closer.
 
 Press H to select our Sun, and then G to go back to our solar system.
 You'll find yourself half a light year away from the sun, which looks
@@ -106,15 +103,22 @@ K  : Time 10x slower
 J  : Reverse time
 
 Options:
+U  : Toggle galaxy rendering
 N  : Toggle planet and moon labels
 O  : Toggle planet orbits
 V  : Toggle HUD Text
+I  : Toggle planet atmospheres (cloud textures)
 W  : Toggle wireframe mode
 /  : Toggle constellation diagrams
+=  : Toggle constellation labels
+B  : Toggle star labels
 P  : Toggle per-pixel lighting (if supported)
 [  : Decrease limiting magnitude (fewer stars visible)
 ]  : Increase limiting magnitude (more stars visible)
 
+Other:
+D  : Run demo
+`  : Show frames rendered per second
 
 It's possible to choose a star or planet by name.  There are two ways to
 enter a star name: choose 'Select Object' from the Navigation menu to

revisions.txt

@@ -139,4 +139,13 @@ Code revisions:
 1.07
 * More corrections to planetary orbital calculations
 * Accept LongOfPericenter as well ArgOfPericenter in solar system catalog files
+* Updated parser to accept C-style string escapes
 * Render the Milky Way and other galaxies
+* Added more constellations
+* Display constellation names
+* Cleaned up render menu
+* Added FPS counter
+* Implemented basic WWW info feature for planets and stars
+* New script commands: renderflags, labels, orbit
+* Implemented a scripted demo mode
+* Placed ISS in Earth orbit

start.cel

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	select { object "Sol" }
-	select { object "Venus" }
+	select { object "Eros" }
 	timerate { rate 0 }
 	goto { time 0 }
 	wait { duration 0.1 }

todo.txt

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ USER INTERFACE
 * Make context menus work properly in full-screen mode
 * Fix camera rotation wackiness when using goto--probably slerp between orientations
 * Dialog box for displaying detailed information about a star or planet
-* More detailed info via the Internet--link to Nine Planets, simbad, etc.
 * Create a help file
+* Improve web info feature
 
 VISUALS
 * Shadows from rings on planet
@@ -31,18 +31,18 @@ VISUALS
   darkening, change  convection cell size based on spectral class, etc.
 * Non-Lambertian illumination functions for planets
 * Add haloes around bright planets similar to the ones around stars
-* Render the Milky Way
 * Comets with dust and ion tails
 * Add some deep sky objects--planetary nebula, supernova remnants, etc.
 * Procedural textures for extrasolar planets
 * Atmospheric veils around planets
 * Specularity map for Earth (and other hypothetical ocean bearing worlds)
 * Bump mapped cloud layers
-* Show the Milky Way and neighboring galaxies
+* Render galaxies with colors--bluish spiral arms, yellowish center
+* Render dark dust bands in galaxies
+* Add textures to ISS and Mir models
 
 POLISH
 * Get a real installer working for Windows version
-* Demo mode
 * Tutorial mode
 * Add a flashy intro screen
 * Add screen shot feature
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ SIMULATION ACCURACY
 * Make some attempt at calculating stellar rotation rates
 * Model the irregular rotations of objects like Toutatis and Hyperion
 * Double star systems
+* Make the planets appear in their proper positions relative to the stars
 
 BUGS
 * Find out why picking sometimes stops working, apparently after orbiting