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- FPLANET is a fractal planet generator.
- It uses the method of random faults on
- sphere .
-
- This program can be started in either
- low or medium rez but the planets are
- always displayed in low rez.
-
-
- 1> Main screen.
-
- Icons.
-
- CALC : display and calculate planet in
- current mode.
-
- VIEW : Display planet in mode.
-
- MAP : set mode to MAP.
- GLOBE : set mode to GLOBE.
-
- SETUP : Setup parameters.
-
- ITERATIONS : No of faults.
- SEED : Starting seed.
- SEA : default sea level %.
- RANDOM : choose random seed.
-
- INIT : erase current planet set defaults
- from SETUP.
-
- SAVE : SAVE image of current mode to
- degas file.
-
- 2> MAP screen
-
- EXIT : return to main screen.
- HALT : stop calculating at end of
- current cycle.
- CALC : Start calculation.
-
- LEVEL : change heights for each colour
- ADJ : on the planet.
-
- 3> Globe screen.
-
- 90 : rotate globe 90 degree
- 30 : 30 degree
- 10 : 10 degree
-
- ARROW : set direct of rotation.
-
-
- I have tried to make this program as
- easy to use as possible so the best way
- to find out what it does is play with
- it.
-
- R.S.Kennedy. Sheffield.'90
-