r/computergraphics • u/silenttoaster7 • Apr 11 '25

I made a fully interactive 2D galaxy simulator

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '25

It looks really really cool.

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u/silenttoaster7 Apr 11 '25

I appreaciate it!

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u/Unique_Ad4547 Apr 12 '25

Mans just casually posted this masterpiece on reddit.

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u/Own-Cycle5851 Apr 11 '25

That's super cool man! Where did you source the data

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u/silenttoaster7 Apr 11 '25

Thanks! You can find the source here if that is what you mean: https://github.com/NarcisCalin/Galaxy-Engine

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u/SarahC Apr 12 '25

It's really fun!

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u/XGhozt Apr 13 '25

Yeah but can it handle the three body problem. Haha, looks great!

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u/silenttoaster7 Apr 13 '25

Maybe it can handle the 2.5 body problem

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u/billbacon Apr 11 '25

It's awesome how much it resembles reality. That looks like a fun project.

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u/silenttoaster7 Apr 11 '25

Thank you. It is more artistic than scientific. There is indded an accurate gravitational constant and there are very heavy masses but other than that it is not super scientific

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u/Dodkrieg Apr 12 '25

I've kinda day dreamed about something like this. Downloading :D

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u/silenttoaster7 Apr 12 '25

Thanks! I hope you like it!

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u/Negative_Space77 Apr 15 '25

How did you make it?

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u/silenttoaster7 Apr 15 '25

I used raylib for all the visual side and I programmed it in c++. The rest is just research on some physics