File:PlanetDatabase.zip

This file contains a dump of UQM's planetary database in CSV format.

The README.txt file contains the documentation on the fields it contains, also reproduced here:

Cluster

Name of the star's cluster.

Star

Name of the star. "Prime" if there is only one in the cluster.

X,Y

Coordinates of the star.

DistSol

Distance from Sol.

StarColor

Color of the star.

StarSize

dwarf, giant, or super giant.

Fleet

The closest fleet whose sphere of influence includes the system, if any.

Planet

Name of the planet. Just a Roman numeral for unnamed planets.

Moons add a suffix.

Type

Type of the planet (e.g. "Gas Giant")

Hazard

This value is an aggregate estimate of how dangerous the planet is to land on. It is computed from the tectonics, weather, temperature, and bioHazard ratings, and tries to combine them in a way that follows the calculations in the code. For example, when one looks at the hazard event probabilities, two level 3 hazards are roughly equivalent to a level 4 hazard, and three level 4 hazards are roughly equivalent to a level 5 hazard.

Tectonics

The tectonic hazard level, as displayed to the user.

Weather

The weather hazard level, as displayed to the user.

Thermal

The thermal hazard level. This value is derived from Temperature, and is used in the code in the same manner as Tectonics and Weather, even though it's never shown to the user.

BioHazard

This is the approximate threat level of the nastiest lifeform on the planet. It is scaled to a 1-8 range to match the other hazards.

BioUnits

The total units of BioData available on the planet. Note that this is not the Credit value of the BioData (which is what the human-readable dump provides).

MinValue

The total value of all minerals on the planet.

MinVolume

The total number of mineral units on the planet. Each cargo hold in the flagship holds 500 units.

Fuel

The fuel required for one lander round trip to the planet.

AxialTilt,Density,Radius,Gravity,Temp,Day,Atmosphere,LifeChance,DistFromStar

All of these values come from the planet database, and do not directly affect gameplay other than by figuring into other values that do. For example, Gravity determines Fuel, Atmosphere determines Weather, DistFromStar determines Temperature, which determines Thermal Hazard, etc.