Procedural Generation of Rocky Planets
In this devlog, we explore the new procedural pipeline behind rocky planets in *Essence – Cosmic Engine*.
Each planet is generated from a 5-dimensional signature derived from its physical formation context, including position, mass, stellar distance, and other simulation parameters.
This signature drives a GPU-based pipeline that generates terrain, climate, biomes, clouds, colors, and atmosphere in a coherent way.
The result is a system where planets are not just textured spheres, but evolving worlds whose surface and atmosphere reflect their physical and environmental state.
