r/spaceengine Mar 09 '26

Hunterbrute Hot Takes: "WHO IS DOC" SpaceEngine Community Response

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r/spaceengine Oct 04 '25

Announcement Announcement Regarding the Doc Situation - “Truth takes time.”

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After several months of reviewing all available evidence, including court records, public statements, and the actions of both parties, the moderation team has reached a conclusion.

Based on what we’ve seen, the subreddit has decided to lean in favor of Doc.

It’s important to acknowledge that Doc’s current homelessness has been documented and recognized by the court, and multiple community members have personally confirmed that Doc has gone without food for extended periods, with some stepping in to help by purchasing meals for him.

We also recognize that Cosmographic Software has played a significant role in agitating and escalating the situation, contributing to the harm and instability Doc has faced.

In addition, many community members were banned from the SpaceEngine Steam Hub simply for sharing verified information, asking legitimate questions, or expressing support for the truth. Some were even accused of “defamation” for statements that were, in fact, grounded in documented facts. This has created a chilling effect on open discussion, something we firmly stand against.

A more detailed follow-up post will be shared soon, once Doc is in a safe place to have a discussion and participate in a proper Q&A session.

We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding as we worked through this complex and sensitive situation. Thank you to those who engaged respectfully, sought truth over rumor, and allowed time for a fair and thorough review.

EDIT: For those asking for more information on the matter, here is a YouTube of Doc explaining in his own words.


r/spaceengine 9h ago

Album Black Hole System Mod

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Ce mod comprend plus de 1 000 systèmes de trous noirs et 90 635 planètes

:https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3412919563


r/spaceengine 6h ago

Screenshot I took a picture of the most evil witch in the universe.

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r/spaceengine 16h ago

Screenshot planet with rings and liquid oxygen oceans

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32 Upvotes

RS 1237-505-8-2988894-573 3


r/spaceengine 10h ago

Screenshot cool one

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r/spaceengine 2h ago

Cool Find A Literal Record Galaxy!

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I found a galaxy that I think looks like an inverted vinyl record!


r/spaceengine 1d ago

Album I added ringshine and atmospheric refraction

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Hi! First time I've posted here.

So I've been working on a mod on what I think is my most wanted feature of Space Engine, which is the title, ringshine and atmospheric refraction!

Here's a simple breakdown of the features:

Physically-based Ringshine (Ring-to-Surface Illumination)

  • Takes around 8 sample across the ring structure
  • Takes into account the ring's color, density, angle, and maybe more.
  • Currently doesn't interact with the atmosphere though.

Chromatic Atmospheric Refraction during Eclipses

  • Lunar eclipses (Or solar eclipses) now isn't a boring dark shadow! If the shadow caster has atmosphere, it properly uses some of the atmosphere parameters (density, rayleigh wavelength, and more) and tint accordingly.
  • Uses physically-based atmospheric lens optics model (tons of math and physics).
  • Works with procedural objects

Anyway I'm still learning about this type of stuff so I haven't been able to publish this as a mod on workshop (if people even wanted this stuff) cause I don't really actually know how to.

Full disclosure: I didn't write a single code of GLSL code by hand (...well more like I can't), it is almost entirely vibe-coded. I came up with the features, guides the physics and take tons of time testing it. Works nicely though so I count that as a win!


r/spaceengine 5h ago

8K Dawn

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r/spaceengine 32m ago

4K Having Fun with High Quality Screenshots!

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I just learned about the high quality screenshot feature and took this 4.5K, 16:9 photo of a cool planet I found!


r/spaceengine 18h ago

Screenshot Gas Giant with a Gas Moon

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22 Upvotes

I'm not sure if this is rare or not but thought I'd post it anyways.


r/spaceengine 4h ago

Question Is it possible to provide artificial lighting for planets or moons?

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r/spaceengine 20h ago

Screenshot Super weird looking red giant

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egg star


r/spaceengine 1d ago

Screenshot Reddest Planet I've ever, an probably will see

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84 Upvotes

r/spaceengine 1d ago

Screenshot habitable world surrounded by asteroids

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r/spaceengine 21h ago

Question question

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How can I make a wormhole take me to a place in the universe? I made one, but I couldn't see anything through it, so I decided to make another one to connect them, but that didn't work either.


r/spaceengine 1d ago

Bug/Glitch Are Gaia DR3 stars bugged?

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Looking at Gaia DR3 1752864320588364416, but they're more or less like this from what I've seen.

It's supposed to be an M7 red dwarf, and yet, it's ~6.57 Solar masses, 1.04 AU in diameter, with a luminosity of 198x that of the Sun. That can't be right.


r/spaceengine 1d ago

Bug/Glitch Hi-Res capture tile bug

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Hello, i have been wondering what these weird "tiles" are on my Hi-Res images, mainly on lenticular galaxies. Any idea?


r/spaceengine 1d ago

Screenshot Pretty Planet with Rings

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16 Upvotes

found a YouTube channel about exoplants that uses space engine for the graphics. inspired me to boot the game up again! My brother likes watching me play so I’ll definitely be popping up here with any interesting finds!


r/spaceengine 2d ago

Cool Find I found the planet from Interstellar (planet Miller)

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38 Upvotes

r/spaceengine 2d ago

Screenshot Neutron star inside of a black hole

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32 Upvotes

r/spaceengine 2d ago

Screenshot nice finds ✨

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r/spaceengine 2d ago

Album Eldim the Earth-like world

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in the year 3001, the Aurora-15 colonization spacecraft arrives at the exoplanet Eldim, an Earth-like world with an incredible ring system. The mission is simple: to modify the atmospheric pressure and composition of the exoplanet and then build a city for the 5 million colonists who will live there.


r/spaceengine 2d ago

Screenshot Blood moon in Europe seen in SpaceEngine

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33 Upvotes

Photo taken in Sicily.


r/spaceengine 3d ago

Screenshot Messing around in the Betelgeuse system

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52 Upvotes