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[-] endless_nameless@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

I mean that or just pre-calculate it and place the light at the same time you place the stars

[-] lauha@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

But precalculating is just waste of resources when you are building a pure procedural universe.

[-] endless_nameless@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I doubt that's really a consideration when you are literally God

[-] lauha@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Well, obviously he isn't a literal god since he made mistakes and retcons and had to rest afterwards.

[-] Chakravanti@monero.town 1 points 2 weeks ago

So it's always been a programmer joke from the "beginning"?"

[-] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago

Eh, this god is lazy. They even had to rest a whole day.

[-] Bonsoir@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

And they had to reset the simulation at least once because of all the bad behaviors.

[-] Chakravanti@monero.town 1 points 2 weeks ago
[-] bobo@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

Procedural, law based world generation is the trademark of a lazy and experienced god.

Story with that premise:

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/50558/the-great-erectus-and-faun

this post was submitted on 26 Apr 2026
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