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[Rolepgeek]

Also, is that cost for a planet that can grow or just the addition of growth, Stirk?

Addition. Like I said, 1% growth is an absurd amount.

We have no idea how long a tick is. I figured a tick was about 20-80 years, and since it would be 1% mass, not surface area, I figured it would be slow enough. What about 0.1% then, per millenium?

[DreamerGhost]

I still fail why people want the growth when the world is efectively infinite.

[Rolepgeek]

I still fail why people want the growth when the world is efectively infinite.

Well I'm the God of Growth, so I have an obligation...

[DreamerGhost]

So create a species of grass like plants that create mass as they decay. Bam, world is growing year to year.

[Rolepgeek]

So create a species of grass like plants that create mass as they decay. Bam, world is growing year to year.

Why not just make the world alive and growing directly, instead of breaking yet more laws of physics ()?

[FArgHalfnr]

I redid the map. It's not as horrible as the last one, but it's still very backbone. I'll add more details as things progress.

Spoiler:  Pretty massive, even after scaling it down (click to show/hide)

[Demonic Spoon]

You might want to hold off on excessive mapmaking until it is 100% confirmed we're making a torus. Or better yet, once the torus is actually made.

Also, I'd prefer the term "tropics" over "desert"

[Rolepgeek]

There's probably going to be a hell of a lot more 'volcanic', or more appropriately, 'mercurial' areas.

[Stirk]

Also, is that cost for a planet that can grow or just the addition of growth, Stirk?

Addition. Like I said, 1% growth is an absurd amount.

We have no idea how long a tick is. I figured a tick was about 20-80 years, and since it would be 1% mass, not surface area, I figured it would be slow enough. What about 0.1% then, per millenium?

I have no idea how long it will be either  . The first few ticks will probably take millennium, at least until we get sapient life in existence. The main problem with % based calculations is that they compound themselves. You aren't looking at a 100% increase after 100 centuries. The first is X (the planet) times 101%. Now you have a new planet with that total. So the next growth isn't just 1% of the original, it is slightly bigger. You would have doubled its mass by 70 centuries, tripled it by 110, quadrupled it by 140, X5 by 160, and then the intervals between adding the size of the original planet get smaller and smaller. Basically, since the planet's mass increases exponentially, it would work fine at a small number of centuries while becoming completely absurd at larger ones.

If you wanted a planet to grow just for the sake of growing, it would be significantly cheaper to do it linearly or do it with a more indirect mechanism.

$$$ANSWERS

.1% per millennium: 5-20E per earthsize. (Creation ETC)

[Demonic Spoon]

Rolepgeek, would you amenable to a long vertical rod sun, rather than a long vertical spiral sun?

[DreamerGhost]

So create a species of grass like plants that create mass as they decay. Bam, world is growing year to year.

Why not just make the world alive and growing directly, instead of breaking yet more laws of physics ()?

Your option is basicly other gods paying to increase your influence on the world, whereas grass will be entirely yours.

[Demonic Spoon]

Some of the other gods are also desirous/appreciative of the growing feature though DreamerGhost

[FArgHalfnr]

I'd rather avoid any useless costs if possible, considering I will need a lot of essence to get started with my plans. I'd prefer the grass suggestion personally, since we won't have to pay for it, and it will probably be much cheaper than an expanding planet.

[DreamerGhost]

Some of the other gods are also desirous/appreciative of the growing feature though DreamerGhost

Which brings us back to  me not understanding why.

[Demonic Spoon]

Some of the other gods are also desirous/appreciative of the growing feature though DreamerGhost

Which brings us back to  me not understanding why.

*mumble mumble* new lands to explore! *waves hands vaguely* *mumble mumble*

I'd rather avoid any useless costs if possible, considering I will need a lot of essence to get started with my plans. I'd prefer the grass suggestion personally, since we won't have to pay for it, and it will probably be much cheaper than an expanding planet.

Yeah, my life-bearing chitin moon is going to be expensive. I'll probably need to halve its size to make ends meet. Since I don't think anyone wants to help me make it?