So COMPLETELY off-topic, a lot of news agencies have been reporting the likelihood of the star, Betelgeuse, exploding by 2012. Scientists have been predicting the time-table for this event for the last 50 or 60 years, but it's not until this time (with the looming "Mayan Prophecy Doomsday Event" of December 2012) that this is coming to the forefront of mainstream media.
While scientific evidence "points" to this possibility within the next few years, it could happen within the next one MILLION years as well. And despite doomsday conspiracy nuts, the effects it will have on the Earth will be more or less negligible, beyond a few weeks of 24-hour daylight, if that. When Betelgeuse gives up the ghost, as it were, it will be as "big" (by apparent diameter) as the full moon, and "may be" as bright as our own sun, although this is still somewhat in question.
Still, if it happens in my lifetime, I'll be thankful to see it. A few weeks of 24-hour sunlight will be interesting, to say the least, and will probably be one of the most talked-about events in the annals of human history. But the worst thing that could possibly happen to the Earth is that neutrinos will bombard us. What effect will they have? Nothing. We won't even notice it, save for the neutrino detectors buried deep underground.
If it does happen, Cameni and Angrypig need to be able to simulate it in Outerra's night sky
. Good luck on creating the procedurals necessary for the simulation
Could make our back-story for the game rather interesting though, don't you think?
