Coordinates

Building a Multi-World Coordinate System in Unreal Engine

May 1 2026 Jubaleth ASHES OF THE UNBOUND, UNREAL ENGINE, SPACEFLIGHT, COORDINATES

The Solvren setting contains four planets and nine moons. Putting those objects into one ordinary Unreal coordinate space would force a choice between astronomical scale and useful local precision. Ashes of the Unbound …

Per-Client Floating Origins for Planetary Multiplayer

April 25 2026 FLOATING ORIGIN, MULTIPLAYER, COORDINATES

Local numerical precision is a presentation concern; authoritative celestial placement must survive different client origins.

Body-Relative Gravity on a Spherical World

April 24 2026 SPACEFLIGHT, GRAVITY, COORDINATES

On a spherical body, gravity defines a local frame; movement, camera, animation and traces all have to use it.