FQM 5.00 Beta 8

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Announcing the posting of FQM 5.00 Beta 8, for SE5.

Beta 8 is not savegame-compatible with Beta 7.

download link (1.7 MB)

Beta 8 version history:
1. Changed - Revamped star textures.
2. Added - Red Dim and Red Orange star classes.
3. Changed - Star colors now appear in more realistic proportions. Red and orange stars dominate the galaxy, and the huge white and blue stars are comparatively rare.
4. Added - Diamond quadrant generation added to solar_systems.py script. Diamond quadrants now place systems appropriate to FQM in the specific location slots.
5. Added - White Dwarf star systems.
6. Added - Logarithmic, Shell and Flower Spiral type quadrants. For more random system type results, it is recommended to rerun the _solar_systems.py Python script.
7. Changed - Planet Stellar Objects now have new temperature, gravity and radiation formulas. Gas giants have more gravity. None planets have more radiation. Temperature takes planet type into accound (ice planets are coldest, Venus rock planets are hottest). Minimum temperature is now -240 C, rather than absolute zero.

Please note that this is a work in progress. There are bound to be quirks, which you should report. All suggestions for improvement are welcome!