r/spaceengine • u/Fit_Ad_2903 • 9h ago
r/spaceengine • u/KramersFireHose • Sep 14 '26
Announcement Important announcement regarding “Doc”
Some of you may know Doc, or at least know of him from around the SpaceEngine community. We have received information that after years of dealing with a number of serious problems in his life — including the ongoing legal dispute with Cosmographic Software, homelessness, and other difficult circumstances — Doc attempted to take his own life.
The attempt was not fatal, but he is currently in very critical condition. At this time, it is not known whether he will recover.
We understand that Doc is a person whose reputation within the SpaceEngine community is very divided. Not everyone has had good experiences with him, and we do not expect this situation to suddenly change anyone’s opinion of him.
We won’t be sharing his location or any further details about what happened. Please don’t post or circulate private messages, and don’t try to dig up information that hasn’t been made public.
This is not a request for donations, money, or any kind of financial support. This is simply an announcement for the community, as we know that many people here know of Doc and may want to know what is currently happening with him.
r/spaceengine • u/KramersFireHose • Oct 04 '25
Announcement Announcement Regarding the Doc Situation - “Truth takes time.”
After several months of reviewing all available evidence, including court records, public statements, and the actions of both parties, the moderation team has reached a conclusion.
Based on what we’ve seen, the subreddit has decided to lean in favor of Doc.
It’s important to acknowledge that Doc’s current homelessness has been documented and recognized by the court, and multiple community members have personally confirmed that Doc has gone without food for extended periods, with some stepping in to help by purchasing meals for him.
We also recognize that Cosmographic Software has played a significant role in agitating and escalating the situation, contributing to the harm and instability Doc has faced.
In addition, many community members were banned from the SpaceEngine Steam Hub simply for sharing verified information, asking legitimate questions, or expressing support for the truth. Some were even accused of “defamation” for statements that were, in fact, grounded in documented facts. This has created a chilling effect on open discussion, something we firmly stand against.
A more detailed follow-up post will be shared soon, once Doc is in a safe place to have a discussion and participate in a proper Q&A session.
We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding as we worked through this complex and sensitive situation. Thank you to those who engaged respectfully, sought truth over rumor, and allowed time for a fair and thorough review.
EDIT: For those asking for more information on the matter, here is a YouTube of Doc explaining in his own words.
r/spaceengine • u/EthanGaming7640 • 3h ago
Screenshot M hypergiant-black hole binary system
r/spaceengine • u/ForgeFlux • 4m ago
Cool Find Clouds are now casting shadow on the ground
r/spaceengine • u/CupPuzzleheaded5538 • 3h ago
Troubleshooting Fps Capped Space Engine
My fps on space engine is capped at 24 and can’t go above 24, I have a GTX 1080ti and a AMD EPYC 7351p for my cpu, I have no idea what’s happening I think I have a cpu bottleneck but a bottleneck does not cap your fps it causes stutters so I’m not sure I need help.
Settings I have OFF
V-Sync: OFF
r/spaceengine • u/Fuarian • 1d ago
Screenshot I found a binary star so close together they are touching.
I don't know how common this is. But it's pretty close to Earth relative to the entire game so I'd be surprised if nobody has found this at all.
r/spaceengine • u/Keyotas • 1d ago
Cool Find Found a very tiny asteroid with rings :D
Coords: RS 0-4-3584-267-11103-7-888447-114 10.D5 (on version 0.991)
r/spaceengine • u/jihvamuliya • 1d ago
Video Working on a new Vulkan based rendering engine for hardware constrained mobile devices. Here is a recording straight from the engine running natively with modernized SE 0.980 shaders without any upscaling.
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r/spaceengine • u/Short_College3251 • 1d ago
Cool Find Binary Gas Giants with a Superterra orbiting around the barycenter (RS 3087-4031-4-1778-1515 5)
Awesome
r/spaceengine • u/Ok_Leg_370 • 1d ago
Wallpaper(s) Neptune isn’t actually that blue: my attempt at a realistic color rendering (AI + SpaceEngine + Photopea)
Edit: this is no longer the best version. i've made a more accurate better looking one by removing a greish patch on the left side. I unfortuantly can't delete the photo. dm me if you want to see a slightly more accurate photo.
The deep cobalt in most popular images comes from contrast-stretching and color balancing meant to bring out cloud features. When researchers reprocessed the Voyager 2 data in 2024, they found Neptune is closer to a muted greenish-blue, much like Uranus, and only slightly bluer.
This is my attempt at what you’d actually see. It's a view from the upper atmosphere of neptune above its cloud tops, as if you teleported there and taken a photo with a phone. Sunlight there is about 1/900th as strong as on Earth, so the scene is dim, like dusk or heavy overcast day on Earth. Theres also a couple stars and a Triton just above the horizon.
How I made it: The base was rendered in SpaceEngine. AI was used for the cloud texture, haze, the moon, etc. I did the color grading and final adjustments in Photopea.
r/spaceengine • u/rrose1978 • 1d ago
Video Space Engine - Worlds of Andromeda 4
Some more star systems from constellation Andromeda.
r/spaceengine • u/Vulture293 • 2d ago
Screenshot Cool photos I took while exploring
r/spaceengine • u/CupPuzzleheaded5538 • 1d ago
Troubleshooting SpaceEngine FPS issue.
I have a GTX 1080ti, and a AMD Epyc 7351p, Ik I have a bottleneck but I think my fps is “capped” Since I can’t go above 25 fps, In Minecraft I get 300-450 fps comfortably with low settings. I have V-Sync off there I’ve tried to use NVIDIA control panel, Now I am clueless, can anyone please help me?
r/spaceengine • u/SatbenAki • 2d ago
Screenshot Oval shaped star above Milky Way
coordinates in second picture, first time seeing cool things like this
r/spaceengine • u/Altruistic_Price_823 • 1d ago
Troubleshooting saturn rings bug and game stuttering
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Has anyone else experienced this issue?
My game keeps stuttering randomly, and Saturn’s rings no longer render properly they appear with graphical artifacts. Everything used to work perfectly fine, but this issue started happening recently. I’ve already tried completely reinstalling the game and deleting my save file, but the problem still persists.
r/spaceengine • u/stohr2566b • 2d ago
Cool Find Found SpaceEngine in an Art Museum - Kunsthaus Graz
r/spaceengine • u/Vulture293 • 2d ago
Bug/Glitch Do yall know how I can make it so that everytime I click continue it doesn’t pop up the little spacecraft manager
r/spaceengine • u/Silver-Iodide27 • 2d ago
Screenshot How do I re-create this?!?!?
This might be a tricky / weird question, but can someone please tell me how to duplicate the parameters from this screenshot? It's an old version of one of my custom planets, BEFORE the SE update that changed everything. Try as I might, I can't recreate it. It's obviously mountains, but I can't ever seem to get them to be form this cauldron type shape anymore. Help!?!?!
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