I was pondering the size of the famous planets download and wondered if planets could be detailed in a different method, anyways this is really me asking wether the same effects that can be applied to ships will eventually be applicable for planets.
Would it be an improvement to provide a set of decals, these would be prominant generic features such as mountains, deserts, cities (Ooh! Night lighting!), volcanoes (Always glowing) etc and unique features could be provided for individual planets of note. It would work as a kind of building kit, the main look of the planet coming from its Planetinfo.plist
Sorry if its a bit way out there, I just liked the idea so put it forward for discussion
