Scientific Sky Simulator
Resource packA realistic night sky where stars and planets slowly move.
Why gradeE
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 4.7 years−26 points
- No file for a Minecraft version most modpacks use−9 points
- Under 500,000 downloads−1 point
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
27 points lost0 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.4.7 years ago (9 Feb 2022) 0 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.Newest supported: 1.18.1. About 4.8 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 4.7 years; no file for a popular modding version.0 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 3 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
Full points10 / 10Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.1 of the 2 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (50%) 5 / 5Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
Does not apply. A resource pack's files can be read in the download. Not counted for resource packs.Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.Does not apply.Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply.Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 500,000.16,050 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.4.7 years, 4 releases 0 / 8
13 of the 49 points that apply = 27 out of 100.
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About
Scientific Sky Simulator is a resource pack that brings an interactive, astronomy-inspired star map to Minecraft, showing the night sky as a changing celestial scene rather than a static backdrop. Its large starfield map is based on realistic starry-sky photography, with detailed parallax that gives the mapped sky a sense of depth. The Sun, Moon and stars move along defined tracks, so different parts of the celestial sphere appear over the course of the day and year, and the Milky Way gradually rises above the horizon annually. Atmospheric light is layered into the sky, including daytime and nighttime glow, rosy dawn and afterglow, while the Sun and Moon are rendered at an apparent size of 0.5 degrees. At night, the scene includes dense fields of stars and features such as the Andromeda Galaxy, Triangulum Galaxy, Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, nebulae and Polaris.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.13 to 1.18.1.
Changes the sun, the moon and the clouds.
In OptiFine's formats: custom skies.
Textures are mostly 4096 by 4096 pixels.
Details
- Creator
- 13426685712
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 16K
- Created
- 27 Jan 2022
- Official page
- CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.13 to 1.18.1.
We checked what is inside its files, without opening them in the game.
Why we show this: a resource pack cannot run programs, but its file can hide one. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.1 latest file. It is not for a recent Minecraft version, so the answer above is about it. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
Privacy
Sends nothing
A resource pack has no code that can connect to the internet, so it cannot send anything about you.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its description, files and images and found none.
We have not read its changelogs yet.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.Not on Modrinth.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found in the descriptionChangelogs not read yet
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found18 images read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
Modpacks that include Scientific Sky Simulator in at least one of their versions, most downloaded first.
Latest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.