StarFire was created with the intention to provide a tool to explore the depths of the universe and its secrets in a playful, educational, and thought-provoking manner. In order to do so, the player must design his spacecraft in such way it fits his individual needs and play style, and most importantly, withstands the dangers that linger in the dark. As such, StarFire implements models based on science, and may also cross the border between reality and the paranormal.
These files are used to generate a galaxy: black pixels indicate that no star system is located at this position, white ones indicate that a star system should be generated here.
Based upon this, many other features can be implemented, such as special generation rules based on percentages (i.e. 50% red on black = 50% chance to spawn a black hole...)