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procedural 3d planet generator

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Prompt to Planet, generate procedural 3D planets from text

Shown by error404x on Feb 14, 2026. Click the card to turn it over.

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0 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.63.

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Text input loses focus after every keystroke, so typing fails
From 3 comments
- What's going on, the focus gets sucked away from the edit box after every keystroke?
  stevage on HN
- Super cool idea, but I don't seem to be able to type in the text box. Tried Chrome and Firefox, same issue. Something taking focus from the text box as soon as I input anything?
  cryptoz on HN
- Not working for me.
  stogot on HN
Generated output does not match the prompt
From 2 comments
- tried this: ``` Generate Earth-like planet (10,000km diameter, 24h rotation, 23° axial tilt). Single supercontinent spanning 40% of surface area, centered on equator. Remaining…
  ivan_gammel on HN
- As others have noted, the output doesn't seem to be anywhere close to what's being prompted.
  huhtenberg on HN
Output seems superficial and lacks real value; looks vibe-coded
From 1 comment
- I have tried a few things. Honestly this feels like some sort of very lazy vibe-coded app that superficially looks cool but does not actually produce anything of any value.
  stevage on HN