diff --git a/core/assets/planets/colors.png b/core/assets/planets/colors.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5efd5d38e0
Binary files /dev/null and b/core/assets/planets/colors.png differ
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ClientLauncher.java b/core/src/mindustry/ClientLauncher.java
index d1819b3a8f..6c5909a798 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ClientLauncher.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ClientLauncher.java
@@ -90,10 +90,7 @@ public abstract class ClientLauncher extends ApplicationCore implements Platform
         assets.load(mods);
         assets.load(schematics);
 
-        assets.loadRun("contentinit", ContentLoader.class, () -> {
-            content.init();
-            content.load();
-        });
+        assets.loadRun("contentinit", ContentLoader.class, () -> content.init(), () -> content.load());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/PlanetMesh.java b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/PlanetMesh.java
index fc2436c5a1..cd851149a1 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/PlanetMesh.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/PlanetMesh.java
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ package mindustry.graphics;
 import arc.graphics.*;
 import arc.graphics.VertexAttributes.*;
 import arc.graphics.gl.*;
-import arc.math.*;
 import arc.math.geom.*;
 import arc.util.ArcAnnotate.*;
 import arc.util.*;
-import arc.util.noise.*;
 import mindustry.graphics.PlanetGrid.*;
+import mindustry.maps.planet.*;
 
 public class PlanetMesh{
     private float[] floats = new float[3 + 3 + 1];
@@ -16,19 +15,12 @@ public class PlanetMesh{
     private Mesh mesh;
     private PlanetGrid grid;
 
-    private float color;
-    private boolean lines;
-    private float radius;
+    private boolean lines = false;
+    private float radius = 1f, intensity = 0.2f;
 
-    private Simplex sim = new Simplex();
-    private RidgedPerlin rid = new RidgedPerlin(2, 2);
-    private Color[] colors = {Color.royal, Color.royal, Color.royal, Color.tan, Color.valueOf("3f9a50"), Color.valueOf("3f9a50"), Color.gray, Color.white, Color.white};
-    private Vec3 normal = new Vec3();
+    private PlanetGenerator gen = new PlanetGenerator();
 
-    public PlanetMesh(int divisions, float radius, boolean lines, Color color){
-        this.radius = radius;
-        this.lines = lines;
-        this.color = color.toFloatBits();
+    public PlanetMesh(int divisions){
         this.grid = PlanetGrid.newGrid(divisions);
 
         int vertices = grid.tiles.length * 12 * (3 + 3 + 1);
@@ -77,7 +69,7 @@ public class PlanetMesh{
             }
 
             for(Corner corner : c){
-                corner.v.setLength(radius + elevation(corner.bv));
+                corner.v.setLength(radius + elevation(corner.bv)*intensity);
             }
 
             for(Corner corner : c){
@@ -115,20 +107,15 @@ public class PlanetMesh{
     }
 
     private Vec3 normal(Vec3 v1, Vec3 v2, Vec3 v3){
-        return normal.set(v2).sub(v1).crs(v3.x - v1.x, v3.y - v1.y, v3.z - v1.z).nor();
+        return Tmp.v32.set(v2).sub(v1).crs(v3.x - v1.x, v3.y - v1.y, v3.z - v1.z).nor();
     }
 
     private float elevation(Vec3 v){
-        if(lines) return 0;
-
-        Color c = color(v);
-        if(c == Color.royal) return 0.19f;
-        return ((float)sim.octaveNoise3D(8, 0.7, 1 / 2.0, v.x, v.y, v.z)) / 3f + (rid.getValue(v.x, v.y, v.z, 1f) + 1f) / 12f;
+        return gen.getHeight(v);
     }
 
     private Color color(Vec3 v){
-        float f = ((float)sim.octaveNoise3D(6, 0.6, 1 / 2.0, v.x, v.y, v.z)) * 0.5f +  0.5f * ((rid.getValue(v.x, v.y, v.z, 1f) + 1f) / 2f);
-        return colors[Mathf.clamp((int)(f * colors.length), 0, colors.length - 1)];
+        return gen.getColor(v, elevation(v));
     }
 
     private void verts(Vec3 a, Vec3 b, Vec3 c, Vec3 normal, Color color){
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/maps/planet/PlanetGenerator.java b/core/src/mindustry/maps/planet/PlanetGenerator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1f97f9df3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/maps/planet/PlanetGenerator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package mindustry.maps.planet;
+
+import arc.graphics.*;
+import arc.math.*;
+import arc.math.geom.*;
+import arc.util.*;
+import arc.util.noise.*;
+
+public class PlanetGenerator{
+    Pixmap pix = new Pixmap("planets/colors.png");
+    Simplex noise = new Simplex();
+    int waterLevel = 5;
+    float water = waterLevel / (float)(pix.getHeight());
+    float scl = 5f;
+
+    public float getHeight(Vec3 position){
+        position = Tmp.v33.set(position).scl(scl);
+
+        float height = Mathf.pow((float)noise.octaveNoise3D(7, 0.48f, 1f/3f, position.x, position.y, position.z), 2.4f);
+        if(height <= water){
+            return water;
+        }
+        return height;
+    }
+
+    public Color getColor(Vec3 position, float height){
+        position = Tmp.v33.set(position).scl(scl);
+        float rad = scl;
+        float temp = Mathf.clamp(Math.abs(position.y * 2f) / (rad));
+        float tnoise = (float)noise.octaveNoise3D(7, 0.48f, 1f/3f, position.x, position.y + 999f, position.z);
+        temp = Mathf.lerp(temp, tnoise, 0.5f);
+        height *= 1.2f;
+        height = Mathf.clamp(height);
+
+        return Tmp.c1.set(pix.getPixel((int)(temp * (pix.getWidth()-1)), (int)((1f-height) * (pix.getHeight()-1))));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/type/Planet.java b/core/src/mindustry/type/Planet.java
index eddcef84bb..a8cc63d491 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/type/Planet.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/type/Planet.java
@@ -2,23 +2,25 @@ package mindustry.type;
 
 import arc.scene.ui.layout.*;
 import arc.util.ArcAnnotate.*;
+import arc.util.*;
 import mindustry.ctype.*;
 import mindustry.graphics.*;
 
 public class Planet extends UnlockableContent{
-    /** Mesh used for rendering. */
-    public @NonNull PlanetMesh mesh;
+    /** Mesh used for rendering. Created on load(). */
+    public PlanetMesh mesh;
     /** Grid used for the sectors on the planet. */
     public @NonNull PlanetGrid grid;
 
-    public Planet(String name, PlanetMesh mesh){
+    public Planet(String name){
         super(name);
-        this.mesh = mesh;
     }
 
-    //mods
-    Planet(String name){
-        super(name);
+    @Override
+    public void load(){
+        Time.mark();
+        mesh = new PlanetMesh(6);
+        Log.info("Time to generate planet mesh: {0}", Time.elapsed());
     }
 
     /** Planets cannot be viewed in the database dialog. */
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/DeployDialog.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/DeployDialog.java
index 812043d4d1..e2917b9798 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/DeployDialog.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/DeployDialog.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class DeployDialog extends FloatingDialog{
             setFilter(TextureFilter.Linear);
         }}){{
             float[] time = {0};
-            setColor(Color.fromGray(0.3f));
+            setColor(Color.gray(0.3f));
             setScale(1.5f);
             update(() -> {
                 setOrigin(Align.center);
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public class DeployDialog extends FloatingDialog{
                 Stack sub = new Stack();
 
                 if(slot.getZone() != null){
-                    sub.add(new Table(f -> f.margin(4f).add(new Image()).color(Color.fromGray(0.1f)).grow()));
+                    sub.add(new Table(f -> f.margin(4f).add(new Image()).color(Color.gray(0.1f)).grow()));
 
                     sub.add(new Table(f -> f.margin(4f).add(new Image(slot.getZone().preview).setScaling(Scaling.fit)).update(img -> {
                         TextureRegionDrawable draw = (TextureRegionDrawable)img.getDrawable();
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public class DeployDialog extends FloatingDialog{
                 }
 
                 stack.setSize(Tmp.v1.x, Tmp.v1.y);
-                stack.add(new Table(t -> t.margin(4f).add(new Image(node.zone.preview).setScaling(Scaling.stretch)).color(node.zone.unlocked() ? Color.darkGray : Color.fromGray(0.2f)).grow()));
+                stack.add(new Table(t -> t.margin(4f).add(new Image(node.zone.preview).setScaling(Scaling.stretch)).color(node.zone.unlocked() ? Color.darkGray : Color.gray(0.2f)).grow()));
                 stack.update(() -> stack.setPosition(node.x + panX + width / 2f, node.y + panY + height / 2f, Align.center));
 
                 Button button = new Button(Styles.squaret);