{"id":870,"date":"2026-05-04T20:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/?p=870"},"modified":"2026-05-04T22:20:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:20:53","slug":"the-chaos-star-generator-revamped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/the-chaos-star-generator-revamped\/2026\/05\/","title":{"rendered":"The Chaos Star Generator &#8211; Revamped"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See it live: <a href=\"https:\/\/caostar.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/caostar.com<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I finally managed to modernize the good old <a href=\"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/the-chaos-star-generator\/2013\/03\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chaos Star Generator<\/a>, created in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now control more (and better) the aspects of the chaos star design, allowing some freakish designs like <a href=\"https:\/\/caostar.com\/?design=eyJncyI6MC43NSwiY3IiOjE5LjQsImJ3IjoxLCJibCI6Mjc5Ljg2LCJiYSI6LTE1LCJ0dyI6MjE1LCJ0bCI6MTc0LCJ0YSI6ODcsImdyIjozMjQuNDEsImciOltbMCwiIzc1NGFlMyJdLFswLjMzMywiIzg0MzJkMSJdLFswLjY2NywiI2JhNTBkZSJdLFsxLCIjNzU0YWUzIl1dLCJndCI6ImxpbmVhciIsImJnIjoiIzAwMDAwMCIsInRtIjoic2FtcGxlIiwidGkiOjE1LCJ0eCI6MCwidHkiOjAsInRzIjoxLjU1fQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the one at the top of this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The app includes some nice sample textures and the ability to zoom in and out to fit the size of your desire for chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use your browser&#8217;s back\/forward buttons to navigate through the designs you create. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Share a URL that lands exactly on the same design. No more lost designs!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chaos-star-1-1024x497.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chaos-star-1-1024x497.png 1024w, https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chaos-star-1-625x303.png 625w, https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chaos-star-1-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chaos-star-1-1536x745.png 1536w, https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chaos-star-1-2048x994.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caostar.com\/?design=eyJncyI6MC43NSwiY3IiOjYyLCJidyI6MzEsImJsIjoyNTEsImJhIjoxMSwidHciOjMwMCwidGwiOjE3NCwidGEiOjU0LCJnciI6MzI0LjQxLCJnIjpbWzAsIiM3NTRhZTMiXSxbMC4zMzMsIiM4NDMyZDEiXSxbMC42NjcsIiNiYTUwZGUiXSxbMSwiIzc1NGFlMyJdXSwiZ3QiOiJsaW5lYXIiLCJiZyI6IiMwMDAwMDAiLCJ0bSI6InNhbXBsZSIsInRpIjoyMywidHgiOjAsInR5IjowLCJ0cyI6MS41NX0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click to see this Chaos Star in the app.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also tap\/click and hold to quickly save your design to your photo library or share it with the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me know if you need more features. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Code is <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/caostar\/chaos-star-generator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">open-source on GitHub<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good old magical use is still very valid and easier to do now. Beyond being a creative tool, the Chaos Star Generator can also serve as a magical instrument. Here\u2019s a fun experiment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 \u2013 Upload a texture with a sigil placed at the exact center of the image. Like this one, included on the sample textures (you can test it <a href=\"https:\/\/caostar.com\/?design=eyJncyI6MC44NSwiY3IiOjEwMywiYnciOjM4LjUzLCJibCI6MzM2LCJiYSI6LTMuNSwidHciOjIyNSwidGwiOjg4LCJ0YSI6MTEuMSwiZ3IiOjI1OC4wNywiZyI6W1swLCIjZGQ1ZjllIl0sWzAuMjUsIiNlOTg0OTIiXSxbMC41LCIjZDg4NDZhIl0sWzAuNzUsIiNlZmQ1YWUiXSxbMSwiI2RkNWY5ZSJdXSwiZ3QiOiJyYWRpYWwiLCJiZyI6IiMwMDAwMDAiLCJ0bSI6InNhbXBsZSIsInRpIjowLCJ0eCI6MCwidHkiOjAsInRzIjoxfQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>):<a href=\"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/texture4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"412\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-36\" src=\"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/texture4-625x412.jpg\" alt=\"texture4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/texture4-625x412.jpg 625w, https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/texture4-624x411.jpg 624w, https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/texture4.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><br>2 \u2013 Click on &#8220;Inspire me randomly&#8221; or just hit &#8220;R&#8221;.<br>3 \u2013 Adjust the &#8220;Transition&#8221; parameter to set your preferred speed.<br>4 \u2013 Enter into a state of gnosis and focus on the moving Chaos Star while keeping your sigil in view.<br>5 \u2013 Boom. You\u2019ve just created a powerful ritual moment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See it live: https:\/\/caostar.com I finally managed to modernize the good old Chaos Star Generator, created in 2013. You can now control more (and better) the aspects of the chaos star design, allowing some freakish designs like the one at the top of this post. The app includes some nice sample textures and the ability [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-thoughts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=870"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":884,"href":"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870\/revisions\/884"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caostar.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}