Sol the Great disappointment

Helvellyn · Dec 24, 2014

Jokes on the names aside the rings look rather too bright.

Patrick_68000 · Dec 24, 2014

Perhaps the OP think that the solar system could be resplendent. Because it is the capital of the Federation

Helvellyn · Dec 24, 2014

Half way to my mystery object in the Sol system. It'll probably turn out to be a badly-lost Sidewinder knowing my luck.

edit: Funny I should say that, I've just passed a Sidewinder and a Fed Viper heading in the other direction from it.

Im_Lost · Dec 24, 2014

I think the resources in Sol are rigged too, to keep it very rich. The extraction sites are ALL "common reserves", while many other nearby systems are depleted.

Anyway, here is Neptune:

Thanatos · Dec 24, 2014

Helvellyn said:
Half way to my mystery object in the Sol system. It'll probably turn out to be a badly-lost Sidewinder knowing my luck.

edit: Funny I should say that, I've just passed a Sidewinder and a Fed Viper heading in the other direction from it.

Make sure you have sound on when you get there!!

Helvellyn · Dec 24, 2014

You know what it is? Should I have been reading another thread?

starjump · Dec 24, 2014

Would been nice with some special extra large station in SOL for sure indicating people been there a long time and used it as a hub outwards. Like space stations to build large ships in etc. Not that fussed though. It will be interesting to see what will come later on.

th3_fr4gil3 · Dec 24, 2014

ykza5 said:
I'm sure FD is saving some of the great stuff on SOL for an expansion and that's just a plain lie.

pray tell how you came to that conclusion?
we already know one of the expansions will be planetary landing, so yes SOL will get planet based starports, but that's expected as so will a lot of other planets in other systems.

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Helvellyn said:
You know what it is? Should I have been reading another thread?

it's be found already, so yeah was in another thread. but no spoilers here

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starjump said:
Would been nice with some special extra large station in SOL for sure indicating people been there a long time and used it as a hub outwards. Like space stations to build large ships in etc. Not that fussed though. It will be interesting to see what will come later on.

i would like to see orbital elevators. or a ring station like in x3:terran conflict/starship troopers.

buellpilot · Dec 24, 2014

Helvellyn said:
You know what it is? Should I have been reading another thread?

Yes, its been discovered but it is very cool... keep heading oout there...

Helvellyn · Dec 24, 2014

Got there, neat

Thought it was a bit too much to hope for that I'd found something new in a place like Sol. Spotted something else 0.13 Ly away, I think I can guess so that'll wait.

Werppa · Dec 24, 2014

Sooo... Is the trading lucrative in Sol and surrounding systems? I'm just trying to grind up to Cobra from my Sidewinder, I could've bought Hauler but decided not to in the end. Looking for some good places to trade, too bad I'm in the middle of nowhere.

th3_fr4gil3 · Dec 24, 2014

hmm, have they modeled the kuiper belt anyone know? oort cloud would be cool as well.

DragonIV · Dec 24, 2014

Werppa said:
I'm just trying to grind up to Cobra from my Sidewinder, I could've bought Hauler but decided not to in the end.

You must like grinding.

Mathematically, you'll get to the Cobra *much* faster with a Hauler if you are trading.

Krait_79 · Dec 24, 2014

ykza5 said:
I'm a beta backer and during all the testing we were told that SOL was going to be a jewel, something great and that's why they were keeping SOL out of the testing phases. I just went there today and it's just the same thing just much more stations but all the same, SOL has nothing to differentiate it from the other system other than I actually know the names of the planets, serious disapointment, I'll continue playing Elite cause is a pretty good game but won't be buying expansions, I'm sure FD is saving some of the great stuff on SOL for an expansion and that's just a plain lie.

FD lost a customer (except if they come up with a new roller coaster tycoon game )

What exactly were you expecting? I hung out at Sol for a while until it kept offering me missions to Hutton Orbital, so i then moved on.

Werppa · Dec 24, 2014

dragoniv said:
You must like grinding. Mathematically, you'll get to the Cobra *much* faster with a Hauler if you are trading.

Oh lol, good to know that since I'm already at 300k

. Still a way to go to cover the insurances and upgrades etc. but when you've already shat your pants it's too late to go back. I've read some guides that it's faster/fun if you don't upgrade to hauler but seems that it was beta stuff or something

Xenomorph · Dec 24, 2014

I'm happy with how it is for now. But if I'm honest, I thought we might see the cities of Earth lit up on the dark side of the planet, sort of the way Astronaut Chris Hadfield described that they looked from the International Space Station...

I realise this is a lot of work tho..

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To be fair, I too recall Frontier mentioning that they were spending more time on Sol because it was special, and I also remember seeing a picture of an artistic work (which i'm sure was by Frontier) of a highly industrialised planet from space. Kind of looked a bit like the shot in the movie Contact when Ellie looks down at the planet, sees a city, an says "They're alive!" Before being moved on again in the wormhole.

I imagine time constraints, workload and deadlines had something to do with it, I think we'll probably see more detail in Sol over time.

Zplintz · Dec 24, 2014

Xenomorph said:
I'm happy with how it is for now. But if I'm honest, I thought we might see the cities of Earth lit up on the dark side of the planet, sort of the way Astronaut Chris Hadfield described that they looked from the International Space Station...

I realise this is a lot of work tho..

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To be fair, I too recall Frontier mentioning that the were spending more time on it because it was special, and I also remember seeing a picture of an artistic work (which i'm sure was by Frontier) of a highly industrialised planet from space. Kind of looked a bit like the shot in the movie Contact when Ellie looks down at the planet, sees a city, an says "They're alive!" Before being moved on again in the wormhole.

I imagine time constraints, workload and deadlines had something to do with it, I think we'll probably see more detail in Sol over time.

FD are already planning on implementing seeing lights from populations on the dark side of planets. Different factions will have different styles.

Xenomorph · Dec 24, 2014

Zplintz said:
FD are already planning on implementing seeing lights from populations on the dark side of planets. Different factions will have different styles.

I suspected as much. Good to know.

Wonder what the different styles will be for the factions?

agent1138 · Dec 24, 2014

ykza5 said:
I'm a beta backer and during all the testing we were told that SOL was going to be a jewel, something great and that's why they were keeping SOL out of the testing phases. I just went there today and it's just the same thing just much more stations but all the same, SOL has nothing to differentiate it from the other system other than I actually know the names of the planets, serious disapointment, I'll continue playing Elite cause is a pretty good game but won't be buying expansions, I'm sure FD is saving some of the great stuff on SOL for an expansion and that's just a plain lie.

FD lost a customer (except if they come up with a new roller coaster tycoon game )

He thought we were special in this universe, how quaint.

TannakaObi · Dec 24, 2014

The Space Pirate said:
As long as Earth looks like Earth, I don't really care to be honest. I didn't like that it had become some strange beige sand world in First Encounters!

It's a shame they seems to have some nightly power down though...