I don't see why it can't be as detailed as that.
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I don't see why it can't be as detailed as that.
Should be fine. Whatever the minimum PC spec is for the game will represent the quality cutoff, and Xbox is certainly above that. Good thing about procedural generation of terrain is that you can quite easily increase or reduce textural or geometry detail to suit.
This should be possibile now (it's realtime rendered), but as others say, no atmospheres to start with in ED.
I actually reckon FD will do better than this.
That pic is from Space Engine? It's made by 1 guy right?
Frontier has a whole team working on Planetary Landing, they must be able to implement it much faster. The delay of atmospheric planets is cause they want to add new gameplay and features, alien life, plants, cities. Space Engine doesn't have that.
Frontier has a whole team working on Planetary Landing, they must be able to implement it much faster. The delay of atmospheric planets is cause they want to add new gameplay and features, alien life, plants, cities. Space Engine doesn't have that.
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You do understand the difference between SE and what FD are doing right? it really doesn't sound like you do, so my advice would be please check it up.
I'm to tired to find the links for you, so you have to be on your own here.
David Braben Discussing Planetary landings !!! 6/5/2014
With all the talk about planetary landings I went looking for some past discussion about them.
David talks about planetary landings being more than a single release and that they would start with landings on airless moons. This was posted a little more than a year ago and completely inline with the horizons expansion and what it will contain.
Then Michael in January posted about expansions, beta periods and they would be announced when nearing release.
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I am very interested to hear more about the planetary landing. What is planned? How much detail will there be on the planets? Are they going to be limited in any way?
Planetary landings won't be a single thing. I think I've said before - it is what is down there that makes planetary landings compelling - and please remember all of this will be after first release of the game.
I imagine we will start with landings on airless moons. You would be able to see heavy industry, craters up close, and ultimately be able to deposit things on the surface (stash cargo or mining machines). Atmospheric worlds are a bigger challenge - whether rocky or gas giant in nature - and a key element there is the atmosphere. They should have rich cloudscapes with lightning, turbulence etc.
The biggest challenge is with what we call 'outdoor worlds'. I would want rich and varied vegetation, wildlife, and so on.
Link to posts
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=20351&page=10&p=455691#post455691
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=60284&page=5&p=1024338#post1024338
Michael Brookes on Paid Expansions
As you all know we’re also working on paid expansions for the game and these will have their own beta periods as well, we’ll again make details available of how this will work as we near their release.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=99493&highlight=Expansions
With all the talk about planetary landings I went looking for some past discussion about them.
David talks about planetary landings being more than a single release and that they would start with landings on airless moons. This was posted a little more than a year ago and completely inline with the horizons expansion and what it will contain.
Then Michael in January posted about expansions, beta periods and they would be announced when nearing release.
Quote Originally Posted by DevonX View Post
I am very interested to hear more about the planetary landing. What is planned? How much detail will there be on the planets? Are they going to be limited in any way?
Planetary landings won't be a single thing. I think I've said before - it is what is down there that makes planetary landings compelling - and please remember all of this will be after first release of the game.
I imagine we will start with landings on airless moons. You would be able to see heavy industry, craters up close, and ultimately be able to deposit things on the surface (stash cargo or mining machines). Atmospheric worlds are a bigger challenge - whether rocky or gas giant in nature - and a key element there is the atmosphere. They should have rich cloudscapes with lightning, turbulence etc.
The biggest challenge is with what we call 'outdoor worlds'. I would want rich and varied vegetation, wildlife, and so on.
Link to posts
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=20351&page=10&p=455691#post455691
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=60284&page=5&p=1024338#post1024338
Michael Brookes on Paid Expansions
As you all know we’re also working on paid expansions for the game and these will have their own beta periods as well, we’ll again make details available of how this will work as we near their release.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=99493&highlight=Expansions
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http://en.spaceengine.org/
Its free, it has the most impressive and realistic space graphics at the moment and the infinitive procedurally generated universe around scientifically discovered part of our galaxy. If you are at least a little interested in space you have to try this software.
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I'm sure we'll get something like that eventually, even better because there will likely be wildlife, vegetation, weather effects... One thing I'm really excited about is being able to fly through a storm, with rain hitting the canopy, and lightning everywhere around me (with awesome thunder sounds by the FD sound team). Hopefully for season 3, maybe 4.
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It's been stated in the live streams that there will be enemy combat vehicles, some of them will be like the SRVs that we drive and others will be smaller remotely piloted vehicles where if you can take out their bases or perhaps (as was mentioned) their relay stations, you can also disable them that way.
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I'm excited about flying through the weather conditions too! I hope it varies on the different planet types due to gravity, chemical make up in the atmosphere etc. Reminds me of this concept art...
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Planetary Landings ... what if ...
I have had a read of the recent threads but couldn't find the answer to this question:
If I don't buy the Horizons module, how will the game stop me from trying to land?
According to everything I have read, we will all be in the same universe, whether it be Solo, Open or Group - right? So there will be some players who have paid for Horizons and naturally some that haven't (remember it isn't mandatory to purchase it!). We have been told the transition from space to planet will be seamless.
So I am approaching an airless planet, and decide to pay it a visit but I don't have Horizons module. How will the game know I can't go there? My only guess is that Commanders who do purchase the expansion will be given some module or modified thrusters/FSD (guessing here) that will allow them to go past the current barrier. I am also curious if anyone has tried to approach a planet now, what happens I wonder?
So if anyone knows, or has an educated guess, or even an uneducated guess I would be interested to hear it.
I have had a read of the recent threads but couldn't find the answer to this question:
If I don't buy the Horizons module, how will the game stop me from trying to land?
According to everything I have read, we will all be in the same universe, whether it be Solo, Open or Group - right? So there will be some players who have paid for Horizons and naturally some that haven't (remember it isn't mandatory to purchase it!). We have been told the transition from space to planet will be seamless.
So I am approaching an airless planet, and decide to pay it a visit but I don't have Horizons module. How will the game know I can't go there? My only guess is that Commanders who do purchase the expansion will be given some module or modified thrusters/FSD (guessing here) that will allow them to go past the current barrier. I am also curious if anyone has tried to approach a planet now, what happens I wonder?
So if anyone knows, or has an educated guess, or even an uneducated guess I would be interested to hear it.
If you approach too close you just drop out of supercruise.
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Try it, no harm done unless you're going too fast.
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But with a system that you don't have a permit, you can't set that as your destination in the Galaxy Map right. But I will be flying in a system, I can fly directly to the moon/planet, the only thing stopping me now is once your cross that line it kicks you out of SC with an emergency stop.
Next time I am playing I might buy myself a Sidely and see what happens if I just go in by normal thrusters
Those with horizon enter orbital cruise seamlessly where those without it drop out of FSD as soon as they hit the invisible wall, if you try to fly in normal space down to a planet you will hit the body exclusion zone and are unable to continue.
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