Elite Dangerous: Horizons - How to Make a Real World Livestream on our official YouTube Channel 7PM BST 14th Oct

mossfoot

mossfoot
I have a follow up question:

Will the new planetary formation designs affect the way Earth Like planets look, even though we can't land on them yet? Or will they be locked in with their current appearance?
 

who?

who?
Would be cool to know - is scientific accuracy the key criterion, or have they tweaked any of the planetary generation for gameplay/navigation reasons? Will the SRVs always be able to get out of deep craters/canyons etc.?
 

The Natoorat

The Natoorat
Really enjoyed the steam, the tech is very impressive. I'm really looking forward to BETA and final release. And BTW< Any word on BETA date? :rolleyes:
 

Phil^

P
Qu: Are things like tectonic plate subduction, glaciers and so on modelled - Things which morph the landscape geometry over time, and if so are they modelled in a way/rate that its possible to perceive a difference over a period of time?
 

Ozric

Volunteer Moderator
Ozric
My mind has officially been blown!

Fantastic stream.

Could I ask for a bit more detail on my question you half answered please? Will the lighting on the planets be different in Binary and Trinary system as opposed to a single star i.e will there be a single point of light?

Will mountains be able to cast 2 shadows?
 
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Kopachris

K
A couple questions:

I noticed perlin noise mentioned in the livestream. What parts of planet generation do you use noise for and which parts are more realistically simulated instead of generated from noise? Do you use any other kinds of noise?

Also, will we be getting aurorae when we get atmospheric planets?
 

Ozric

Volunteer Moderator
Ozric
who? said:
Would be cool to know - is scientific accuracy the key criterion, or have they tweaked any of the planetary generation for gameplay/navigation reasons? Will the SRVs always be able to get out of deep craters/canyons etc.?
Click to expand...

DBOBE did say on a stream a while ago that they've not been tweaked, so it is possible to get stuck
 

Tinman

Tinman
How do you handle building placement on the surface?

Is the buildings placed straight on top on the surface or do you modify the ground area around them?
 

CMDR Rison

CMDR Rison
So they said that planets bigger than earth can have no atmosphere.

My question is, how much smaller than earth can planets have atmospheres? I think it would be really cool to see a potato-shaped planet with clouds and an ocean (pond).
 

zenoic

Z
Wow great live stream, even more excited about planetary landings.

A question: Will there be geological features that a prospector could use to identify good mining sites?
 

Kzak

Kzak
Rather impressive, I'd say! Something to indeed look forward to. Planetary adventures will be a real thing not so long from now.
 

1mirg

1mirg
Question:
If a player falls through the map of a planet, when they are on said surface of said planet, is there or will there be something below the map to catch you? or will the player just fall forever?
 
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