News Sneak Peek - Europa from orbit

[Javert]

Looks great!

I'm starting to regret that I didn't buy beta access...

I'm pretty sure you can still purchase beta access now on the store, and if you want to upgrade you can contact support and pay the difference.

 

[The Law]

Am I the only who checks news section every hour, hoping to see green light announcement on the beta? Damn it.

 

[CMDR Reaper]

I'm pretty sure you can still purchase beta access now on the store, and if you want to upgrade you can contact support and pay the difference.

Hmm, I think I will contact support then. Thanks

 

[Wolverine_]

Am I the only one spaming F5 in the forum hoping to see a new a sneak peak post ?!!?

 

[Patrick_68000]

Very realistic the approach of the moon. Reminds me Apollo XIII in orbit

 

[Angus]

ALL THESE WORLDS
ARE YOURS EXCEPT
EUROPA
ATTEMPT NO
LANDING THERE





I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission, Dave...........

 

[CMDR Crustatious Cornelius Pig]

Monday is so close yet so far away and I have to work I love my job but choosing between it and EDH is gonna be hard that day....i'll do the right thing...

 

[MarcusVatta]

Don't take Monday off. We don't know when on Monday it will drop. Take Tuesday

 

[Kemo]

Am I the only one spaming F5 in the forum hoping to see a new a sneak peak post ?!!?

Nope, not by a country mile!

 

[who?]

I certainly hope they add this for all nav targets and not just POIs on planets.

From around 10 seconds onwards, you can see Saturn is also obscured by Europa but then comes into view, and it too has the new broken-line indicator, so it looks good.

 

[sgt Melin]

I wants to se more... My god..i can't wait. And i can't play the beta.. I will watch youtube and twitch all day long when the bete are up.

 

[Zieman]

Say what now?..

http://www.iflscience.com/space/nasa-wants-establish-floating-cloud-city-study-venus

 

[HUSKER222]

Some people have asked whether they can land on Europa in Horizons. Well, they can. Here is a short unedited sneak peek of Europa from orbit, flying in supercruise then orbital cruise. Still a few rough edges, but getting better. Some settlements get highlighted as we pass over (a dotted circle means it is below the horizon):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8lD37ey74c
https://youtu.be/D8lD37ey74c

hey does that mean we can land on our moon as well.

 

[mossfoot]

hey does that mean we can land on our moon as well.

Yes, but it's permit restricted... whether or not you can access that permit at 2.0 or later I'm not sure.

 

[tdshooter]

Yeah you're right, they do like a"you're going through the atmosphere/clouds " effect. But it doesn't look out of place. If ED is the same then I'll be happy.

It's just when I drop out of super cruise to a station, it takes like 10 seconds of a looped animation then the station jumps into view. I live with it and its not a big deal, but if it's like that on planet transition I fear it will urk me

10 seconds? for its more like 1.5 or 2

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Hello David,

Nice video thanks a lot.

I have "spotted" some still texture blocky texture poping. Are you still confidend to fix that for monday ?

Europa looks fine.


http://tof.canardpc.com/view/03a6cbc8-d0c7-45e0-b9d1-5f63a3e72ba7.jpg

monday is beta

 

[Hilight]

Thank you once again for the preview--- Looks very exciting to explore

 

[tdshooter]

So at circa 0.56 the HUD shows a red rectangle, what's that precious?

im guessing it means that if you go in from that angle you crash and burn

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Anyone notice the round settlement markings around the equator of Jupiter at about 45s? I don't see any moonlets on the SC scanner at that point. Either they are rendered on the HUD despite the moons being too far away to scan, or they are on Jupiter itself, and the settlement generator hasn't got the message that it shouldn't work on planets with atmosphere.

thats just showing jupiter the HUD marks all the planets

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Is it a new feature that the HUD body indicators (the "parentheses" around planets/stations etc) are now dotted lines if the body is obscured? Nice feature if so, saves you ploughing into a planet/star while trying to reach something behind it.

nope thats always been there

 

[tdshooter]

Did any one else notice that Jupiter also had dotted circles on it's surface.

not anything on its surface the HUD is just showing jupiter

 

[who?]

nope thats always been there

I don't see that in 1.4, unless it's based on graphics settings?

 

[tdshooter]

That sir is a very good question.



I certainly hope they add this for all nav targets and not just POIs on planets.

they already indicate planets and stations like that its been like that since release