Dyson Sphere and Galactic Hyperdrive (with Andromeda pls)

[shunulu]

I'd like to see Dyson Sphere in game. There is an Alien (Thargoid) main Base system and real huge structure. It should be awesome to see it in game...

In Elite 1984, there was a Galactic Hyperdrive for jump between Galaxies. In Elite Dangerous, FD created wonderful huge Milky Way Galaxy. And they can create again another wonderful Galaxy which is Andromeda. It also probaby can be Alien home. I'd like to see it too.

 

[metatheurgist]

We've barely explored 0.1% of the Milky Way, what would we do with another galaxy?

Also, in 1984, each "galaxy" had 256 stars. I prefer to think the "galactic" hyperdrive actually just moved you around the same galaxy; to points you couldn't reach with that awesome 7LY jump range.

 

[Chrystoph]

Agree with meta, and, if you were going to another "galaxy", the next logical step would be the Magellanic clouds.

Theoretically, you could get there on stellar streams using a hydrogen ram scoop and an improved super cruise. You'd only need about five orders of magnitude improvement to do it >sigh<.

 

[Starwolfe]

Oh I'm sure with how enthusiastic people are about flying around on planets they'd love to fly around on one the size of a Sun or Solar System.

Sorry, but I doubt the sense in having a Dyson Sphere in the game. Way too large for the folk here.

 

[MK Regular]

Sorry to burst your bubble on this one, but a dyson sphere is all but physically impossible to create. In order to each point of the sphere in orbit, said point must be orbiting at a certain velocity, meaning that the sphere would need to spin. However, this does not take into account that points along the axis of the spin would not be moving and would immediately fall out of orbit, causing the entire sphere to collapse in on itself.

While a Dyson sphere would be cool, I would much rather see a series of dyson rings with different spin axis.

 

[varonica]

Sorry to burst your bubble on this one, but a dyson sphere is all but physically impossible to create. In order to each point of the sphere in orbit, said point must be orbiting at a certain velocity, meaning that the sphere would need to spin. However, this does not take into account that points along the axis of the spin would not be moving and would immediately fall out of orbit, causing the entire sphere to collapse in on itself.

While a Dyson sphere would be cool, I would much rather see a series of dyson rings with different spin axis.

Unless we made it with a neutronium layer to provide its own gravity, nah still to complicated, I'll just have a Ringworld thanks!

 

[Starwolfe]

Sorry to burst your bubble on this one, but a dyson sphere is all but physically impossible to create. In order to each point of the sphere in orbit, said point must be orbiting at a certain velocity, meaning that the sphere would need to spin. However, this does not take into account that points along the axis of the spin would not be moving and would immediately fall out of orbit, causing the entire sphere to collapse in on itself.

While a Dyson sphere would be cool, I would much rather see a series of dyson rings with different spin axis.

I'll burst your bubble. Its technically possible still.

Ever see a bridge being constructed? They start at the support beams and build out until they meet eventually.
Imagine each starting point orbiting in a static manner upon an equilateral line - then build together to create a ring.
From that ring, build towards to poles and the structure remains where you built it.

So its definitely plausible. Possible? Well... likely? Not at all.

The sheer materials required depends on sphere size, but it becomes astronomical if you make it too big. lol

 

[trollson]

I would like to think that such mega engineering artefacts are out there in the galaxy waiting to be discovered, as long term easter eggs. Ringworlds, spheres, orbitals, or rosetta worlds... Extra points if they are added by Stellar Forge such that FD don't necessarily know where they might be.

However development costs wouldn't justify such things unless part of the narrative.

 

[Chrystoph]

So its definitely plausible. Possible? Well... likely? Not at all.

Incorrect because the "orbital" velocity changes as you move away from the ecliptic, meaning that the "sphere" has to orbit at different speeds depending on where you are located in relation to the equator. This effect becomes so pronounced at the poles that it is not possible to actually close them.

While you could still achieve Kardeshev 2, it would be much more sensible to do it with energy collectors such as solar power collectors, most likely in stacked arrays to ensure that all of the stellar output is harvested.