So much this. I loved my FDL but my gosh, I cannot stand the cockpit. Who on this good green earth would design such an abomination....
Are people okay with "space fog"?
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So much this. I loved my FDL but my gosh, I cannot stand the cockpit. Who on this good green earth would design such an abomination....
Does this mean we're one step closer to out gassing effects when ships are damaged? Would be a nifty atmospheric effect to be trailing gas when you're limping back to station for repairs.
Definitely not looking for the ED equivalent of rolling coal though.
Would really like to see that effect on landable planets too. Either covering the surface or in valleys.
Definitely not looking for the ED equivalent of rolling coal though.
Would really like to see that effect on landable planets too. Either covering the surface or in valleys.
That is a bar, so chances are that smoke came from the pyrotechnics for the Whitesnake cover band that played.
Seems legit. [up]
Seems legit. [up]
A station should have nowhere near the gravity well necessary to support the formation of a permanent or near-permanent dust clound like that, even large floating cities that support thousands of residents wouldn't have nearly enough mass to trap random space dust enough to support that kind of cloud.
Dust clouds do exist in space, but they are all massive and dispersed structures, several times the volume of most moons and planets. They are low enough density such that in regular space you wouldn't even notice you were in one except that the stars would appear slighltly darker and more blurry.
Dust clouds do exist in space, but they are all massive and dispersed structures, several times the volume of most moons and planets. They are low enough density such that in regular space you wouldn't even notice you were in one except that the stars would appear slighltly darker and more blurry.
Pretty much any auto maker. Since the FDL is supposed to be like a sports car....
That’s not fog, that’s what happens when they flush the heads. And ew, you flew into it.
Definitely not looking for the ED equivalent of rolling coal though.
You got that already - the smoke trails you leave when you boost would make an F4 envious.
I can't help having a high fibre diet.
Yes, it would remain stationary relative to the asteroids just as the asteroids remain stationary relative to each other. In terms of being affected by gravity and reference frames etc... there's no difference between fog and the asteroids. It would, however, slowly dissipate until it's thinned out enough to not be visible any longer, unless of course there is something continuously generating it (maybe like a large station expelling it out as some kind of exhaust - although why a station would realistically do that and place unnecessary strain on their stabilising thrusters, is a bit strange... unless they're doing it specifically so they could turn the radio on in space [haha])
What bugs me is the amount of it in the galaxy map - I mean in the MAP view I want a map, not a representation of reality (however false) - stick it in the "Realistic" view but in the Map view? Pour quoi?
Rather good, I had excellent fun in a res.
Blimey, that looks like you're about to see the Fields of the Nephilim walk out on stage
I remember not actually being able to see my outstretched hand at their gigs. Happy days. You don't see smoke like that at gigs anymore, it was probably some healthandsafety thing.
space is not very exciting ...plain and simple. on the scale that humans would interact, even nebulas would be invisible up close.
All that sci fi needs is plausibility. Is a fog surrounding large objects plausible? sure. We see it around comets and those are traveling quite fast. Granted, those are constantly creating their fog.
I dont think fog surrounding large bodies like asteroids or destroyed stations is bad, especially since fog of war is a strategic bonus to gameplay and not just eyecandy.
All that sci fi needs is plausibility. Is a fog surrounding large objects plausible? sure. We see it around comets and those are traveling quite fast. Granted, those are constantly creating their fog.
I dont think fog surrounding large bodies like asteroids or destroyed stations is bad, especially since fog of war is a strategic bonus to gameplay and not just eyecandy.
Actually space can be incredibly foggy in rl (although it's rather dust than smoke):
Enceladus orbiting within Saturn's E ring
Also if it was good enough for Stanley Kubrick, it should be good enough for ED:
[video=youtube;gpwvJzcfL1w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpwvJzcfL1w[/video]
Enceladus orbiting within Saturn's E ring
Also if it was good enough for Stanley Kubrick, it should be good enough for ED:
[video=youtube;gpwvJzcfL1w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpwvJzcfL1w[/video]
I'd rather like to see more dust in ED, not less:
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I've always been irked by the way the horizontal strut blocks the distance display.
I still love the nubular effects in Free Space2. Seeing cool looking space dust in ED is really nice.
All adds to the atmosphere I think. I hope the dust clouds are subject to local lighting colours and other conditions. Like if the cloud is moving too much it acquires an electrical or plasma charge.
Maybe this is how we will get space lightening?
All adds to the atmosphere I think. I hope the dust clouds are subject to local lighting colours and other conditions. Like if the cloud is moving too much it acquires an electrical or plasma charge.
Maybe this is how we will get space lightening?
Artificial gravity was 'introduced' just after FD decided to put an expresso machine in the cockpit of the Krait Mk II
Care to explain how that all stays in one place (and how it operates) if there is no gravity in the ship?
P.S. Yes I know there isn't artificial gravity in the game, but then the game does things like above - all too confusing
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