Ask Your Planetary Tech Questions!

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Question: will this new planetary tech allow you to include cave systems in the future?

 

[Random Providence]

Given that Odyssey has different release dates for PC and consoles, but the new planetary tech will be available to Odyssey and non-Odyssey players alike, how does that affect deployment of the new planetary tech? Will console players see it starting with Odyssey's PC release date or its console release date?

 

[szymciu07]

Question:
How will atmosphere conditions alter sound propagation?

 

[Cmdr. Heavenly]

Will the new engine support true HDR, meaning HDR monitors are supported natively (10 bit or 12 bit colors per pixel)?

 

[Rat Catcher]

Will the new Planetary Tech 'change' any of the well-known and 'loved' bodies (Pomeche comes to mind) noticably, if at all?

 

[Khoros Thar]

Will the hightmaps of planets remain? I mean, will the canyons i race through now, still be the same when the update hits? Will the testicle moons still exist in odyssey?

 

[Speedcuffs]

Will the new Planetary Tech 'change' any of the well-known and 'loved' bodies (Pomeche comes to mind) noticably, if at all?

This is a very good question!

 

[Namsel]

Also, what's holding back the possibility of landing in our moon? Will it be unlocked in Odyssey?

 

[WINGBACON]

Will there be weather such as Rain, snow, tornados, meteor showers?

 

[cmdr the dude is me]

will the new planetary tech allow you to better blend in older
poi's?

 

[CamelNumber1]

Will I be able to capture creatures on the surface of a planet and place them into some sort of ground based menagerie? A "Planet Zoo" perhaps?

 

[pablo5425]

are atmospheric planets going to have some kind of weather system? like clouds, rain, snow, etc

 

[orcx]

Can the updated planetary tech generate different climate zones for the planets that is tidally “locked” to its star?

 

[tafkabb]

Since the last Discovery Scanner's Creating a Galaxy stream, has the galaxy generation evolved or changed significantly? How was the 'sky cube' problem fixed?

 

[imski]

What has been your favourite planetary feature generated by the algorithm so far?

 

[Justinian Octavius]

Question:
What is the diversity of the new scannable biologicals like? Are they entirely procedurally generated based upon the type of planet they are on or are they largely a pool of pre-created assets for the different types of planet?

 

[Arioch]

Oh, I’ve got another one:

Will the ice shaders be making an appearance at long last with the new tech?

 

[WINGBACON]

Another one for you. Will planets have seas?

 

[CMDR AL-CELESTYEL]

Stellar forge question :

Will black holes get an update ?

Thanks

 

[Crimson Kaim]

The planet surface in Elite: Dangerous is, as it stands now, very simple and doesn't allow for special landscape such as cliffs, caves, giant vulcanos and the like.
Are there any plans to add (possibly handcrafted) such kind of special landscape effects to the game in the future?