Beautiful, starry skies

[BaruchSpinoza]

Hi all!

In most of the videos I see of ED on YouTube, the sky is densely filled with stars, and they all seem to have an actual shine to them, like they are actual light sources with a hint of mass and a bluish sheen, or even the tiniest hint of a corona or lens flare. However, in my game, the stars in the sky tend to just look like individual white pixels.

Are there any settings I should change to achieve a beautiful, starry sky, like in these videos?

Or are these using some sort of graphics mod I should know about?

Or is it more about the region of the galaxy you're in?

I've got a pretty decent PC with most settings on ultra. For an example of what I'm talking about, take a look at this "neutron supercharging guide" video on YouTube (link). This is exactly what I'd like the game to look like on my PC.

Thanks for any advice!

 

[sinisalo]

Is it like in this shot? I find the closer you get to the core, the more of a lens flare/halo effect they have, and the density goes way up too.

This is a shot from my current Colonia trip and the stars are brighter and more dense than near the bubble.

 

[BaruchSpinoza]

Is it like in this shot? I find the closer you get to the core, the more of a lens flare/halo effect they have, and the density goes way up too.

This is a shot from my current Colonia trip and the stars are brighter and more dense than near the bubble.

Thanks! Yes, that's pretty close to what I'm after. Off towards the core I go, I guess!

 

[sinisalo]

Set up shop in Colonia and you'll see this everywhere you go. Good hunting commander and welcome to the forum.