Ok, so I've heard that E
models the milky way galaxy with it's approximately 100 billion stars.
Obviously some programmer or even programming team did not individually map each star. simple math states that even if you plotted one star per second continuously, it would take 3100 plus years to plot each one, so I think it's fair to say that Elite Dangerous hasn't been in development for 3 millennia so, exactly how does this work.
It appears that we have about 25K star systems in game right now, and there are actually folks at the edge of space exploring new systems. Does someone just go out into the fringe with a fuel scoop and scanners and scan the sky for a bright spot and hope you find a star within your jump range?
I mean for the rest of us, we have our maps, but out on the edge of known space, you're at the proverbial end of the road.
I guess you just go down one path and once you reach a place that has nothing you backtrack and go down another path.
Are you able to name your stars? We obviously are not using existing NASA designations because last time I checked there is no such star system as Lave, Leesti, or Vulcan (outside of fiction of course).
Any explorers want to tell me what it's like going "into the black". It seems rather thrilling and a bit intimidating to be out that far...
Thanks in advance.
Obviously some programmer or even programming team did not individually map each star. simple math states that even if you plotted one star per second continuously, it would take 3100 plus years to plot each one, so I think it's fair to say that Elite Dangerous hasn't been in development for 3 millennia so, exactly how does this work.
It appears that we have about 25K star systems in game right now, and there are actually folks at the edge of space exploring new systems. Does someone just go out into the fringe with a fuel scoop and scanners and scan the sky for a bright spot and hope you find a star within your jump range?
I mean for the rest of us, we have our maps, but out on the edge of known space, you're at the proverbial end of the road.
I guess you just go down one path and once you reach a place that has nothing you backtrack and go down another path.
Are you able to name your stars? We obviously are not using existing NASA designations because last time I checked there is no such star system as Lave, Leesti, or Vulcan (outside of fiction of course).
Any explorers want to tell me what it's like going "into the black". It seems rather thrilling and a bit intimidating to be out that far...
Thanks in advance.