Frequency Array Diagram

Qohen Leth · Oct 31, 2018

Frequency Array Diagram | Updated v1.2 (Elite 3.3 live build)

Soooo, I mocked up this diagram to make it a bit easier to eyeball on the FSS bar.

EDIT: added patterns. For some reason some body types have 2 (at least I encountered two) but I can't seem to find a correlation. Atmosphere, volcanism, terraforming candidate, no parameter seems to work. ...

UPDATE 25/12/2018 Updated for live build \o/
• added Helium-rich GG
• overhauled and filled the Signal Sources part

Henkka77 · Oct 31, 2018

I was expecting something like this soonish after the beta is out and less surprisingly, Qohen delivers.

Nicely done Cmdr!

Alec Turner · Oct 31, 2018

Awesome! Probably a bit premature but I think that needs to go into my "Best of Forum" reference section somewhere!

[yesnod]

marx · Oct 31, 2018

Thanks! And to make things even easier, the game also tells you which area you're tuned to. The FSS makes finding specific body types considerably easier, you no longer need to be able to recognize planet types from the system map, target icons and sounds.
There goes the "it'll take more skill" argument.

Shanaeri · Oct 31, 2018

Nice job..

The whole processes sort of reminds me of this image which fell through time from the year 3304...

Qohen Leth · Oct 31, 2018

The pattern thing seems much more complex. Some body types, I have 2 patterns for them. Also, the "Metal Rich Bodies" frequency range also contains HMCs.

Hmmm.

Para Handy · Oct 31, 2018

Shanaeri said:
Nice job..

The whole processes sort of reminds me of this image which fell through time from the year 3304...

Synchronicity at work - I used the same image in a critique post in DD just now - good old Wikipedia.

Burke · Oct 31, 2018

So do moons just not show up?

Orvidius · Oct 31, 2018

Burke said:
So do moons just not show up?

They do, they're just in the frequency distribution based on their type, like any other body. The frequency graph doesn't give you any information about orbital hierarchy, only the types of bodies present.

bitstorm · Oct 31, 2018

Amaze!

Winter-huntsman · Oct 31, 2018

This is very useful thanks for making it. When the changes go live I’ll probably have that picture pulled up on my phone

Ethaidan · Oct 31, 2018

Witchcraft!

Qohen Leth · Oct 31, 2018

Research on the patterns is progressing, I'll post something soon.

Sixxor · Oct 31, 2018

Excellent work, CMDR!

Qohen Leth · Oct 31, 2018

OP updated

Kazahnn · Oct 31, 2018

Great job Qohen!

Redfox · Oct 31, 2018

Qohen Leth said:
OP updated

Fantastic job, CMDR - as usual. Thanks!

And... Coincidence, or did FD actually show a sense of humour and use an H-like pattern to depict a Helium-rich Gas Giant?

Qohen Leth · Oct 31, 2018

Redfox said:
Fantastic job, CMDR - as usual. Thanks!

And... Coincidence, or did FD actually show a sense of humour and use an H-like pattern to depict a Helium-rich Gas Giant?

Maybe!

That reinforces my conviction that the patterns are arbitrary and don't actually indicate anything related to the astronomical parameters.

AndrewCrisp · Oct 31, 2018

I notice that stellar bodies are not represented here; I'm curious on what that might mean.

jj.justme · Oct 31, 2018

Great job.

What a marvel, what the community does for this game for some time I did not see in another.