globular clusters

[Setu]

Does anyone know if globular clusters have been implemented? I suspect not. I thought they might be a good place to efficiently search for ELW because clusters tend to sort heavier systems in and lighter systems out. So I have written a spreadsheet to convert RA & DEC (and distance) to ED galactic rectilinear co-ordinates. It works well enough to get the vicinity, I've checked with nebulae and known stars. I have looked up the astronomical coordinates of clusters in the vicinity (10kly) and beyond but apart from the orion nebula I have found no clusters. This might be because a) I have got it all wrong and am looking in the wrong place b) because FD have got it all wrong and they are in the wrong place (certainly some stars are according my calcs eg gliese 433 is 70 ly from Sol in ED but abut 30 ly in RL) or c) the game doesn't have them.

Does any one know? Are they too far out (min 7500 ly) to be in the 'accurately modelled zone?

 

[newman1702]

That's a good question, though I suspect we'd have noticed them on the galaxy map by now. I know I'd love to visit M13, first deep sky object I found myself through my telescope. At a mere 25k ly, it's practically in the neighborhood

 

[Ziljan]

There's a couple problems with implementing GCs.

1). The Core star density is so high that you'd be able to SuperCruise to thousands of stars. This would probably break the game's engine.

2). GCs are mostly all too far above or below the galactic plane to travel to anyway.


That being said, I REALLY hope they find a way to put them in the game someday