I hope we get the astronomy right.

[Zvanya]

Stellar systems and bodies we know of will not be procedurally generated, but modeled according to our current knowledge, correct?

I want to see neutron stars and black holes with accretions disks and other bizarre astronomical sights, any that are close enough to reach that is. Beta Lyrae is less than 1000 ly so that one should be doable

EDIT: I should mention that inaccuracies for game play reasons get a pass. For example planetary rings are made up of dust and gravel, not house and hill sized boulders, but making them so provides lots of fun game play. However two planets within the Roche limit do not get a pass.

 

[Daeron]

Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment. Kidding. I think we will be hard pressed to see something labeled a game, and not a pure universe emulator or something, going for more correctness. There will obviously be holes that cannot be filled in our lifetime. But is that not the purpose of all of this, to make that journey we in reality is denied. It will be right, and it will be wrong, but hopefully more of the former, so we can get along.

 

[forger]

Stellar systems and bodies we know of will not be procedurally generated, but modeled according to our current knowledge, correct?

I want to see neutron stars and black holes with accretions disks and other bizarre astronomical sights, any that are close enough to reach that is. Beta Lyrae is less than 1000 ly so that one should be doable

they entered manually smth like 160 000 known space bodies so i guess all you can see in night sky should be more less accurate there

 

[IndoAssassin]

It will be cool to see if they can implement WR 104 binary system. The 2 stars orbiting each other caused the dust surrounding them to compress and spiral outwards due to their orbit which created this cool spiral effect. But it's 8000 Ly away, so that would take a while to get to.

 

[Cmdr Andy B]

It will be cool to see if they can implement WR 104 binary system. The 2 stars orbiting each other caused the dust surrounding them to compress and spiral outwards due to their orbit which created this cool spiral effect. But it's 8000 Ly away, so that would take a while to get to.

have you tried searching for it on the galaxy map? it could already be there, just in a part of the galaxy we cannot access yet.

 

[Special_Circumstances]

I am also an astronomer so a large part of this game, for me, is visiting the stars in the myriad catalogues (Messier, Caldwell, NGC, Collinder).

A favorite of mine is M13.. I wonder if we'll be able to pop outside the Galactic Plane and have a look...

Also M42 is a must see for any astronomer. I want to go and sit in the centre of the cloud.

 

[IndoAssassin]

What about the solar system? Will Pluto and the other 2 dwarf planets be there? Will the Oort Cloud be there?

 

[Hellhawk666]

What about the solar system? Will Pluto and the other 2 dwarf planets be there? Will the Oort Cloud be there?

Not confirmed, but I can't imagine they would not model our solar system pretty accurately, at least for the major bodies.

AS for other phenomena, MIchael did mention in passing in the last live feed that he has been placing many such assets by hand, so yes - expect to see interesting stuff.

 

[EAGLE 5]

I am also an astronomer so a large part of this game, for me, is visiting the stars in the myriad catalogues (Messier, Caldwell, NGC, Collinder).

A favorite of mine is M13.. I wonder if we'll be able to pop outside the Galactic Plane and have a look...

Also M42 is a must see for any astronomer. I want to go and sit in the centre of the cloud.

Hey man looks like you're a prime candidate for enjoying space engine simulator. Google it and watch your waking hours disintegrate...

You're welcome

 

[IndoAssassin]

have you tried searching for it on the galaxy map? it could already be there, just in a part of the galaxy we cannot access yet.

I tried searching for Wr104 but it seems these systems aren't named after their NASA or whatever regulatory body name.

Can you search by constellation? I'm away from computer so can't check. But it's located in Sagittarius.