Nebula and the far side of the galaxy?
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As I understand things, the reason is that the proc-gen creates nebulae randomly, rarely and only in areas of the highest star density (sectors with one or more AA-A H systems) whereas hand-authored sectors (on this side of the galaxy) are placed with greater frequency and in areas of lower star density, plus there are a few proc-gen ones also.
Think of it as a big circle of proc-gen nebulae, centred on Sadge, but not extending outwards all that far, and a big circle of hand-authored nebulae, centred on Sol (but obviously, not going through the Core...) - the actual distribution of sectors with highest mass AA-A H stars is kinda puzzling to me. (I mapped it out here - anything inside the red circle could potentially host a proc-gen nebula.)
dynamicbob
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The far side is an interesting ground, it is barley even scratched as far as the surface, and it seems the most weird solar system configurations happen on the far side, if u want something unique anything 3k from sag A and outwards over the far side is well worth a look
With all the dust clouds and layers around I also wondered why there are so few Dark Regions in the galaxy in general. They would make fantastic exploration grounds and give some good leads on how well the proc-gen system reflects current theories about star formation. If anything, FD could add quite a few more of these, especially bigger ones that truly block out the areas 'behind' them.
Oh well... wishful thinking I guess.
Oh well... wishful thinking I guess.
dynamicbob
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Yes its those hidden ones that are small is where im going to focus future exploration efforts i think, the potential and knowing Frontiers focus on inserting hard to find content into a limited number of rare places ( basically the majorty of players never see this content unless others share it) and it ruins the game but so be it. We must find and share the niche content so that its easier for others to find it
Ahh, The Bleak Lands...
A conundrum indeed. Maybe FD will add some visual beauty out there once the 2 large permit sectors on the far side are opened up.
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There's actually some science behind what we're seeing, too, though I don't know if it's accidental.
The Milky Way has four primary arms: The Scutum-Centaurus arm, the Perseus arm, the Sagittarius-Carina arm, and the Norma-Outer arm. The big arms are the Scutum-Centaurus and the Perseus arms, and both of those contain massive amounts of hydrogen. In comparison, the Sagittarius-Carina arm and the Norma-Outer arm contains relatively little. Most of the Scutum-Centaurus arm is on either this side of the galaxy, or curving out towards the far side, but it gets thin by the time it gets out there. Likewise, the mass of the Perseus arm is in the Festival Grounds (near Jaques station) and curves around on our side of the core, getting thin and faint on the far side. If the Perseus arm was longer (it's the shortest of the galactic arms), then there might be more nebula on the far side of the galaxy, but as it is most of the far side has to content itself with the hydrogen-poor Sagittarius-Carina and Norma-Outer arms.
The Milky Way has four primary arms: The Scutum-Centaurus arm, the Perseus arm, the Sagittarius-Carina arm, and the Norma-Outer arm. The big arms are the Scutum-Centaurus and the Perseus arms, and both of those contain massive amounts of hydrogen. In comparison, the Sagittarius-Carina arm and the Norma-Outer arm contains relatively little. Most of the Scutum-Centaurus arm is on either this side of the galaxy, or curving out towards the far side, but it gets thin by the time it gets out there. Likewise, the mass of the Perseus arm is in the Festival Grounds (near Jaques station) and curves around on our side of the core, getting thin and faint on the far side. If the Perseus arm was longer (it's the shortest of the galactic arms), then there might be more nebula on the far side of the galaxy, but as it is most of the far side has to content itself with the hydrogen-poor Sagittarius-Carina and Norma-Outer arms.
dynamicbob
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This is an interesting topic. I've been wanting to venture out on a far away expedition somewhere. Finding interesting nooks and crannies on the other side could be the go. Now I just have to work up the courage.
im seriously considering such a voice, at the moment funds for a anaconda are a little thin. So the asp within 4kly of jaques is providing inital probing of that section of the festival grounds. For what i want to do the anaconda is the ship of choice plus engineering, passanger missions might mean a core return. Still perhaps 2.3 will give us hull repair mechanics to
To be honest I hope we don't end up with hull repairs. Or at least they should balance it off with more serious dangers out there. The new neutron star mechanics are fantastic I think. They should add more hazards out there to bring back some excitement.
I don't like the Anaconda as an explorer though. Cockpit visibility for me is worth losing whatever advantage you get. I'm still working on my Conda though as I'd like to follow Dr. Kaii and the gang to my death if I can. In the meantime though I'm getting the itch as I've been back in the bubble bashing my head against Engineers. If I jump into the ASP and take off I might not come back for a while lol.