Just read that NASA have released a free-to-use-by-anyone high resolution 3D map of the moon... https://apple.news/AsY16U5cIQIeUP_QJzpI_Jw
No excuses now FDev!
No excuses now FDev!
New hope for landable moon?
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Have NASA released a map of the densely populated, industrialised moon that exists in Elite?
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I don't understand why we can't land on the moon (Luna). it's literally the same as any of these barren moons that we can land on
I would be cool with that.
It's actually been done for a year and half. They just can't decide if the curved support braces should be convex or concave, thus the whole thing is held up while a decision is made.
Aren't they basically waiting for in-game cities before they let us land on the moon. IIRC, it's supposed to be pretty heavily populated, not just a couple of starports.
Wasn't aware of this. I'm cool with this too. I'm trying hard not to expect the city planet I see on SC videos
Can't land on the moon until Space Legs launches, for obvious reasons
Ok that's raxxla for sure
The moon is 4.5 billion years old i don't think it will change much in 1500 yearsI am affraid that Moon at 3305 will look totally different than today
Well, of course it will. By then you'll have all those damned tourists wandering around, dropping candybar wrappers and soft drink cups here and there instead of using the trash cans conveniently provided.I am affraid that Moon at 3305 will look totally different than today
You're underestimating the destructive power of humankind
That's no moon!
Issue 1 - the 3D handcrafted model needs to be massaged into the terrain generation system of Elite Dangerous, so it can be stored as a "seed" and then generated procedurally to the accurate 3D model.
Issue 2 - need good Detailed 3D models and scans to faithfully recreate the moon (?)
Issue 3 - The moon is not a dead ball, it's got sprawling cities and infrastructure.
My assumption is that the moon is currently textured ball with no geometry in elite dangerous.
The moon (like Earth herself) which will be the final step in Elite Dangerous of walking around planets, and will be a test bed, because of the high-demand of quality and accuracy.
This subconscious expectation level of quality and accuracy for "The moon", is a really high-bar to match in-game, as we have in our heads deep deep down, reference images of how the moon 'should' look from photos. Effectively it's the uncanny valley syndrome. So we got to be kind to our own instincts and the devs.
Then add onto the city generation and the infrastructure between them, and npc's to boot, going about their day.
This is an insane undertaking. All of which that procedurally ripples down into every habitable planet,
Issue 3 - The moon is not a dead ball, it's got sprawling cities and infrastructure.
My assumption is that the moon is currently textured ball with no geometry in elite dangerous.
The moon (like Earth herself) which will be the final step in Elite Dangerous of walking around planets, and will be a test bed, because of the high-demand of quality and accuracy.
This subconscious expectation level of quality and accuracy for "The moon", is a really high-bar to match in-game, as we have in our heads deep deep down, reference images of how the moon 'should' look from photos. Effectively it's the uncanny valley syndrome. So we got to be kind to our own instincts and the devs.
Then add onto the city generation and the infrastructure between them, and npc's to boot, going about their day.
This is an insane undertaking. All of which that procedurally ripples down into every habitable planet,
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