Not a Rant but a Rather Odd Question About A Rather Odd Finding

[Leadfoot]

I know we can't land on planets or moons that have an atmosphere yet, and that goes for gas giants as well, but noticed this

Now, I thought this might refer to the resources found in the rings but then I found this:

Note, no rings but still has a list of resources for this planet.

Is this an error on FD's part or are they just setting things up for when we CAN dive into gas giants? Or is this …… A MYSTERY?

 

[Riverside]

I think you get the resource list for all bodies, landable or not, I guess they are generated by the stellar forge so the game hooks into that & displays it along with the other procedurally generated stats.

Presumably reserved for future use yes, doesn't guarantee it'll actually happen though you never know

 

[Andro]

Gas Giants expansion confirmed

 

[Semivivus]

Gas Giants expansion confirmed

 

[zaikoji]

Excited though I am by possible gas giant exploration, I’m feeling pretty conflicted about Luke humping a strut.. or is it a stanchion?

 

[Semivivus]

...humping a strut...

What else do you need in life.

 

[zaikoji]

What else do you need in life.

More of a load-bearing pillar man myself.

 

[Bottom Hat]

It beats a pillow

 

[pnellesen]

Gas Giants expansion confirmed

They have altered the deal. Pray they don't alter it further...

 

[Susanna]

I know we can't land on planets or moons that have an atmosphere yet, and that goes for gas giants as well, but noticed this

Now, I thought this might refer to the resources found in the rings but then I found this:

Note, no rings but still has a list of resources for this planet.

Is this an error on FD's part or are they just setting things up for when we CAN dive into gas giants? Or is this …… A MYSTERY?

Just another incomplete implementation of a feature. Such things we are not supposed to notice... So shame on you!

 

[Kelster87]

Some of you need to do some reading, as you clearly don't understand the FSS output. The resources listed are for the scanned body, regardless of its type, whether it has rings or if it is currently landable. It doesn't mention ring contents at all.

 

[Oytis57]

Some of you need to do some reading, as you clearly don't understand the FSS output. The resources listed are for the scanned body, regardless of its type, whether it has rings or if it is currently landable. It doesn't mention ring contents at all.

This is the most correct explanation.

 

[Navigare Necesse Est]

We require more Vespene gas!

 

[Angus]

Excited though I am by possible gas giant exploration, I’m feeling pretty conflicted about Luke humping a strut.. or is it a stanchion?

If it was a stanchion, it was definitely struttish. They hadn't even been formally intoduced!

 

[Angus]

Amyway, shouldn't it be showing hydrogen and helium?

 

[zaikoji]

If it was a stanchion, it was definitely struttish. They hadn't even been formally intoduced!

 

[varonica]

Excited though I am by possible gas giant exploration, I’m feeling pretty conflicted about Luke humping a strut.. or is it a stanchion?

It's a strut, a stanchion is an upright post holding a guard rail or similar, a strut can point in any direction, so that seems much more appropriate in the circumstances anyway!

 

[zaikoji]

It's a strut, a stanchion is an upright post holding a guard rail or similar, a strut can point in any direction, so that seems much more appropriate in the circumstances anyway!

Hehe!
Unfortunately Strutslut/Stanchionstallion Luke seems to have disappeared, so we may never be able to confirm that..

 

[Cobra_SKY]

Megastructures when?

 

[varonica]

Megastructures when?View attachment 203107

Ok that seems pretty pointless, we already have a huge fusion reactor at the centre of the system emitting vast amounts of power that's ready to be collected, it's called a star, I can't imagine this being more efficient, for a start you would have to disassemble a number of full sized planets to get the material to build it.