Hi all. As per the subject line, what do the blue rings around planets signify? Been playing for a while and this has always intrigued me.
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Planetary blue rings?
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While in SC and approaching a planet you get blue rings around it. That's what i'm on about.
I edited in pictures. There are two kinds of blue lines that show up.
No not that. I know what that is. The approach to landing and orbital cruise mode. I'm on about the lighter blue rings before you get to the orbital insurgence.
They are distance lines, to give you impression of approach. FE2 and FFE had squares for that.
Oh is that what they are. Funny how they never did what they are meant to do for me. [haha]
Ah ok. Thanks all for clearing that up. 
no, there is a dev quote out there that those lines are nothing but an idicator that there is a planet that you may miss because its just a few pixels in size while you move at a relative fraction of the speed of light.
That's different ring, showing exclusion zone for non-landable planets and orbit for landable planets.
A very important visual part indeed.
A graphic part associated with the memories of this time
Good thing they failed to implement any kind of quantitative scale to ensure they would be completely useless for any practical application.
They indicate speed at what you are closing in, in this case, what's most important information.
Actual quote from Dev Mike Evans from 2014 .......
"Those blue rings are just scaled up indicators of the planets radius. So the first one you see might be 1000 x bigger than the radius of the planet so when you approach it you can get a sense of getting closer as it grows in size (it's not actually moving or growing, it's just you getting closer). Once you get close enough it fades away and you see a ring that like 500 x bigger than the planet and so on. They're just there to show how you are approaching the planet when it's too small to see."
Certainly miss Mike's great posts !
"Those blue rings are just scaled up indicators of the planets radius. So the first one you see might be 1000 x bigger than the radius of the planet so when you approach it you can get a sense of getting closer as it grows in size (it's not actually moving or growing, it's just you getting closer). Once you get close enough it fades away and you see a ring that like 500 x bigger than the planet and so on. They're just there to show how you are approaching the planet when it's too small to see."
Certainly miss Mike's great posts !
Indeed
Does he still work on ED? I certainly hope so. Because we have to thank him for both flight model and SRV....despite what you think about ED, those are two things that are designed with care and love.edit: Google says he still is. Great!
They are Multiples of Diameter of the body out to 100x I believe
Indeed
edit: Google says he still is. Great!
I like the piloting and driving parts of ED, I am glad that freeform cruising made the cut. Not keen on the transitions/layers though alas, some tough design choices for sure.
Indeed
edit: Google says he still is. Great!
Agreed +1