Recent Station graphics update

Thargon

Thargon
Hi all,

Just thought I'd say those station graphics looking really sweet, and I like the way that science (fact not fiction) is driving some of the design decisions for the space station designs.

I also read this news article and for some reason thought immediately of the Coriolis Space station :D
 

Kodan Tor

Kodan Tor
have to agree, and am glad that they realise that we will be visiting the stations quite a lot,and love that they are making sure that there is lots of variation in them and even including them in events that can be affected by players :)
 

Gee

G
Good update - the high res image of the Federation battler cruiser looks FREAKING SWEET. I was worried it might look a bit low-poly/blocky - but it looks really great already.
 

domel

domel
space station design suggestion

I'd like to describe an interesting design for a space station. AFAIK this was first mentioned in Polish sci-fi book called "Zagubiona Przyszłość" (Lost Future) by Krzysztof Boruń & Andrzej Trepka (but it was a space ship there). Unfortunately no image is available. you've got to rely on your imagination and my English. It looks similar to the space station seen in Space Odyssey: 2001, also we had similar station in Frontier: Elite II. But there's one GREAT difference. Originally, the space station had only one deck (ring). The station (ship) in the book has 100+ concentric rings, the ceiling of the most external ring was the floor of the next one. Each one was smaller and smaller. What's this for? It's soo simple: while rotating, each deck has different "gravity" level!! The farther from center, the "gravity" is stronger despite the fact that the station is a solid, one-piece unit. Ashley in todays newsletter explores different needs for different gravities, possibly requiring multiple modules. This case allows to have 100 gravity levels in one single unit. Originally, Celestia (this is how the ship was called in the book) was 1000 meters in diameter.
 
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Thargon

Thargon
That sounds like an interesting station design and it was well described :) I wonder if this design could be created - maybe a special station somewhere? Now could someone with good Photoshop skills go draw a picture please :D
 
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Zak Gordon

Zak Gordon
And it all looks and sounds awesome from that update doesn't it :) I really feel that David and FD are really into making this a deep game experience.
 

Slawkenbergius

Slawkenbergius
Yeah. That may have been my favourite batch of concept art yet. Previously I had been a teensy bit concerned about station design, because I wasn't really a big fan of the one in the Kickstarter footage, and way back when they were showed as thumbnails, I thought some of them looked a bit flimsy. The ones in these new concept pieces look awesome though - especially the white 'Mead' one.

The interiors looked great too...
 

SAB380

SAB380
Agreed. The station pics showed so far are awesome.

I'd like to see more of the station interiors that are to be walked around in as well !
 
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