Regarding binary stars.

schmolywar · Aug 21, 2014

So the two perfect star spheres in i Bootis orbiting each other.

Shouldn't it look more like this?

https://www.e-education.psu.edu/astro801/files/astro801/image/contactbinary.jpg

Dante80 · Aug 21, 2014

schmolywar said:
So the two perfect star spheres in i Bootis orbiting each other.

Shouldn't it look more like this?

https://www.e-education.psu.edu/astro801/files/astro801/image/contactbinary.jpg

No, i bootis c/d is much less pronounced in real life than that picture (its a shallow contact binary). It would look somewhat like this.

Of course, other contact binaries DO look like the picture you posted. Now regarding the game, the effect is not shown at all and its confirmed as WIP by FDEV. Apparently David Braben himself is a big fan of contact binaries, so expect their look to change as we move forward..C:

Special_Circumstances · Aug 21, 2014

Contact binaries are just place holders at the moment. I'm certain I read a post from Frontier about it.

whaaw · Aug 21, 2014

im in i bootis right now and i dont see any binary stars what do i wrong?^^

FragMonkey · Aug 22, 2014

whaaw said:
im in i bootis right now and i dont see any binary stars what do i wrong?^^

The other star is probably blocked by the bigger star closer to you. Try flying around them

Pro Gamer · Aug 22, 2014

Dante80 said:
No, i bootis c/d is much less pronounced in real life than that picture (its a shallow contact binary). It would look somewhat like this.

Of course, other contact binaries DO look like the picture you posted. Now regarding the game, the effect is not shown at all and its confirmed as WIP by FDEV. Apparently David Braben himself is a big fan of contact binaries, so expect their look to change as we move forward..C:

I love how David Braben doesn't ignore this kind of stuff like other developers do so easily.

Gods3nt · Dec 14, 2014

Pro Gamer said:
I love how David Braben doesn't ignore this kind of stuff like other developers do so easily.

Tell me about it. I Came across a white dwarf yesterday and my jaw just dropped. It was incredibly bright. I think it's fascinating how these guys pay so much attention to detail.

Belisarius · Dec 14, 2014

whaaw said:
im in i bootis right now and i dont see any binary stars what do i wrong?^^

You are probably still at I Bootis A (which is where your jump gets you out of hyperspace).
The contact binaries are I Bootis B/C which require a travel of a few k ls

Alric · Dec 14, 2014

Look forward to them adding in an effect for this... there will be some spectacular sights when they do.

jpaulwilson1982 · Dec 14, 2014

Attention to detail goes a long way with me. I bought Darkstar One a while back and in one system I saw a comet off in the distance. Well, I decided to take a closer look (the game description said a player could explore) and, indeed, it was actually there, something approachable. But, when I got to it, guess what happened! It disappeared! That's right. Also, suns would shine through planets, ruining the experience of seeing the dark side of any planet, and it took forever to travel from planet to planet with no reward system in place for exploration. The combat was fun, and story wasn't too bad. But attention to detail? Nah. Even Starflight on Sega Genesis paid more attention to detail than Darkstar One.

Zueuk · Jan 20, 2015

Dante80 said:
No, i bootis c/d is much less pronounced in real life than that picture (its a shallow contact binary). It would look somewhat like this.

Of course, other contact binaries DO look like the picture you posted. Now regarding the game, the effect is not shown at all and its confirmed as WIP by FDEV. Apparently David Braben himself is a big fan of contact binaries, so expect their look to change as we move forward..C:

...Any word on when/if contact binaries will actually be in the game?