Horizons Sol system anti-climax

[gwynwas]

Sheesh. I worked hard to get my permit, but . . .

Can't land on moon.

No good stations in regard to ships and variety of modules.

They have Ganymede as a rocky body instead of an ice moon as it should be.

Jupiter looks washed out.

Tried to take a selfie over north america but the surface refused to fully resolve.

So much for my vacation. Now it's back to the mission grind . . .

 

[Arry]

Yep. Agreed and it's full of Feds.

 

[gwynwas]

I know most people don't care about this, but it just isn't right.

Ganymede has about 75 km of ice encasing an internal ocean.

But, ED has it as a ball of beige dirt and rocks.

 

[White Shark]

I know most people don't care about this, but it just isn't right.

Ganymede has about 75 km of ice encasing an internal ocean.

But, ED has it as a ball of beige dirt and rocks.

https://media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/news...52fe6471612ee7d93801.nbcnews-ux-2880-1000.jpg

I'm always for accuracy in this game, so I care! Maybe submit this to FD and ask them if they could implement an update or something? Or maybe they have a reason for the way it currently is in game?

 

[Arry]

I know most people don't care about this, but it just isn't right.

Ganymede has about 75 km of ice encasing an internal ocean.

But, ED has it as a ball of beige dirt and rocks.

https://media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/news...52fe6471612ee7d93801.nbcnews-ux-2880-1000.jpg

However: If humans had removed all of the ice on this planet over say, a thousand years. What colour would it be, according to your own example?

I'm always for accuracy in this game, so I care! Maybe submit this to FD and ask them if they could impment an update or something? Or maybe they have a reason for the way it currently is in game?

Agreed: F.D. should be able to get the home system spot on.

 

[b101uk]

one would imagine the surface ice of Ganymede to be magnitudes older than the polar ice on earth, and yet the polar ice on earth is one of the main places people go to look for meteorites etc in what are the warmer months at the poles, given that, one would assume Ganymedes ice to be much dirtier and rock festooned and look more like a rocky body than an earth like icecap.

 

[Strangepork]

Sheesh. I worked hard to get my permit, but . . .

Can't land on moon.

No good stations in regard to ships and variety of modules.

They have Ganymede as a rocky body instead of an ice moon as it should be.

Jupiter looks washed out.

Tried to take a selfie over north america but the surface refused to fully resolve.

So much for my vacation. Now it's back to the mission grind . . .

Its no worse than living here.

 

[dognosh]

At least try finding the 2 voyagers

 

[VonBlade]

But, ED has it as a ball of beige dirt and rocks.

Something in Elite is a beige rocky sphere? That's an entirely new piece of information. Next you'll be telling me everywhere has been ground smoother than a billiard ball.

 

[Arry]

At least try finding the 2 voyagers

Now there is a good reason to go back there.

 

[AskedQuestion]

Now it's back to the mission grind . . .

Why do you want to grind instead of just enjoying playing ?

But talking about Ganymede... I don't know if you have noticed, but Mars looks like Earth
That is so inacurate ...
Or maybe, maybe... Ganymede has a reason to be rocky lore-wise who knows.
Of course, they as well might have postponed its design. But as long as we don't know...

Have a good one... and stop grinding, or you'll become one of these grinders that complain about the grind when all they want to do is grind. My advice : Just play !
My 2 cents anyway

 

[Amargosa]

No comments about Persephone?

 

[gwynwas]

However: If humans had removed all of the ice on this planet over say, a thousand years. What colour would it be, according to your own example?

Interesting idea. And, did what with it? Are you suggesting they carted the ice off to Mars? Seems rather fantastical, if you ask me, but plausible in the ED universe, I suppose.

Anyway, if the ice was removed recently in geological/astronomical timeframes, then answer me this: Why is the rocky core of Ganymede covered in craters?

On another subject, am I the only one who plows headlong into tourist beacons, like, every single time?

 

[gwynwas]

Seriously people. I am still bummed I can't land on the moon. But, I will say I had fun driving around Charon and watching Plutorise.

Beautiful icy vistas:

Spoiler

Even came across this redneck gas station in the far reaches (note the small trailer used a lodging):

Spoiler

But then, of course, there has to be a weird glitch that ruins the moment! Noticed this on Charon and Europa where the color changes in rectangle on the planet surface as you approach under about 800 meters. Not sure if this is a known bug, but I've never seen it outside of the Sol system.

Spoiler

 

[gwynwas]

And then there's this glitch on Charon:

 

[Morbad]

However: If humans had removed all of the ice on this planet over say, a thousand years.

This sounds implausible, even for the Elite universe.

Ganymede has more water on it than Earth does.

 

[Aasgard]

best thing to do in Sol is to buzz the control tower of the President's ship near Mars... always good for a laugh!!!
just remember to commit and keep your speed up.

 

[Para Handy]

............. I don't know if you have noticed, but Mars looks like Earth
That is so inacurate ...
.

Mars has been terraformed by 3303 and Earth looks different due to sea level changes (supposedly).

P.S. I am really annoyed that Charon is landable and has not been hand-crafted to include all the great SciFi / Fantasy names of it's features:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Charon


[alien]

 

[AskedQuestion]

Mars has been terraformed by 3303 and Earth looks different due to sea level changes (supposedly).

That... was the point I was making... Thanks CMDR subtle

 

[Para Handy]

That... was the point I was making... Thanks CMDR subtle

Aha - sorry, your original intent went right over my head there. The sea level remark was really for an earlier post, I was just lazy in my composition.