Galaxy: Difference between revisions
m phrasing |
|||
| (10 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
== Milky Way == | == Milky Way == | ||
[[File:Milky-Way-Panorama-1500ly-Above-Galactic-Plane.png|thumb|250px|Milky Way | [[File:Milky-Way-Panorama-1500ly-Above-Galactic-Plane.png|thumb|250px|Milky Way panorama 1500ly above the galactic plane]] | ||
The Milky Way is around 13.6 billion years old.<ref name=":6" /> It is 105,700 light-years across and weighs 1.5 trillion solar masses.<ref name=":6" /> The name Milky Way is derived from the ancient Greeks and Romans.<ref name=":6" /> They thought the [[Galactic Plane|galactic plane]] resembled a river of milk.<ref name=":6" /> Greek myth says the goddess Hera spilled milk across the sky. The Roman myth says the milk was from the goddess Ops (or Juno).<ref name=":6" /> | The Milky Way is around 13.6 billion years old.<ref name=":6" /> It is 105,700 light-years across and weighs 1.5 trillion solar masses.<ref name=":6" /> The name Milky Way is derived from the ancient Greeks and Romans.<ref name=":6" /> They thought the [[Galactic Plane|galactic plane]] resembled a river of milk.<ref name=":6" /> Greek myth says the goddess Hera spilled milk across the sky. The Roman myth says the milk was from the goddess Ops (or Juno).<ref name=":6" /> | ||
| Line 54: | Line 54: | ||
File:Nomad in Space.jpg|Nomad and galaxy lighting update | File:Nomad in Space.jpg|Nomad and galaxy lighting update | ||
File:Caspian and Galaxy 1500 ly below Colonia.jpg|Caspian and Galaxy 1500 ly below Colonia | File:Caspian and Galaxy 1500 ly below Colonia.jpg|Caspian and Galaxy 1500 ly below Colonia | ||
File:Nomad SLV and Planet Sky.jpg|Nomad SLV and planet sky | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Galaxy Map == | == Galaxy Map == | ||
[[File:ED Galaxy Map 2015.jpg|thumb|250px|Galaxy Map]] | [[File:ED Galaxy Map 2015.jpg|thumb|250px|Galaxy Map in 3300 (2015)]] | ||
The [[Galaxy Map]] is used to navigate the Milky Way. The [[System Map]] displays a system's layout and important details. Any discovered celestial and system information is documented on the [[System Map]]. | The [[Galaxy Map]] is used to navigate the Milky Way. The [[System Map]] displays a system's layout and important details. Any discovered celestial and system information is documented on the [[System Map]]. | ||
| Line 112: | Line 113: | ||
== Population == | == Population == | ||
As of January 1, 3312, the galaxy's total [[human]] population (based on system population data) is '''10,170,147,010,813''' (10.1 trillion people). The galaxy's total commodities market stock in tonnes is '''932,024,185,180'''.<ref>[https://www.edsm.net/ Elite Dangerous Star Map: Statistics (January 1, 3312)]</ref><ref name="5th">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/celebrating-5-years-of-elite-dangerous.533151/ Frontier Forums: Celebrating 5 years of Elite Dangerous!]</ref> Most humans live in [[Star system|star systems]] with [[Station|stations]] and [[Settlement|settlements]] in the [[Core Systems]] and [[Colonia]]. | As of January 1, 3312, the galaxy's total [[human]] population (based on system population data) is '''10,170,147,010,813''' (10.1 trillion people). The galaxy's total commodities market stock in tonnes is '''932,024,185,180'''.<ref>[https://www.edsm.net/ Elite Dangerous Star Map: Statistics (January 1, 3312)]</ref><ref name="5th">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/celebrating-5-years-of-elite-dangerous.533151/ Frontier Forums: Celebrating 5 years of Elite Dangerous!]</ref> Most humans live in [[Star system|star systems]] with [[Station|stations]] and [[Settlement|settlements]] in the [[Core Systems]] and [[Colonia]]. | ||
=== Aliens === | |||
There are a few sapient alien [[species]]. The insectoid [[Thargoids]] are several millions of years old.<ref>[https://canonn.science/codex/guardians-codex/ Canonn Research: Guardians Codex 3/28 : Thargoid Log - Unsuccessful Truce]</ref> There are [[Ancient Ruins]] of the extinct humanoid [[Guardians]]. They created the robotic [[Construct|Constructs]] 1 to 2 million years ago.<ref>[https://canonn.science/codex/guardians-codex/ 6/28 : Civil War Log – Dawn of the Construct]</ref> There are other non-sapient species in the lore of the [[Elite series]], but they have not been found in ED. There are many types of alien flora on planetary bodies. | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Frontier Expo 2017 - "Exploring Alien Life" with William Baines | |||
File:An Exploration Documentary of the Reienadi System - Elite Dangerous | File:An Exploration Documentary of the Reienadi System - Elite Dangerous | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| Line 143: | Line 148: | ||
Distant Worlds 3 Science Summary - You're still here? Go home, it's over. | Distant Worlds 3 Science Summary - You're still here? Go home, it's over. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== Exploration saturation === | |||
[[File:Galaxy Exploration Saturation Map 2026.jpg|thumb|Galaxy exploration saturation map 2026]] | |||
The saturation map by [https://edastro.com/ ED Astrometrics] shows the [[Core Systems]] and the galaxy's edge are mostly explored (red and light blue). The core regions are the least explored (dark blue and black). This is because the edge has a low star density, while the core has a very high density. There are major differences between the dense galactic core and sparse outer edge. | |||
==== Outer Edge ==== | |||
The star density in the galactic edge is very low. There are vast, empty voids of black space with rare, isolated [[Star system|systems]]. Thus individual star systems can be separated by long gaps of 40 to over 80 light-years. The spiral arms dwindle into the void of space. This requires a specialized high-jump-range exploration ship with an engineered [[Frame Shift Drive|FSD]] and premium synthesis materials to cross the Abyss gaps. | |||
==== Galactic Disk ==== | |||
The galactic disk is the flat region that extends outward from the dense central bulge (center) to the sparse outer edge. The vast majority of star systems are located there including [[Sol]]. The spiral arms with lots of stars, gas and dust. The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy, because the spiral arms are attached to the central bar of stars in the core. The 2 major spiral arms are the Scutum-Centaurus Arm ([[Inner Scutum-Centaurus Arm]] and [[Outer Scutum-Centaurus Arm]]), and the [[Perseus Arm]]. Minor-arms are the [[Orion-Cygnus Arm]], [[Sagittarius-Carina Arm]], [[Outer Arm]] and [[Norma Arm]]. The [[Sol|Sol system]], including [[Earth]], reside in the Orion-Cygnus Arm. | |||
==== Central Bulge ==== | |||
The star density in the central bulge (galactic center) reaches extreme levels of tightly packed high-density areas (star cubes). The systems can be fractions of a light-year apart. There are thousands to millions of nearby stars. This causes severe performance loads on the in-game route-planner. The core has a high concentration of luminous B-type stars, Herbig Ae/Be stars, and surrounds [[Sagittarius A*]]. | |||
=== Traffic === | === Traffic === | ||
[[File:Elite-Dangerous-Traffic-Report-April-3303.png|thumb|250px|Galactic Traffic Report April 3303]] | [[File:Elite-Dangerous-Traffic-Report-April-3303.png|thumb|250px|Galactic Traffic Report April 3303]] | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYe622-pi87uSnryKB1Xag EDSM] made traffic report videos which show ship movement and exploration in the galaxy. It's based on data taken from EDSM flight logs. ED-Board made an ''Elite Dangerous Heatmap timelapse'' generated from the [http://www.edsm.net edsm.net] database (systems data submitted by E:D players) to show progress of the Milky Way [[Explorer|exploration]]. | [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYe622-pi87uSnryKB1Xag EDSM] made traffic report videos which show ship movement and exploration in the galaxy. It's based on data taken from EDSM flight logs. ED-Board made an ''Elite Dangerous Heatmap timelapse'' generated from the [http://www.edsm.net edsm.net] database (systems data submitted by E:D players) to show progress of the Milky Way [[Explorer|exploration]]. | ||
=== Expeditions === | |||
Player groups and squadrons organize long-range [[expeditions]] into uncharted space with hundreds to thousands of other [[Pilot|pilots]]. | |||
=== Circumnavigation of the galaxy === | === Circumnavigation of the galaxy === | ||
| Line 161: | Line 182: | ||
== Online == | == Online == | ||
The online galaxy of | The online galaxy of [http://elite.frontier.co.uk/ Elite Dangerou'''s'''] is a shared universe maintained by a central server. All of the meta data for the galaxy is shared between players on all platforms. This includes the galaxy itself as well as transient information like economies. A player's actions could influence the development of the galaxy, without necessarily having to play multiplayer. | ||
[[File:Alien-Sinuous-Tuber-2.png|thumb|250px|[[Sinuous Tuber|Sinuous Tubers]] on a planet]] | [[File:Alien-Sinuous-Tuber-2.png|thumb|250px|[[Sinuous Tuber|Sinuous Tubers]] on a planet]] | ||