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: In '''Elite: Dangerous''' the galaxy will include around '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#What_are_the_main_features_of_.22Elite:_Dangerous.22.3F|100 billion star systems.]] '''The Elite Universe is modelled on current galactic charts. '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Will_planets_rotate_and_orbit_around_stars.3F|Ships will be affected by gravity and planets and moons will rotate and orbit in 1:1 scale real-time]]''', therefore constantly changing a system's map.

: '''Star Citizen's''' galaxy will have '''[https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/comment/270108/#Comment_270108 120 star systems]''' at launch, with '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXqoyZxI_GE&t=1286 time compressed to 2 hours for each day (1:12 scale time)]''' and a more casual take things regarding '''[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f9f6f99d01#4 spatial size and distance of celestial bodies]''', they also ~~might~~ not orbit. To give you an example, '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_known_stars Elite: Dangerous will have stars alone that can engulf whole star systems of Star Citizen multiple times.]''' Also see''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEheh1BH34Q this video to give you a sense of scale.]'''

: '''Star Citizen's''' galaxy will have '''[https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/comment/270108/#Comment_270108 120 star systems]''' at launch, with '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXqoyZxI_GE&t=1286 time compressed to 2 hours for each day (1:12 scale time)]''' and a more casual take things regarding '''[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f9f6f99d01#4 spatial size and distance of celestial bodies]''', so '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwTsSkUhQhU&t=482 planets won't be properly scaled]''' and they might also not orbit. To give you an example, '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_known_stars Elite: Dangerous will have stars alone that can engulf whole star systems of Star Citizen multiple times.]''' Also see''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEheh1BH34Q this video to give you a sense of scale.]'''

: Given what we know about [http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/venus/q89.html our solar system], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_exoplanet_extremes#Orbit_characteristics orbits of exoplanets] and the fact that the '''maximum speed in SC will be 0.2C''' with a targeted travel time of '''around 30 minutes to cross a star system,''' it is estimated that the [http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f9f6f99d01#4 size of SC star systems will be compressed] to around '''1:100''' up to '''1:2500''' scale.

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 : In '''Elite: Dangerous''' the galaxy will include around '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#What_are_the_main_features_of_.22Elite:_Dangerous.22.3F|100 billion star systems.]] '''The Elite Universe is modelled on current galactic charts. '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Will_planets_rotate_and_orbit_around_stars.3F|Ships will be affected by gravity and planets and moons will rotate and orbit in 1:1 scale real-time]]''', therefore constantly changing a system's map.
-: '''Star Citizen's''' galaxy will have '''[https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/comment/270108/#Comment_270108 120 star systems]''' at launch, with '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXqoyZxI_GE&t=1286 time compressed to 2 hours for each day (1:12 scale time)]''' and a more casual take things regarding '''[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f9f6f99d01#4 spatial size and distance of celestial bodies]''', they also might not orbit. To give you an example, '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_known_stars Elite: Dangerous will have stars alone that can engulf whole star systems of Star Citizen multiple times.]''' Also see''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEheh1BH34Q this video to give you a sense of scale.]'''
+: '''Star Citizen's''' galaxy will have '''[https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/comment/270108/#Comment_270108 120 star systems]''' at launch, with '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXqoyZxI_GE&t=1286 time compressed to 2 hours for each day (1:12 scale time)]''' and a more casual take things regarding '''[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f9f6f99d01#4 spatial size and distance of celestial bodies]''', so '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwTsSkUhQhU&t=482 planets won't be properly scaled]''' and they might also not orbit. To give you an example, '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_known_stars Elite: Dangerous will have stars alone that can engulf whole star systems of Star Citizen multiple times.]''' Also see''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEheh1BH34Q this video to give you a sense of scale.]'''
 : Given what we know about [http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/venus/q89.html our solar system], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_exoplanet_extremes#Orbit_characteristics orbits of exoplanets] and the fact that the '''maximum speed in SC will be 0.2C''' with a targeted travel time of '''around 30 minutes to cross a star system,''' it is estimated that the [http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f9f6f99d01#4 size of SC star systems will be compressed] to around '''1:100''' up to '''1:2500''' scale.
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