Elite Dangerous FAQ: Difference between revisions

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==='''Will planets rotate and orbit around stars?'''===

: Yes, just like in the last two Elite games, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv0Tj-UGOtY&t=440 Frontier: Elite 2] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0_WewBEGew&t=265 Frontier: First Encounters (Elite 3)], planets and moons [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1tl6_zc40k will orbit and rotate in 1:1 scale real-time] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEVutbSqBI0&t=477 tilt will affect their seasons.]

: This '''affects gameplay''', since you will have to match the orbital ~~speed~~ of the celestial bodies and stations and '''gravity will also distort the direction of travel during [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#How_will_we_travel_those_vast_distances_in_such_a_huge_glaxy.3F|freeform flight.]]'''

: This '''affects gameplay''', since you will have to '''match the orbital velocity of the celestial bodies and stations''', manage '''changing fuel requirements''' and '''gravity will also distort the direction of travel during [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#How_will_we_travel_those_vast_distances_in_such_a_huge_glaxy.3F|freeform flight.]]'''

: Full orbital periods will noticable in a short time for [http://www.space.com/22451-fastest-earth-size-lava-planet-kepler78b.html many celestial bodies] and you will also be able to view them at a faster rate in the [http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=ffe2385d13#1 Orrery view].

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 ==='''Will planets rotate and orbit around stars?'''===
 : Yes, just like in the last two Elite games, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv0Tj-UGOtY&t=440 Frontier: Elite 2] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0_WewBEGew&t=265 Frontier: First Encounters (Elite 3)], planets and moons [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1tl6_zc40k will orbit and rotate in 1:1 scale real-time] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEVutbSqBI0&t=477 tilt will affect their seasons.]
-: This '''affects gameplay''', since you will have to match the orbital speed of the celestial bodies and stations and '''gravity will also distort the direction of travel during [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#How_will_we_travel_those_vast_distances_in_such_a_huge_glaxy.3F|freeform flight.]]'''
+: This '''affects gameplay''', since you will have to '''match the orbital velocity of the celestial bodies and stations''', manage '''changing fuel requirements''' and '''gravity will also distort the direction of travel during [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#How_will_we_travel_those_vast_distances_in_such_a_huge_glaxy.3F|freeform flight.]]'''
 : Full orbital periods will noticable in a short time for [http://www.space.com/22451-fastest-earth-size-lava-planet-kepler78b.html many celestial bodies] and you will also be able to view them at a faster rate in the [http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=ffe2385d13#1 Orrery view].
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