Galaxy: Difference between revisions
added video = Elite Dangerous - Distant World Legacy Tour |
added stats from EDSM about exploration of the galaxy, population and commodities stick |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
[[File:Terrestrial planet brown dwarf.png|thumb|250px|Terrestrial planet and a brown dwarf]] | [[File:Terrestrial planet brown dwarf.png|thumb|250px|Terrestrial planet and a brown dwarf]] | ||
* The vast 1:1 scale Milky Way galaxy is based on real scientific principles, scientific data, star catalogues and theories. It is created using a mix of procedural generation and artist direction. It has realistic astrophysics and scale. | * The vast 1:1 scale Milky Way galaxy is based on real scientific principles, scientific data, star catalogues and theories. It is created using a mix of procedural generation and artist direction. It has realistic astrophysics and scale. | ||
* Around 400 billion [[Star Systems|star systems]] according to current scientific theories of star system formation with planets and moons that orbit and rotate.<ref>www.elitedangerous.com</ref><ref>[https://www.polygon.com/2014/12/4/7333709/elite-dangerous-milky-way-stellar-forge-human-cruelty Polygon: Elite: Dangerous explores the limitless depths of space, and of human cruelty]</ref> It includes well known systems like [[Sol]] and [[Alpha Centauri]]. Some systems have multiple [[stars]]. | * Around 400 billion [[Star Systems|star systems]] according to current scientific theories of star system formation with planets and moons that orbit and rotate.<ref>[http://www.elitedangerous.com Elite Dangerous] (official site)</ref><ref>[https://www.polygon.com/2014/12/4/7333709/elite-dangerous-milky-way-stellar-forge-human-cruelty Polygon: Elite: Dangerous explores the limitless depths of space, and of human cruelty] - 2014</ref> It includes well known systems like [[Sol]] and [[Alpha Centauri]]. Some systems have multiple [[stars]]. | ||
* Groundbreaking in that it is based on a lot of hard science with all sorts of star surveys that are fixed and merged to for the first time in gaming history compose a very consistent model of the Milky Way and it is rich enough to plot the night sky.<ref name=":2">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOYhoFYIWmw YouTube: My other car's a Cobra MKIII - Nordic Game 2014]</ref> | * Groundbreaking in that it is based on a lot of hard science with all sorts of star surveys that are fixed and merged to for the first time in gaming history compose a very consistent model of the Milky Way and it is rich enough to plot the night sky.<ref name=":2">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOYhoFYIWmw YouTube: My other car's a Cobra MKIII - Nordic Game 2014]</ref> | ||
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/15od2s/i_am_david_braben_cocreator_of_elite_creator_of/c7qbhd8 Cosmic phenomena], all different kinds of [[stars]], [[Star Systems|star systems]], [[Black Holes|black holes]], detailed [[planets]], [[moons]], [[mountains]], [[canyons]], [[craters]], [[Planetary Ring Systems|planetary ring systems]], [[Star Rise|star rise]] etc. | * [http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/15od2s/i_am_david_braben_cocreator_of_elite_creator_of/c7qbhd8 Cosmic phenomena], all different kinds of [[stars]], [[Star Systems|star systems]], [[Black Holes|black holes]], detailed [[planets]], [[moons]], [[mountains]], [[canyons]], [[craters]], [[Planetary Ring Systems|planetary ring systems]], [[Star Rise|star rise]] etc. | ||
| Line 118: | Line 118: | ||
* As of February 28, 2024, only 0.06% of the galaxy (no specific number of systems has been given) had been explored.<ref>[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2077109805?collection=Ha-dA50GsBcvDw&t=00h04m07s Twitch: Frontier - Frontier Unlocked, February 28, 2024]</ref> | * As of February 28, 2024, only 0.06% of the galaxy (no specific number of systems has been given) had been explored.<ref>[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2077109805?collection=Ha-dA50GsBcvDw&t=00h04m07s Twitch: Frontier - Frontier Unlocked, February 28, 2024]</ref> | ||
* As of October 2, 2025, only 0.0653% of the galaxy or exactly 261,063,785 unique star systems, had been explored<ref>[https://x.com/EliteDangerous/status/1973793885731119491 X : Elite Dangerous, October 2, 2025]</ref> | * As of October 2, 2025, only 0.0653% of the galaxy or exactly 261,063,785 unique star systems, had been explored<ref>[https://x.com/EliteDangerous/status/1973793885731119491 X : Elite Dangerous, October 2, 2025]</ref> | ||
According to EDSM (Elite Dangerous Star Map) as of 20 June 2026: | |||
* 0.024332% of the galaxy has been discovered on EDSM, it will take 45,190 years and 11 days to discover it entirely.<ref name=":4">[https://www.edsm.net/ EDSM - Elite Dangerous Star Map] - 20 June 2026</ref> | |||
* Current known galactic population: 17,293,830,831,332.<ref name=":4" /> | |||
* Current commodities stock in galactic market: 1,676,295,592,689 t.<ref name=":4" /> | |||
=== Traffic === | === Traffic === | ||