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: In '''Elite: Dangerous''' the '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#How_big_will_planets_and_star_systems.C2.A0be.3F|galaxy will be scientifically accurate and include around a 100 billion star systems]]''' (around 400 billion stars considering most systems contain multiple stars). '''The Elite Universe is modelled on current galactic charts. '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Will_planets_rotate_and_orbit_around_stars.3F|Planets and moons will rotate and orbit in '''1:1 scale''' real-time]]''', therefore constantly changing a system's environment.''' | : In '''Elite: Dangerous''' the '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#How_big_will_planets_and_star_systems.C2.A0be.3F|galaxy will be scientifically accurate and include around a 100 billion star systems]]''' (around 400 billion stars considering most systems contain multiple stars). '''The Elite Universe is modelled on current galactic charts. '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Will_planets_rotate_and_orbit_around_stars.3F|Planets and moons will rotate and orbit in '''1:1 scale''' real-time]]''', therefore constantly changing a system's environment.''' | ||
: '''Star Citizen's''' galaxy will have '''[http://starcitizenreview.com/star-citizen-star-systems-review 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 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5M5DXzcMmg&t=1066 casual take] on 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.]''' | : '''Star Citizen's''' galaxy will have '''[http://starcitizenreview.com/star-citizen-star-systems-review 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 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5M5DXzcMmg&t=1066 casual take] on 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 '''[http://www.squad42.com/pages/mmorpgint around 30 minutes to cross a star system]''', it is calculated that the [http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f9f6f99d01#4 size of '''SC star systems will be compressed'''] to around '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf2_9-6Fmyc&t=1765 1:100]''' up to '''1:2500''' 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 '''[http://www.squad42.com/pages/mmorpgint around 30 minutes to cross a star system]''', it is calculated that the [http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f9f6f99d01#4 size of '''SC star systems will be compressed'''] to around '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf2_9-6Fmyc&t=1765 1:100]''' up to '''1:2500''' scale. | ||
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