Elite Dangerous FAQ: Difference between revisions
| Line 264: | Line 264: | ||
===How big will planets and star systems be?=== | ===How big will planets and star systems be?=== | ||
: '''Elite: Dangerous''' will have a '''[http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2014/07/the-video-game-that-maps-the-galaxy.html scientifically accurate]''' '''1:1 scale, fully seamless [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTBvpd3_Vqk&t=155 Milky Way galaxy]''' where stars and planets will be '''[http://youtu.be/ygTgA_Y-m2Q?t=2m19s accurately positioned]''' relative to your view. | : '''Elite: Dangerous''' will have a '''[http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2014/07/the-video-game-that-maps-the-galaxy.html scientifically accurate]''' '''1:1 scale, fully seamless [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTBvpd3_Vqk&t=155 Milky Way galaxy]''' where stars and planets will be '''[http://youtu.be/ygTgA_Y-m2Q?t=2m19s accurately positioned]''' relative to your view. | ||
: And just like '''<span style="line-height:21px;">[[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#What is .22Elite: Dangerous.22.3F|last two Elite games]]</span>''' the '''[http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=89b597852e#7 planets and stars will be realistically sized with vast distances between them.]''' | : And just like '''<span style="line-height:21px;">[[Elite: Dangerous FAQ#What is .22Elite: Dangerous.22.3F|last two Elite games]]</span>''' the '''[http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=89b597852e#7 planets and stars will be realistically sized with vast distances between them.]''' The detail of '''Elite''' ranges from the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGf9OPot8Sc&t=161 macroscopic to microscopic] scale. | ||
: Here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_known_stars are examples of the size of celestial bodies] you can expect in the game. Also see''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEheh1BH34Q this video to give you a sense of scale.]''' | : Here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_known_stars are examples of the size of celestial bodies] you can expect in the game. Also see''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEheh1BH34Q this video to give you a sense of scale.]''' | ||
*'''[http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2014/07/the-video-game-that-maps-the-galaxy.html The Video Game That Maps the Galaxy : The New Yorker]''' | *'''[http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2014/07/the-video-game-that-maps-the-galaxy.html The Video Game That Maps the Galaxy : The New Yorker]''' | ||