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* Specially handcrafted overrides for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbPSjOSXpw4&t=165 160,000 known stars in the night sky] and planetary objects that we know and love. For example, our solar system [[Sol]] with Earth, Moon and Mars, other systems with recently discovered planets, etc. | * Specially handcrafted overrides for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbPSjOSXpw4&t=165 160,000 known stars in the night sky] and planetary objects that we know and love. For example, our solar system [[Sol]] with Earth, Moon and Mars, other systems with recently discovered planets, etc. | ||
* 141 [[nebula]] in the Milky Way galaxy. | * 141 [[nebula]] in the Milky Way galaxy. | ||
* [[Star Cluster|Star clusters]] with rich survey data opportunities. | |||
* 32 external galaxies are visible from the Milky Way. | * 32 external galaxies are visible from the Milky Way. | ||
There are several sentient [[races]] in the Milky Way galaxy. The most notable are Humans, Thargoids and Guardians. More races are yet to be discovered. | There are several sentient [[races]] in the Milky Way galaxy. The most notable are Humans, Thargoids and Guardians. More races are yet to be discovered. | ||
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[[File:Elite_Dangerous_Powerplay_Bubble.jpg|thumb|200px|The bubble is where powers compete for influence, resources, territory and control.]] | [[File:Elite_Dangerous_Powerplay_Bubble.jpg|thumb|200px|The bubble is where powers compete for influence, resources, territory and control.]] | ||
The | The Bubble is a sphere of about 150 light years around [[Sol]] with 19 thousand inhabited systems where [[power]]s compete for influence, resources, territory and control. The territory volume is about 13.8 million cubic light years. It's also known as the Core Worlds. | ||
The server transparently creates free roaming sessions (instances) when meeting other players and [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7494 NPCs] within that galaxy based on a perception bubble around you, that is defined by your scanner/visual range. That means that those [http://www.wowwiki.com/Instance_limitations#Player_Limitations instances are '''not''' a fixed location in space as in most other MMOs], but they dynamically move around. The effects of those instances are then stored on the central galaxy server and shared by everybody. | The server transparently creates free roaming sessions (instances) when meeting other players and [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7494 NPCs] within that galaxy based on a perception bubble around you, that is defined by your scanner/visual range. That means that those [http://www.wowwiki.com/Instance_limitations#Player_Limitations instances are '''not''' a fixed location in space as in most other MMOs], but they dynamically move around. The effects of those instances are then stored on the central galaxy server and shared by everybody. | ||