I know there is mods for that but I don't like mods since you can't get achievements with them.
When can we expect more galaxy shapes?
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I'm 46/55 so far trying the Deus Vult but all the others are random achievements so it may take a while.
Because the game isn't a SciFi and is 100% accurate, I know that because I work in the Station building Corvettes.
BTW: I'm also a blorg.
Yeah well either that or when the devs look to expand in that area. What particular galaxy shape are you looking for?
That was just a random pic, all I want is something new, something different, could be for example a ring galaxy with 2 rings 1 in the midle connected in North, South, East, west, radom shapes, geometrical shapes, etc
I'll bet at some point in the future if they do an update focused on game generation and stuff, they'll add more galaxies and stuff. I doubt that'll come for a while, since this update is focused on politics and the next update is implied to be about combat.
More than four arms, three arms, in-game spiral configuration, galaxies in varying stages of collision, isolated globular clusters, multiple small-ish spiral galaxies, wormholes linking them so every FTL type can reach from one to the other. OP's picture has lots of cool structure, filaments of stars and gas, etc.
You know. Choke points. Space terrain stuff. I'm all for it.
You know. Choke points. Space terrain stuff. I'm all for it.
Choke points only exist for one type of FTL travel. Globular clusters dont support life.
Your colliding galaxies idea though, that would be cool.
I should clarify the whole wormhole idea. The suggestion is that natural wormholes would bridge the wide gaps between different clusters/galaxies on a map. The gaps would be large enough that none of the FTL types could cross the gap without using these natural wormholes. This would create choke points for all FTL types.
There is no scientific consensus that globular clusters do not support life, and this is a science fiction video game. Lets not hem in our setting.
The Magellanic Clouds would be cool for a visual effect but they're described as gas-rich; and metal-poor. So its doubtful that there's anything close to habitable planets.
Globular cluster stars are too old and small to produce the heavier metals found in our portion of the galaxy. Without these metals, life looks doubtful.
Discoveries suggests that the abundance of elements (other than hydrogen or helium) necessary to build these planets may need to be at least 40% of the abundance in the Sun. Terrestrial planets are built from heavier elements such as silicon, iron and magnesium. The very low abundance of these elements in globular clusters means that the member stars have a far lower likelihood of hosting Earth-mass planets, when compared to stars in the neighborhood of the Sun. Hence the halo region of the Milky Way galaxy, including globular cluster members, are unlikely to host habitable terrestrial planets.
Yeah. But stating it as absolute fact re "Globular clusters dont support life" rubs me the wrong way. That is your position. Others have differing positions (http://www.space.com/31535-advanced-alien-civilizations-globular-clusters.html).
Even if we did assume that globular clusters are lifeless, they would still add interest to a map. I envision a map area that is much larger than it is currently (but with the same star counts), with a scaled down spiral galaxy in the center, a couple dwarf galaxies near the periphery, and some scattered globular clusters between, linked very sparingly by natural wormholes (or whatever). The result would be something akin to islands and continents in space that still make some scientific sense. I like the idea of the clusters being dead-ends in the natural wormhole network, a wall against which you can put your back during a savage fight, or the lairs of exotic space monsters (akin to void clouds etc) which might naturally prefer such an environment, or some other form of goody hut. You could do a lot with them.
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