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Variable star size #51

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Kroc opened this issue Jan 11, 2019 · 1 comment
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Variable star size #51

Kroc opened this issue Jan 11, 2019 · 1 comment
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enhancement New feature or request gameplay-combat I'm Guybrush Threepwood, and I'm a mighty pirate gfx Moar pixels -- for when we need bitmaps / sprite images, not for text-based stuff like the menus

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Kroc commented Jan 11, 2019

Via Elite-B; provide visible variation on the size of stars.

This yields a number of other related behaviours, such as:

  • Fuel scooping from stars varies by star size and type; larger stars yield better scooping but a safer distance is required
  • Planets are farther from bigger stars and closer to smaller stars
  • Where you drop into a system is dependant on the size of the star; larger stars have greater gravity and hyperspace will drop you off closer to them. Smaller stars will drop you off nearer the planet
  • Smaller ships are likely to overheat if they pursue you around the star too much
  • Thargoids cannot release Tharglets near the sun (they overheat quickly)
@Kroc Kroc added enhancement New feature or request gameplay-combat I'm Guybrush Threepwood, and I'm a mighty pirate labels Jan 11, 2019
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Kroc commented Apr 13, 2019

The galactic chart extracts a Z value for stars! We can use this to determine star-sizes in an OG-compatible manner

@Kroc Kroc added the gfx Moar pixels -- for when we need bitmaps / sprite images, not for text-based stuff like the menus label Apr 10, 2020
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