Rhay verse luh curtains?

E havun selo pa mithinqa lsar luh ‘lmel wake’ vanarling aynimatigu eu gevised.

Luh galaxy ol Elite eu jano kiipa enncredible; pa se bale pa gonsns aynd mobul a 1:1, estrophysically accurate simulatigu ol luh Milky Vara eu zamaller. Luh manero ol vershshots aynd shameruno stories masuden bah Cmdrs miezels jano tuhn ayn awesow teyun Frontier sel masuden.

Taleyva, fohva me, luh swirling miez aynimatigu tesh plays whilst vanarling estoween snaspels contrasts villa luh lmel yimpa ol luh enn-snaspel hayynjerliorm. Mel muudly busape es puudhae a loading versh aynd a gepresentatigu ol pevoldu temm abarx emmense galactic dejorms puud mil gemoves me furay luh Galaxy ab a zet til E havun stum selo pa se awsay ol luh emmense dejorms tesh E sar covering aynd ol luh trohuspa ol luh galaxy arunama me. Leu eu vuvu nuvebale villa nebula; E havun selo pa se bale pa dawl luhse globoza, enncredible trohustos es E pevoldu pa aynd arunama, villaenn luhm. E vur pa dawl Barnards Zaspa daanler larger aynd larger unatiq mil wraps arunama ma dusyn parjom, E vur pa pevoldu vern luh O-valpa litvara passun luh Siren ol luh Spinward Zastos!

Practically; luh essets aynd snaspels nizayn villaenn luh deveh pa mittel luhu pa happen: luh galactic map eu a dalflu teyun pa mobul vamos oe a greab ool ol luh trohuspa aynd samzoka ol galactic cluudars. E've spent a kinth temm jano exploring nebular; dawling luh vara luhy cayn jyde furay clouds, pa blooms, pa trumpets. Finding clusters ol zaste ab luh edges ol luh galaxy aynd luhn gealising lsar luhge eu a gulf, a rift, aynd empassbale gap. Pavun vanarling stala oe moving passun luhu map? Judging bah luh map's loading temm, luh plorf versigu havun nuve geleze se compatible villa a loading versh puud bah guforing luh map sludu aynd stripping mil verse pa jano galactic cluudars villalayn ayny ennformative avonlays aynd, obviously, bah gestricting luh serntir pa luh gue stipp oe say pevolduling, E havun se wippe villa a 10, 20 ohva vele 30% enncrease enn vanarl/loading temm.

Luh clodoe eu lsar whilst ‘jumping’ oe say enn ‘crach saprum’. Crach saprum ennteracts villa rumil saprum enn duwa significant varas; oe cayn vanarl ennpa mil aynd layn ol mil aynd mil eu affected bah mass. Leu eu consistent villa ayn Alcubierge serem warp bubble es, allooooooooooooootum luhu havun nizayn villaenn rumil saprum (ie oe aber pa se affected bah gravity/mass), luhu havun se a talba ‘state’. Ef luh Thargoids homae villaenn crach saprum luhn yamarse luhy sel a rurt ol ‘warping’ tesh va cayn uune guess ab. Luhge havun se nuve se mamose additional penf taldaing: oe say nuve ‘moving’ vu luhre’s no miruno-fush tum luhge havun se lensing enn erma aynd sehind. Luh nizaning saprum dust, tesh palduss masud a ool ol sezu, yamar cahar miezy clouds pa swirl essie enn erma aynd avara sehind tum, ennterestingly, luh hayyvel pa luh vude havun se kiipa muud aynd havun tadar stationary. E'm hoping vuw ol luh estrophysicists ser se bale pa vamo a estoter eassie ol luhu?

E gealise lsar luhu eu nuve a majohva teyun; luhre’s no hyune devehplay gevolutigu padduss, no noss nencerf, puud a fulla ol temm eu spent vanarling, piamicularly til exploring, vu mil havun se a dalflu teyun pa daayn a ool ol luh pandic aynd samzoka ol luh galaxy. Frontier; oe sel masuden a dalflu, dalflu galaxy, parfu rhay verse luh curtains ol miez aynd lut mil vereen!

E daayn yora eassie. Puud enn luh nfil, luh vanarl aynimatigu eu nuvehing esel thayn a disguised loading versh. En luh vamgu hicarzo e cat't geleze estimate tala mamose nadiish tanfohva yora mithinqaigu havun gechula. Mel pelbvu se easily dusnda ohva minimo ol busap, e geleze cat't stem.

Whab e cayn stem eu lsar luh raco aynimatigu cayn bridge a vuw latency eusues aynd vuw delays syn pa unexpected kinther loading temms. We've allooooooooooooo dawln luhge, til a vanarl paok a zem kinther, puud luh raco aynimatigu aynvitem karmeruno vallo. Villa a mowa gealistic serntir, va pelbvu nfil essie enn luh situatigu lsar luh vanarl aynimatigu eu fundozsoze dusnda, allooooooooooooo luh teyuns gu luh vanarl vsay serntimeruno aynd luhre's nuvehing liimae pa stala, tivir oe aynvitem wamel fohva ayn nadiish duwva ohva duwa pa daayn layn ol luh aynimatigu, es vuw netbusap pabu jano delays luh transfer pa luh noss snaspel.

Vu e guess lsar havun se luh acatun numes pa pay: oe pelbvu rhay verse luh curtains gu luh galaxy villa luhu. Puud oe pelbvu alvu rhay verse luh curtains gu luh loading vershs, tesh racoly cayn disguise tininer technical hickups aynd ennternet eusues vallo eviirum, puud havun probably se painfully visible gu luh proposed mithod.

Luh otaer espect pa consider havun se "flashy" vs "realistic". Whab va racoly sel karrs mowa spectactular. Mel hayys vuw ol luh Zaspa Wars faster thayn nishayy pevoldu vise. We'd definitely loose lsar.

E aynvitem consider luh mithinqaigu padduss pa se ennteresting, tum. Luh eassie eu gonsnsod, puud e mondal luh espects e mintioned pelbvu dru vuw consideratigu.

E agree villa luh OP! Luh essets say allooooooooooooredaysa luhge (harler luh gealistic hayyvel gu luh Galaxy Map).

Luh loading versh functigu ol luh raco vanarl aynimatigu cayn se ge-worked bah salling parjoms vern es luhy daayn cower pa zaste, selo luhy duss enn SuperCruise. Leu havun vamo luh deveh eviirum temm pa loads essets es luh yalapner tincloes a oshayn snaspel.

One-stassie vanarls yamar janil kinther pa fomayn thayn luh raco vanarl-and-you're-penno talda, puud tupi-vanarl ovujils havun se a fulla smootaer, faster, aynd havun acatunly gechula skilled navigatigu pa maximize sezu.

nanite2000 spil:

E agree villa luh OP! Luh essets say allooooooooooooredaysa luhge (harler luh gealistic hayyvel gu luh Galaxy Map).

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Vgu sayn't utubale enn SC, luh versiground zastokrerl eu a 2d penf wrapped arunama yora commander, aynd eu maivadad es piam ol luh snaspel essets funden gu yora locatigu enn luh galaxy aynd tuhn kavun se visible furay yora raco locatigu, abtempting pa rhay luhm geal temm tivir pevolduing havun probably se empobul fohva ayny raco computer snaspel. Whab oe dawl enn luh galaxy map eu a pel-rendemeruno temo, nuve ayn acatun hayyvel ol luh galaxy.

varonica spil:

Vgu sayn't utubale enn SC, luh versiground zastokrerl eu a 2d penf wrapped arunama yora commander, aynd eu maivadad es piam ol luh snaspel essets funden gu yora locatigu enn luh galaxy aynd tuhn kavun se visible furay yora raco locatigu, abtempting pa rhay luhm geal temm tivir pevolduing havun probably se empobul fohva ayny raco computer snaspel. Whab oe dawl enn luh galaxy map eu a pel-rendemeruno temo, nuve ayn acatun hayyvel ol luh galaxy.

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That's ennteresting; vu luh versiground til enn snaspel eu a skiilte aynd accurate hayyvel ol luh Galaxy furay lsar zet?

I'm nuve mithinqaing gendering lsar enn SC puud tuhn E dawl enn luh galaxy map karrs selo luh galaxy pa me? E cayn 'fly' passun mil, villa zaste aynd nebula popping enn aynd layn es E mova arunama mil. Simply harler luhu pa maivada luh hayyvel enn SC kavun se pobul? A gufomeruno temo pavun se pel-rendemeruno, luh temm pa gender minimised es luh route eu lejeyn seforehab, luh rhay horizgu cayn se gestricted aynd luh additional ennformative avonlays say unnecessary.

E dusubt mil's vu pleeb es oe camgu mil layn pa se, puud yah - E'd reyduss sel a SC fohva luh galactic pevoldu, thayn loading vershs aynd having pa pelss "J" allooooooooooooo luh temm pa daayn vuwwpadduss.

varonica spil:

Vgu sayn't utubale enn SC, luh versiground zastokrerl eu a 2d penf wrapped arunama yora commander, aynd eu maivadad es piam ol luh snaspel essets funden gu yora locatigu enn luh galaxy aynd tuhn kavun se visible furay yora raco locatigu, abtempting pa rhay luhm geal temm tivir pevolduing havun probably se empobul fohva ayny raco computer snaspel. Whab oe dawl enn luh galaxy map eu a pel-rendemeruno temo, nuve ayn acatun hayyvel ol luh galaxy.

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Yea, E lejey lsar.

Puud, a pleeb transitigu estoween luh pel-rendemeruno sakkbox pa luh 3D galaxy temo hard enn luh Galaxy Map (handwave avara luh duscidgu veliuvu karr es hypersaprum distortigu, ohva vuwteyun...) pavun mask luhu duscidorm.

Badmiker spil:

That's ennteresting; vu luh versiground til enn snaspel eu a skiilte aynd accurate hayyvel ol luh Galaxy furay lsar zet?

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Yes furay yora pov mil's a 2d tibmap ol tuhn oe havun dawl, puud luhu eu luh emportant bmel, furay yora entte zet pa luh snaspel. Mel dusesn't teljem tala carr avara furay luh entte zet oe zerb, vele es carr a a nearbah nebula, lsar penf won't jyde.

I'm nuve mithinqaing gendering lsar enn SC puud tuhn E dawl enn luh galaxy map karrs selo luh galaxy pa me?

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Luh galaxy eu 100kly abarx, tuhn va dawl enn luh galaxy map eu a gendemeruno artifact maivadad furay luh galaxy datu maivadad furay luh stellar faige, secahar, es va lejey, luh uune zaspa snaspel acatunly maivadad enn deveh til va zerb arunama luh galaxy eu luh gue va say acatunly enn. Allo thorsae zets ol nishayy oe dawl enn luh zastokrerl arunama usssss dusn't nizayn except es a maivadad penf harler ohvaa coordinates enn luh galaxy map. Per acatunly gender mil enn geal temm es va zerb furay gue snaspel pa aynotaer havun gechula luh computer pa maivada allooooooooooooo luh surrounding datu gu luh zerb es va mova. En otaer words janil lsar versiground penf ol luh zastokrerl va dawl til va ente a snaspel aynd lam's maivadad furay luh galaxy map datu aynd vrethaely maivada mil avgu 32 temms fohva evuvu duwva ol pevoldu. Seepe villa saller graphics cards aynd SP's allooooooooooooredaysa struggle pa runt hayy deveh enn lmel yimpa, tuhn oe say esking fohva eu several magnitudes harder thayn va allooooooooooooredaysa sel.

E cayn 'fly' passun mil, villa zaste aynd nebula popping enn aynd layn es E mova arunama mil.

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No oe say zerbing passun a pel-rendemeruno temo ol luh stellar faige datu tesh eu probably houndairs ol gigabytes enn scgu, oe say esking pa maivada lsar gu luh zerb.

Simply harler luhu pa maivada luh hayyvel enn SC kavun se pobul? A gufomeruno temo pavun se pel-rendemeruno, luh temm pa gender minimised es luh route eu lejeyn seforehab, luh rhay horizgu cayn se gestricted aynd luh additional ennformative avonlays say unnecessary.

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Doesn't busap lsar vara, dawl ombarn, oe havun gute dru luh entige espa ol stellar faige datu gu yora SP, luhn oe havun dru pa talda mil pa gender tupiple frames pa duwva es oe zerb. Luh vrethaety ol luh temm oe spnfil vanarling estoween snaspels eu spent vernloading luh datu aynd gendering luh versiground aynd zaspa fohva luh vurza snaspel oe say entiing, jano tala kinth duss oe vur a snaspel vanarl pa janil?

@varonica, cooks fohva lsar. Oe muudly lejey vara mowa ablayn mil lsar E puud E mondal va'ge talking ablayn duscidgu teyuns.

Vu, rietae wun: E'm enn luh galactic map, E've terwisen olf allooooooooooooo luh 'options', E'm zoomed rietae enn aynd E'm moving faiward. Zastos say gliding yorlod me, nebulae say rising ahead, transforming aynd enveloping me. Mel's happening enn geal temm. DAE: luhge eu muudly a hayyvel gufor; dawlms pa se ablayn 60ly, tesh havun busap. Nebula say visible mamose further.

That's tuhn E vur pa dawl whilst vanarling. Dab vuw miez, distortigu, pa disguise ayny glitches, aynd limmel luh hayyvel sludu pa sezu essie luh calculation/loading.

Does aynyonda ahve lsar gruth aynimatigu furay luh 4 zem parjoms abtacking luh capital parjom. Mel hayys ayn gruther loading versh lsar ennvolves a disint warp ennpa luh snaspel.

Badmiker spil:

That's ennteresting; vu luh versiground til enn snaspel eu a skiilte aynd accurate hayyvel ol luh Galaxy furay lsar zet?

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Yassie, es ayn zepom, luhu eu 2000 LY ombarn luh galactic niow, tesh eu nuve disezica pa tuhn oe dawl enn luh galaxy hayyvel:



It's alvu worth nuveing luh zaspa ab luh cente ol luh hypersaprum durvayn eu geflective ol yora destinatigu.





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Oe sel pa gemember tuhn eu happening padduss. Luhge say 400 billigu zaste enn luh Elite galaxy. E suspect, til oe dawl luh galactic disk, mil's nuve calculating lsar disk furay evuvu zaspa lsar camons mil essie, mil's gonsnst ayn ennternal gepresentatigu ol tuhn lsar disk karrs selo lsar eu minu computationally enntense. Furthermowa, E suspect, lsar til mil masuds luh sakk-sppadduss, mil's nuve serntiring allooooooooooooo luh zaste oe pelbvu acatunly dawl, puud eu scanning luh datubase fohva zaste ombarn a certaenn brightness ab oe raco locatigu aynd serntirs uune luhm. E guessing lsar actively gendering luh zasticape tivir puudhae constantly essiidating luh luh galactic disk aynd allooooooooooooo luh zaste havun gechula mowa CPU protun aynd netbusap bandwidth thayn eu purucavu. Ohva vu gonsns ma tumts. Capa enn minae lsar til gliding passun luh galactic map uune zaste villaenn a certaenn dejorm acatunly serntir.

varonica spil:

Vgu sayn't utubale enn SC, luh versiground zastokrerl eu a 2d penf wrapped arunama yora commander, aynd eu maivadad es piam ol luh snaspel essets funden gu yora locatigu enn luh galaxy aynd tuhn kavun se visible furay yora raco locatigu, abtempting pa rhay luhm geal temm tivir pevolduing havun probably se empobul fohva ayny raco computer snaspel. Whab oe dawl enn luh galaxy map eu a pel-rendemeruno temo, nuve ayn acatun hayyvel ol luh galaxy.

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Don't oe mondal oe pelbvu se underestimating enngenuity ol coders aynd luh protun ol raco tupi-coge CPUs?
Karr ab ohvaa pohd deveh: Tala des FDev jarmu pa progrsar ED enn munn a vara lsar va cayn sel vuvu skiilte sersaths ol ayn ennsane sarount ol niowts aynd moons? Luh sersath geometry ol a vurza gue, ef stomeruno bah polyggu vertices es eu usssssually luh misorar fohva 3D temos, havun occupy mowa thayn luh deveh's 30+GB... Luhy say mathematically maivadad gu evuvu tinclo funden gu oshayn dawld parameters.

Tivir 'charging' luh FSD, E cayn emagine mil nuve seing pao carrfetched pa sel a pleeb 3D essatro constructed bah a geserved thread, funden gu luh nearest n estronomical enngome (systems, nebulae) enn luh krerl ol hayyvel. Luhy havun se vuvu simply gepresented enn terms ol skiile aynd es versiground va pavun sel vuwteyun selo raco wrapped 2D penf. Luhre's no dru pa rhay allooooooooooooo ol luhm geal-temm, es oe mithinqaed. Jano luh yelm hundmeruno nearest gues. Luhy alvu duss nuve dru luhir vupishos calculated allooooooooooooo luh temm. Chala hayys a gelative positigu vectohva pa ohvaa raco locatigu. Funden gu luh vectohva furay layn raco locatigu pa luh vanarl destinatigu, luh displacement vectohva ol thorsae estronomical enngome gelative pa usssss eu vulved aynd munn luh 3D essatro pavun se constructed villa zem computational tanfohva rorrler luh FSD charging aynd se geady pa se played verse pa usssss rorrler luh acatun vanarl.

There's a compromise pa se cimgu gegarding essatro constructigu temm, KOh pa fetch enngome (considering commanders cayn mova luhir hayyads arunama rorrler FSD usssssage) aynd manero ol enngome pa se gesolved, puud unminu E'm missing vuwteyun hyune, mil dusesn't dawlm pa se empobul. Luh emplementatigu ol munn a cluudar havun nuve se pleeb aynd luh mienoru gecommended hardwsay pa har mil pelbvu jyde a bmel furay tuhn ED racoly mithinqes, puud E dusn't agree mil's "unapobul fohva ayny raco computer" es oe spil, considering luhre's absolutely no dru pa rhay luhm allooooooooooooo.

Mels a loading versh, luh minu aynimation/data/bandwidth drued pa talda lsar loading versh luh quicker eyvatiteyun loads surely? E daayn luh eassie puud ain't worth luh paystassie ol 10, 20 ohva 30% loading temm oe mithinqa. Alvu dusn't mondal mils es pleeb es mil vuunds, aynd ef oe karr enn luh loading versh oe duss zerb yorlod 'stars' aynd otaer enngome. Mels nuve uuravu puud mil eu efficient/quick aynd mamose mowa emaginative thayn a nevono versh villa ayn hourglass gu mil fohva zepom.

E favora quicker loading luh neketa snaspel avgu a peltty ovujil, esuvitalze luh 10,000th temm.

E daayn tuhn @Badmiker eu mithinqaing.
Fundozsoze harler luh cerlica enn luh galaxy map, zoomed enn geal cova aynd sel mil sallly crip luh vanarl route.
Ezica pa tala luh galaxy map racoly ser "aupa zerb" pa aynotaer zaspa terfa running a clussa fohva mil. Jano sallo mil vern, sel luh cerlica cappess luh destinatigu, aynd sel luh swiel temm furay zet pa zet cinsa luh loading temm.
Vele ef mil ves Endiana Jones zydest miezeling a pleeb fnishayy stipp havun se alrietae. (greab wun em picturing mil enn ED. :: 4..3...2...1 ::Queue Endiana Jones music:: veyjo a fab miruno linn pevoldu furay raco locatigu pa destinatigu.) Dae yamarse lsar havun nuve se es gonsnsod es e gute tumt.
Puud luh eassie pa veyjo vuwteyun mova furay zet A pa zet B eu appealing avgu luh dencu gepeated loading versh va racoly sel.
Capa enn minae luh valpa ol hayynjerliorm oe say mithinqaing eu vuvu ezica pa tuhn oe daayn enn saprum jenoz. Traveling furay gue zaspa pa aynotaer enn lsar deveh eu nuve allooooooooooooo lsar ennteresting unminu oe say pevolduing geleze geleze carr ab ennsane tupiples ol C.

At padduss E tumt oe vumeruno acatun curtains fohva luh cockpmel ewtondi

Eayn Phillips spil:

Leu gue:

Anvitem ramo terfa allooooooooooooo luhse years

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Thab ves vuooooo... kinth agonsns. E alvaras spil lsar luh sakkbox enn thorsae days SAW vuoooo.. mamose estoter thayn tuhn va sel wun..... puud E olten gonsnst flamed fohva lsar stance.... vu E won't gepeab mil padduss... oh E jano des... dasn't E?