Binary systems.

[BBoaBrim]

Has anybody landed on a planet where we can see two (or more) suns in the sky? There’s 100 systems. I was hoping for a least a handful of binary/trinary (spelling?) systems where I can land on a planet and see more than one sun.

Or even more than one moon in the sky come to think of it.

I know Alpha Centauri has three stars in real life, but from the planets in that system I see only one sun in the sky.

Oh, and whilst I’m here, why do the suns not give off light in accordance to the colour of the star? Why are all the suns in the sky the same size, when in the map some are huge compared to others.

Moan over. 🤣

[Kriya Takagi]

Cuz this is not a space simulator.

[BBoaBrim]

Originally posted by Koyuta kota:

Cuz this is not a space simulator.

Fair comment. I was hoping they might make a bit of an effort in this area. But yes, you are right. 😩

[Johnno]

I'm fairly certain I've seen multiple moons in the sky, guess I'll take a screenshot next time.

[ZombieHunter]

No. Nor have I seen multiple solar systems, nor stars orbiting each other, etc. But it isn't a space sim so I'm fine with what is here.

[BBoaBrim]

Originally posted by ZombieHunter:

No. Nor have I seen multiple solar systems, nor stars orbiting each other, etc. But it isn't a space sim so I'm fine with what is here.

Yes. I guess I’ve been spoilt by Elite Dangerous. 🤣

[ΛΞL™⚡]

I have never seen it i don't think two suns are in the game it would probably mess up their lighting system which is not great to begin with since its Creation Engine.

[ZombieHunter]

Originally posted by BBoaBrim:

Originally posted by ZombieHunter:

No. Nor have I seen multiple solar systems, nor stars orbiting each other, etc. But it isn't a space sim so I'm fine with what is here.

Yes. I guess I’ve been spoilt by Elite Dangerous. 🤣

Well Elite tries to be a 1:1 version of our Milky Way Galaxy. Even it is a bit less dense than the real thing as evidenced by the star systems that were added by hand that are the result of various NASA programs that charted certain areas.

Also keep in mind in Elite even if there are 2 stars each planet only receives light from one of them. The lighting system does not support light from 2 separate stars.

[Jamie Wolf]

To be fair while binary or trinary are very common, the stars may not be close enough that you would see the sibling as a second sun, usually it would be simply a slightly brighter star. Think of the photos of the sun out at Pluto, it barely looks like anything but a brighter star for the most part. Depending on the distances involved for the binary, it's possible for each to have their own planets and or have planets that orbit them as a pair.

In the game toliman is alpha Centauri B (it is it's canocial alternate name in real life too). Although I agree it the layout for both systems wouldn't reflect that in reality because A and B get about our sun to Saturn away at their closest distance. By comparison the third star, proxima is about 13000 times earth's distance to the sun at its closest for an example of the distances that can be involved in a multi star system

[BBoaBrim]

Originally posted by ZombieHunter:

Originally posted by BBoaBrim:

Yes. I guess I’ve been spoilt by Elite Dangerous. 🤣

Well Elite tries to be a 1:1 version of our Milky Way Galaxy. Even it is a bit less dense than the real thing as evidenced by the star systems that were added by hand that are the result of various NASA programs that charted certain areas.

Also keep in mind in Elite even if there are 2 stars each planet only receives light from one of them. The lighting system does not support light from 2 separate stars.

I don’t think you’re right about the two colour light. I’m sure I’ve been one a planet that was lit by a white star and a red star. I’m certain I recall seeing two different shades of light on the ground.

I’ll accept I may be wrong here.

[ZombieHunter]

Originally posted by BBoaBrim:

Originally posted by ZombieHunter:

Well Elite tries to be a 1:1 version of our Milky Way Galaxy. Even it is a bit less dense than the real thing as evidenced by the star systems that were added by hand that are the result of various NASA programs that charted certain areas.

Also keep in mind in Elite even if there are 2 stars each planet only receives light from one of them. The lighting system does not support light from 2 separate stars.

I don’t think you’re right about the two colour light. I’m sure I’ve been one a planet that was lit by a white star and a red star. I’m certain I recall seeing two different shades of light on the ground.

I’ll accept I may be wrong here.

AFAIK it is only one source. We discussed this recently on the forums there and I made the clarification that it could have been changed with Odyssey. However, one of the members said it was still one light source. It is easy to test. Find a binary system and land on the planet. It is going to be hard if the binaries orbit each other b/c how would you tell then? I don't think you could test it in LHS 3477 b/c those stars are too far apart from one another.

You can kind of see this if you enter a system with a class F main sequence star and a class K main sequence star. One or the other color will be the primary hue of the system and what will be used on the planets for color blending. As to which star it chooses I think comes down to which star is considered the primary star. If two or three primary stars orbit one another I'm not sure how ED figures out which star is pirmary. I'm way out in Colonia now within a very dense star field so I could test the light source theory pretty easily.

I have over 2300 hours in the game and yet there are still things that I do not know or have not seen within the game while exploring.

[BBoaBrim]

Il try to find one and test it out when I next play ED.