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Pitch Black
Joined: March 18, 2004
Posts: 1895
From: Maryland, U.S.A
|  Posted: 2007-01-15 20:39
Why dont we have them?
I know it's not realy effecting anything, but I'd just like to see a comet zoom by every now and then.. =P
[ This Message was edited by: Crim on 2007-01-15 22:17 ]
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Fattierob
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Joined: April 25, 2003
Posts: 4059
| Posted: 2007-01-16 16:50
I can see it now
Goth> ZOMG A COMET HIT ME AND BLEW ME UPZZZZ WHEN MY SOOPERCOMPUTEH WAS LAGGING COMP PLEAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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Galactic Navy
Joined: March 23, 2003
Posts: 11183
From: Bristol, England
| Posted: 2007-01-16 18:05
Would be a waste of processing power, unless they were rendered as some sort of animated backdrop.
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Pitch Black
Joined: March 18, 2004
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From: Maryland, U.S.A
| Posted: 2007-01-16 21:08
I'd be fine with that..
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Enterprise
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Joined: May 19, 2002
Posts: 2576
From: Hawthorne, Nevada
| Posted: 2007-01-23 04:33
Somehow I have my doubts that an object akin to a single asteroid on an orbit path would take up so much processing power the game would cease to be able to function.
Thats just IMO though, seeings how the MV used to have aslew of those itty bitty bastards...
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Fattierob
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| Posted: 2007-01-23 21:12
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On 2007-01-23 04:33, Enterprise wrote:
Somehow I have my doubts that an object akin to a single asteroid on an orbit path would take up so much processing power the game would cease to be able to function.
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myVelocityX += MyAccelx;
myVelocityY += MyAccely;
myVelocityZ += MyAccelz;
Update();
oh, those poor poor cpu cycles.
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Galactic Navy
Joined: March 23, 2003
Posts: 11183
From: Bristol, England
| Posted: 2007-01-24 05:37
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On 2007-01-23 04:33, Enterprise wrote:
Somehow I have my doubts that an object akin to a single asteroid on an orbit path would take up so much processing power the game would cease to be able to function.
Thats just IMO though, seeings how the MV used to have aslew of those itty bitty bastards...
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Everything in the game is processor bound. Every update requires re-calculations, etc. It may just me one thing, but that's a few more processor cycles that the admins can't use for AI, or something else, like vital combat calculations.
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Sixkiller
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Courageous Elite Commandos
Joined: May 11, 2005
Posts: 1786
From: Netherlands
| Posted: 2007-01-24 15:17
i think he means comets on the background, like all those little white stars/dots
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Fattierob
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Joined: April 25, 2003
Posts: 4059
| Posted: 2007-01-25 13:39
just simple eye candy.
client side.
not, not,not, server side.
it doesn't effect the game in anyway. it just....hey...looks good.
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Enterprise
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Joined: May 19, 2002
Posts: 2576
From: Hawthorne, Nevada
| Posted: 2007-01-29 14:21
It would be cool if DS had HW2-esq skyboxes. That dreary blackness isn't too exciting.
Sure its not exactly realistic, but then again, star ships bigger than Luna aren't realistic either, so nyah.  And plus, it adds some graphical shininess.
Yes I'm an asthetic nut; DS doesnt need EvE graphics, but seeing some soft backround coloring wont hurt. And if anyone claims that to be CPU intensive they are gonna get smacked.
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Pitch Black
Joined: March 18, 2004
Posts: 1895
From: Maryland, U.S.A
| Posted: 2007-01-29 16:52
I'm all up for making a skybox for DS 
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