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astrophysics of vendetta
1. why is there ambient light? why can you see the darkside of objects? is there some kind of atmosphere in the vendetta systems?
2. why do some of the asteroids look like sedimentary rock? where did this come from?
3. what is all that trash floating everywhere? looks like a swamp on a summer evening.
4. why is every asteroid at 10 degrees kelvin? check out the asteroid Eros, http://near.jhuapl.edu/intro/faq.html, which is about 33km by 18km. the 'day' side is 100C, which is 373K!!!!
the 'night' side is -150C, or 123K!!!! has someone been out there mining it? no, its just the sun. even at 258,000,000km distance.
2. why do some of the asteroids look like sedimentary rock? where did this come from?
3. what is all that trash floating everywhere? looks like a swamp on a summer evening.
4. why is every asteroid at 10 degrees kelvin? check out the asteroid Eros, http://near.jhuapl.edu/intro/faq.html, which is about 33km by 18km. the 'day' side is 100C, which is 373K!!!!
the 'night' side is -150C, or 123K!!!! has someone been out there mining it? no, its just the sun. even at 258,000,000km distance.
I believe Xena explaines it best.
"Ah, yeah, well, whenever you notice something like
that, a wizard did it."
"Ah, yeah, well, whenever you notice something like
that, a wizard did it."
"Artistic license".
"Nanobots"
k is not kelvin... k is kaboomabobs... durrrr. the asteroids are at 10 kaboomabobs, learn your GTS! :P
The shortest and most honest answer to each of these is that Vendetta is a game, not an attempt at a totally realistic space simulator. Ambient light is there to prevent people from smacking in to the backs of asteroids. Some asteroids look like sedimentary rock because a little variation is nice - and who are we to say that such an appearance is impossible anywhere in the universe? The trash is there because some people like to see it to judge their trajectory in flight. You can turn it off. a1k0n usually has some reason for choosing a number, so he may have an answer for #4, but they got mining up and running in record time - do we really want them to spend resources on dynamic temperatures for all the roids?
On the temperature one: The Eros figures refer to surface temperature, not the overall asteroid. I imagine that mining would depend on the temperature a bit deeper?
Also, maybe you ship has headlights... or the hud is enhancing your view of the world outside... also light reflects off stuff so you would get some help from that. e.g. Earthshine - sometimes you can see the dark bit of the moon because the sun's light reflects off the earth and illuminates the bit that the sun can't hit directly.
Also, maybe you ship has headlights... or the hud is enhancing your view of the world outside... also light reflects off stuff so you would get some help from that. e.g. Earthshine - sometimes you can see the dark bit of the moon because the sun's light reflects off the earth and illuminates the bit that the sun can't hit directly.
burt then those asteroids farthest from the sun, especially the icebergs, would have very dark sides and would also cast shadows on each other.
come on im sure we can all upgrade to 3ghz dual processor machines so that we can have real-time shadow effects. and forget the capital ships, economy, user inteface, font, etc, all i care about is accurately modeled thermodynamic asteroid geology.
thats why i got this game in the first place.
*pounds table with fists*
come on im sure we can all upgrade to 3ghz dual processor machines so that we can have real-time shadow effects. and forget the capital ships, economy, user inteface, font, etc, all i care about is accurately modeled thermodynamic asteroid geology.
thats why i got this game in the first place.
*pounds table with fists*
I am actually an astrophysicist :). So I can try to answer those questions! First and foremost, Vendetta is a game, so let's not try to talk about realism. But ananzi's questions are interesting on their own so here goes :
(1) There is *some* ambient light in the not-so-empty space, caused by reflections of microscopic particles. Space is really not so empty, but some places are more empty than others. If you look at a the pleiades for example, you can see the ambient "glow" of the reflected light. But this ambient light is very slight in general, certainly not enough to light up asteroids enough for the human eye to detect.
(2) Asteroids depending on their origins, can be various things. It is not impossible for roids to look like sedimentary rocks, if they are the ejected debris of meteor strikes on, say, the Earth.
(3) What trash? :). I think they are eye candy.
(4) Not all asteroids are at 10 degrees. The temperature of the asteroids depend on 2 things : (a) irradiation on it (read : sun light or whatever light source), (b) it's albedo (read : reflectivity) and emmisivity. The first increases the temperature, the second decreases it.
Both (a) and (b) eventually will reach an equilibrium unless (a) changes rapidly (like say a roid in a highly elliptical orbit around the sun).
In deep space, where there is no light source, an asteroid will reach equilibrium with the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, which is around 3K.
Have fun!
Holden Caulfield
(1) There is *some* ambient light in the not-so-empty space, caused by reflections of microscopic particles. Space is really not so empty, but some places are more empty than others. If you look at a the pleiades for example, you can see the ambient "glow" of the reflected light. But this ambient light is very slight in general, certainly not enough to light up asteroids enough for the human eye to detect.
(2) Asteroids depending on their origins, can be various things. It is not impossible for roids to look like sedimentary rocks, if they are the ejected debris of meteor strikes on, say, the Earth.
(3) What trash? :). I think they are eye candy.
(4) Not all asteroids are at 10 degrees. The temperature of the asteroids depend on 2 things : (a) irradiation on it (read : sun light or whatever light source), (b) it's albedo (read : reflectivity) and emmisivity. The first increases the temperature, the second decreases it.
Both (a) and (b) eventually will reach an equilibrium unless (a) changes rapidly (like say a roid in a highly elliptical orbit around the sun).
In deep space, where there is no light source, an asteroid will reach equilibrium with the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, which is around 3K.
Have fun!
Holden Caulfield
Softy2 I thoroughly appreciate your responses. Thank you very much.
Heh.
The ambient light is supposedly coming from the surrounding nebula.
The temp of the asteroids were supposed to be 3K but the numbers worked out better when they are 10K.
Different asteroids came from different places. Maybe a planet exploded or something.
The ambient light is supposedly coming from the surrounding nebula.
The temp of the asteroids were supposed to be 3K but the numbers worked out better when they are 10K.
Different asteroids came from different places. Maybe a planet exploded or something.
Ohnoes! We have an assassin astrophysicist playing vendetta!
The Zasx offical answer.
Note Zasx is a discordian.
1. why is there ambient light? why can you see the darkside of objects? is there some kind of atmosphere in the vendetta systems?
Its from all the glow sticks that the intergalatic rave discarded Universe has had an ambient glow since.
2. why do some of the asteroids look like sedimentary rock? where did this come from?
Cuz we blew up your planet puney earth thing muahhahahaa
3. what is all that trash floating everywhere? looks like a swamp on a summer evening.
Seen and bathrooms at the stations lately still want to know what the stuff floating around is? Be glad you got windshield wipers Buddy
4. why is every asteroid at 10 degrees kelvin? check out the asteroid Eros, http://near.jhuapl.edu/intro/faq.html, which is about 33km by 18km. the 'day' side is 100C, which is 373K!!!!
the 'night' side is -150C, or 123K!!!! has someone been out there mining it? no, its just the sun. even at 258,000,000km distance.
Is not kelvin its actually koude factor. Tranlated means Cold Factor in dutch. :)
And thats the truth
Note Zasx is a discordian.
1. why is there ambient light? why can you see the darkside of objects? is there some kind of atmosphere in the vendetta systems?
Its from all the glow sticks that the intergalatic rave discarded Universe has had an ambient glow since.
2. why do some of the asteroids look like sedimentary rock? where did this come from?
Cuz we blew up your planet puney earth thing muahhahahaa
3. what is all that trash floating everywhere? looks like a swamp on a summer evening.
Seen and bathrooms at the stations lately still want to know what the stuff floating around is? Be glad you got windshield wipers Buddy
4. why is every asteroid at 10 degrees kelvin? check out the asteroid Eros, http://near.jhuapl.edu/intro/faq.html, which is about 33km by 18km. the 'day' side is 100C, which is 373K!!!!
the 'night' side is -150C, or 123K!!!! has someone been out there mining it? no, its just the sun. even at 258,000,000km distance.
Is not kelvin its actually koude factor. Tranlated means Cold Factor in dutch. :)
And thats the truth