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First, why is there so much space debris in some sectors? Second, why is it so BIG? Almost every piece I see is larger than my ship, and I'm in a galaxy class. Where and what did this junk supposedly come from?
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2010
    It came from park-in Starfleet space docks. :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2010
    It forms from my hull in my 500,000 deaths, and uses the same instant gravity that holds them in place relative to the planet. Remember, this is a space game, physics and common sense does not apply.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2010
    Remember, this is a space game, physics and common sense does not apply.
    Well, it certainly doesn't always apply in ST canon, that's for sure. :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2010
    Hey, the ship's waste has to go somewhere, doesn't it?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2010
    Hey, the ship's waste has to go somewhere, doesn't it?

    Yep, but the waste isnt going to be bigger than the ship it comes from, and most of the debris in game is.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2010
    wrote:
    Yep, but the waste isnt going to be bigger than the ship it comes from, and most of the debris in game is.
    When you consider that over 400,000 ships have gone into the system to do the missions you see that the waste just builds together like the giant plastic island in the Pacific Ocean. :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2010
    Yep, but the waste isnt going to be bigger than the ship it comes from, and most of the debris in game is.

    You see, that's where non-Euclidean physics come into play. I'd try to explain, but both of our heads will explode trying to comprehend the insanity-inducing geometry involved. :D:p;)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2010
    Supposedly, it's there to provide something to orient to and judge your movement against.

    In rare instances, it's useful for momentary cover, but the number of cases where the NPC gets stuck and bugged on the terrain and where the enemy gains the advantage of cover that you don't both have outnumbered those in my experience.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2010
    Yep, but the waste isnt going to be bigger than the ship it comes from, and most of the debris in game is.

    Spontaneous generation of matter from the quantum vacuum flux slowly accretes onto the surfaces of the debris. Interaction of the quantum states of the newly generated matter with the EM particles we use to perceive it make it appear to be larger than it actually is.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2010
    Spontaneous generation of matter from the quantum vacuum flux slowly accretes onto the surfaces of the debris. Interaction of the quantum states of the newly generated matter with the EM particles we use to perceive it make it appear to be larger than it actually is.

    A VIrtual Particle Yellow Snow effect?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2010
    It does appear that almost every star system either has a destroyed moon's worth of orbiting mineral debris or an exploded Death Star's worth of technological debris trapped in its orbit.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2010
    First, why is there so much space debris in some sectors? Second, why is it so BIG? Almost every piece I see is larger than my ship, and I'm in a galaxy class. Where and what did this junk supposedly come from?

    The answer should be obvious.

    There is a chronic lack of attention to details in this game. From launching with quest text that had grammatical and/or spelling errors, to ridiculously huge turbolift doors made for GIANTS.

    It can boils down to: they simply didn't have enough time to fix these things, or properly think things through.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2010
    i think you sould beabe to collect these wasted part anylase them and possible find new items or you could just sell them back to earth and get money for it
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