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An orbiting ESD maybe?

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
So, I warped into Memory Alpha and was nearly hit by a orbiting satellite. Anyway I don't know if this is a new addition or not, but it got me thinking.

The Devs have been saying for a while that both the interior and exterior of ESD is getting a revamp, so why doesn't the new ESD actually orbit and move around Earth. It would make it more realistic for the station to move around Earth's orbit, I mean how many times in the shows did they say "the ship is is standard orbit Captain" etc.

We know the game can do it due to Memory Alpha's satellites and personally I'd like to warp in and not see ESD, all the space docks and more importantly Earth sitting exactly where they were last time I was in Sol.

The fact that ESD is continually over America is fine, it should be over San Francisco after all, but I would love to see Earth spin as well, you know like it does in real life...

I'd love to know peoples views on this and any suggestions about it as well.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    ESD is in geosynchronous orbit over San Fransisco, so, even if it was orbiting, it would be extremely hard to tell, except that the positions of the sun and moon would change.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010

    We know the game can do it due to Memory Alpha's satellites and personally I'd like to warp in and not see ESD, all the space docks and more importantly Earth sitting exactly where they were last time I was in Sol.

    I'd actually find that very annoying. ESD space is a waste of time as it is without having to waste even more time having to fly all the way around Earth just to get what i need at ESD. Things like little satelites around memory alpha are perfect to show off orbits and such, but big things we actually need to use should remain in place IMO.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    Cormoran wrote: »
    I'd actually find that very annoying. ESD space is a waste of time as it is without having to waste even more time having to fly all the way around Earth just to get what i need at ESD. Things like little satelites around memory alpha are perfect to show off orbits and such, but big things we actually need to use should remain in place IMO.

    Too be honest I don't see where it would matter. They could also have the warp in zone follow the orbit of ESD.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I think it needs to be pretty much as it is now, in terms of orbiting, planetary rotation and such. Earth itself only rotates once on its axis every 24 hours. How long are you going to sit in space watching when you come in to dock? Do you sit out IRL and watch the sun cross the sky, waiting for signs of 'noticeable movement?' And if ESD is in geosynchronous orbit, then it would move right along with the earth, staying over the same point on the globe.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    ...The fact that ESD is continually over America is fine, it should be over San Francisco after all, but I would love to see Earth spin as well, you know like it does in real life...

    I'd love to know peoples views on this and any suggestions about it as well.

    You do realize that unless you're proposing the Earth should take considerably less than 24 hours to complete a full rotation, it's highly unlikely you'd perceive it spin like it does in real life?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    You do realize that unless you're proposing the Earth should take considerably less than 24 hours to complete a full rotation, it's highly unlikely you'd perceive it spin like it does in real life?

    Well it would be kind of noticeable if you see it when you log in the morning, then do some missions, then come back five or six hours later. It would be minor but would still be pretty cool to see. It doesn't seem like the hardest thing to do since it's just a ball.

    The hard part is exactly syncing it with real time. Maybe have it so it spins an hour, two hours faster then the
    earth does. That way it could maybe do two rotations.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    USAF22 wrote: »
    ESD is in geosynchronous orbit over San Fransisco, so, even if it was orbiting, it would be extremely hard to tell, except that the positions of the sun and moon would change.

    When you're actually onboard the station and look to earth, it looks more like you're above the atlantic.


    Earth also doesn't need to be seen spinning because it'd be barely noticable, but what would be nice is if the station itself is spinning.


    If you're looking for something to make more realistic though, the moon is way too high. The moon's inclination varies from 18 to 29 degrees from Earth's equator.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    nuh wrote:
    When you're actually onboard the station and look to earth, it looks more like you're above the atlantic.

    That's true. Its something that should be fixed since it isn't consistent with what you see when you are outside the station.
    nuh wrote:
    Earth also doesn't need to be seen spinning because it'd be barely noticable, but what would be nice is if the station itself is spinning.

    If it reflected the actual Earth's rotation, that would make it interesting. When its dark in the US for real it would be dark in the US in the game. While you wouldn't actually be able to see it rotate, you would be able to tell the difference between night and day on each side of the planet. That's really just an immersion factor though.
    nuh wrote:
    If you're looking for something to make more realistic though, the moon is way too high. The moon's inclination varies from 18 to 29 degrees from Earth's equator.

    Too technical for me so I'll take your word on it. Though it would be interesting if they adjusted it and somehow incorporated it with what I said before about Earth's rotation.
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