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Post by zallister on Jan 26, 2017 11:58:26 GMT
If you remember the planet descriptions at the previous Mass Effect games you will notice, that some of the planets are "catched" by their sun.
So, what is with planets who are still outside of star Systems?
In the past such a planet would be a good hideout that the reapers don´t find you. A gas giant with big moons, a base under the surface of the moon, a fuel Station in Orbit of the gas giant, some automated fuel transports....
But that is past!
For Mass Effect Andromeda would a dark planet a good surce of resurces. I saw till now only mines on planets in solar systems, so, a dark planet could be an untouched Location.
Maybe it would be difficult to put a dark planet into the game if you want to visit it. You would need a kind of night vision to see something and I don´t know how complicated that is. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2017 12:19:39 GMT
I think it certainly sounds like an interesting concept for a planet for us to visit and potentially explore. It would be easy for that type of planet to tie into the horror style level we're expecting to see. Visually it could be interesting as well, provided how the devs decide to go for it.
A different type of vision wouldn't really work since it isn't first person, probably a light source on the guns or helmets.
Either way, definitely a type of planet I wouldn't mind seeing in the game. It would be different from what we've had before. A planet in total darkness so to speak.
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Post by ApocAlypsE on Jan 26, 2017 12:21:14 GMT
Consider that such a planet is incredibly hard to find as the distances in space are vast and the dark planet doesn't emit anything by itself and reflect from a neighboring energy source. Also consider that the temperature on the planet must be extremely close to the absolute zero. I actually don't know if gas giants can exist at those conditions. Good place to hide? Sure... There are serious energy issues though, and it is more likely to be a barren rocky world. Also, consider the transportation of materials, I doubt you will want to settle a dark planet. In the briefing videos they clearly state that they are looking for habitable planets.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2017 12:23:49 GMT
If you remember the planet descriptions at the previous Mass Effect games you will notice, that some of the planets are "catched" by their sun.
So, what is with planets who are still outside of star Systems?
In the past such a planet would be a good hideout that the reapers don´t find you. A gas giant with big moons, a base under the surface of the moon, a fuel Station in Orbit of the gas giant, some automated fuel transports....
But that is past!
For Mass Effect Andromeda would a dark planet a good surce of resurces. I saw till now only mines on planets in solar systems, so, a dark planet could be an untouched Location.
Maybe it would be difficult to put a dark planet into the game if you want to visit it. You would need a kind of night vision to see something and I don´t know how complicated that is. Due to the vast distancs it space, observing a "dark planet" directly; would be virtually impossible. Quantify the "needle in a haystack" expression. You can't discover them by math either, as you can't employ the radical-velocity method either-- since the planet isn't in the proximity of a sun. The area we get to play in-- is also, reasonably small. Which means that finding a planet which is close enough to a star to have a shred of a chance at finding it and yet not oribiting a star would be even more difficult. Since the game isn't Post-ME3, they won't have advanced reaper technology either. It's a cool idea, but it would not make much sense. |
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Post by Bacus on Jan 26, 2017 13:11:08 GMT
Well, solar system planets are easy to find thanks to the brilliance of the host star. "dark planets" would be rather difficult to find.
If found those planets would have really dangerous ecosystems, like near 0 Kelvin temperatures maybe. Granted, active tectonics thanks to a gas giant may heat up things a bit, but that would still make it rather painful for machinery on the surface.
Dunno, maybe they could slap "mass effect fields" all over said planets to make them dandy.
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Post by Sanunes on Jan 26, 2017 13:29:19 GMT
It sounds like you are describing a rogue planet and I am not even sure if one would be of use to The Reapers since they aren't in the orbit of a star system. The problem is that the planetary-mass that could easy move beyond the limitations of the travel systems we use. Now if you are meaning that you want a planet that was ejected from a star system after being colonized and we stumble upon it that is something that I could see being more likely.
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