Will we be able to interact with interstellar bodies, for example flying too close to a star's corona or fighting in the upper atmosphere of a planet, or will there be some kind of automated warning that we're getting too close, followed by a forced autopilot away?asked by Ephraim Tenhauser
TL;DRFlying into stars or planet atmospheres is very unlikely and not at launch because it is too expensive, so players will probably be kept at a safe distance and must request landing.
Gosh, that would be neat, but it's very unlikely we're going to be able to do anything of that nature. It's just too expensive. I think that mostly we're just going to keep you at a safe distance.
Right, too expensive. Explain what that means.
It's a lot of processing. I mean, making a planet look good up close is a lot of work. Huge amount of textures and things of that nature.
It's not saying they won't happen day one. I know we have talked about atmosphere stuff later, but...
Well, we are saying it won't happen day one.
So how are we going to handle that?
We'll probably keep them away from a certain distance. There will just probably be a bounding zone around it where it warns you of a planetary collision. You have to request landing to get down.
Exactly. It's probably handled a lot like Freelancer handled it. Look to the past to see how Chris Roberts did things. Give you clues.