Are there any games that convey well the true vastness of space?
Space Engine, but looks like you have that covered.
Space Engine it is
EVE Online. You spend 90% of your time jumping through warp gates.
>>258419410Boo.
Space Engine is scary as fuck
>>258420091
This
>>258419410
no because you would die before you got any where
Noctis
Kerbal Space Program, and it's only like 10% of the actual scale of our solar system.
>tfw going fast in space engine and suddenly hitting those devoid, creepy looking parts of the galaxy
2fuckingspooky
>>258421131
relevant, maybe?
Reposting from last thread.
It was initially quite comfy to explore the milky way and such in SE, but once I started going beyond I would quite regularly get hit by intense feelings of pure dread when looking into the vast endlessness of space.
>>258421332
Not spooky enough.
>accelerate time to the max
>milky way doesn't move
>play EVE online
>Everyone tells me nulsec gets you killed
>Get killed 15 times in lowsec
>Finally managed to break past them into low sec
>trying to get back to hi-sec is certain death
>Just keep jumping around in lowsec
>There is nothing
>Literally
>NOTHING
>15 jumps without encountering anyone, even a bot.
>I was in more danger in hisec than I was in nulsec
I've seen the vastness of space and despaired.
>>258422101
oh my
>>258422101
What is that even supposed to be?
>>258422547
a circle
>>258422101
ABORT ABORT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMB_cold_spot
>Various alternative explanations exist, including a so-called Eridanus Supervoid or Great Void. This would be an extremely large region of the universe, roughly 150 to 300 Mpc or 500 million to one billion light-years across
Fucking voids man. I get depressed every time I think about them.
Shattered Horizons was pretty good at it despite the levels not being all that large but it's dead as a doornail.
this horrifies me
>No space voyage games
>No dealing with repairs on your ship, maneuvers through asteroid fields.
>No AI who's personality changes with every playthrough.
>Managing power consumption
I just really want a first person game that plays out like the journey to Jupiter in 2001: Space Odyssey. Those lonesome stories about traveling through the vast emptiness of space make me feel some very special feels.
>>258422101
is that a perfect shot of the other side of the rock while stun orbits from other side
>>258422140
>fly so far out that the lights from galaxies disappear completely
>>258423375
Travelling through an asteroid field would be pretty easy in real life
>>258420442
2SPOOKY
>/v/ loves space engine
>hates no man's sky when it's litterally the same thing but better
can somebody explain this please
>>258419410
Moonbase Alpha
>>258419410
Orbiter, it's just our solar system though.
>>258424627
go away
>>258423375
Elite : Dangerous would fit your tastes.
>>258424627
Some people have a hard time understanding that procedural isn't random and they believe the only thing that will change is colours.
Also Space Engine is an tech demo, so it's nice. But No Man's Sky is a game and they haven't shown much from gameplay yet so it does seem empty as a game.
The battlecruiser series. Even after warping to a planet it still takes like 30 minutes of free flying to reach the atmosphere.
>>258424869
Why?
I enjoy space engine a ton, and i'm pretty hyped for no man's sky, yet all I see is the former getting praised and the latter being shit on even though the latter is the same thing but with with a higher level of detail and interactivity
>>258422547
You'll die in seven days.
Get a telescope, go outside and stare into the abyss.
I thought Mass Effect 1 gave it a really good attempt
>>258425225
One of the best feelings for me has been to count the colour bands in Jupiter. 10/10 would do again
>>258420091
I disagree, warp gates and wormholes and warp drives just make everything seem like a series of small rooms.
Where can I find Hell in space?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3fqE01YYWs
related spooky space music
>>258424627
>literally
>my game that hasn't come out yet is better
Why would we praise something we haven't even played? We aren't Kotaku.
>>258424627
No Man's Sky isn't a game though. It's a marketing campaign.
>>258426973You're living right on it! [/spoiler[
This did it for me
>>258419410
Man, why does space have to be so fucking vast, anyway? All it does is make trips to Alpha Centauri inconveniently long and make Science fags brag about how INCOMPREHENSIBLY LOVECRAFTIAN everything is. Yeah, we get it, you can come up with flowery beat poetry to describe shit, doesn't make you smart.
>>258427698
>>258427594
We've litterally seen nothing but gameplay from no man's sky, and you are correct, it's not a game: It's a slightly more game like version of space engine.
>>258426973
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Jupiter
>we will soon be able to get to mars in 30 days
The age of space travel will soon be upon us.
Just a fucking hour ago I got the intense desire to reinstall freelancer so I can just glide along through the peace and majesty of space.
Then I see this thread and I can't help but agree with >>258421793 . Space has two very distinct sides. There's the beauty of Astronomy, Astrophotography, the Humanity Fuck Yeah aspect and all that... then there's shit like Black Holes and the yawning abyss.
Then there's shit that walks the fine line between both, like these:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7E_GVDdyYs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80Ngl2RY8sA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3fqE01YYWs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MvrduueveI
Now I'm... kindof not so eager to play Freelancer tonight..
>>258419975
>>258420442
that's not even close to what moving through space looks like. looks like a liquid with lots of shit floating around.
>>258424627
>THIS PLANET HAS YELLOW WATER
>THIS ONE'S GREEN
WOAH
>>258420934
Agree with this guy KSP is the only fun one
>>258428573
To add, I'm really sorry my shitty toaster-laptop can't run Space Engine due to some incompatibility issues. I would have loved to explore. Gotta settle for Freelancer..
>>258428838
The age we live in.......
>tfw severe astrophobia
It's literally impossible for me to play Space Engine at night in full sceen. And yes, I used literally correctly. My body can't handle looking at the screen so I can't play it.
>>258424671
HOLLA HOLLA GEN TELLER
>>258424104
>>258420442
This shit genuinely gave me goosebumps and I scrolled down in a panic just to not see the all-encompassing darkness.
>I didn't scroll fast enough, much like how you can't escape a black hole.
>mfw
>>258429338
>>258424627
Can you fly between galaxies in No Man's Sky?
Want something to explore?
Go to the Black Eye Galaxy, shit is full of nebulas
>>258428801
Sounds like something you would eat.
Orpheon level in Metroid Prime
Space Engine the best.
Just the best.
>>258430171
Behold, the Penis Nebula
>>258429868
That was actually really fucking good. What board was it from?
>>258429868
more humanity fuck yeah images plox
here I found it I prefer this one more to the other one as it is full of URHYERHUGRHUSUHRDGDG
All this reminds me of how much of a fucking disappointment Spore was.
>there will never be a game that lets you travel the galaxy in search for random planets for life on the first ship out of our solar system that can jump between systems
>>258431474
Would be a pretty good star trek game if the gaming industry made quality games.
1/3
>>258431664
2/3
>>258431659
Western industry you mean
>>258431803
3/3
>>258428573
Freelancer has its share of cosmic megastructure dread, too.
For instance, the neutron star system.
your mom's fat ass
>>258432039
I forgot those. Remind me?
>>258419410
>>258432226
There's a pirate system full of radiation, asteroids, mines, and max level pirates fighting corsairs. At the center is a neutron star.
If you go explore near the collapsed warp gates in Texas, you'll not feel so well when those tiny black blobs grow with your approach to cover the whole screen.
>>258432696
Just imagining those is fucking terrifying. Any videos or pictures?
>>258432471I need to get high as fuck and play Space Engine all night long.
>>258432960
>freelancer videos.
>2014.
One of the secret alien systems is set inside a tubular gas cloud. You can point towards the star and keep flying towards it for a very long time, until you actually leave the gas cloud.
>>258430351
Why is there a jump gate in space engine?
>>258424627
I'm hype for No Mans Sky and Space Engine is one of my favourite games. It's also one of the prettiest looking games, and I think No Mans Sky is too.
I can see myself spending many more hours on both.
Kerbal Space Program is pretty fun and it has pretty realistic distances
>>258433264
Wait so...there's a SYSTEM inside a gas cloud... and you can go through it without ever reaching it what?
>tfw light pollution
Aurora. You''ll learn to appreciate star systems with only one star.
>>258428838
What makes you think No Man's Sky will have any less variety then space engine?
>>258430052
I think so? Didn't they say it has more then one galaxy?
Haven't fucked around in Spess Engine in ages. Thanks for reminding me, OP.
>>258433726
>>258433264
yeh wotte fock m8?
>>258431927
>>258431803
>>258431664
>tips fedora
Is there any place to download Space engine that doesn't take 12+ hours? Seriously, my connection is testing at 54 Mb/s, but the download apparently didn't get the memo.
>>258437120
I'm assuming you're downloading from the homepage? IIRC there was a link there to a torrent, that should be times faster than a direct link.
>>258420442
>penetrating space-chan at the speed of light
>>258437032
oh my fucking god kill yourself you mad, neoautist
>>258437442
Yea I was, I'll give that a shot.
>>258437626
Yes i am the one that is currently mad.
>>258432696
>>258433264
>link
>videos
>now
>Space Engine thread
>Devolves into existential crisis/black holes are scarrrry/I am an astrophysicist ask me anything thread
everytime
>>258424973
Space Engine is a simulation, like Celestia. It's not a tech demo for a game, since no game development has been done yet and likely won't start for a while.
>>258438152
Don't forget:the brain named itself.
>>258438170
>Space Engine dev has delivered on everything so far that he has promised if people donate
>If people donate enough he will make it a full game
I need to start throwing money at this project.
>>258437626
Those are pretty terrible. though.
>>258438483
I'm aware, just want to make it clear that se isn't a tech demo.
>>258434890
>THIS CREATURE HAS GREEN EYES
>>258434890
Every played spawns on THEIR OWN planet where they can put their nametag of exploration on all the "randomly generated" hairstyles that creatures have, after that they can visit other players planets the end
>>258438645
are they now
>>258420442
What is this supposed to be exactly?
>>258439217A human being could feasibly leap across that entire chasm due to the comet's low surface gravity. It's probably hundreds of feet wide at that spot.
>>258439217
>>258439458
what is the rosetta osiris and why post it and why is it special?
What about X3?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex5jBQtS13w
Is anyone playing Star Citizen?
How is it?
What object in space would you want to be named after you?
>>258439546
It's literally less than a second in google, for fucks sake.
>>258439546
Apparently the OSIRIS is the imaging equipment on-board, but Rosetta is the craft the ESA sent to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. It's special because we've never really-technically-properly gotten pictures of a comet up so close. In a few months the probe is set to land on the comet's surface.
The gravity is so low that the craft needs clamps to hook itself into the rock so the concussive force doesn't bounce it back into escape velocity (about 1.5 feet per second).
What was that "MMO" mod for Freelancer? Used to play it with some mates. Think /v/ was into it too for a while.
But christ, the roleplaying in that mod is serious fucking business.
>>258439217
A human being sat down in his office and plotted this course.
>>258440007
why post if there wasn't something so very special about the image. etc
shouldn't have to google when anon's confirmation is waiting ahead at 3 am monday
>>258439824
>First comment
>It's a pre-pre-alpha you cocksucking mongoloid childfuckers. PRE-PRE-ALPHA THAT MEANS NO JUDGING YOU PIECES OF BIG PUBLISHERS' DINGLEBERRIES! ~i still believe in chris roberts~~
>Neckbeard deluxe
Must be a shitposter from /v/ trollin'
>>258439824
play elite dangerous
>>258438827
Fair enough, since a tech demo would just try and focus on the features of the actual engine and it's capabilities, whereas Space Engine just simulates the actual universe and shows an accurate depiction of it.
>>258440228
Why?
>>258440730
To get cool pictures of the astroid close up with satelites, naturally
>>258440837
That's a really bizarre flight path, though.
>>258440730
The question you should be asking is, why not?
>>258440902
Space is bizarre. You can't just launch a rocket straight at it and hope it'll get caught in a satellite path
>>258440902
It's about angles for the photographs.
If you mean that it's not a clean orbital motion, the comet's gravity isn't strong enough to sustain much of an orbit at that distance (or it would just be really, really slow).
>you will never go to one of Jupiter's moons and observe the planet from a distance
I dont think we can even begin to imagine just how massive that planet is, which makes the fact that there are alot of other shit out there thousands of times bigger even more impressive
>>258439217
here's a shot from further out
Reminder that it's possible for massive stars to supernova so explosively that it doesn't leave a blackhole behind.
>>258420442
>yifi torrent bitrate
Still have nightmares. Fuck this fucking system and it's nothing.
No Emdrive hype?
Who Aurora here?
>>258442068
This is all the hype you need
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQnR5fhCXkQ&list=UUtI0Hodo5o5dUb67FeUjDeA
>>258435954
>>258438103
Freelancer was a amazing game. If Star Citizen even recreates a fraction of it, it will be glorious.
>>258439159
The mouth of the ever-hungering abyss.
>>258428801
hooo?
what are some good SPESS MUHRINE games that actually take place in space and not some planet??
>>258440902
tjey have to do that to conserve power
space engine freaks me the fuck out
i hate having those big fucking circles zoom in fast as shit at my monitor
>>258428801
>>258442557
first level of halo is pretty cool. also boarding the alien ship is cool too.
>>258441921
what game
the freelanced tihng?
>>258442536
I will find your Ashimmu and destroy it.
>>258442285
whats that
>>258443723
Freelancer, yes. It's an "unknown" system that has nothing in it besides dangerous aliens and radiation. It's basically a easter egg system that's pretty difficult to find.
>>258419410
StarboundBECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING TO FUCKING DO IN IT
>>258442285
How is that game anyway? I briefly tried it before getting overwhelmed by it's sheer scale. But i plan on trying to get into it again soon.
I've heard people calling Dwarf Fortress X4
>>258443930
how does freelancer work
you are FREE to fly as you wish in a 3d environment or?
>>258429868
That was fucking brilliant. More?
>>258444698
>>258443757
Many have tried, none succeeded
>>258444575
meant to reply to>>258443864
>>258444575
Yes. There's a campaign/story mode that makes you follow a path with restricted freedom, but there's mods that makes it 100% sandbox so that you can work with any faction and group instead of when the story makes you do it.
But the story is pretty nice. And the game is full of interesting lore and tidbits.
In a way, i guess you can say it's EVE lite, but with more arcady feel than EVE (which is mostly played with macros and orders instead of literally flying your shit).
There's also the Freelancer Discover Mod, which turns the game into an MMO of sorts.
>>258421332
why is there such empty space where there is no debris here?
>mfw yesterday I learned that a neutron star surface is made up of iron
>>258444868
kool
>>258445657
Yeah, but it's not like earth iron in a sense due it being far denser and thus stronger. About a million time stronger than steel.
>>258445657
But how
Spoopy, yo.
>>258446515
Well isn't it when a star starts producing iron that it goes supernova?
>>258439159
Space anus
>>258428029
>INCOMPREHENSIBLY LOVECRAFTIAN
>incomprehensibly [human-created concept]
>incomprehensibly comprehensible
>>258443851
Aurora
>>258444012
That's pretty much exactly what it is. It's fantastic once you learn how to play.
Treat it like a roguelike. Fuck up, learn from your mistakes, then apply that knowledge to the next game.
If you do that and use this pastebinhttp://pastebin.com/CnHV9StFyou'll learn it in no time.
noctis was cool, i never played it but i think space engine is just a more modern version of it
>>258447196
wait is this that number crunch fucklerclust of an autists dream hence dwarfort x4?
>>258445657
Only the surface. Iron is actually lethal to the internal "engine" of a star (or at least signals the beginning of the end of its life)
has anyone here played Tachyon: The Fringe
very nice game with nice atmosphere and all, plus Bruce Campbell did the voice of the protag
>>258447275
Basically. It's not for everyone, but it's a lot of fun for those who want to learn it.
>>258446320
So that's what Japanese swords are made of.
>>258445657
it's elemental iron though, not just solid iron. It's in an ionized state.
>>258447693
is that our solar system?
what planet/star/whatev does the sun spins on? I didn't went to school.
>>258445452
Dark matter?
>>258447693
>Piccolo is at it again
>>258448072
If you're asking what the sun orbits, it's orbiting the super-massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
>>258448304
and that circles TGA right?
>>258448403
Yep, whatever it may be.
>>258448304
Technically the sun is orbiting the center of the solar system.
>>258447196
Aight, thanks, gonna look into it when i'm in the mood for some hardcore trial and error
>>258430645
Probably a Humanity Thread on /x/.
Has anyone played Distant Worlds?
I've heard it's basically Aurora but easier to get in to.
>>258448978
I tried playing it, but it hurt my eyes. I'm glad it exists though, it's the almost perfect alternative to Aurora for people who aren't autistic enough for it.
>>258448842
At first I wanted to call you out on your bullshit then I looked at the date.RIP in pieces /x/
>>258449206
The Great Attractor
10000 galaxies mass
dead center
>>258449206
The Great Attractor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Attractor
>>258447693
>>258448072
That image is wrong.
>>258447572
>chicago
>>258449290
It's weird though, I'm autistic enough for Dwarf Fortress, and a ton of other REALLY autistic games.
The number one turn off for me about Auroroa, though, was that nothing seemed to work first try. It took me forever to actually figure out what stupid sequence I was supposed to do to make something happen.
Maybe I should try to get into it again.
>>258420934
this
see that bright dot on the right?you can go thereseamlessly
>>258449438
That is some creepy shit.
Have you played Crystal Pixels?
It might not be a good example of the vastness of space, but it gives a good sense of the loneliness.
>>258449683
Yeah, you'll be doing a lot of sequences to get things done, but once you've got them down you won't even have to think about it.
>research reactors to unlock research for engines
>research engines to make that component available for design
>combine components to create a functioning engine
>make prototype of engine
>add engine to a ship, alongside a bunch of other parts you'll need to research and design
>>258449438
I can't even begin to comprehend its vastity.
>>258449959
Holy shit yeah.
>The Great Attractor
>The dark flow
>Triangulum Australe
Straight out of WH40K.
>>258450317
Vastity isn't a word
>>258450317
For future reference, the word you're looking for is vastness.
>>258450317
>vastity
It's vastness.
>>258448141More?
>>258450654
>>258450654
Seconding.
>>258420934
>>258449918
kerbals fucking dead and left in the dirt to rot and casualized because fanbase
If anyone wants to quickly sate space exploration needs, there's always Outer Wilds, a small free game some guys made for their thesis on something.
It's pretty fun. Was flavor of the week on /v/ half a year or so back, though it's been out for years.
>>258449316
/x/ was good once.
A long time ago.
>>258450394
>>258450498
>>258450564
Thanks, english is not my native language and sometimes I just assume i know how to spell words when I don't.
>>258451068
No problem, friend.
>>258450834
This game gave me so many hours of fun exploration. I'm excited for the final release.
>>258450834
its really fun
Sometimes I'm afraid of the fact that our entire existence can be wiped out in seconds by an event far beyond our understanding.
Then I remember our planet is already 4,5 billion years old and something like that happening during my lifetime is like guessing a number between 1 and 1000000 correctly several times in a row.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo%C3%B6tes_void
Imagine living in here.
>>258450793
Sort of, but it's still getting (slow) updates, and there's mods for all the stuff the devs haven't finished.
>>258450721
>FUCK YEAH HUMANITYHow do we know that our body liquids or skin flakes isnt corrosive to aliens?
>>258451231
Wait, what? How you get the ice planet to start moving?
>>258420934
>>258449918
I somehow can't take KSP seriously.
>>258451231
I've quite a few times beforehand and I still don't understand what the hell's happening there.
>>258449290
Is that a screen of Aurora or Distant Worlds?
>>258450317
>>258451068
>>258451150
>Kindness (kindity) on /v/
>only in non-vidya thread
Stunning.
>>258451415
We'll never know until some poor xenos bastard is unlucky enough to find out.
>>258450793
This is my only problem with KSP it could be so great but fucking Squad is and has stated they will continue to cater to casuals, luckily there are mods that fix this but I'm worried it will get harder for the mod makers to maintain them as Squad keeps adding dumbed down features that don't play nice with mods.
>>258451460
It's quite fun, even though its cartoony. Mods make it amazing. Dont play vanilla though, the devs are fucking jews and have pretty much made it their mission to casualize the game while adding as little content as possible.
>>258451231
is that supposed to be some kind of living thing?
>>258451460
>>258451426
the comet always moved..
The bramble enters the course of the asteroid.
>>258451621
Those are always the best threads anyway.
>>258451460
>I've quite a few times beforehand and I still don't understand what the hell's happening there.
The player is climbing out of the Nomad right as it starts to pass through the Dark Bramble. It happens right before the sun explodes, and as far as I know, is just a cool coincidence in their orbits. The player dies because they get smashed through the brambles.
>>258451327
>Everything grand we know was discovered 1950-1990s
Why is there such lack of progress? I don't think i've read a discovery regarding space released as late as 2000
>>258450119
>aurora
I've heard lots of good things about this and your post has only convinced me. Where can I obtain it?
>>258451512
Aurora. Distant Worlds looks quite different.
It's not made in Visual Basic for one.
>>258451762
some time ago the explorers entered our solar system, with them they brought artifacts. These pods landed in the middle of our planets/rocks and created weird anomalies which resulted in, the bramble and the others. We just discovered a way to fly around in space and you're one of the lucky ones go out there and find out about the mysteries and what the fuck they were doing in our system.
>>258451819
That's probably because you're a pleb who doesnt read astronomy journals. It's not that there's been a lack of process, its more like we're at a point of diminishing returns with the tech that we have
>>258451775
Yeah, i worded my question badly. I didn't know they would collide at one point.
>>258451231
I remember there is a weird planet with giant spikes everywhere. I took a flight to there, when I tried to land some giant black creature ate me.
I stop playing that game since then.
>>258452067they dont have to
>>258451819
there's only so much we can observe with our current tech
>>258451906
You can grab it here
>>258447196
>>258451819
Did you not hear the news about the discovery of gravity waves?
>>258452045
True, but i'm not the kind of pleb who reads useless things in the fields of astronomy. I prefer actually useful science like oceanography
>>258452151
there's a miniature scaled statue in the ... place on your home planet explaining what that was
