Moons and bases

[Torgrim]

I hope planets will have moons that you can use and not only visual, such as mining bases, research stations, monitor stations, refuling stations.
Some moons can have terran/jungle/gaia terrain orbiting around a gasgiant, sure population cap would be small but perhaps the moons are rich in other things such as research bonus, mining bonus, material bonus ect.

 

[Thure]

They already confirmed in some interviews that you can build research stations on moons around planets with non space faring species. I think larger moons are usable.

Oh and it's confirmed in this screen. Withyr I has a moon named Withyr IA. Withyr IV too.

 

[Torgrim]

Nice, hope moons will have plenty of fuctions.

 

[Goosecreature]

Moons behave exactly the same way as planets. The only difference is that they tend to be smaller and orbit another planet instead of a star.

 

[Alectron]

Moons behave exactly the same way as planets. The only difference is that they tend to be smaller and orbit another planet instead of a star.

Can we have moons with their own moons? Or systems of two planets orbiting shared centre of masses?

 

[Torgrim]

Thanks for the info goose.

 

[LoK-y-Yo]

The only difference is that they tend to be smaller and orbit another planet instead of a star.

Do every stellar object have an orbit and do actually move? And if so, does the movement change and depends on the situation of the orbit and the space fleet?

 

[Lando_Viggo]

That's no moon....!

 

[Zoob]

Ignignokt: We are Mooninites from the inner core of the moon.

Err: You said it right.

Ignignokt: Our race is hundreds of years beyond yours.

Err: Man, you hear what he's saying?

Ignignokt: Some would say that the Earth is our moon.

Err: We're the moon.

Ignignokt: But that would belittle the name of our moon, which is: The Moon.

Err: Point is: we're at the center, not you.

 

[Plasma Master]

Can we have moons with their own moons? Or systems of two planets orbiting shared centre of masses?

the first is physically impossible i believe

 

[FelixG]

the first is physically impossible i believe

"Yes, in theory, moons can have moons. The region of space around a satellite where a sub-satellite can exist is called the Hill sphere. Outside the Hill sphere, a sub-satellite would be lost from its orbit about the satellite. An easy example is the Sun-Earth-Moon system."

http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/ou...estions/104-can-moons-have-moons-intermediate

So it is possible, but they likely would be too small to be of any worth.

 

[Plasma Master]

"Yes, in theory, moons can have moons. The region of space around a satellite where a sub-satellite can exist is called the Hill sphere. Outside the Hill sphere, a sub-satellite would be lost from its orbit about the satellite. An easy example is the Sun-Earth-Moon system."

http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/ou...estions/104-can-moons-have-moons-intermediate

So it is possible, but they likely would be too small to be of any worth.

ah ok, that makes sense.

 

[Torgrim]

I noticed in that screenshot in this thread that one of the big asteroids in that belt seems to have some important due to that diamond icon, so I guess we can build bases in asteroid belts aswell.

 

[Jerree17]

Ignignokt: We are Mooninites from the inner core of the moon.

Err: You said it right.

Ignignokt: Our race is hundreds of years beyond yours.

Err: Man, you hear what he's saying?

Ignignokt: Some would say that the Earth is our moon.

Err: We're the moon.

Ignignokt: But that would belittle the name of our moon, which is: The Moon.

Err: Point is: we're at the center, not you.

Dear god yes. ATHF forever.

 

[Thure]

I noticed in that screenshot in this thread that one of the big asteroids in that belt seems to have some important due to that diamond icon, so I guess we can build bases in asteroid belts aswell.

Yes. They already confirmed that somewhere.

 

[Goosecreature]

Do every stellar object have an orbit and do actually move? And if so, does the movement change and depends on the situation of the orbit and the space fleet?

Planetary bodies have their orbital paths illustrated, but they don't actually move around the sun.

 

[Nyanako]

Planetary bodies have their orbital paths illustrated, but they don't actually move around the sun.

You know what, that sounds like a DLC feature to be added!

 

[Torgrim]

You know what, that sounds like a DLC feature to be added!

DLC feature?
lol thats not dlc kind of feature whatsoever.

 

[chopak]

Planetary bodies have their orbital paths illustrated, but they don't actually move around the sun.

Oh come on! You know you want to add this! Lack of planet movement was always bugging me in 4x games.

Pretty please!

 

[Torgrim]

Oh come on! You know you want to add this! Lack of planet movement was always bugging me in 4x games.

Pretty please!

Not really a big deal for me, I'm happy if atleast the planet spin