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An overhaul of the way in which different star types (and the effects generated by the light of those stars) are represented has generated significant changes to the starscape of New Eden. The modifications, which have been made available to all capsuleers on Singularity, filter and present different wavelengths of local solar light in entirely new ways. As such the appearance of the sun in your current system may have been drastically altered in your display.

Please be aware of these changes and be on the lookout for any recommendations you might have to adjust or further advance the representation of visible solar radiation by technology used across New Eden.


Comments and feedback on the new effects are welcome here!

I just undocked on Sisi... holy **** this looks awesome O_o

K3 V (Orange Bright) - TQ: http://imgur.com/Jv6SQ8P - Sisi: http://imgur.com/TmfxU1z
K5 IV (Red Giant) - TQ: http://imgur.com/ZHuxDnR - Sisi: http://imgur.com/3RpXAoH

Edit: made more pics!

F3 IV (White) - Sisi: http://imgur.com/BrBjfAv <- Weird vertical effect on that one. I call it the Minmatar sun.
K5 V (Red Giant) - Sisi: http://imgur.com/HQRhlCO
K9 V (Orange) - Sisi: http://imgur.com/vIQx4Md
F4 V (White Dwarf) - Sisi: http://imgur.com/w0iEHKI
G3 V (Pink) - Sisi: http://imgur.com/qCY5v68 <- I call this one the Punkturis Sun :D

Wow! these look really nice! I really like the vertical version and am glad that CCP is experimenting a little with star effects. I hope this vertical one stays - and yes they can make more of those too!!!
The White Dwarf also looks awesome! It has that deep-space feel to it.

Can't wait to see these in game!

I love them, only effect that seem to be missing is the occlusion of the light where it shadows the object and the light goes where there is a free space.
They are overall really awesome, makes the mood and feel of the environment cool and totally different depending on the flare, I especially like the illumination of the dust on camera when turned along the light. It all makes the screenshots very cool.
And the vertical ones are especially great when I saw them. Yea please keep them and add more of them :D.
Also I might have said it few times already, can't wait for the dynamic environment.

i really like the secondary lense effect when you turn the camera away from the sun. Really well done!

The M0 White stars, like the one in Osis, makes a flare way too vertical. I know it gives it an unique flavor but its just too odd :D

Also there is an issue with most stars. When you look at them the whole game scene partially takes the color of the star. Thats fine, but the effect should decrease faster as the star isn't in the center of your field of view anymore. As it stands now, the colored effect lasts for a too wide angle and it really negates the awesomeness of these new Lens Flare :)

This effect also increases in intensity as the star is almost visible at the border of the screen... Then once its visible, the whole effect decreases. Thats very strange, too.

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Side question, are there any plans to make divine rays like the ones in incursion systems, be applied for all systems? I like the solar flares, but I think divine rays would be even more awesome.

If the answer is yes, let me suggest that a good way for you to be able to visually render the distance from the sun would be to increase the length of the ray the closer you are from it.

I wouldn't change a thing about them :) adding maybe an occlusion or overshadow as it was shown in art panel would be cool but looks it s still going to be added later. Also, the effects are caused by the camera lens, so the vertical effects are very possible, it creates kind of alien feel to it, and that is cool as there might be differently manufactured camera drones.

The flare effects are different for different types of stars, so it's difficult for me to answer any specific inquiry without information about which star/lens flare is being observed. I'll try to address some more general points here:

The team which worked on this feature had tremendous fun playing with the possibilities and some of the options which were left on the cutting room floor so to speak may be revisited at some point in the future.

The current effects are meant to be dynamic according to the position of the sun on the screen. So at different positions you will have different levels of color or illumination of the surface of the camera drone lens.

We are aware of at least one issue at the Medium Texture setting that displays regular horizontal striping.

The vertical white sun is admittedly a pet favorite of certain team members, but I am willing to respond to public debate on the matter, should there be cause to do so.

The occlusive crepuscular effect in Incursion systems will remain limited to those environments for now, but we are constantly looking for new ways to improve the appearance and experience for every capsuleer. I'll be sure to put a word in with the superiors about player interest in seeing similar effects elsewhere.



Thanks for all the feedback, and please continue to comment.

Oh yes please :D Thank you!
I'd give you virtual cookies in exchange!



Hey I'm sure you can find a sweet middle-ground that makes everyone happy. ;)

As a general comment, you seem all (rightfully) very enthusiastic with this awesome feature, but I'd say that an "issue" with the flare of all the stars is that they might be too dominant for a too wide camera angle in space. My opinion. :p

I can easily imagine these flares being rendered in CCP HQ, and ponctually finding them cool, but I'm worried about them becoming "boring" because too dominant, on the long run.
I picture myself playing Eve for countless hours and having a distinct colorset change everytime I look at a sun (flares, camera lenses, screen-wide color filter...). Suns are already quite bright -thus dominant- right now, with new effects its going to be intrusive if these new effects aren't carefully balanced.

There is a good parallel with the sweeping effect of the discovery scanner that was initially very very dominant because it never ceased to sweep.