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A planet becomes a star...in game!
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stimuli
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2011-11-30 01:13:47 UTC
If this is a glitch, its the prettiest glitch I've ever seen.

When I logged in today to see all the new graphic enhancements I saw Balgania II as its pretty much looked since the planet graphics were upgraded last year....like this:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p108/stimuli_photos/moltennormal-1.gif

but after cruising around admiring all the new nebulae, warp effects and other features, I returned to find the planet had reached critical mass to become this:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p108/stimuli_photos/eve-molten-planet2.gif

Shocked
Strange thing is, noone else seems able to see it Sad . When I alt tab, the planet reverts to its normal appearance....but if I alt-tab again, it once again goes nuclear. Back and forth like a toggle. It really is quite spectacular to see.

in the 4 years I've been playing I've never seen a planet look like this. Has anyone else? Is it a new planet graphic that is only partially working? Is it a weird (but totally kewl) graphics glitch on my end?

Perhaps this could be added into the game somehow. It LOOKS almost like a star through a polarized lens. Just add in some solar flares and prominances and maybe add in a polarizing ship fitting allowing us to view stars without the glare and you got yourself some pretty neat looking stars in game =)

Or maybe I'm just on drugs. What's your opinion?
Phoebus Raszamar
Valkyria Epsilon
#2 - 2011-11-30 01:15:07 UTC

It's beautiful.

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Mirima Thurander
#3 - 2011-11-30 01:24:46 UTC
i know this is just a lighting/shader bug

BUT

i do wish some lava planets would look like this

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Christopher AET
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2011-11-30 01:25:37 UTC
Yeah it happens sometimes when the textures don't load properly.

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Jada Maroo
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2011-11-30 01:26:46 UTC
Awesome bug Shocked
Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#6 - 2011-11-30 01:26:59 UTC
There should be some lava planets that should remain like this, I mean it does happen as far as we can guess in a real galaxy. Venus may have done this recently on the galactic scale as well.

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Nephilius
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#7 - 2011-11-30 01:28:17 UTC
*wipes a tear from his eye*

Amazing pic!
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Captain Mastiff
#8 - 2011-11-30 01:35:10 UTC
Nephilius wrote:
*wipes a tear from his eye*

Amazing pic!


Good job your goggles can protect your eyes, my cheap knock off sun glasses don't even have UV filters.
JC Anderson
RED ROSE THORN
#9 - 2011-11-30 01:36:40 UTC  |  Edited by: JC Anderson
Captain Mastiff wrote:
Nephilius wrote:
*wipes a tear from his eye*

Amazing pic!


Good job your goggles can protect your eyes, my cheap knock off sun glasses don't even have UV filters.


Awesome

Who knows though.. Maybe its supposed to be the new graphics for volcanic worlds or something. ;) Would suck to have to fight on one of those in DUST. ;)
THXBYE
Elite War Squad
#10 - 2011-11-30 01:39:22 UTC
lol noob UI is noob Lol

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Montevius Williams
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2011-11-30 02:07:31 UTC
Damn CCP - I KNOW you can make SOME of the Lava planets look like this - MAKE IT HAPPEN!

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Roosterton
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#12 - 2011-11-30 02:09:23 UTC
Yeah, this happens sometimes for lava planets for me as well. It's so damned pretty, I wish it wasn't a glitch Shocked
Lord FunkyMunky
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#13 - 2011-11-30 02:10:47 UTC
IF THIS IS A BUG CCP PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LEAVE IT ... THAT IS F*CKING HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aldarica
Perkone
Caldari State
#14 - 2011-11-30 02:13:14 UTC
Yup, I've seen this glitch happening with plasma planets as well.
Covert Kitty
SRS Industries
#15 - 2011-11-30 02:14:54 UTC
its some shader bug... that said it looks pretty cool, but not for a planet. Some permutation of this is how they should make stars look, maybe one day
stimuli
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#16 - 2011-11-30 02:18:09 UTC
THXBYE wrote:
lol noob UI is noob Lol


obvious troll is obvious
Astrid Stjerna
Sebiestor Tribe
#17 - 2011-11-30 02:20:57 UTC
Lord FunkyMunky wrote:
IF THIS IS A BUG CCP PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LEAVE IT ... THAT IS F*CKING HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Lava planet....hot....

I see what you did there.

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Selinate
#18 - 2011-11-30 02:29:28 UTC  |  Edited by: Selinate
It would be pretty cool if CCP messed around with some more randomized planet textures and shadings and what not. I think that looks pretty awesome, and if more of random stuff like that was around in planets, it would give Eve even more of a... I guess you could say "traveled" feel to it that the new nebulae are supposed to give.

By the way, I have to say this. OP avatar = emo chick.
Gogela
Epic Ganking Time
CODE.
#19 - 2011-11-30 02:32:50 UTC
That is pretty cool looking. Would be sweet to see catastrophic tectonic events on lava worlds... you would think CCP would be all over that, being in iceland.

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stimuli
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#20 - 2011-11-30 04:01:33 UTC
Selinate wrote:
It would be pretty cool if CCP messed around with some more randomized planet textures and shadings and what not. I think that looks pretty awesome, and if more of random stuff like that was around in planets, it would give Eve even more of a... I guess you could say "traveled" feel to it that the new nebulae are supposed to give.



I agree. Part of the draw of playing a "space sim" is the promise of exploration and discovery to see wonders of the universe you've never seen before or couldnt even imagine.....and, no, the so-called "exploration" mechanic does not provide this.

and BTW I like my avatar so bite me =P
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