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Why are almost all Stations / Stargates located on the dark side of the planets they orbit?
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Amateratsu
The Pegasus Project
#1 - 2012-01-29 17:45:23 UTC

Whats the good of all the new planetary graphics if you can only enjoy them briefly while warping past themWhat?

Speculation welcome
Pavel Bidermann
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2012-01-29 17:47:05 UTC
That's how they hide from you.
Skorpynekomimi
#3 - 2012-01-29 17:58:43 UTC
- To avoid solar heating.
- To ease venting of excess heat from the reactors.
- So they don't get blown off station by the solar wind.
- So solar flares don't **** with the shields that defend against space debris, engine wake, and bored capsuleers.

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Pavel Bidermann
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2012-01-29 18:20:25 UTC
Hmm. That's quite a good response actually. I was just being the a** I was born to be.
Amateratsu
The Pegasus Project
#5 - 2012-01-29 18:26:11 UTC
Skorpynekomimi wrote:
- To avoid solar heating.
- To ease venting of excess heat from the reactors.
- So they don't get blown off station by the solar wind.
- So solar flares don't **** with the shields that defend against space debris, engine wake, and bored capsuleers.


Some good RPG reasons thereBig smile
Roll Sizzle Beef
Space Mutiny
#6 - 2012-01-29 18:28:08 UTC
Skorpynekomimi wrote:
- To avoid solar heating.


Logic in my internet spaceships, Absurd. I think its lucky coincidence it makes sense.
Skorpynekomimi
#7 - 2012-01-29 18:34:30 UTC
Amateratsu wrote:
Skorpynekomimi wrote:
- To avoid solar heating.
- To ease venting of excess heat from the reactors.
- So they don't get blown off station by the solar wind.
- So solar flares don't **** with the shields that defend against space debris, engine wake, and bored capsuleers.


Some good RPG reasons thereBig smile


Astrophysics: Not just for school.

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Sakkar Arenith
Kenmei Corporation
#8 - 2012-01-29 18:35:30 UTC
well, all that that needs is simple newtonian orbiting of massive objects in space...

though apparently ccp considers it harder to code than priests find it not to touch kids...



quite pathetic if you consider how many indie games could pull it off 10y ago...
Reilly Duvolle
Hydra Squadron
#9 - 2012-01-29 18:38:22 UTC
Sakkar Arenith wrote:
well, all that that needs is simple newtonian orbiting of massive objects in space...

though apparently ccp considers it harder to code than priests find it not to touch kids...



quite pathetic if you consider how many indie games could pull it off 10y ago...



Heh. making undock bookmarks would never be the same again Lol
Artemis Picoazaksat
Void Bureau
#10 - 2012-01-29 18:43:05 UTC
This way the Death Star cannot DD you
Karn Dulake
Doomheim
#11 - 2012-01-29 18:43:58 UTC
Amateratsu wrote:

Whats the good of all the new planetary graphics if you can only enjoy them briefly while warping past themWhat?

Speculation welcome



You sad sad bastard. have you really got nothing else going on in your life 
I dont normally troll, but when i do i do it on General Discussion.
Pavel Bidermann
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#12 - 2012-01-29 18:58:56 UTC
Karn Dulake wrote:
Amateratsu wrote:

Whats the good of all the new planetary graphics if you can only enjoy them briefly while warping past themWhat?

Speculation welcome



You sad sad bastard. have you really got nothing else going on in your life


True sorrow is knowing that you (and I) took the time to respond. Apparently you also have nothing else to do. Lol
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#13 - 2012-01-29 19:01:02 UTC
It's always nighttime so you can drink anytime without being an alcoholic

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Amateratsu
The Pegasus Project
#14 - 2012-01-29 19:26:08 UTC
Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:
It's always nighttime so you can drink anytime without being an alcoholic


lol
Alara IonStorm
#15 - 2012-01-29 19:51:02 UTC
Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:
It's always nighttime so you can drink anytime without being an alcoholic

I have been Murdered 6 times in 3 Years I have the god damn right to drink whenever I want.
Elessa Enaka
Doomheim
#16 - 2012-01-29 20:04:12 UTC
Reilly Duvolle wrote:
Sakkar Arenith wrote:
well, all that that needs is simple newtonian orbiting of massive objects in space...

though apparently ccp considers it harder to code than priests find it not to touch kids...



quite pathetic if you consider how many indie games could pull it off 10y ago...



Heh. making undock bookmarks would never be the same again Lol


This right here makes me glad that CCP haven't implemented newtonian physics

Devour to survive, so it is, so it's always been Eve is a great game if you can get past all of the asshats....
Wyke Mossari
Staner Industries
#17 - 2012-01-29 20:53:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Wyke Mossari
Skorpynekomimi wrote:
- To avoid solar heating.
- To ease venting of excess heat from the reactors.
- So they don't get blown off station by the solar wind.
- So solar flares don't **** with the shields that defend against space debris, engine wake, and bored capsuleers.


Most stations are actually at moons, we can assume to be the orbitally stable sweet-spot L2 Lagrangian point.

L1 between a Planet-Moon is the most fuel efficient location for transportation between the two.
L2 is the best point to support a deep space infrastructure, orbitally stable, fuel efficient with good approach routes.
L3,L4,L5 would not be very practical for industrial stations, but would be suitable for planetary defence stations.
J3ssica Alba
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#18 - 2012-01-29 21:21:00 UTC
Station managers do everything to save on the cost of coolant ...
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Skorpynekomimi
#19 - 2012-01-29 21:41:17 UTC
Wyke Mossari wrote:
Skorpynekomimi wrote:
- To avoid solar heating.
- To ease venting of excess heat from the reactors.
- So they don't get blown off station by the solar wind.
- So solar flares don't **** with the shields that defend against space debris, engine wake, and bored capsuleers.


Most stations are actually at moons, we can assume to be the orbitally stable sweet-spot L2 Lagrangian point.

L1 between a Planet-Moon is the most fuel efficient location for transportation between the two.
L2 is the best point to support a deep space infrastructure, orbitally stable, fuel efficient with good approach routes.
L3,L4,L5 would not be very practical for industrial stations, but would be suitable for planetary defence stations.


The L2 point as well. However, in a universe where they can build spaceships the size of titans, and jump across light years, I figure lagrange points can be dispensed with if you use a suitably powerful antigravity device.
Does EVE even have those? I mean, the capsuleer stuff is all space materials, so it's entirely possible it was all bootstrapped from something like nuclear pulse launches.

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Valentyn3
Deep Core Mining Inc.
#20 - 2012-01-29 22:20:16 UTC
It's so the planet-side citizens can be dazzled by the "wee'chow" gate effect dozens of times an hour. You can't see it in the daylight and they have to have something to distract them from their boring, terrestrial lives.

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