Planet Ring : Little problem in Evochron mercenary.

Petite_Fraise · Post by **Petite_Fraise** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:06 pm

I wanted above all to congratulate the creator of this game, it's really amazing ...

Otherwise, I would point out just a little thing that bothers me about a lot of planet's rings are perpendicular to the equator, it's really not realistic ... (especially for Saturn).

could you fix it for the next update of the game?

Thank you in advance!

Post by **Vice** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:43 pm

There should only be a few planets that have perpendicular rings, not a lot. And Saturn? Please send me a screenshot of what you're referring to as just about all of them should have rings equal to their rotation/equator.

MMaggio · Post by **MMaggio** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:15 am

I think he means Neptune which seams to have rings around the poles.
All known rings are only across the medien, either horizontal or vertical.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 4:13 am

She means Uranus. Uranus rings are still around the ecliptic of the planet but its polar axis is tilted and is paralel with the galactic ecliptic. And Saturn polar axis is also under a bigger angle to the galactic ecliptic then depicted in the game I believe. But all rings are still around the rotational ecliptic of the planets. So probably she means just angle the polar axis of those planets. But this is just a game and in reality the planets would rotate also around the sun.... so I do not feel the need for the axis to be rotated but would be nice if they reflected the angles in real I guess that is what she is trying to say.....

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Post by **Marvin** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:25 am

That would require a lot of additional data because every planet has a different rotational axis ... assuming our Solar system is similar to every other star system. The tilt would show up in both the rings and in atmospheric banding.

Petite_Fraise · Post by **Petite_Fraise** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:17 am

I am no longer in the soil now, so I made a drawing to show how Saturn ... I'm doing my best ... : p

Post by **Vice** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:14 pm

Interesting. Well, this is Saturn in the game:

So are you seeing something different than that orientation?

Petite_Fraise · Post by **Petite_Fraise** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:36 pm

i am sorry,,, is uranus no saturn

sorry sorry... saturn is good, very good, sorry...

Petite_Fraise · Post by **Petite_Fraise** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:14 pm

oky sorry, thx for the info Eclipse

Post by **Vice** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:24 pm

I'll be rotating gas planets with vertical rings so that their cloud bands line up with the orientation of the rings. This will make them line up on the equator. The poles may look a little 'pinched', but it will provide the correct orientation.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:43 pm

From post: 99469, Topic: tid=7120, author=Petite_Fraise wrote:i am sorry,,, is uranus no saturn sorry sorry... saturn is good, very good, sorry...

I told you she meant Uranus.....

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