Stars in the sky and neighbouring systems
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2025 12:12 am
Another of these flavour-related thoughts. I wonder if I should start grouping them in the same thread.
Anyway, is there an OXP that would make the stars on the visible starfield correspond to the of nearby systems? For example, Legees and Laeden are only 0.1 LY apart, so each one's sun should be very visible in the other's sky.
The Manual Witchspace Alignment OXP shows a star of appropriate size and colour in the center of the targeting reticle when preparing for a witchjump, but only during that process. Would it be possible to have similar markers for nearby systems be present on a more constant basis, or does that run into technical issues? (I know the engine doesn't handle objects that are very far away very well.)
Anyway, is there an OXP that would make the stars on the visible starfield correspond to the of nearby systems? For example, Legees and Laeden are only 0.1 LY apart, so each one's sun should be very visible in the other's sky.
The Manual Witchspace Alignment OXP shows a star of appropriate size and colour in the center of the targeting reticle when preparing for a witchjump, but only during that process. Would it be possible to have similar markers for nearby systems be present on a more constant basis, or does that run into technical issues? (I know the engine doesn't handle objects that are very far away very well.)