22708 I previously shared this in the science videos thread, but I'd like to copy it here as well, as I think it fits nicely with the themes of this thread. A recent work explores possibility that gaps in a circumstantial disks observed by ALMA are just snow lines of different substances: https://a...

flexy123 wrote:

Qr Bbpost Question: For the Rift, do you also plan to support native Oculus API, or only via OpenVR?

SE supports Oculus by its native library, and other VR devices by OpenVR. Oculus was first VR device presented, and I implemented its support almost immediately (in 2014 or so).

Updated asteroid (809) Lundia: mass ratio and shape parameters from this article . This will work only in 0.990, because it supports tri-axial ellipsoid shape. For 0.990, if you find dimensions data for asteroids, you can use them in catalog script. Note that dimensions are usually twice larger than...

23515 One last example, sdB+F is a binary of a Blue sub-dwarf (in SE it can be included as a generic WD) with an F-type star as a companion. "sdB" is a valid spectral class in SE. It is equivalent of "B VI". I tend to think that spectral class in SE must be handles as string ins...

JackDole wrote:

Qr Bbpost I use SE 0.980_e.
But I meant for the asteroid '3122 Florence (1981 ET3)'. That's probably not in the ephemeris database at all.
And if it should be in, I do not know its parameters. (AnalyticModel, RotationModel)

Of course no, I didn't implemented ephemerides for asteroids.

Thanks for update guys! I integrated the whole catalog, removing "Remove" objects manually from other catalog files. It will be in the next Steam update. Since now, please also add new objects to a separate sc file as "update for 0.990 patch 14", so I could track them and add man...

23387 This means that in the central ~650 ly diameter sphere we believe that those are all the White Dwarfs that actually exist in real life. If there is a White Dwarf inside this volume Gaia DR2 has probably detected it by now. But this is solitary white dwarfs? WD in binary systems, which was not...

23500 I am curious - does this apply to donations as of the new release (v0990), or donations made in the past? I have donated to SE, but under a different email address then the one I used to set up my forum account.  It does, however, I have payment history only for 4 years (paypal keeps only 3 y...

23498 I also have some more specific questions since SE is moving to Steam: Now I always keep a 2nd exactly identical installation of SE on a separate physical HD. Steam version is almost the same SE, the only difference is executable file that is launched under Steam client. So you may copy/modify...

Steam allows offline installation. You can just start downloading the game, then abort it, copy the whole game folder from another computer, then start steam and play.

I will use Steam, because: - SE will be paid (don't worry donaters, you will receive a free key) - Steam has a lot of benefits for me: -- built-in DRM -- file distribution service (do you remember size of the Solar system addons?) -- auto-update feature which ease uploading updates for me and downlo...

23354 0.990 will it be downloadable only via steam or will the download from the site remain? 23382 This is amazing, my hype just reexploded. One question though, will the non-steam version you can get directly from the site be delayed until the steam version is reviewed, approved, and released or ...

New blog post: http://spaceengine.org/blog181008/

JackDole wrote:

Qr Bbpost I would have liked to use the new ephemeris system, but I do not know how. And I do not know whether it is possible at all.

Didn't you use SE 0.980E patch?

22977 The way I see it, it’s just going to be more of these new ideas and the release won’t be for years. There’s a point where you just have to say, “okay, I’ve added enough, I should just get what I already have working and then release it.” This is what I doing 95% of the time, but nothing to re...