What is going on with SE:V?

AMF · #1 February 13th, 2006, 11:04 AM

I do hope that the statement "Large Galaxy: 100 solar systems with 15 planets each. " does not mean that 100 will be the maximum limit. I was really hoping for a much larger galaxy option...

Oh well, minor point, I'm sure it will all be most excellent!

Suicide Junkie · #2 February 13th, 2006, 11:42 AM

100 systems/15 planets sounds a lot like the SE4 *defaults*.
Fun for an average game; not too large not too small.

In case you don't know, all the modders know that SE4 will operate just fine with 250 system maps, but not with very much more.

Now, consider the first entries in the list at CK's site:
http://www.captainkwok.net/se5info.php

Also note the following very basic computer facts:
- Computers store numbers in multiples of one Byte.
- One Byte can store the whole numbers zero through 255
- Two Bytes can store the whole numbers zero through 65,535
- Three Bytes is almost never used
- Four Bytes can store the whole numbers zero through 4,294,967,295

Now, one of those numbers probably looks familiar. One of the numbers is damn big. And the other is unfathomably huge.