Star

NOTICE: This page is a Work in Progress as much of the lore/Development for the game is yet to be established.

A star is the term given to an spherical astronomical object. They often consist of plasma held together through a large pocket of gravity, forming the object. Star are often located at the centre of Star Systems, where other astronomical objects such as planets orbit them.

Generation

Main page: Galaxy Generation

Stars populate the Milky Way and outer space within a cubic area of 1 lightyear. Those that populate within 200 LY of the Sol System utilise the ESA's Gaia catalogues, which per Stars within 2000 ly of Earth are generated using the Gia Database. This data is stored and retrieved on a SQL database, which determines the set number of stars that generate within the area of space. However, outside of this, stars generate on a seed system, with different characteristics and locations for each player's game.

In future versions, a star system designer tool is planned to feature, allowing players to create their own star systems.

Star Types

Main page: Star types

A vast array of star types can be found in the galaxy. They will be catalogued by their type, size and how hot they are for their type. A vast majority of information can be viewed and sorted on the Sensors Station. Stars are sorted via Stellar Classification, where they are organised as their type, how hot they are in this, and how luminescent they are.

Stars in their main life cycle are sorted from hottest to coldest. The sequence is O-Type, B-Type, A-Type, F-Type, G-Type, K-Type and M-Type. Some stars will generate as brown dwarfs, which are yet to ignite. Their sequence is L-Type, T-Type and Y-Type. In future, player vessels will be able to discovered stellar remnants in the galaxy in place of star systems, including white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes. They will also be able to find T-Tauri stars (those in their early stages of formation) and Wolf-Rayet stars (those which are towards the end of their life cycles).