Take your time and polish it well)))
Well to save time and effort you could always just have the same flight model, because of science or something. Is it reasonable to assume that in the far future where we can go the speed of light that our flight really isn’t that affected by the atmopshere.
A space ship is not going to all of the sudden turn into a craft with aerodynamic control surfaces specifically designed to operate in the atmosphere it finds itself in, so what you say is somewhat true in where we will start. However, we’d like atmospheres to change the dynamics of flight, how much of an affect, that is not known at this time.
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Would there perhaps be a type of drive that condenses space infront of it so it moves toward that direction, not relying on wing surfaces and such?
“Space ships” will use their maneuvering thrusters (and main engines ofc) to operate in gravity/atmospheres (using lots of fuel), no UFO-like interdimensional/anti-gravity bubble stuff, etc.
Warp drives of that type would really suck in an atmosphere, since compressing space compresses the matter in that space. You’d be converting the atmosphere in front of you into a solid wall.
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Is it reasonable to assume that in the far future where we can go the speed of light that our flight really isn’t that affected by the atmopshere.[/quote]
It is not, because… gameplay.
Every change of environment in the game universe should invite new and varied gameplay. Trying to operate sensors in a gravity well should be different from trying to operate them elsewhere. Operations in an atmosphere should be different again. Operations in an atmosphere during daylight should be different. Add or remove the influence of a strong magnetic field. And so on.
When it comes to movement, which is what we’re talking about here, I would consider it a tragedy of missed opportunities if spaceships simply flew through atmospheres the way that they fly through space. It’s a different operating regime and deserves new gameplay. Such opportunities are a gift and should be treated with great care.
well, I don’t know the type of avionics you would apply to a flying brick, but yes it would be very sad if there would be no difference between space and atmospheric flight
Drag, lift, impact with air molecules, all the usual stuff. Or just model them as a (non-rotating) sphere and settle for drag.
Bricks can fly, too, as long as they’re going fast enough.
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