Where's the Sun?

[SilentCacophony]

I haven't seen a picture of a Sun in any screen shot I've looked at (unless I missed it). Has anyone else seen one, or more than one? There's vegetation, and light, so obviously there has to be a sun out there somewhere, right?

[AztecWarrior]

IDEA: Tatooine has two suns. Maybe Auraxis can have multiple suns!

[ABRAXAAS]

The Planet of auraxis has a highly charged Ionosphere filled with hefadioxine ,It allows light to reflect acroos the surface as though there was a sun there and thats also the reason that at night time its never really dark , So you wont see the sun itself cause its always slightly off the horizon due to the planest abnormal orbit.:D

[SilentCacophony]

Exactly. It can have three for all I care, but it has to have at least one, which I have not seen yet. I've always wondered about having multiple suns though. That would make for one weird ass orbit.

[ABRAXAAS]

I answerd your question ;)

[SilentCacophony]

I posted that as you posted yours and didn't see it before. Hope that's not the actual truth, cause that's idiotic. If the sun is always just off the horizon, people on the other side would be able to see it. Just like when it's night here, the people in Austrailia get the sun.

[MrVulcan]

look at the centaury system in RL, it has 3 suns, Alpha beta and gamma, each has planets...

The 2 larger suns orbit each other like a figure 8, the smaller orbits those 2 larger ones..

The planets are names like A,B,C,D, and moons are 1,2,3,4,5, etc

Beta(i think) has a huge 2nd planet that has a huge moon like 9/10th the size of earth that is thought to be able to support life.

Goofy isn�t it :lol: and that�s only the solar system nearest us! :lol:

[ABRAXAAS]

Originally posted by SilentCacophony
I posted that as you posted yours and didn't see it before. Hope that's not the actual truth, cause that's idiotic. If the sun is always just off the horizon, people on the other side would be able to see it. Just like when it's night here, the people in Austrailia get the sun.

Well its not idiotic I was making up a fake answer to a question with no meaning . who care where the sun is anything can make sence if you want it to .

[AztecWarrior]

Mister Spock, set coordinates for the heart of the sun.

[Saint]

Ummm... there is only one planetary system that has the Sun, that would be ours. I am not sure which star Auraxis orbits.

[SilentCacophony]

Our planet has A sun, doesn't mean it's THE sun. Christianity has A God, doesn't mean he's THE god.

Lol abra, you made up that answer, and yet you get mad when I call the notion idiotic. You know you were just spewing BS, admitted to it too, so who cares? And yes I COULD just imagine there's a sun up there (or just not look up), but considering the detail put into this game, you'd think they'd address it.

[mistled]

Originally posted by Saint
Ummm... there is only one planetary system that has the Sun, that would be ours. I am not sure which star Auraxis orbits. hahahaha.... that shouldn't be as funny as it is... oh well, we know what the original post meant :)

[mistled]

Originally posted by SilentCacophony
Our planet has A sun, doesn't mean it's THE sun. Christianity has A God, doesn't mean he's THE god.

Lol abra, you made up that answer, and yet you get mad when I call the notion idiotic. You know you were just spewing BS, admitted to it too, so who cares? And yes I COULD just imagine there's a sun up there (or just not look up), but considering the detail put into this game, you'd think they'd address it. actually, the Sun is the star that the earth orbits... other 'suns' are not actually 'suns', they are simply stars that people often call suns mistakenly

[ABRAXAAS]

Originally posted by SilentCacophony
Our planet has A sun, doesn't mean it's THE sun. Christianity has A God, doesn't mean he's THE god.

Lol abra, you made up that answer, and yet you get mad when I call the notion idiotic. You know you were just spewing BS, admitted to it too, so who cares? And yes I COULD just imagine there's a sun up there (or just not look up), but considering the detail put into this game, you'd think they'd address it.

sorry I get deffensive :(

[Saint]

Amen brotha

[SilentCacophony]

Sun (n.) n.

1. See Sunn.
2. The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and its absence night; the central body round which the earth and planets revolve, by which they are held in their orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles, and its diameter about 860,000.
3. Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of orbs.
4. The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine.
5. That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation.
6. To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the sun; as, to sun cloth; to sun grain.

I would like to direct your attention to number 3, thank you.

[SandTrout]

Originally posted by SilentCacophony
Our planet has A sun, doesn't mean it's THE sun. Christianity has A God, doesn't mean he's THE god.

Lol abra, you made up that answer, and yet you get mad when I call the notion idiotic. You know you were just spewing BS, admitted to it too, so who cares? And yes I COULD just imagine there's a sun up there (or just not look up), but considering the detail put into this game, you'd think they'd address it. According to christians he is the God. :D

Anyways, Dave said that there is a sun during the AGN interview I belive. However, there is not curently lens flare casusd by the sun in the game, even though it is possible to impement.

[Zetre]

i actually think that a sun is just a star that has orbitting planets. If it isn't then there should be a name for a star like that, cause if there isn't, it's stupid. I think that our "sun" actually has a different name, but i'm not sure

[mistled]

Main Entry: 1sun
Pronunciation: 's&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English sunne, from Old English; akin to Old High German sunna sun, Latin sol -- more at SOLAR
Date: before 12th century
1 the luminous celestial body around which the earth and other planets revolve, from which they receive heat and light, and which has a mean distance from earth of 93,000,000 miles (150,000,000 kilometers), a linear diameter of 864,000 miles (1,390,000 kilometers), a mass 332,000 times greater than earth, and a mean density about one fourth that of earth b : a celestial body like the sun

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I'm so sorry cocky man,,, shit, thought I was on the OF for a minute there

[SilentCacophony]

Hmmm, so I looked up the definition of sun, and you looked up the history of OUR sun. Sorry, but I still win.

[SilentCacophony]

Besides, you cut yours off. What was that next definition? The B one. Unless " b : a celestial body like the sun" was all of it, which still means I'm right. A celestial body like the sun = a star surrounded by planets, thus definition number 3 in my post. Thanks for backing me up.

[mistled]

you're welcome, now quit being a jackass and win gracefully:)

[SilentCacophony]

Lol, I thought by winning I earned the right to be a jack ass. Damn it, what's the benefits of winning an argument on a forum if I can't rub it in the other guy's face? :D

*tries to accept his trophy gracefully but trips over his own feet and falls off the stage into the orchestra pit*

DAMN IT!!!!

[MrVulcan]

Just a BTW

If you take into effect the basic rules of logic and procedures of the English language, any word can have any implied definition, so long as the word is understood by both parties involved directly in the discussion, it is a valid use of the word. Words convey ideas, and descriptions, thus they are not meant to be used as a sole definition or account of one object/idea, instead they are meant to attempt to bring a basic understanding and equal identity to those involved.

Thus the definitions has no real relevance since all those involved understood the meaning behind the discussion.

:D Now everyone be happy since everyone is right :D
This is just the old argument of definitions vs implied definitions :D

[mistled]

Originally posted by MrVulcan
Thus the definitions has no real relevance since all those involved understood the meaning behind the discussion. yeah, I know. I've written papers on this very topic. About how words actually have zero meaning whatsoever.

[WNxUndeadFenix]

i was listening to the planetside chat recording and one of the questions was "will there be a glare from the sun?" and dave replied "no there isnt a glare yet but it would be pretty simple to add that effect into the game" or something like that. so yeah there is a sun in there somewhere =P

[Deadlock]

im all for the fake answer given way back at the begining of the thread... but really i dont care if theres a sun or not, just as long as i can see the guy im shootin at.

[Bighoss]

maybe the sun is invisible:eek:. It could happen

[Lillemanden]

Originally posted by SilentCacophony
Sun (n.) n.

1. See Sunn.
2. The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and its absence night; the central body round which the earth and planets revolve, by which they are held in their orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles, and its diameter about 860,000.
3. Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of orbs.
4. The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine.
5. That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation.
6. To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the sun; as, to sun cloth; to sun grain.

I would like to direct your attention to number 3, thank you.
Just where did you see that?

The Sun is our sun, that�s the name of the stars which we orbit. Just because people cant think as abstract to believe that some stars actually have planets like earth orbiting them, cause their just small white dots on the night sky, and they instead call every star a sun, doesn�t make it right - it makes it comprehensible to the unenlightened masses. There is only one Sun (is that spelled with a capital S on English?) and there�ll never be more, only less (as in none).

[SilentCacophony]

And you probably believe there only is and only will be ONE God, right? Where did I see that? Ever hear of a dictionary? I copied and pasted it from allwords.com rather than opening mine and copying out the definition.

As for words having no meaning, in that case your an ass pirate, so you can make it however you want. I meant it in the nicest way possible, lol j/k

[Hamma]

This thread is a bit off topic now.

[Arshune]

Sun is a noun that refers to any star with orbiting planets, our sun is actually named Sol. There's a lot of other names people use to describe it, but in any discussion that involves other specific stars and our sun at the same time, that's the specific name that most scientists use.

As for the sun in PlanetSide, I think they should get real freaky and make it a different color than the sun we're used to. Stars come in a lot of different colors, blue, red, white...heck, there's even green stars out there. I think it'd be cool to fight a battle with an eerie green tinge to things. Of course, it already looks like it's yellow in the screenshots, but it'd still be really cool.

[BLuE_ZeRO]

Make the sun a giant strobe light. It will give anyone without special "sunglasses" massive seizures.

[Hellsfire123]

"The Planet of auraxis has a highly charged Ionosphere filled with hefadioxine ,It allows light to reflect acroos the surface as though there was a sun there and thats also the reason that at night time its never really dark , So you wont see the sun itself cause its always slightly off the horizon due to the planest abnormal orbit."

I like that, thats funny. Hefadioxine sounds real to, until you stop to try and pronounce or break it down. Good show Abra.



Anyway, the devs said that, thought they hadnt considered it, it would be simple to add in lense flares. So lets just assume there is a sun and we've missed it. ive got time this weekend, ill look for us.

[Lillemanden]

Originally posted by SilentCacophony
And you probably believe there only is and only will be ONE God, right? Where did I see that? Ever hear of a dictionary? I copied and pasted it from allwords.com rather than opening mine and copying out the definition.

LOL:D, I was hoping you would say that... a dictionary... Not the place to find the defintion of something like this...
Anyway about the God thing, I believe it's up to what ever religion you are into. I dont belive in any of that.. sorry but I have to say it - crap, and I believe that religion is one of the worst evils on this planet.

[Lillemanden]

ohh, and I like ABRAXAAS idea ;)