Sasza22 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Someone suggested i`d make a separate thread for this idea. So here it is. Comets dropping ice on the surface of the asteroid (probably polluted ice is best). It`s a simple concept but it has some problems. Most obvious is the temperature of the surface. Unles we get some way for the surface to radiate the heat out any ice dropping on it will instantly disappear. We could use a way for the surface to cool itself down or maybe make the comets do that. Another way is to make a "comet season" It would be announced by a comet appearing in the background. For the next 50 (?) cycles instead of regular hot asteroids cold ice comets hit the surface leaving polluted ice and some regolith. The comet season could be more intense than the regular seasons to provide more challenge like winter in Don`t Starve (i guess the regular asteroid drops should be weakened a bit). You`d need to collect as much ice before the hot stuff starts falling and vaporizes it. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/94739-ice-comets/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im_not_Included Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 +1 Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/94739-ice-comets/#findComment-1076477 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImpalerWrG Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Sounds good, though I think the ice needs to sublimate over time when exposed to light even if the surface is not hot. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/94739-ice-comets/#findComment-1076495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Witch Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 The ice would change to water almost instantly and disappear and if not, there will be polluted water everywhere. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/94739-ice-comets/#findComment-1076510 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArunPrasath Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 The Ice comets should form tiles just like regolith but would be near 1-10 kelvin. Will help a lot to cool the surface down. Can have a lot more ice comets than regolith to have endless supply of ice too. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/94739-ice-comets/#findComment-1076514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
he77789 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 0-1K??? do you mean 0-1C?? 1K is -272.15 degrees! it is colder than SOLID HYDROGEN!!! Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/94739-ice-comets/#findComment-1076538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisetwin Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 I LOVE the idea of ice comets, yes, the surface is hot, it would help cool it, particularly if the water was polluted and then you have some help with the heat but must deal with the water all over - I really like this idea! Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/94739-ice-comets/#findComment-1076597 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArunPrasath Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 On 8/23/2018 at 3:16 PM, he77789 said: 0-1K??? do you mean 0-1C?? 1K is -272.15 degrees! it is colder than SOLID HYDROGEN!!! The Temperature of deep space is just 2.7 kelvin or -270.45C. So I think its justifiable to have comets near the 1-10 kelvin range. After all, we are in an asteroid ourself and the surface should be freezing cold and not scalding hot. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/94739-ice-comets/#findComment-1078263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG pro Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 This is the temperature of the actual space irl Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/94739-ice-comets/#findComment-1078275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArunPrasath Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Yeah. Actual comets are freezing cold. Only planets are hot and its only because of their close proximity to stars. ALL objects in space eventually lose heat energy through radiation. If there's no sun, our Earth too will be frozen over and devoid of life. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/94739-ice-comets/#findComment-1078289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
he77789 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 but making it that low might overcool the surface... No one wants space to be a free LO2 maker, right? Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/94739-ice-comets/#findComment-1078307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImpalerWrG Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 It's not really accurate to say space has a temperature at all, a perfect vacuum has no mater to have a temperature, and when their is matter in deep space it's often plasma which would technically make it millions of degrees. What you can say is that at the heat flux from the rest of the universe is in single digits K and an object will reach thermal equilibrium at that temperature. But if your in a solar system the local star will dominate and your equilibrium temperature will be much higher. The question is how close is THE asteroid from a star. If it were like our belt they would be -70C. A comet originates farther from the sun and would have much lower temperatures. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/94739-ice-comets/#findComment-1078312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG pro Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 3 hours ago, ArunPrasath said: Yeah. Actual comets are freezing cold. Only planets are hot and its only because of their close proximity to stars. ALL objects in space eventually lose heat energy through radiation. If there's no sun, our Earth too will be frozen over and devoid of life. Well actually, you can't freeze in space irl, as there is almost no place for the heat to go, so it stays. Heat can leave only through radiation, and it is super slow Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/94739-ice-comets/#findComment-1078322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
babba Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 +1 Would love to protect the base from water flooding due to ice impacts, + we get free water and some comet season cooling from the top I sometimes throw a screen full of water on to the base top in god mode, as I like to give me some game challenge Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/94739-ice-comets/#findComment-1078334 Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.L.S. Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 On 28.08.2018 at 2:39 PM, TG pro said: Well actually, you can't freeze in space irl, as there is almost no place for the heat to go, so it stays. Heat can leave only through radiation, and it is super slow There is infrared radiation actually, most heat from earth for example dumping back in space via IR, so any object in open space will emit IR until it cools to some certain point(background level of IR in open space). It is not so slow, it depends of temperature(red hot steel mostly cooled via IR then conventional heat exchange with air, and its cooling fast, but cooling with water still faster then IR, yes), but it is noticeable even at room temperatures. I think ice comets better solution for delivering water into the system(game world) then steam vents, but need to solve few game mechanics first. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/94739-ice-comets/#findComment-1078806 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.
Please be aware that the content of this thread may be outdated and no longer applicable.