I envision the player having the ability to warp to different locations in a solar system, such as an asteroid field, a moon, a space station orbiting a planet, or just empty space around a planet (as a hiding spot). A location would have x/y coordinates on the global map, for distance calculation.
I am also thinking that locations would each have a separate coordinate system. So when the player warps to an asteroid field, the asteroids are X kilometers away. Perhaps there is a pirate raiding party between the player and the asteroid field, etc.
For travelling across solar systems, the player would need to use FTL technology, either via a warp gate (location) or a warp core capable of FTL speeds (more of an end game item).
I envision the player having the ability to warp to different locations in a solar system, such as an asteroid field, a moon, a space station orbiting a planet, or just empty space around a planet (as a hiding spot). A location would have x/y coordinates on the global map, for distance calculation.
I am also thinking that locations would each have a separate coordinate system. So when the player warps to an asteroid field, the asteroids are X kilometers away. Perhaps there is a pirate raiding party between the player and the asteroid field, etc.
For travelling across solar systems, the player would need to use FTL technology, either via a warp gate (location) or a warp core capable of FTL speeds (more of an end game item).