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 This article describes how to calculate the size of artwork from the physical size of objects in the game. This article describes how to calculate the size of artwork from the physical size of objects in the game.
  
 ===== Planets & Asteroids ===== ===== Planets & Asteroids =====
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 This scale is generally used for large-scale objects (larger than 10 kilometers) that the player does not generally dock with (i.e., is generally not on the same plane). This scale is generally used for large-scale objects (larger than 10 kilometers) that the player does not generally dock with (i.e., is generally not on the same plane).
  
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 |Giant asteroid     |500       |105 × 105           |About the size of Vesta.| |Giant asteroid     |500       |105 × 105           |About the size of Vesta.|
 |Large asteroid     |250       |90 × 90             |About the size of Hyperion.| |Large asteroid     |250       |90 × 90             |About the size of Hyperion.|
-|Medium asteroid    |100       |64 × 64             |About the size of Prometheus.| +|Medium asteroid    |100       |70 × 70             |About the size of Prometheus.| 
-|Small asteroid     |50        |50 × 50             |About the size of Eros.| +|Small asteroid     |50        |60 × 60             |About the size of Eros.| 
-|Tiny asteroid      |10        |32 × 32             |About the size of Deimos.|+|Tiny asteroid      |10        |40 × 40             |About the size of Deimos.|
  
-===== Stations & Structures ===== +===== Ships and Stations =====
-This scale should be used for stations and other immobile structures that the player docks with.+
  
-The size of a image representing a station is equal to:+Ships and stations share a common scale.
  
-  Size(pixels) = 250 * Size(km)^(0.5) +   Size(pixels) = 5 * size(meters)^(0.68) 
- +   Size(meters) = [size(pixels)/5]^(1/0.68)
-^Object           ^Size (Km) ^Image Size (Pixels) ^Notes ^ +
-|Artificial moon  |100       |2,500               |About the size of the Death Star.| +
-|Massive arcology |50        |1,750               | | +
-|Large arcology   |25        |1,250               | | +
-|Medium arcology  |10        |800                 |About the size of the Arcology of New Victoria (the largest human-built artifact).| +
-|Small arcology   |5         |560                 | | +
-|Massive station  |2.5       |400                 | | +
-|Large station    |1         |250                 |About the size of Starton Eridani.| +
-|Medium station   |0.5       |180                 | | +
-|Small station    |0.25      |125                 |About the size of many Commonwealth stations.| +
-|Tiny station     |0.1       |80                  | | +
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-===== Ships ===== +
-This scale should be used for starships and other vessels. +
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-The size of a image representing a ship is equal to: +
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-  Size(pixels) = 5 * Size(meters)^(0.7) +
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-^Object             ^Size (meters) ^Image Size (Pixels) ^Notes ^ +
-|10km starship      |10,000        |3,150               | | +
-|5km starship       |5,000         |1,950               | | +
-|2.5km starship     |2,500         |1,200               | | +
-|1km starship       |1,000         |640                 | | +
-|Large capital ship |500           |390                 |About the size of the [[game:ships:Iocrym command ship]].| +
-|Medium capital ship|350           |300                 |About the size of a [[game:ships:Commonwealth Star Carrier]].((See [[#Notes]]))| +
-|Small capital ship |250           |240                 | | +
-|Large gunship      |100           |128                 | | +
-|Medium gunship     |50            |78                  | | +
-|Small gunship      |25            |48                  | | +
-|Shuttle            |10            |25                  | | +
-|Auton              |5             |15                  | |+
  
 ===== Notes ===== ===== Notes =====
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   * Planets are currently out of scale. They need to be roughly double the size.   * Planets are currently out of scale. They need to be roughly double the size.
   * CSC is slightly out of scale. It should be around 400 meters, which would make it 331 pixels. Also, [[game:ships:Centurion|Centurions]] are probably too big--they are probably ~25 meters in diameter.   * CSC is slightly out of scale. It should be around 400 meters, which would make it 331 pixels. Also, [[game:ships:Centurion|Centurions]] are probably too big--they are probably ~25 meters in diameter.
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