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Edited by Fraser:
6/5/2014 3:23:42 PM
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Mars: A Closer Look at Where You'll be Playing
A while back I decided to do a little research on the gameplay/concept art from Mars and believe that the playable area on Mars may be located in the Tharsis region.
As you can see in the image linked, there are several clues that reveal more about the location of each picture: the ruined old station is named "Pavonis station" and if you look [i]really[/i] closely the sign behind the Warlock says "Tharsis junction".
According to wikipedia, Tharsis is the name for a huge volcanic plateau centered near the equator in the western hemisphere of Mars and is home to some of the largest volcanoes in the solar system.
'Pavonis' being Pavonis Mons, a large shield volcano located in the Tharsis region. It is the middle member of 3 volcanic mountains, collectively known as the "Tharsis Montes". There are even some who think that they entire region may be one giant volcano.
So with all of this in mind, it definitely seems that we'll be either in or around the Tharsis region. We should get a rather nice view of Olympus Mons, the second tallest mountain in the solar system.
So, when we finally get to Mars, be sure to bring your best hiking boots... :)
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Since this was already necrobumped I'll try to keep it slightly on-topic. The Red Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson is said by Arthur C Clark to be the best there will ever be about terraforming Mars. High praise from a grand master of sci fi! Robinson describes the geology and landscape of Mars with accuracy and detail. It paints an awesome picture of terrain and how terraforming it would take place. Where the seas would form, how to heat up the atmosphere, how life would grow on a barren planet. It's mostly hard sci fi (sorry, no Traveler) and it's a stupendous read for those curious about Mars.
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1 ReplySWIGGITY SWUMPITY I NECROBUMP THEE ( ͡o ͜ʖ ͡o) ( ͡o ͜ʖ ͡o) ( ͡o ͜ʖ ͡o)
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JUNE 5th 2014!!!!!
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Can't wait to play it
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[url=http://mola.gsfc.nasa.gov/images.html] Mars! [/url] [url=http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Mars&Display=Gallery&Page=2] Mars! [/url] [url=http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/profile.cfm?Sort=Target&Target=Mars&MCode=MarsSciLab]MARS![/url] I was just sitting here, thinking you all might find this pretty cool. I learned a lot about Mars over the passed few days.
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1 ReplyRendered view
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1 ReplyGreat to see people like you on the forums, Good find!
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1 ReplyThanks for the awesome info! :)
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3 RepliesSounds awesome, but I'm going to Mars after Earth. :)
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True, and the gameinformer pics showed some guardians hiking in the mountains, but theres also a city there, or ruins of it, anyway
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This is the most intelligent post I have seen in a while nice research.
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Nice, I probably never would have found it..
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6 RepliesAs much as I hope they use the geographic qualities and topography of Mars, Actual, I doubt that they will for freedom of creativity. It would be nice for us to climb Olympus Mons, however, it's a HUGE geographical feature. If they made it into a playable area, I doubt the whole of the mountain would be available to explore, unless that's the only place we can go. I can only guess, of course, and that guess comes as somewhat of a assumption, that they would keep to the time tested format of having several "features" or key areas commuted by large, vast and almost empty, landscapes connecting them. This serves two key purposes : 1. It saves memory (if you have intricate settings spaced reasonably apart, the memory can "forget" those features to make room for new ones, somewhere on the horizon.) 2. It adds playtime (similar to grinding gear, items, or whatever repetitive motion injury that has been inflicted upon us, the gamers, physical distance and travel time play a huge part in gameplay time. It's an action that's necessary to get anything you want to get done, and a way to add something else that you wouldn't know you wanted to get done.) However, that's an awesome idea, and I would really be stoked if it were the case. Good thought, and great research.
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6 RepliesFun fact: Mars is currently inhabited solely by robots. On a serious note: very interesting research. Nice job :)
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7 RepliesWhat's taller than Olympus Mons?
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3 RepliesEdited by Guywired: 6/6/2014 1:42:15 PM[quote]Olympus Mons, the [b]second[/b] tallest mountain in the solar system.[/quote] WHOA, for the longest time it was the tallest, what changed? Did we find something somewhere else I hadn't heard of? Edit to add: [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheasilvia]THIS[/url]? Doesn't count, imo.
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3 RepliesI remember seeing this on IFLS recently, pretty cool.
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Nice, nice.
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This is why I love bungie, I'm interested to see their explanation of what looks to be Phobos in a destabilized orbit close to mars.
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btw...I have confirmed w/ Craig ( @hargrove) that plans are in the works for viewing Mars through the project Morpheus VR headset. This seems really F-ing cool!!!! Thanks Craig!! PS access reported this first btw..
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3 RepliesWow. Really cool. I love how Bungie took real places in our world and redid them for the future im the game. Really really cool. They could of nust said hey. This is mars. Insert random area name. And been done. But instead they set this up really nicely. Well done sir.
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1 Replynever could have thought of this myself great job baws
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7 RepliesThis is awesome man! you are the baws!!! I hope we get to go inside one of the these volcanoes, as in explore some of the volcanic caves. That sounds like a good time to me. Maybe have a raid or strike where the ground is falling apart and lava is spewing at your feet and you have to dodge it and kill aliens. mhmmm... Gonna be some good shite!!! -cheers
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1 Reply[quote]Pavonis is most likely short for Pavonis Mons, a large shield volcano located in the Tharsis region. It is the middle member of 3 volcanic mountains, collectively known as the "Tharsis Montes".[/quote] You think we will meet the dreaded Montes Python?
