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> From: owner-stella@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-stella@xxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Paul Slocum
>
> I know it's kind of an established standard in vintage video
> games to have
> stars flying towards you, but it's not very realistic. The stars should
> really be stationary and just pan in different directions when you steer
> the ship. I don't know if this would help much or even if you'd want to
> stray from the standard "flying starfield", but it's an idea. ;o)
They're not *really* stars, but just a projection by the computer onto your
viewscreen to give you a visual indicator of your ship's relative velocity.
:)
..Al
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