[W|0.1.334] A solar flare during an eclipse.[mantis]

[paulme]

Version Found: 0.1.334

Title - An eclipse followed shortly by a solar flare.

Summary - While playing a Randy Random based game I noticed that it is possible to get a solar flare during an eclipse.  While this could certainly happen.  I feel that it should not affect the colony.  The cause of the eclipse should shield the colony from the solar flare.

Steps to Reproduce - No steps, was random world events.

Expected Results - Solar flares event should cause a no-op effect during an eclipse rather than apply the solar flare effect.

Actual Results - Solar flare and eclipse effects were both applied, it was dark, and battery power wasn't usable.

[ItchyFlea]

I have posted this on the bug tracker: http://ludeon.com/mantis/view.php?id=349

I agree with you, I wouldn't expect the solar flare to affect the colony while under a solar eclipse.

[feds]

I'm not an astronomy expert but I'm not sure an eclipse can actually shield from a solar storm as from what I'm reading solar storms can cause damages at night as well (http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/sun_darkness.html). I was trying to find an answer but couldn't find any article about "solar storms effects on moons during an eclipse". However I found something interesting about magnetotail (that is not the electrostatic charged tail of my cat after I pet him ) (http://science1.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2008/17apr_magnetotail/) so it actually seem that if the gas giant around which the moon is orbiting has a magnetic field, being behind it (in respect to the sun) could be not so good! I would rather see the answer unanswered (leaving solar storm and eclipses as is) rather than to try to solve a bug based on a wrong assumption, after all it wouldn't make gameplay better anyway.

[Untrustedlife]

Tynan says its intended.
(On mantis)

[paulme]

I can live with that.  There are some good arguments for why it should be that way.  Thanks for taking a look.