After exploring the original Spaceflight One route that Jasmina Halsey traveled, I've found something very interesting.
Discovered or re-discovered, this has been the closest I've gotten to Raxxla. But I'm not there yet. My heart literally sank as the realization arrived.
Its more than just symbol correlation, potential tight-beam transmission discovered as well. The Community should find it together. Nine years in the making. Details below.
Here's the story and my thought process (thus far, very incomplete. Requires further Analysis)
I was heading for Ross 860, near Sol. Last system where Jasmina Halsey was supposed to arrive.
After reading through her old Galnet articles, I got the impression she was hyperdicted by something rather than what the Feds claimed. The Federal Intelligence Agency argued it was some mysterious FSD malfunction. Sounds made up. In the name of peace, I wanted to meet these entities and confirm the truth. This was mainly brought on by the fact her three "Guardian" escort teams described "tumbling" out of hyperspace as the jump occurred, which all seems peculiar.
All of this occurred in the year 3301... prior to the Thargoids re-emerging. A non-human, non-thargoid entity was potentially responsible for abducting Jasmina Halsey. That was where my mind was prior to the "Major Discovery" in question.
Searched around Ross 860 aimlessly until the "Federal Cap Ship" Point of interest caught my attention....
Following the destruction of Starship One, the Federation opted to base future iterations on the Farragut instead of the Beluga. This motivated my decision to visit the local Federal Cap Ship point of interest. Upon arrival I was expecting to find a single Farragut Battlecruiser like the ones I've visited in Sol, but that wasn't the case. Sol Farraguts are called simply "Capital Ship" in the nav panel.
Instead, here I was met with an entire Capital Shipyard. Numerous Federal Navy ships were present, guarding something.
Way more Fed ships than I've ever seen in a single instance, aside from Conflict zones. Suspicion began to build....
My focus quickly shifted from the Feds onto this large protruding antenna connecting to the installation itself. After staring at it for about 4 hours, I can safely say that I do not know it's purpose... but it looks strange and I do have some ideas. First, I tried inserting SAP 8 Core Containers into the slot which didn't do anything... then I tried holding some Hidden Trinkets of Fortune to gain extra luck... Nothing.
Here's what I found: This installation is receiving a distant transmission and is either re-broadcasting it out again, or none of the above is happening and speculation is irrelevant. Either way, a strange unexplainable alien-like sound can be heard if you park your ship next to the tip of the exterior antenna. Tried my hardest to scan the installation itself to receive data packages but was unable to find any clear target. This is not where the Tight Beam Transmission came from, as that was captured from a smaller antenna somewhere around the exterior. Footage is linked below towards the bottom.
Usually I'll drop into an instance whilst on the search and say 'well I've seen this before... another dead end'
But in this case... Everything was totally different. Lights were so bright, vibrant. Lively including the local Federal navy ships.
First goal became to try and locate the tunnels typically found on most installation POIs.
Only two pre-opened entrances were present however, and no major tunnels exist. Some doors look openable, but they are just as solid as the wall around them. Almost like the Federation retrofitted one of Brewer Corp's pre-fabs into something unique-ish. I say 'ish' because i'm expecting five hundred replies of new locations where this exists besides Ross 860.
Back on track, my path through the entrance placed me into a spherical interior chamber. All of this leads to when the magic happened.
- T H E - D O O R - T H A T - I S - A L S O - T H E - K E Y -
I slowly approach the strange device as close as I can get, upon which my heart immediately sinks. Veins pop, muscles retract. Every cell in the body aligns. This was it. RAXXLA was staring right back at me. Into my face. I must note that these two inward facing antenna almost look like Data Link Scanners.
Not only that, but intense sounds of machine-like whining can be heard. The whole room is very loud as you approach the device. Charging up, charging down. Sounds in specific locations. This device was important. Why did Halsey want to come here? If you fly towards the corners of the Interior chamber... you'll hear some interesting stuff, that's all I will say... you need to experience this for yourself... though there are many sounds to hear at this place. None of this makes any sense to me... what is this for?
Ambience_001 recording can be found here ---> LINK
"I hear many of the veteran players already asking. "What am I supposed to do with this?"
Research lore. Find the connection. Carry the Torch however you can. There could be many more devices like this with the same symbol disguised as Federal Cap Ships. Do not let people convince you that important lore points are retconned or anything else dismissive. Blaze your own Trail, trust your own intuition. I have played Elite Dangerous for 7,500 Hours and not a moment has gone by where I feel at peace, always obligated to search for Raxxla in my heart. Most people told me this search was useless. Now I see that they were wrong. Will you be blinded by complacency or will you Blaze a Trail as Braben intended? As Brookes intended? (Rest in Peace <3)
"I don't need motivation, I need a tangible in-game path to pursue!"
Here's the reason why I am posting this. I'm stuck. I was going to try and open the Gateway, find the answer, and bring it back to Humanity as soon as possible. Either broker peace with the Thargoids using whatever Raxxla provides... or ride the wave of whatever path is presented to me when I get there. Now I see this is the Player's journey, not my own. I am stuck and require help. Strong suspicion there is a Tight Beam Transmission coming from the entire installation through various antenna. Could give insight or a proper location, not sure. Full recording of the transmission from start to finish can be found here if you remain skeptical ---> LINK.
Something to note: I flew by one of the antenna and got totally jump scared by it, which was how I discovered the potential tight beam. Who knows what else could be lurking at this "Fed Cap Ship" point of interest. Only spent around 6-8 hours here before my mind went numb. Pattern recognition is on overdrive so I'm taking an extremely brief break. Could you find Raxxla before me? These signals are way too loud for it not to be something tangible. How else have we found new locations in Elite? Decryption. Peace is Paramount! To Raxxla!
[SPOILER/]
Discovered or re-discovered, this has been the closest I've gotten to Raxxla. But I'm not there yet. My heart literally sank as the realization arrived.
Its more than just symbol correlation, potential tight-beam transmission discovered as well. The Community should find it together. Nine years in the making. Details below.
Here's the story and my thought process (thus far, very incomplete. Requires further Analysis)
I was heading for Ross 860, near Sol. Last system where Jasmina Halsey was supposed to arrive.
After reading through her old Galnet articles, I got the impression she was hyperdicted by something rather than what the Feds claimed. The Federal Intelligence Agency argued it was some mysterious FSD malfunction. Sounds made up. In the name of peace, I wanted to meet these entities and confirm the truth. This was mainly brought on by the fact her three "Guardian" escort teams described "tumbling" out of hyperspace as the jump occurred, which all seems peculiar.
All of this occurred in the year 3301... prior to the Thargoids re-emerging. A non-human, non-thargoid entity was potentially responsible for abducting Jasmina Halsey. That was where my mind was prior to the "Major Discovery" in question.
Searched around Ross 860 aimlessly until the "Federal Cap Ship" Point of interest caught my attention....
Following the destruction of Starship One, the Federation opted to base future iterations on the Farragut instead of the Beluga. This motivated my decision to visit the local Federal Cap Ship point of interest. Upon arrival I was expecting to find a single Farragut Battlecruiser like the ones I've visited in Sol, but that wasn't the case. Sol Farraguts are called simply "Capital Ship" in the nav panel.
Instead, here I was met with an entire Capital Shipyard. Numerous Federal Navy ships were present, guarding something.
Way more Fed ships than I've ever seen in a single instance, aside from Conflict zones. Suspicion began to build....
My focus quickly shifted from the Feds onto this large protruding antenna connecting to the installation itself. After staring at it for about 4 hours, I can safely say that I do not know it's purpose... but it looks strange and I do have some ideas. First, I tried inserting SAP 8 Core Containers into the slot which didn't do anything... then I tried holding some Hidden Trinkets of Fortune to gain extra luck... Nothing.
Here's what I found: This installation is receiving a distant transmission and is either re-broadcasting it out again, or none of the above is happening and speculation is irrelevant. Either way, a strange unexplainable alien-like sound can be heard if you park your ship next to the tip of the exterior antenna. Tried my hardest to scan the installation itself to receive data packages but was unable to find any clear target. This is not where the Tight Beam Transmission came from, as that was captured from a smaller antenna somewhere around the exterior. Footage is linked below towards the bottom.
Usually I'll drop into an instance whilst on the search and say 'well I've seen this before... another dead end'
But in this case... Everything was totally different. Lights were so bright, vibrant. Lively including the local Federal navy ships.
First goal became to try and locate the tunnels typically found on most installation POIs.
Only two pre-opened entrances were present however, and no major tunnels exist. Some doors look openable, but they are just as solid as the wall around them. Almost like the Federation retrofitted one of Brewer Corp's pre-fabs into something unique-ish. I say 'ish' because i'm expecting five hundred replies of new locations where this exists besides Ross 860.
Back on track, my path through the entrance placed me into a spherical interior chamber. All of this leads to when the magic happened.
- T H E - D O O R - T H A T - I S - A L S O - T H E - K E Y -
I slowly approach the strange device as close as I can get, upon which my heart immediately sinks. Veins pop, muscles retract. Every cell in the body aligns. This was it. RAXXLA was staring right back at me. Into my face. I must note that these two inward facing antenna almost look like Data Link Scanners.
Not only that, but intense sounds of machine-like whining can be heard. The whole room is very loud as you approach the device. Charging up, charging down. Sounds in specific locations. This device was important. Why did Halsey want to come here? If you fly towards the corners of the Interior chamber... you'll hear some interesting stuff, that's all I will say... you need to experience this for yourself... though there are many sounds to hear at this place. None of this makes any sense to me... what is this for?
Ambience_001 recording can be found here ---> LINK
"I hear many of the veteran players already asking. "What am I supposed to do with this?"
Research lore. Find the connection. Carry the Torch however you can. There could be many more devices like this with the same symbol disguised as Federal Cap Ships. Do not let people convince you that important lore points are retconned or anything else dismissive. Blaze your own Trail, trust your own intuition. I have played Elite Dangerous for 7,500 Hours and not a moment has gone by where I feel at peace, always obligated to search for Raxxla in my heart. Most people told me this search was useless. Now I see that they were wrong. Will you be blinded by complacency or will you Blaze a Trail as Braben intended? As Brookes intended? (Rest in Peace <3)
"I don't need motivation, I need a tangible in-game path to pursue!"
Here's the reason why I am posting this. I'm stuck. I was going to try and open the Gateway, find the answer, and bring it back to Humanity as soon as possible. Either broker peace with the Thargoids using whatever Raxxla provides... or ride the wave of whatever path is presented to me when I get there. Now I see this is the Player's journey, not my own. I am stuck and require help. Strong suspicion there is a Tight Beam Transmission coming from the entire installation through various antenna. Could give insight or a proper location, not sure. Full recording of the transmission from start to finish can be found here if you remain skeptical ---> LINK.
Something to note: I flew by one of the antenna and got totally jump scared by it, which was how I discovered the potential tight beam. Who knows what else could be lurking at this "Fed Cap Ship" point of interest. Only spent around 6-8 hours here before my mind went numb. Pattern recognition is on overdrive so I'm taking an extremely brief break. Could you find Raxxla before me? These signals are way too loud for it not to be something tangible. How else have we found new locations in Elite? Decryption. Peace is Paramount! To Raxxla!
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