So you want to know about the Formidine Rift? (Part 3)

Cpt.Bilsn

Cpt.Bilsn
Davanix said:
Is it possible maybe we could set up these hearth and soul listening posts like small outposts much like jaq station and the fact that Pleiades got there own station for their mystery why cant we have these actual posts up. this would attract more people to join the hunt by offering a station even if its just an outpost out there.
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That would be actually so great. I could realize my plan to build Type 6 tanker to provide fuel support to the rifters who got carried away. That would be something I'd enjoy.. But currently its just not practical as you cant synthetize limpets and doing a trip back to bible just to restock limpets is just Insane .... I mean more insane :)
 
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CMDR Davanix

CMDR Davanix
Cpt.Bilsn said:
That would be actually so great. I could realize my plan to build Type 6 tanker to provide fuel support to the rifters who got carried away. That would be something I'd enjoy.. But currently its just not practical as you cant synthetize limpets and doing a trip back to bible just to restock limpets is just Insane .... I mean more insane :)
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It might also get the Feul rats engaged also :) we would then have a trusted helpline if that happened (No offense :p)
 

evaldo10

evaldo10
Han_Zen said:
Reading it and looking at the map, I get more and more drawn to the 'rift' that cuts trough the Perseus arm, just east of Wayfarer's.

-2000, 0, -5000 ish.
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Im heading around there

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Darth Ender said:
I had thought she (the old lady) may have edited her own memories to keep the knowledge secret but this doesn't make much sense since people in all the major governments know about it and are keeping it secret from the public. The governments dont need to gleen anything from her, they need to contain her.

The only way editing her own memories would make sense is if she after initially seeing what she saw, agreed with the governments in that this should be kept secret and was afraid some private party would try to force her to divulge what she saw. So for this argument to be true, we're actually doing exactly the opposite of what we should be doing because making whatever is out here public, was so dangerous that the old lady removed the knowledge from her own mind so it couldn't be done. In other words, we should stop exploration in the area for the benefit of mankind like the major powers have been trying to do for at least a hundred years.

Since we're obviously being encouraged to explore the area, the argument for self-editing must be false or we're being led to make an enormous mistake.
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Mistakes are interesting and fun
 

evaldo10

evaldo10
DrewCarnegie said:
Then you'll probably enjoy this...

Kahina/Salome and Duality

Duality is a common theme in Greek (and other) mythology. For example, Persephone is both goddess of the Underworld (death) and Spring (rebirth and vitality) - two diametrically opposed concepts.

It is possible to read Reclamation as Kahina's transition from the haughty, aloof daughter of an Imperial Senator to a more compassionate and inclusive personality, in the form of Salome. As Kahina resurfaces from Salome's lost memories, her personality changes and she becomes more demanding and domineering, but ultimately reverts back to Salome.

Subsequent to the book, it seems that these two sides of Kahina/Salome are still struggling to find an equilibrium or coherent personality.
Who is to say which one will ultimately become dominant, or whether a balance will be struck between the two?

In the meantime, do not forget that Salome is still, ultimately, an Imperial Senator, with the arrogance and sense of entitlement which was instilled into her from birth.
This is manifest in the address to the Children of Raxxla, which, whilst delivered under the name Salome, is a much more 'political' statement, almost a call-to-arms - something much more in keeping with the attitude of an Imperial Senator seeking to establish a power base, than with a starship pilot looking for adventure.
It's worth considering that 'Salome the rebel' has much more appeal to the those of us seeking to uncover a mystery that the authorities wish to keep secret than 'Kahina the Senator' would ever have - it's a very convenient disguise for someone interested in taking power for themselves...

So ask yourselves this:
Are you here to solve the mystery, or to help Salome find it?
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I keep thinking back to Citizen Kane since " EAFOTS "
 

Cpt.Bilsn

Cpt.Bilsn
BluWolve said:
I have suggested it before and reading others perhaps thinking over similar lines, I will suggest it again.

I believe there are more clues to uncover in Tionisla. I could be wrong, and some may not desire any more clues at all. Personally, I want to uncover as much of the story as possible and I do not believe searching systems out in black will achieve this. At the very least, there could be something to work out that could help narrow down the search or give a hint as to what to search for out there.

Fly safe o7
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Thats why I am currently in tionisla, to have a look at things there. I've didn't noticed anything interesting on local galnet, zo I am having a trip round the system to see it ( never landed on planet with volcanism so I am going on ground trip too :) ) don't really expect to find anything but its as a good hunch as any and might be worth checking out if only to rule it out
 

evaldo10

evaldo10
Gypsy12 said:
Right.

Found something interesting.

You will need to look visually first. You are looking for a group of 4 stars. 3 forming a triangle with one at the centre. They look somewhat like a target.

They are visible from the far side of the H&S nebula. (But not too far!) Ive seen em before, and they do make a striking pattern.

So far I have located the three outer stars. Go into the galmap, tag them and you will see the target visually when you come out.

The outer stars are:

Triangle Left: EAFOTS CA-A F1
Triangle Right: EAFOTS BA-A G2
Triangle Bottom EAFOTS AA-A G0

Eafots AA-A is a few hundred ly from CA and BA which are quite close. (Notice this A,B,C thing going on by the way?)

HOWEVER. THE CENTRAL STAR. WHATEVER THAT THING IS---ITS DARNED HUGE. Ive been a long, long way out and just CANNOT find it.

So, as I gotta go to work in a few hours feel free to see if you can find it in the Galmap!

Might be nothing, but you never know.

Gypsy out.
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Keep replotting eafots and you get them.systems. do it 80 or so times and you get what looks like a spiral staircase overlooking the milky way..
 

evaldo10

evaldo10
DrewCarnegie said:
I agree that the story is going to happen regardless - but only up to a point.
If we, as players, keep failing to pick up on the relevant clues, I don't believe that Salome will eventually say "Ok guys, I found it, you can stop looking now" - without player involvement, the story won't reach it's climax.
I also believe that the plot is central to the Rift mystery - it's not a treasure hunt, where we keep getting "go here" clues - and until we understand the plot, we'll have no way of knowing what it is that we're looking for.

No disparagement of the average Imperial is intended - it's just the 'born to rule' families that I take issue with.

#TeamSalome ;)
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Exactly !!
 

Jaiotu

Jaiotu
BluWolve said:
See that's the thing though, people are only assuming that "OTSEAFOTSEAF" is pointing them to EAFOTS. Please correct me if I'm wrong but that to me is just a guess of what the code could be. It can not and should not be stated as fact until it is proven to be correct and as of writing this post no one has done that yet, as far as I am aware.
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You are absolutely right. We could be wrong about EAFOTS. One of the reasons I hit Tionisla before heading to the rift was to check for any other clues. I didn't find any. EAFOTS is a 'best guess' partially informed by the inclusion of Heart and Soul in the same article.

Until proven otherwise EAFOTS is the most likely, though not the only possible, solution to the message.
 

Saool

Saool
I am very happy with the idea of people focusing of EAFOTS. It means if 'it' is on the other side of the rift, it increases the chances of me being able to find it and give the information to the Alliance.
 

evaldo10

evaldo10
BluWolve said:
I have suggested it before and reading others perhaps thinking over similar lines, I will suggest it again.

I believe there are more clues to uncover in Tionisla. I could be wrong, and some may not desire any more clues at all. Personally, I want to uncover as much of the story as possible and I do not believe searching systems out in black will achieve this. At the very least, there could be something to work out that could help narrow down the search or give a hint as to what to search for out there.

Fly safe o7
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If you find them please let us know.

Ive found nothing there however and was annoyed the graveyard wasn't there especially after wanting it for 30 odd years.

Apparantly its coming though so i can finally relive my childhood dreams

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Backelaer said:
Not really. Seeing as we're having enough trouble pushing the story forward as it is, I find it hard to believe they would try to stear us in the wrong direction on purpose at this particular moment.



Yeah you're right. I forgot she said no one has been able to cross it. But doesn't that by deduction mean that 'it' should be in the Rift? 'Plot a course across' and 'no one lived to tell the tale' only leaves us the option of 'it' being somewhere in the Rift.
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This is my thinking.

Where better to hide something than in the middle of a rift.
 

Darth Ender

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Saool said:
I am very happy with the idea of people focusing of EAFOTS. It means if 'it' is on the other side of the rift, it increases the chances of me being able to find it and give the information to the Alliance.
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Good luck getting back without your memory edited. The old lady didn't and we have to assume anyone else who has happened to discover it has met equal or worse fates.
 

evaldo10

evaldo10
Joe Akeem said:
My pilot is suffering from space solitude fever. His ASP is powered down and parked right smack in the middle of the rift, halfway to the last 'arm'. I'll let him hibernate a couple of days before continuing.
I'm really intrigued by this mystery and it's been a lot of fun following this thread. See ya soon, cmdrs! o7
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How far down did you start out into the rift out of curiosity ?
 

Backelaer

Backelaer
Saool said:
I am very happy with the idea of people focusing of EAFOTS. It means if 'it' is on the other side of the rift, it increases the chances of me being able to find it and give the information to the Alliance.
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I'm speaking for myself here of course, but I for one would really appreciate it if you could ease back on the berating of other peoples' input here.
 

BluWolve

BluWolve
Darth Ender said:
Good luck getting back without your memory edited. The old lady didn't and we have to assume anyone else who has happened to discover it has met equal or worse fates.
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Maybe we all have already discovered "it" and have all had our memories edited so we cant remember... Whoa... Think I need to lay off the Anlian Gin for a spell :D
 
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