I am out near Sacagawea and the hyperspace animation has a definite yellow orange tint to it that is very evident and was not there before people started getting ripped out of witchspace.
So you want to know about the Formidine Rift? (Part 3)
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Congratulations on the discoveries!
My ship is parked on planet D1 in the rift just minutes from the settlement coordinates.
Unfortunately I'm parked in a chair at work.
My ship is parked on planet D1 in the rift just minutes from the settlement coordinates.
Unfortunately I'm parked in a chair at work.
It is where I am.
Just found a very tight cluster of M stars in amongst the Y types. Surveying now.
This was also my impression, I just asked because people sounded like that one base in hawkings is all what is left to be found.
Good thoughts here, seems reasonable.
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That said, there is a distinction between not telling anybody and not making something public. Whether it was large corporations, the superpowers or other independent movements with the resources to mount an expedition, there are a number of different responses to losing their pathfinder teams (and possibly to either hostile action or as an accidental consequence of encountering a powerful unknown ship). It depends on what the motivation is for the expedition.
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If the motivation for the expedition was exploration, then one response might be to send probes in different directions to map out the regions where alien encounters occur, then avoid those areas (this provides a neat explanation for the different permit-locked sectors). There would also be an incentive to develop improved sensors able to detect the presence of an alien ship, even when in hyperspace. Establishing communication with a new race would be a priority, as would learning everything about them possible.
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If the motivation was colonisation, with groups of people who have a very strong desire to move a long distance away, then it might encourage the development of stealthier, or at least more durable, hyperdrive technology. Alternatively, an expedition could be sent part of the way, as far as was considered safe. The expedition might have had a particular target in mind, which would raise interesting questions, and there might be an attempt to reach the desired destination by a more circuitous route.
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Other motivations might exist but if so, they seem to have been kept from whoever wrote the messages I have so far seen in this thread. Why 'Dynasty'? What need for 'Exodus'? What would be the point of establishing outposts so far away from the bubble at a time when a one-way trip took months? There must have been something known about the regions before the missions were undertaken, whether the teams were being sent to do research there or to colonise the region. As has been said elsewhere, who knows what secrets may lie hidden in vaults, or sealed away in memories... just wish I knew how to find things like this out in-game!
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(N.B. Stopped by Tionisla earlier today and saw no immediate sign of the Orbital Graveyard. I'm not sure if it's something that would make the patch notes if it was put in but I think it would be in between the star and New California, from the description in The Dark Wheel, even though that is not strictly canon.)
Is it safe to assume that all the RP planets mentioned in the beacons should have a settlement?
also, has anyone noticed you get a big fat payout for the data?
also, has anyone noticed you get a big fat payout for the data?
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Absolutely agree with this. It's all very well for FD to have a 10 year plan for this game, but to antagonise the playerbase the way they are it will not last anywhere like that long. Their Quality Assurance procedures need a thorough audit, and to be overseen by someone with a whip and the desire to keep the users happy.
All three locations are what you could call 'out of range'.
I think we are dealing with the Thargoids old arch enemy:
'Thargoids wiped out an entire sentient species. The full details of the past are not clear yet. In fact, it is not entirely obvious whether the 'third race' is genuinely extinct or whether they have merely retreated out of range.'
This is not confirmed lore, but the bits fit rather well.
The 'third race' is accoding to description, what we would call Thargoid. Just a different species.
Agreed. Bring on the gimp.
I have just Questioned this in Canonn Regarding the US Encounter. (Hyperdiction)
Those of you that managed to get a Recording of the Encounter Before entering Witchspace and After.
How far away from the system did you manage to get.
I have just looked at my own Video and before I started Hyperspace I was 11.7LY from Electra and after I was Hyperdicted I was only 11.5LY from Electra.
It might be significant. It might not.
One of the recent Logs from the sights you found today stated that they were pulled out of Hyperspace almost Immediately after Entering it.
There might be a correlation between our own Distance and the Search distance you are covering now if its the same Distance for every encounter so far if you get my drift.
Those of you that managed to get a Recording of the Encounter Before entering Witchspace and After.
How far away from the system did you manage to get.
I have just looked at my own Video and before I started Hyperspace I was 11.7LY from Electra and after I was Hyperdicted I was only 11.5LY from Electra.
It might be significant. It might not.
One of the recent Logs from the sights you found today stated that they were pulled out of Hyperspace almost Immediately after Entering it.
There might be a correlation between our own Distance and the Search distance you are covering now if its the same Distance for every encounter so far if you get my drift.
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Does anyone happen to know at what distance ground structures begin to render? If not I suppose I can just go back to LZ-H B10-0 D 1 and test it. I'd like to figure out the ideal height for aerial searches before continuing the search.
Also, I think it would be a good idea to search the MYOIDEE sector thoroughly. We could of course look through habitables in the EAFOTS sector, but I have a feeling this missing crew went further - the time between the last cargo drop off (which I assume corresponds to one of the comms beacons/bases at the least, though it could be a drop even further out into the Rift) and the power failure is almost 3 months. A ship carrying a type 2b drive heading out into the Rift following the rough line etched out by the 4 unregistered beacon systems in EAFOTS would likely have ended up somewhere in there if they can only jump every couple of days at ~30 ly per jump for an Imperial Clipper. If they went straight out more along the plane, they'd be even further into the MYOIDEE sector. I think MYOIDEE and the border with EAFOTS should be searched very carefully. Also, perhaps following the aforementioned rough line will take us into the region where the crew picked up the unexpected signal.
Also, I think it would be a good idea to search the MYOIDEE sector thoroughly. We could of course look through habitables in the EAFOTS sector, but I have a feeling this missing crew went further - the time between the last cargo drop off (which I assume corresponds to one of the comms beacons/bases at the least, though it could be a drop even further out into the Rift) and the power failure is almost 3 months. A ship carrying a type 2b drive heading out into the Rift following the rough line etched out by the 4 unregistered beacon systems in EAFOTS would likely have ended up somewhere in there if they can only jump every couple of days at ~30 ly per jump for an Imperial Clipper. If they went straight out more along the plane, they'd be even further into the MYOIDEE sector. I think MYOIDEE and the border with EAFOTS should be searched very carefully. Also, perhaps following the aforementioned rough line will take us into the region where the crew picked up the unexpected signal.
I`ve seen it mentioned in the past that you can see the structures from about 9km high and lower
I have a hunch that the 200LY radius should still be in effect for any searches related to the missing ship.
It actually appears to load in the moment you enter glide mode. I was at ~40km altitude and started seeing it. I think the ideal search technique should be to pick the desired search area and an entry point to it, then glide in and try to swoop over as much of the area as possible at <40km up. Rinse and repeat.
That's a good point. I think we should hit up the results of the expedition for suitable worlds in that zone, in the direction of the edge. If that fails, extend the search outwards....
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I'm on my way but going via a route that verges between inventive and terrifying; depending on just how much of this Jack Daniels I drink it's easily possible that I will miscalculate my fuel situation and not get there at all
I've done a whole lot of searching around that area.