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

[bitstorm]

Wow!

Hawkin's Gap gamma, this is a great looking site.

Approaching it and seeing it on a hill I was fearing the worst but check it out.

Probably of no relevance but in Hawkin's Gap the Alpha and Gamma sites have a datapoint giving ~10 million reward. But the Delta site does not have one (that I could find).

 

[Codger]

I've just arrived in the Conflux, PRU AESCS TY-J A64-1, took a look at the beacon, and now I'm down on planet 3, preparing to search.

I'll be here until whenever. I'll be in Mobius PVE, CMDR Codger, if anyone else happens to be in the area.

Nice little planet, with a bit of color to it even. Perhaps luck will smile on me

 

[JesusRocks1988]

I'm currently on EAFOTS GL-Y E2 6:
2.9043
102.8421
http://i.imgur.com/TaocqGH.png
A "small" canyon area.
When i see all canyons areas on this planet................. well, good luck for all cmdrs who spend there time here.

I have gone over that area before, I will be kicking myself if I missed it.

 

[mossfoot]

I was there for a while, but moved on to PRU AESCS NC-M D7-192 A3A - it's smaller (700km radius) so less ground to cover - plus canyons and mountains. But yeah, yours has nice pink valleys as I recall. Also easy to Glide long distance into to cover more ground (and given its size, you need that)

 

[dynamicbob]

I was there for a while, but moved on to PRU AESCS NC-M D7-192 A3A - it's smaller (700km radius) so less ground to cover - plus canyons and mountains. But yeah, yours has nice pink valleys as I recall. Also easy to Glide long distance into to cover more ground (and given its size, you need that)

are pink valleys important ?

 

[stocko1111]

Hi all, want to head back out but been out of the loop for a while. Can anyone instruct me on where they'd like me to search?

 

[bitstorm]

Hi all, want to head back out but been out of the loop for a while. Can anyone instruct me on where they'd like me to search?

One of these sites where "settlement still unknown" : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...ift-(Part-3)?p=5011199&viewfull=1#post5011199

 

[stocko1111]

One of these sites where "settlement still unknown" : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...ift-(Part-3)?p=5011199&viewfull=1#post5011199

Perfect, thanks Commander.

 

[frostypaw]

are pink valleys important ?

*cough*

 

[[Diplomacy] Carnegie]

*cough*

Ooooh behave!

 

[CMDR Poet Starwind]

*cough*

Ooooh behave!

Well, given the demographic average, some Commanders haven't seen them outside of the Internet, but know they do, in fact, exist.

 

[[Diplomacy] Carnegie]

You may want to ensure you have a 'Sol' Permit in the next couple of months.

Cheers,

Drew.

Did we ever figure out why Drew posted this?

 

[CMDR Poet Starwind]

Did we ever figure out why Drew posted this?

I don't think it was revealed. Possible CG coming up?

 

[[Diplomacy] Carnegie]

I don't think it was revealed. Possible CG coming up?

Original post was in August, so I think we're passed the 'couple of months' mark.

v2.2 gave us a whole lot of extra planets/bodies in Sol system, so I assumed that there was something in the new content that would be Rift-related. I never figured out what it was - though Persephone rang a whole load of alarm bells for me - so I was wondering if anyone else had any thoughts.

 

[crushdepth]

Did we ever figure out why Drew posted this?

No. But it was six months ago, so maybe whatever was going to happen didn't happen.

It would be funny if aliens launch an attack on Sol and 90% of players can't defend it because 'no permit'.

 

[[Diplomacy] Carnegie]

No. But it was six months ago, so maybe whatever was going to happen didn't happen.

It would be funny if aliens launch an attack on Sol and 90% of players can't defend it because 'no permit'.

But who'd give the aliens permits?

 

[CMDR Poet Starwind]

Wish I was blinding myself with scanning GL-Y E2 6 right now, but can't get to my rig right now.

A couple of questions: is it within the storyline to speculate the FR might have been a testing region for a Q-Mine, given the h-drive failures and empty space? The presence of such a weapon would definitely upset the BoP if any group had access to it. Well worth a cover up, and much more frightening than the Tgoids.

Also, maybe we should scan the southern hemisphere first on the remaining EAFOTS worlds given the locs of the other settlements?

 

[Assimilator1]

BoP?

Ooooh behave!

Lol
.
Btw, I'm just 1000 LYs out now from the Eafots systems, anyone need a hand searching a particular planet?

 

[Jack Shaftoe]

"Funny Thing is, I've asked a few of the other hands about this mission and no one seems to know who's behind it. We all picked up bulletin board adverts promising big credits for a long haul and kind of just ended up on board. Not sure it it's the Feds, the Imps or the Alliance. Still, credits are credits!"

Mysterious adverts drawing people to one particular covert job sounds pretty familiar to a fan of the Oolite Saga. Nice homage, Drew.

 

[Jaiotu]

Did we ever figure out why Drew posted this?

I had assumed, when the beacons were found in Lave, Eravate and around Jupiter that this was what he was referring to. I think those led to the discovery of one of the alien wreckage sites. Of course it could be completely unrelated.