THE FORMIDINE RIFT MYSTERY (Part 4)
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No she didn't! Her exact words were:
"“Let’s just say there was some serious shXX out there, stuff you wouldn’t believe. No really – no one believed me, said it was all a fabrication. I had no proof you see and they edited my memory afterwards. Ah, it’ll all come back to bite them one day, it’s all there in the Imperial databanks somewhere - and they thought the Thargoids were trouble …”
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I went all the way to the edge - I'll be curious to see how close I got when going through my Ed discovery logs...
So, it seems we have proof - humanity is worse than the Thargoids, at least the Thargoids don't screw each other over.
Z...
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There's still the video clue location to solve yet.
Just rewatched the video and @4:39 what is that thing between the zarura and the planet, on screen just to the right of the antenna?
https://youtu.be/vtNq-tG4EgA?t=279
https://youtu.be/vtNq-tG4EgA?t=279
This is the thing, The Big Mystery is solved, what now? PvP?
Nah. I suggest we now concentrate on finding who is responsible for this, and make them pay. I suspect the 29th might reveal the guilty party(ies). Beyond that, we might really need to prepare for an Exodus.
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Hence why I don't trust Salome, and I don't trust CoR...
Z..
ps - easy there CoR people, this is RP mode...
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This is the thing, The Big Mystery is solved, what now? PvP?
Never! But yes, mysteries like this was what kept me going, every time I needed a break from the puzzles I got bored real quickly with everything else whats currently in the game. I hope they will add some more mysteries in the future or I might have a look at the guardians... :S
Ozric
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Massive congratulations to all, I love watching these threads when things are in full flow
As far as being worried about UA bombing, you really don't need to be. I've no idea who this person is you're talking about, because I don't use Reddit, but 8 UAs isn't going to do anything at all! They're blatantly just trying to wind people up and the more you play up to it, the more they get their kicks. I delivered lots more than that to the November the 5th CG to try and stop foolish people from supporting terrorists. Still take the Meta Alloys if you want, to shore up the stations, but also given how much they've upped the affect of Meta Alloys now the chances of being able to shut down stations is massively reduced Shame really as it was a very good game mechanic, that has been wiped out because people want a smooth easy ride.
Unless I've massively misunderstood something, which is always possible, this isn't Raxxla that's been found. "it's not a POI" is a reference to Raxxla, not this part of the story.
As far as being worried about UA bombing, you really don't need to be. I've no idea who this person is you're talking about, because I don't use Reddit, but 8 UAs isn't going to do anything at all! They're blatantly just trying to wind people up and the more you play up to it, the more they get their kicks. I delivered lots more than that to the November the 5th CG to try and stop foolish people from supporting terrorists. Still take the Meta Alloys if you want, to shore up the stations, but also given how much they've upped the affect of Meta Alloys now the chances of being able to shut down stations is massively reduced
Shame really as it was a very good game mechanic, that has been wiped out because people want a smooth easy ride.Unless I've massively misunderstood something, which is always possible, this isn't Raxxla that's been found. "it's not a POI" is a reference to Raxxla, not this part of the story.
Seems like we've lost a good friend now the FRift mystery has been solved; but I think there'll be some more hiding in the deep!
Might finish engineering my fleet's scanners then take one of my explorer ships out to look see ZURARA for myself...
Might finish engineering my fleet's scanners then take one of my explorer ships out to look see ZURARA for myself...
To me it s clearly an Anaconda upside down
Hate to say it, Drew, but whether an Anaconda, or a Megaship - it's a Point of Interest, something you did say specifically that this was not...
Just sayin'...
Z...
Last night was amazing.
I don't think I can quote here what I was saying when I jumped in to the system and saw there really was a signal there...
I can! ...but the forum censor would butcher it...
It was indeed quite a night. To go from a jumble of nonsense letters to actually sitting in front of the ship, hearing the voices of long-dead pilots, was just astonishing.
I was honored to be a part of the solution and discovery, alongside my fellow Children of Raxxla, standing on the shoulders of the giants who've contributed in this thread and its previous incarnations, mapped the Eafots sector by hand, traced the R/R line far beyond even this system... it's truly amazing how much time and effort has gone into the collaboration to solve this mystery.Well done to all, and especially to Drew for crafting such a fine puzzle, and for continuing to feed the clues (and misdirections!) our way through it all. Special kudos to FDev for making the final result as cool as it is in person - the voice acting and sound design contribute to the distinct feel of isolation and abandonment out here.
If you are heading out that way. Leave yourself open to multicrew. I'll jump on and give you some company from time to time.
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That would be my ship. The footage was recorded from one of my fighters. No need to tinfoil, I promise I am nothing special.
Yeah, i'm heading there in conda, so plenty of room and i'll be needing cameraman in case i find anything. If you'd like, add me to friend list. CMDR Svetislav
I hope there are more discoveries to be made in the Rift region, at the moment it looks like the Pleiades and witch head nebula will have more chance of future content and organic life discoveries etc... I just hope the Rift has not been forgotten and some mysteries are still seeded into that region. We need to find what destroyed the exodus expedition. ( I haven't read the spoiler posts above as I want to witness it at sometime in the future )
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Golly.
1. Thank you Drew for setting all this up in the first place. Great work as ever. This story has been and continues to be, very rewarding.
2. Thank you FDEV for supporting Drew.
3. Well done everyone here and elsewhere for decoding the messages. Sterling work.
4. Well done everyone who helped out in the CoR CG. I now feel like my efforts there had real meaning.
5. Well done to my friends in CoR for solving the last part, getting out there to investigate, and sharing your findings.
I too am very curious to know what was there to find from day one. And if there is still things to find. I was going to take another trip out there after the 29th, but it seems it would now be a sightseeing trip as opposed to one of hopeful discovery. I will certainly still go but it would be nice to know there are still things to find, probes, unique planet descriptions. You did say it was not a POI. Would an Anaconda not be a POI? So was the Anaconda in from the start or was that added in later to flesh out something else, and FDEV have just improved things as they went along?
Thank you Jorki. Correcting that continued mis-quote is one of my big (but silly) axe grinding pastimes
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Of course what would that trouble be? The revealing of something that the powers that be, were so worried about that they would hatch this whole black ops programme and happy kill to hide. That knowledge would probably cause mass hysteria and panic. You can almost see why they would do things this way. They are looking at the big picture. And the big picture is a few dozen deaths vs millions of deaths. And some of humanity surviving vs possible extinction (depending on what is going on)... Almost.
But Rebecca said this went above the Feds, Imps and Alliance. Who is that? Galcop? INRA? Sirius?
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As for me, I was way off. I was too far trailward and went too far.
But I must say I take a little satisfaction that it was on the far side, after the various friendly arguments as far back as thread 1 over if it was on the near side, in the rift or on the far side.
1. Thank you Drew for setting all this up in the first place. Great work as ever. This story has been and continues to be, very rewarding.
2. Thank you FDEV for supporting Drew.
3. Well done everyone here and elsewhere for decoding the messages. Sterling work.
4. Well done everyone who helped out in the CoR CG. I now feel like my efforts there had real meaning.
5. Well done to my friends in CoR for solving the last part, getting out there to investigate, and sharing your findings.
I too am very curious to know what was there to find from day one. And if there is still things to find. I was going to take another trip out there after the 29th, but it seems it would now be a sightseeing trip as opposed to one of hopeful discovery. I will certainly still go but it would be nice to know there are still things to find, probes, unique planet descriptions. You did say it was not a POI. Would an Anaconda not be a POI? So was the Anaconda in from the start or was that added in later to flesh out something else, and FDEV have just improved things as they went along?
Thank you Jorki. Correcting that continued mis-quote is one of my big (but silly) axe grinding pastimes
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Of course what would that trouble be? The revealing of something that the powers that be, were so worried about that they would hatch this whole black ops programme and happy kill to hide. That knowledge would probably cause mass hysteria and panic. You can almost see why they would do things this way. They are looking at the big picture. And the big picture is a few dozen deaths vs millions of deaths. And some of humanity surviving vs possible extinction (depending on what is going on)... Almost.
But Rebecca said this went above the Feds, Imps and Alliance. Who is that? Galcop? INRA? Sirius?
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As for me, I was way off. I was too far trailward and went too far.
But I must say I take a little satisfaction that it was on the far side, after the various friendly arguments as far back as thread 1 over if it was on the near side, in the rift or on the far side.
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This implies (at least, if it doesn't proove that) that what Rebecca found is worse than the Thargoids
.So, what to do next ? It was said by Drew that a significant part of the event of April 29th would also take place in Sol (or he implied this as he said a Sol permit would be useful) - placing a some brigade groups there ? Maybe Salomé also will have to "follow the path of souls" (as we have to) to reveal the whole truth ? I will do anything what is necessary to protect/help Salomé, but I'm still not sure how/where/when . Currently, on 29th I would position in Sol and wait for the things to come - but will that be most useful ? Ideas ?
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