THE FORMIDINE RIFT MYSTERY (Part 4)

Only about 60% of the answers relate (directly) to in-game locations.
So it's probably not a map.

Hey you guysh,

Just jumping in here with my own theory. Like to hear what you think.

So reading through this forum i think we can all agree it has something to do with a fibonacci sequence. The entire 'poem' or whatever has 21 lines, this is a number in the fibonacci sequence itself, the 8th one to be exact. Note that i'm not counting 0 as a first step. For those of you unfamiliar with fibonacci here are the first 8: 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21

Next thing to note is that the poem said fibonacci's zephyrum (had to look it up) found out that zephyrum is a male noun derived from zypherus meaning west wind. West wind is used in games to rotate something left, east to the right. So now we have a left spiral and the number 21. If we use the grid in the galaxy map as the squares representing the numbers we can draw out /calculate the coordinates starting from Sol 0 : 0 : 0 which is also mentioned in the poem as the starting point.

Now i have used the most common way to draw a fibonacci spiral which starts going to the right then up and so on.

I found the coordinates for 8 transformations to be 600 : 0 : -2600, z-axis is a variable that i cannot deduce from the poem. yet there is one star on this coordinate and that is PLAA THUA TB-P B47-0 (red dwarf)

It could also be that the 21 means 21 transformations so that gives me the coordinates 12816 : 0 : 3024 Two stars located along the z-axis BYOO THAA JC-V D2-2 (Yellow-Orange star) and GREOU EOP JO-X D2-13 (white star)

Unfortunately i'm ways away from these stars as this message came to me so maybe someone check them out. Maybe a big stretch
Also a fallacy is that the spiral can start in three different ways and still rotate left.

My first coordinate was 100 : 0 : 100 going right then up
but also the following is true as first coordinates:

-100 : 0 : 100 up and left
-100 : 0 : -100 left and down
100 : 0 : -100 down and right

it could make a big difference after 21 transformations, haven't calculated because i want to go to bed now.
hope i make some sense here
 
Thanks for that. It was fair and reasonable and good to read. You're quite correct. Issues in my process and the limitations of the art of the possible aren't the fault or responsibility of players and it was poor form of me to 'flannel' that. Agreed. I was probably a little salty myself. Thanks for pointing it out.

As for 'the end'. The ED story is much bigger than all of this, this is a mere 'arc' within it. As arcs go, this one is indeed drawing to a conclusion. We're not there yet though, hopefully the upcoming denouement has been clearly telegraphed. I want to players to decide that outcome.

Cheers,

Drew.

And that frustration is human and completely understandable; although maybe you could even use it as an outlet for future events? ;) I took my anger at the constant trashing of PvP events by part of the community and turned it into a roleplayed Wyatt Earp style ride through their lands as the forces of authority, making "Wanted: Dead" posters for the players who would go along with the roleplay, and took what Blues I could find to go and kill everyone standing near them in the name of Justice... which naturally they then went on to ask "Is it? Is it really Justice?!" And thus gave me a tonne of Council Du Roi roleplay to work with later. He he he... I don't know if FDev will let you PvP your players, but maybe after a frustrating day of work, they'd be amenable to the idea of taking over a few System Authority ships and pummelling a few people, eh? ;)
 
Right......


Wine, wine, wine..... I have now run out, so will not accept any more winning from you.....

If you have no Chablis to share first then only pleasant comments allowed, especially about FDev and Drew.....

You have been warned and any deviation from this will lead to a very disappointed terrorist group and major sulks....
 
We know Salome is being hunted - that probably means there'll be some NPC interaction to contend with.

NPC's are a bit of a wildcard. NPC's do not have Kill Warrant Scanners, so they cannot tell if someone is wanted outside of the system that issued the warrant. So, unless FD modified the game for her character to appear wanted everywhere, she should not have a major problem with NPC's. Bounty hunters do come around occasionally, but presumably they were told to look for you by the issuing authority.

Also if players are allied or friendly with factions in the systems we pass through, anyone attacking said player should result in system authority ships appearing to help out. Assuming there is security in the system and you have turned on report crimes against me.

I am allied or friendly with almost every faction in Sol. If I get attacked I get a lot of help and fast. This might be a good way to get NPC help for us depending on the systems we go through. Just don't shoot first.
 
Any one know of experienced streamers expecting to participate? If issues do crop up, instancing or otherwise, it would be nice to have a way to at least keep track of what's happening vicariously.
 
Is there anyone out near the Zurara looking for Earth-likes? I'm thinking about visiting the ship, and might as well get some useful ELW and star data out there, but it would be good to know if anyone else is already doing this.

I'm out there currently, looking for both ELW and bodies suitable for terraforming. Been doing circles around the Zurara system, casually expanding out and around as I go. Thinking of heading back to the bubble later this evening.

I highly recommend flying out to see the ship. She's a beauty!
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I have a feeling that our little adventure on the 29th won't end within the bubble. Rather, I suspect it'll conclude in either the Pleiades or Witch Head nebula due to proximity, or perhaps Barnard's Loop or Col 70 due to the permit-locked systems and strange GalNet posts coming from there.
 
This was NOT already done. the Feds tried to swing into Prism and declare Marshall Law to try and take it over. Also, when she threw her 'hissy fit' she was not really in the right frame of mind. That, I could see your point on. However, once control was back on her side, she decided that ruling as a senator of the Empire wasn't for her.
she handed the Reigns over to Cuthrick and I think that was the right move. Sure, she could have given it to Dalk but, like the book states, he schemes too much and never had anyone's interests in mind, other than his own.
I believe she did what she thought was right, in the end. All I'm saying is, I see your point, and could definitely say, "hmm...Z's reasoning is not without some eyebrow-raising head-nods." but I would really like to see what information she has to give. Nobody said we can't hear her out and THEN decide her fate. o7

-CMDR_CROBAR

I'll certainly be hearing her out, and my explanation was a very simplistic way of putting my point forward, clearly, it's far more complex, as is the situation currently at hand. However, as I said, I trust her about as far as I can throw her, very much like the Feds, Imps, Alliance, Sirius... Everyone has an agenda, I'm just unsure which agenda aligns most closely with mine. I'll certainly be giving her the chance to make her point, in fact, I insist she does - I'm quite looking forward to it.



I think the average Rifter looks so obsessively for secret meanings, they could be flat-out told there are no hidden meanings regarding a bit of lore, and 95% of them would instantly start trying to make anagrams out of "there are no hidden meanings" and connect it to Greek mythology.

God dammit!!! I just tried to decode your post....

Z...
 
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So now we play spin the wheel and see if we get lucky to instance. Not going to end well.

Sadly, I'm with you on this. Too many will want to take part, and very few will actually be where they need/want to. It would need to be an instance of at least 200-300 to work out reasonably well, but anyways, let's see what happens. Hopefully the 95% of people not int he right instance will have more to do than read Reddit updates...

Z...
 
Yes, this doesn't sound like the was well thought through at all if we have to somehow join CoR/wing up etc. It speaks volume that we can't use in-game tools to access major story development events that are being hyped by the developers and third parties. I'm still excited about the event but my expectations have been lowered due to the anticipated instancing issues. Fingers crossed.

Actually, of all the criticisms of this game, I think this is the one that should be prioritised above all else, and would greatly improve the gaming experience for everyone. Without wanting to derail the thread too much.... Just having Galnet readable in the HUD (not like we use the Info panel for much, seriously...) would be huge. I mean, all those 20k-60k LS SC's out to distant stars in a system, if we could use that time to read Galnet, without giving up control of the ship, because I hate turning the Anaconda about in SC...

Being able to filter out the system states and faction garbage from Galnet, too... and being able to read the Galnet of a specific system without having to go there...

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Just got to page 391 and have to wonder if I'm the only one who sees CoR announcement as vaguely acknowledging the work done by people in this thread while taking most of the credit for finding something which they didn't have the curtesy to inform people of until after they had released their "look at us" statement?

Or am I wrong in that rushing off to follow a lead and find something first and claiming all credit while not sharing information on this thread is the way things should be?

You mad bro?
 
I think the average Rifter looks so obsessively for secret meanings, they could be flat-out told there are no hidden meanings regarding a bit of lore, and 95% of them would instantly start trying to make anagrams out of "there are no hidden meanings" and connect it to Greek mythology.

2 Corinthians 1:13
 
I have a feeling that our little adventure on the 29th won't end within the bubble. Rather, I suspect it'll conclude in either the Pleiades or Witch Head nebula due to proximity, or perhaps Barnard's Loop or Col 70 due to the permit-locked systems and strange GalNet posts coming from there.

I agree. Why would Salomé lead us back to Sol?
 
NPC's are a bit of a wildcard. NPC's do not have Kill Warrant Scanners, so they cannot tell if someone is wanted outside of the system that issued the warrant. So, unless FD modified the game for her character to appear wanted everywhere, she should not have a major problem with NPC's. Bounty hunters do come around occasionally, but presumably they were told to look for you by the issuing authority.

NPCs do kill warrant scan in Nav points etc. These bounty hunters are generated withou#t the game specifically hunting a player. The hunters interdicting you to scan you, they are generated by the game during missions and/or a high bounty state specifically to hunt the player.
As Salome and the other specials are supposed to be human controlled accounts, they are subject to both kinds of hunters. With the high bounties placed on their heads the game should generate a lot of hunter NPCs to hunt the fugitives down.
 
It was found by solving the recent galnet riddle. I have just been there with my ExplOrca.
-Go to one of the Asteroid Bases in the Heart or Soul Nebula first as safe point.
-Cross the Heisenberg Bridge over the Rift (use Google to find the route points from Myoideau RF-N c20-1 to Hypoae Aescs YE-R d4-2).
-From there, it should be possible to reach the Zurara in SYREADIAE JX-F C0.

A ship with >35 ly should be able to do the trip without jump-boosting.

Disclaimer: I am no rift expert and there might be a quicker route.
I just learned from using the "nothern" approach first and burning some materials for jump-boosting.

Rep for being good enough to take alloys. The nearest station to 46 Eridani on EDDB that has ship transfer is Hind Mine in T Tauri (396.44Ly). I'm hoping to get some alloys to deliver there to protect it as well.

https://eddb.io/system/26060

The nearest system for refuel/restock/repair is HIP 23759 (136.59Ly) for anyone who wanted to know. This station has no blackmarket so is UA proof.

https://eddb.io/system/22781

Thanks CMDRs for Your efforts.
 
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Hrm, which god I wonder? 3 exclamation marks, could also be upside down lower case i... 3 eyes, hrm dammit... dam - it..

Oh i got it - Dambuildius, the 3 eyed beaver god of dams? That's right isn't it?

/mystery [up]


LOL - thank you for good morning laugh :)
 
Hrm, which god I wonder? 3 exclamation marks, could also be upside down lower case i... 3 eyes, hrm dammit... dam - it..

Oh i got it - Dambuildius, the 3 eyed beaver god of dams? That's right isn't it?

/mystery [up]

Hahaha. Nearly spat my coffee through my nose.
 
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