I know for a fact you only get parallax on in-system objects. The sky scene is fixed.
The Quest To Find Raxxla
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Sadly, I have no idea what those 2 galaxies might be, I just marked them to call attention to them.
It's also possible that the object that I tentatively marked M42 here is actually not a part of the skybox, but a far away in-system neutron star or white dwarf - when you zoom in, it looks a little like a jet cone. Here's the closeup of the highest resolution image I could find:
The skybox is generated when you enter the system, so it never changes. However, the relative position of nearby stars *is* determined based upon your current position. I remember I once went 1 Mls+ away from Merope to look for a Voyager-like POI and I noticed that the skybox was no longer exactly in sync with the star I had targeted for my next jump!
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I've done some looking for TDW station near Alliance space, on the basis that it seems to be orbiting the eighth moon of a gas giant in a very close orbit of a red-looking star, that might be K, M or a T Tauri. In fact, I suspected it might be a T Tauri, since these might be, like the L, T and Y dwarfs, considered 'dark' systems (I think Drew Wagar made the comment about brown dwarfs once in regard to finding Octavia's asteroid base from Reclamation). That's a very unusual orbital arrangement (it would be more likely to be a K star on the basis of the orbit but the appearance to me seems a closer match for a M dwarf or certain T Tauri stars). There are relatively few T Tauri stars in close proximity to the Old Worlds or just 'above' them but I found nothing. I'm now more strongly suspecting it is in a permit-locked system and you can't get the permit unless approached, hence the text of the Codex saying it's futile to go looking for them.
I can't remember the quote exactly, but I thought he once said something along the lines of T-Tauri stars being strange things.
Like mortals of the past, the solution is burried.
So went to Persephone and played the scenario twice. As stated before no Dakrwhatsoevers only Solwhatsoevers. Um yes and the nearest Interstellar Factor is at Ross 154. Needed him afterwards...
Do you think Canonn knew? About five months ago.
Does anyone know if the stars on this picture are named correctly or who made this picture?
If you’re going to post here you really ought to read the thread. About 6 posts back!
Im reading the thread daily since weeks, still dont get what you mean sorry. If you talk about Lachmanns post i dont know how that should help. I also followed every link in the last 2 pages and couldnt find anything so if you could just answer my question i would appreciate it!
Edit: Got it its 3 pages back but thanks anyway
Edit: Got it its 3 pages back but thanks anyway
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well i'm glad i'm not alone in thinking like that. And to Florenus - Moonmoons!, well why not i can't think of anything better.
So i'm revisiting this station laser / logo similarity and have gone back to a couple of their stations.
That's a hinge, that thing opens, its a hydraulic arm on the end of a hinge. What does that circular ring do, do we think when they open it?
Oh and it has some of these inside it;
/tinfoil
That's a hinge, that thing opens, its a hydraulic arm on the end of a hinge. What does that circular ring do, do we think when they open it?
Oh and it has some of these inside it;
/tinfoil
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I was looking at something similar. Note this does not have the same backing as the other stations. Not the same as the raxxla image but closer. It has 4 partial circumferences and a line instead of 3 and a dot... Do we have to find the image matching the Raxxla picture in the codex?
And which station had all of those plants in the shapes of stuff? And what number is assigned to this station. I had to leave before the timer. It might be on the legs. Maybe the station number helps find it. Like translating raxxla into numbers or something and some of the numbers are the station number... Raxxla = 1812424121. Maybe it's coordinates: 181242(AHA BDB, AH-1 BD-2?) station: 4121
And I think I found where I kept seeing that triple circumference that was bothering me. Only it is upside down.
BTW, I'm of the theory first that the clues to raxxla are as blunt as simple as they can be.
Just found another source for the circles. There was another station where the back area had a circle with 18 dashes. The same number as in the raxxla picture. But it was a circle and not a hexagon. I think the staion or system had the word "Free..." in it.
That is also potentially the circle with the dot. The offset circle on the hatch could be that center thing. So may be the raxxla image represents a specific station interior. Maybe that circle in the middle is a closed station. And with the age of the raxxla myth how many stations were around back then. What if any stations were closed. Or maybe it's the first space station or something. How many stations opened before/after the known raxxla myth. And were any notable one put up around that time or earlier or something similar.
What if within the range of stock cobra is not hyperjump but supercruise. How far can it travel at max speed(2001c) on stock gas including acceleration times.
And would station numbers or anything similar help find which ones existed in and before that period to know which ones to look for. Maybe it can be whittled down.
And which station had all of those plants in the shapes of stuff? And what number is assigned to this station. I had to leave before the timer. It might be on the legs. Maybe the station number helps find it. Like translating raxxla into numbers or something and some of the numbers are the station number... Raxxla = 1812424121. Maybe it's coordinates: 181242(AHA BDB, AH-1 BD-2?) station: 4121
And I think I found where I kept seeing that triple circumference that was bothering me. Only it is upside down.
BTW, I'm of the theory first that the clues to raxxla are as blunt as simple as they can be.
Just found another source for the circles. There was another station where the back area had a circle with 18 dashes. The same number as in the raxxla picture. But it was a circle and not a hexagon. I think the staion or system had the word "Free..." in it.
That is also potentially the circle with the dot. The offset circle on the hatch could be that center thing. So may be the raxxla image represents a specific station interior. Maybe that circle in the middle is a closed station. And with the age of the raxxla myth how many stations were around back then. What if any stations were closed. Or maybe it's the first space station or something. How many stations opened before/after the known raxxla myth. And were any notable one put up around that time or earlier or something similar.
What if within the range of stock cobra is not hyperjump but supercruise. How far can it travel at max speed(2001c) on stock gas including acceleration times.
And would station numbers or anything similar help find which ones existed in and before that period to know which ones to look for. Maybe it can be whittled down.
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Just going to throw this back into the mix:
https://blog.eu.playstation.com/201...id-braben-on-his-favourite-titles/#sf79162914
Now its broadly believed DB is meant to have said 'number stations' instead of what he actually say which was 'numbered stations'.
I'm still half of the opinion his actual intention was 'numbered' its an easy mistake to make I suppose but if you're going to leak something you'd tend to do it right....
Plus its the context in which its discussed. For instance DB is referencing another game where a clue was scattered throughout the game.
Now I wouldn't say 'number stations' correlate to that, their content that points to other content, not something hidden. 'Numbered stations' fits more into the context of a bigger mystery.
On this same note somewhere there's a FD post saying these number's on station entrances represent systems, as in where those stations are, but there was no diffinitive explanation on how those numbers related to planets etc, all I know is their all in Fed space. Probably nothing but like to get it resolved one way or the other.
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It wouldn't necessarily have to be near sol, it could be any system within a fair distance in a direct line towards or away from the constellation.
Maybe it's like the 1984 missions, but more advanced, with set conditions to trigger. Which could allow a personal journey, as the generation of the missions could be different per player.
eg: on triggering condition A, have X combat rank and Y credits, it generates TDW mission 1 on your next system jump. Which could clearly be a different system for another player.
http://www.elitehomepage.org/faq.htm#A5
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