This has probably been mentioned before in this thread but, was there a boundary limit in the Gamma release? If Raxxla was supposedly added then, what's the chances it was added within the boundary? I assume the entire galaxy wasn't explorable before release.
The Quest To Find Raxxla
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Think CMDR Zulu Romeo traveled to Sgr A* in Gamma, so that suggests at least a boundary to the center of the galaxy.
Huh. Sure seems to be a family resemblance betwixt the two symbols at least. I’m gonna need a new roll of tinfoil. I’m not really familiar with INRA so I’ll have to read up some. Currently I’m going back through And Here The Wheel to try and see if I can’t get some clues on where the abandoned CIEP bases might be.
Do the INRA bases have any data points with log files like Dav’s hope does?
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Yes, there are logs at the INRA bases (with voice acting), as well as some scattered materials and a data node to scan (the voucher from this base was labelled Abandoned Settlement Location Data in the transactions panel and was worth about 850 KCr).
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On a separate note, in the Gamma release the whole galaxy was available. There was a wipe at the end of Beta 2 (not sure if there was a beta 3, it's late so I might have forgotten) and the Stellar Forge algorithm was changed, so the galaxy in Beta 2 (where travel was confined within the 'Beta Pill' that was smaller than the Bubble) was not the same as in Gamma, which is what we still have today (except for a few changed systems like TRAPPIST 1).
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Apparently on the FDEV stream when asked about Raxxla the reply was “well you’re looking in an asteroid belt, so you’re looking in the right place”. Whether that means Raxxla is in a belt or clues to its location lie in one idk. But would make sense that they would remain hidden in those as nobody really ever bothers to go into asteroid belts.
It was just a joke.
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I can say confidently that when I said we were actually looking for Raxxla, I was not looking for a legitimate response and I'm sure we didn't get one.
Ah. Didn’t get a chance to see the stream myself but heard through the grapevine about that. Both good and a tad disappointing to have the news shot down. Good mainly because there’s a whole lot of belts out there lol. Although the Mycoid/Raxxla symbol similarities have piqued my interests.
Someone in the UI department at FDev clearly has a love of logo's using hexagons...
Awesome I was wondering about an overlay. I’m at the base now. So far there are actually 2 variants of the “Mycoid” symbol. One has the circles as the one you’ve overlaid. The other has hexacons instead. If I can finally figure out how to post a picture here I’ll do it. If not I’ll post to my Insta and give a username.
According to the codex and my common sense Raxxla has/is not a portal but looks like mine is an unpopular opinion.
Also, there’s nothing ties Polaris with Raxxla but there is one for Thargoids, a strong one, canon or not. And according to the codex, again, it’s the only official clue we’ve got, Raxxla is still a myth. Noone has found it, noone knows what it is and noone seems to be exploiting a super advanced alien device’s power. And to be fair noone from FDev said it’s a very interesting and special thing definately worth searching for, it might _dissapointingly_ be very well an easter egg. So, taking Polaris away from an active storyline and giving it to Raxxla does not make any sense to me.
I’m hoping Raxxla to be a special thing but I don’t know how it or super secret ultra elite TDW would fit in ED’s “everyone’s a regular, noone’s special” gameplay design.
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*Scrolls back up to previous post to find link nobody clicked...*
Anybody else seeing a hexagon here because, in celestial mechanics the gravitational anomalies created by examining (sacred) Geometry as one of the four branches of the Quadrivium (The other three being Arithmetic, Cosmology and Music, aka frequency (Ref: Nikola Tesla)) are fairly important, which is probably why nobody is taught such things as the classical Liberal Arts any more...
Bees are wise, and respected by the ancients, but why?
Link to more information on: "Lagrangian Point"
Anybody else seeing a hexagon here because, in celestial mechanics the gravitational anomalies created by examining (sacred) Geometry as one of the four branches of the Quadrivium (The other three being Arithmetic, Cosmology and Music, aka frequency (Ref: Nikola Tesla)) are fairly important, which is probably why nobody is taught such things as the classical Liberal Arts any more...
Bees are wise, and respected by the ancients, but why?
Link to more information on: "Lagrangian Point"
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But, are we talking about a continuous "belt" of asteroids encircling the full 360 degree perimeter of any given celestial object's gravitational influence or, a "field" of objects that have been trapped within the gravitational influence of ANY TWO celestial objects?
Under the 2006 IAU definition that saw Pluto demoted from it's "planet" status, being:
Quote: "(1) (c) has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit."
Jupiter does not qualify as a planet either, due to the existence of MASSIVE fields of "Trojan" objects found at the L4 and L5 points of his orbit, relative to Sol...
We've seen FDev's tactic of hiding things beyond the 1000Ls sensor range when flying between remote star systems but do we know if they're applying real world dynamics within local systems?
I went and checked the Jovian L4 for the "Greek Camp" and found nothing, nothing at all, when there really should be a GIGANTIC field of debris that SHOULD (FDev - pay attention please) be registering in the new Codex...
The fact they've now added "Lagrangian Clouds" is great, but why do they seem to be tens of thousands of Ly from Sol when there really should be such anomalies in every single system containing two or more bodies, due to the gravitational effects that should be supporting their formation?
Either way, these might be specific points worth checking in any system considered a worthy candidate for the low powered TDW toroid that's trying to avoid detection since this gravity assist phenomena is well known by the folks at NASA for reducing fuel consumption while maintaining a stable position, as utilised by the James Webb telescope. (And others - note the hexagon graphics on this page... Never A Straight Answer - Why did they do this?)
Yes, hexagons are important, but not in the way we might be thinking in terms of the Raxxla mystery. Legrange points are places, where they occur is very specific and will not have changed since gamma so perhaps we should include the phenomena in any given search pattern, just in case FD / DB and the Stella Forge engine are astronomically accurate?
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Anyone ever get a mission out of the blue in mid space? And when you get there a random ship is there asking you to do a mission for them as it was foretold?
Edit: At this point I didn't really get any information. I took the mission due to the fact that a ship would travel to find me just to do a delivery mission to send Progenitor Cells to Sheperd Gateway in Arro naga system.
Edit: At this point I didn't really get any information. I took the mission due to the fact that a ship would travel to find me just to do a delivery mission to send Progenitor Cells to Sheperd Gateway in Arro naga system.
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Similar missions appearing out of the black is fairly common. They typically involve tasks that are anywhere from inconvenient to impossible in the ship you happen to be flying, like transporting biowaste while you're in a dogfight, and thus don't have any cargo bays equipped.
The Dark Wheel faction used to offer these too...
But they were mysteriously removed.
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Funny that you mention that but I think that's how I got these missions as I was fooling around with The Dark Wheel Missions for the hell of it.
Check the OP to see if what you saw matches any of the Dark Wheel mission testing data. As discussed within this thread the mission details used to contain hints with a somewhat "Raxxla" flavour, and now they don't. It's possible they've been removed to prevent us finding Raxxla, and thus solving (and ruining) the mystery which might have detrimental effects on FDev's long term sales figures.
The reappearance of both The Dark Wheel and Raxxla, in their own dedicated Codex entries, when there are historical public statements by FDev (MB) there would be no clues seems to have thrown a brand new cat among the pigeons though. Maybe FDev have done this to divert and occupy our attention chasing wild geese until the next major patch in late 2020?
Maybe the recent migration of all mission related functions to a dedicated server, which can be modified independent of a major patch, perhaps supporting the upcoming 'dev assisted CG system' is a hint at what might be coming next?
Edit: TDW Raxxla missions that actually work this time?
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I always check Lagrange points in interesting systems. Particularly L3, L4 and L5, because it's easy to just fly a lap of the orbit line.
L1 is on the path from star to planet, so that one is free. L2 can be more tricky to be sure of