Cryptic Elite Instagram/Twitter posts?

[C3H8O]

Very similar sounding to a casket recently mentioned in Galnet. Harold Duval’s casket.

“The body of the Prince, contained within a jewelled transparent casket,

”

Interesting

 

[J4nB1]

I haven't checked out the highlighted digits yet, so I'm probably wrong

Sadly, yes. 11001 isn't a possible combination for numbers either.
Valid combinations would be
11111
01111
00111
00011
00001
00000
10000
11000
11100
11110

 

[molgrips]

This is definitely going to be an Elite Dangerous/No Man's Sky crossover.

 

[oscarolim]

This is definitely going to be an Elite Dangerous/No Man's Sky crossover.

They just announced a next gen graphic upgrade. Maybe this is FDev way of telling the same?

 

[C3H8O]

Sadly, yes. 11001 isn't a possible combination for numbers either.
Valid combinations would be
11111
01111
00111
00011
00001
00000
10000
11000
11100
11110

The only other obvious possibility then is just doing something with the numbers the bright parts represent. The bright parts might also just be a red herring but that's unlikely.

 

[Pyrotiger]

o16 commander

 

[J4nB1]

The only other obvious possibility then is just doing something with the numbers the bright parts represent. The bright parts might also just be a red herring but that's unlikely.

The 5 digits could represent the main star, and the shorter sequences could represent different objects. But I don't know how this would help us.

 

[molgrips]

They just announced a next gen graphic upgrade. Maybe this is FDev way of telling the same?

Damn I really need a gaming PC. The only really good thing about that game is how good the stills look

 

[C3H8O]

The 5 digits could represent the main star, and the shorter sequences could represent different objects. But I don't know how this would help us.

it would definitely take a while to brute-force explore everything nearby to find that, but it's possible

 

[J4nB1]

They just announced a next gen graphic upgrade. Maybe this is FDev way of telling the same?

Would be a weird way to say this...

 

[C3H8O]

Would be a weird way to say this...

it could be a graphics downgrade.
Maybe the posts are just screenshots from the new update

 

[J4nB1]

it could be a graphics downgrade.
Maybe the posts are just screenshots from the new update

Okay, this gave me a laugh. XD
If you squint your eyes you can almost see the star system.

 

[molgrips]

Anyone else thinking about mysterious weirdness intruding into what is normally a realistic game? 2001 style? Maybe the 'stones' are mysterious black monoliths...?

 

[Rat Catcher]

They just announced a next gen graphic upgrade

Where is that?
We have Halloween updates on NMS but nowhere on their website is such an announcement - a link would be great, thanks!

 

[C3H8O]

I thought the stones might be guardian obelisks, but there are no guardian sites anywhere near the coal sack. Maybe we will get new structures?

 

[FrogsFriend]

Okay, this gave me a laugh. XD
If you squint your eyes you can almost see the star system.

I think some of the 'old school' explorers would be delighted with that. The game played entirely in binary numbers

 

[Amata Lirein]

I'm still wondering over that last group of digits, 00100000. The only reason to end all of it with a space that makes sense IMO is that they needed a way to add another group of highlighted and/or dimmed digits to complete an additional hint hidden inside this puzzle.

 

[Bob_H]

You could be onto something there.

The cluster was named the Jewel Box by the English astronomer John Herschel, who described it as a “casket of variously coloured precious stones”

From Earth the cluster looks like it sits on top of the Coalsack nebula, check out the images on this page:

Jewel Box Cluster (NGC 4755) - Kappa Crucis Cluster – Constellation Guide

The Jewel Box Cluster, also known as the Kappa Crucis Cluster or NGC 4755, is a bright open star cluster located in the constellation Crux. The cluster appears near the Southern Cross.

www.constellation-guide.com

Just had a look at that article. Is it just me or are there similarities with the 'Jewel Box' constellation layout and the layout of the highlighted number in FDev's pictograph?

 

[J4nB1]

I'm still wondering over that last group of digits, 00100000. The only reason to end all of it with a space that makes sense IMO is that they needed a way to add another group of highlighted and/or dimmed digits to complete an additional hint hidden inside this puzzle.

Quite weird indeed. I wondered about this too: why the additional space?

 

[t-lo]

Planning to join the fun later today but need to equip a shipyard to my fleet carrier first, to be more useful to fellow CMDRs. @CMDR Xerix what's your planned destination? Let's coordinate to cover more ground.