Codex rumours - where are they?

[babelfisch]

Can codex rumors be dead if they've never been alive? Not even a single heartbeat.

Hey, that's what I just wanted to say. Get back in line.

 

[Ozric]

Sry for the necro, but one and a half a years later: haven't checked lately, but any news on the "rumour" section in the codex? Has it been used in the mean time?

I still think this could be a very nice feature if utilised properly. Perhaps a quesion to the CM team...

No they haven't been used, I don't think they have the intention of using them any time soon either. During a Q&A session with lead designers and devs for Odyssey the question was asked, but I had to explain what we thought the rumours would be (as we've never had it officially explained how they were to be used) as no one present knew about them at all.

I still have an outside hope that they might be used, but it's very faint. I'd love to get an answer on it, or some acknowledgment of it though.

 

[Navigare Necesse Est]

The rumers are rumers.

 

[Drelthar]

No they haven't been used, I don't think they have the intention of using them any time soon either. During a Q&A session with lead designers and devs for Odyssey the question was asked, but I had to explain what we thought the rumours would be (as we've never had it officially explained how they were to be used) as no one present knew about them at all.

I still have an outside hope that they might be used, but it's very faint. I'd love to get an answer on it, or some acknowledgment of it though.

It's weird, they cudda used it for this storyline "Orion university suspects the scriveners clan megaship could be within this region..."

 

[zimms]

The rumers are rumers.

Rumers gonna rume.

 

[Phoenix_Dfire]

I haven't played the game for a few weeks, so bare with me if the question should be outdated.

Codex rumours were one of my most anticipated things about the codex - some vague hints and riddles that would lead the community towards mysteries and yet undiscovered things in EDs universe.

Any hint when we can expect to see them in the game? The last time I checked for them I haven't seen any in the codex.

Perhaps they'll arrive with the revamped CGs with the April update?
Any official word? What do you think when they'll be implemented?

They are a game feature that fdev haven't implemented yet.

Consider it a placeholder for the moment.

 

[Ozric]

It's weird, they cudda used it for this storyline "Orion university suspects the scriveners clan megaship could be within this region..."

The only slight downside is that it's still in the Inner Orion Spur.

And I guess that's the crux of why it's never been used. Frontier have only had stories occur in two regions since the Codex's addition, and for the majority of the time the Codex has been in the game, there's been no stories at all.

They are a game feature that fdev haven't implemented yet.

Consider it a placeholder for the moment.

For 3 years

 

[zimms]

They are a game feature that fdev haven't implemented yet.

Consider it a placeholder for the moment.

To be pedantic :

I think they did implement it. They just didn't produce any content for that feature.

 

[Nerix]

No they haven't been used, I don't think they have the intention of using them any time soon either. During a Q&A session with lead designers and devs for Odyssey the question was asked, but I had to explain what we thought the rumours would be (as we've never had it officially explained how they were to be used) as no one present knew about them at all.

I still have an outside hope that they might be used, but it's very faint. I'd love to get an answer on it, or some acknowledgment of it though.

Thanks for sharing. A feature that hasn't been used at all for three years now...

There would be so much potential telling little stories and mysteries by combining rumours with GalNet and eventually CGs. And so much potential to add incentives to go exploring, to make the Galaxy feel more "alive" from a narrative perspective.

 

[Drelthar]

The only slight downside is that it's still in the Inner Orion Spur.

And I guess that's the crux of why it's never been used. Frontier have only had stories occur in two regions since the Codex's addition, and for the majority of the time the Codex has been in the game, there's been no stories at all.


For 3 years

Yeah, this is true, but the rumour while it would be in that region, could have additional information in the rumour text/graphics, so it'd still be able to work.

 

[Nerix]

The description of rumours back then (prior to the Beyond chapter 4 beta in October 2018). "The Codex has been filled with ‘rumoured’ discoveries in each region to give you an initial breadcrumb trail to follow." Perhaps that was the case for the Beta, but then got canned for the full release? The description of the vision is short but on point. If the current devs can't recall what "rumours" were about (as stated by Ozric above), perhaps it helps to have this post (@Zac Cocken):

The Codex also has ‘Rumoured’, ‘Reported’ and ‘Discovered’ states.

• Rumoured - If an item is listed as rumoured that means there is a possibility of finding it within that region.

• The Codex has been filled with ‘rumoured’ discoveries in each region to give you an initial breadcrumb trail to follow.

• Reported - When a Commander finds the rumoured item in question, it then shows up as ‘reported’ in the Codex, and update everyone’s Codex . If you then find it, and scan it, that will then become ‘Discovered’ in your codex.
• If you’re hoping to be an intrepid explorer and find things that haven't been discovered, you can - and set off that cycle of Rumoured, Reported, Discovered!

The 42 regions are huge, and there is a lot to be uncovered, the initial ‘rumoured’ items are just the very beginning in getting you exploring out in to the black.

While you’re out there making incredible discoveries and earning credits you’ll be inspiring other explorers to follow in your wake!

Patch notes after release of Beyond 3.3 (December 2018):

• Discoveries

- Contains either rumored, reported or discovered entries from across the 42 different galactic regions​

- Discoveries are broken down in to 3 categories (Stellar Bodies, Biological and Geological, and Civilisations)​