The star Rukbat is in game. This is where the planet Pern is where Anne McCaffrey sited her Dragonriders series.
Elite and Science Fiction Trivia - Can you help
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That's because Rukbat is an actual star, also known as Alpha Sagittarii. So it qualifies as a "real star that also features in some sci-fi" - just like Wolf 359.
This is true... and I'm surprised that they're still there. It's possible no-one at FD is a B5 fan. Quick question though: was it "Molari" or "Mollari"? One "L" doesn't technically break copyright, as it's not the same spelling. Just like they could also have a "Luke Skyewalker", if they wanted to.
The copyrighted names are actualy stolen not by FD but by backers.
I have met anakin once... as well as some wierd names
In the Tanmark system, the first planet is called Luca L(V4-26) which is at least a nod to LV 426 from Alien/s.
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System : Pepper
System Description : Somewhat chaotic, but worth the effort
Fiction : Iron Man
System Description : Somewhat chaotic, but worth the effort
Fiction : Iron Man
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I met a wanted npc named SOLO, who lamented something about smuggling ... I only saw his name after I killed him, which caused his clean wingman to attack me - his name was Starwalker or similar, I need to look through my Screenshots on the old PC.
Also has Yul Brynner Memorial Station
No need to think, you actually nailed it.
System = Lave
Station = Lave
Fiction = Elite 1984
In this 30+ years, it become a classic in it's own right.
Little known fact but Luca was named by a backer after one of his children
And don't forget Cassie-L-peia in the same system.
Sorry, very thought less of me. I remain the sworn defender of both!
As are stars I listed from the Dune series. Still doesn't invalidate them from Sci-Fi trivia.
I'm hoping that when tourism becomes a thing, that there will be missions to fly McCaffrey fans to Rukbat, etc.
I'm planning to visit some of these stars, just to check uot the view.
Just visited the remote terraforming outpost of HIP 74290. It's got a "Discworld" theme going: the only space station in system is "Pratchett's Disc", and the three factions that vie for control there are the Ankh Guards (democrats), One Man One Vote (dictatorship), and The Guild (anarchists).
I have on several occasions met an npc called mace windu 3times he was clean the 4th he was wanted, naturally for the empire I took him down. Have also seen obi wan once before
