Yes... but he apparently only said that to Drew Wagar, not to the community... so he could still backtrack on that.
Formidine Rift... what is it?
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Yes... but he apparently only said that to Drew Wagar, not to the community... so he could still backtrack on that.
Breaking it down using using generalizations or to put it mildly, keep it simple stupid.
Clue -Watch your six: = look behind you, typically most of us will see the Milky Way when traveling to the Rift or while in the Rift depending on the angle. Is there something special we should see when looking back at the galaxy? A marker of some sorts?
Clue - The core of the problem: First we need to define the problem, which definition best meets this criteria?
1. Don't know exactly where to look.
2. Don't know exactly what were looking for?
1-a. Using the keyword "core" which is commonly known and referred to as the core of the galaxy this must be a play on words, therefore we can assume that core in this case means either, core of the rift, core of a sector, core of a system. Watching our six we can look behind us and see the core but this offers little help.
2-a. Thargoids or worse are most always referred to as coming from the rift or have been seen on the other side, therefore we can safely assume that we are looking for some kind of alien presence, ship wreckage, traces of their existence, or even them.
So the core problem can be narrowed down to 1-a where to look as 2.a provides enough information even though still vague.
Clue - The etymology of the name Kahina: Diviner or fortune teller, this clue is too ambiguous and is considered noise for now.
Clue - Formidine: Translated from Latin = Dread/Fear, no systems or areas equate into a similarity of the words dread/fear, there is a lot to be feared out in the rift, or the sense of dread when you hit a dead end but so far that's about it. This clue is noise for now.
Clue- Depends on who goes looking: This is just a reference on the nature of the individual who goes looking, do they have the patience, the willingness to search the enormous expanse, nothing special is required other than the ability to read between the lines of the clues given, and the sheer patience to keep at it.
Because of the sheer size of the area in question the Rift plus the outer arm, without any other substantial information this will take a very, very long time to find, it can't be the Bovomit sector as it is currently locked out, and I don't think the key to unlock has been in place since launch, or has it?
So to sum up all the madness, were looking for a system that has been accessible since launch that should in theory contain some sort of evidence of an alien presence.
Clue -Watch your six: = look behind you, typically most of us will see the Milky Way when traveling to the Rift or while in the Rift depending on the angle. Is there something special we should see when looking back at the galaxy? A marker of some sorts?
Clue - The core of the problem: First we need to define the problem, which definition best meets this criteria?
1. Don't know exactly where to look.
2. Don't know exactly what were looking for?
1-a. Using the keyword "core" which is commonly known and referred to as the core of the galaxy this must be a play on words, therefore we can assume that core in this case means either, core of the rift, core of a sector, core of a system. Watching our six we can look behind us and see the core but this offers little help.
2-a. Thargoids or worse are most always referred to as coming from the rift or have been seen on the other side, therefore we can safely assume that we are looking for some kind of alien presence, ship wreckage, traces of their existence, or even them.
So the core problem can be narrowed down to 1-a where to look as 2.a provides enough information even though still vague.
Clue - The etymology of the name Kahina: Diviner or fortune teller, this clue is too ambiguous and is considered noise for now.
Clue - Formidine: Translated from Latin = Dread/Fear, no systems or areas equate into a similarity of the words dread/fear, there is a lot to be feared out in the rift, or the sense of dread when you hit a dead end but so far that's about it. This clue is noise for now.
Clue- Depends on who goes looking: This is just a reference on the nature of the individual who goes looking, do they have the patience, the willingness to search the enormous expanse, nothing special is required other than the ability to read between the lines of the clues given, and the sheer patience to keep at it.
Because of the sheer size of the area in question the Rift plus the outer arm, without any other substantial information this will take a very, very long time to find, it can't be the Bovomit sector as it is currently locked out, and I don't think the key to unlock has been in place since launch, or has it?
So to sum up all the madness, were looking for a system that has been accessible since launch that should in theory contain some sort of evidence of an alien presence.
Yes, but Lave's moon also simply disappeared one day... Which suggested that it wasn't really a moon.
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We can assume nothing.
"Watch your six" is also just common pilot-talk. Putting too much emphasis on what might be an off-hand phrase might lead us down a wrong path.
The "core" of the problem may not be a play on words at all. It could actually be a reference to the galactic core. Maybe once we reach the rift we should stop following the Riedquat/Reorte line and set our course across the rift on a line from SgrA* through the R/R line at the edge of the rift. Or, as has been suggested, it might be a reference to Sap 8 cores. Honestly it might be that we can't identify what the "core" is until we actually understand what the "problem" is.
In Drew's non-canonical fiction the Thargoids came from the Rift. Perhaps they entered our space because they were chased out of their own?
More likely INRA or CIEP.
Edit: Or one of the major powers intelligence services.
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And INRA is rumored to have settled on the fringe,
kept secret bases and stuff, like legendary RAXXLA perhaps?
Is that one of Jacob (Yacob) Boehme's texts?
Had the same idea about the intersection between the R/R line and a line from Sgr A*...But think that would put the coordinates way north of the Formidine Rift. Not sure, though.
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Nope... a sermon by some minister named "W. Chub".
Plus the fact that nobody knows where exactly the Rift starts. That would open the search arc by quite a bit...
Ah, thanks, though it did sound very similar; although written in Teutonic, the English translators (same period, perhaps they all had a similar style back then) reminded me of that general theme of speaking. That and the replacement of S for F or whatever it was ("And they themfelves, not finning or underftanding...", reminds me of "Thocrates, the thouthern thea thtrangler...").
Nice find either way, +rep
On my way to the rift I stopped at BD+55 191 in the middle of the NGC 281 nebula.
This system has one landable planet BD+55 191 AB 1, that yields Niobium, Cadmium, Vandium and Chromium.
Unfortunately I didn't find any Germanium but still this planet gave me 2 upgrades to 50% FSD boost.
This system has one landable planet BD+55 191 AB 1, that yields Niobium, Cadmium, Vandium and Chromium.
Unfortunately I didn't find any Germanium but still this planet gave me 2 upgrades to 50% FSD boost.
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I think it was in Mutabilis, Oolite Saga. But this is not official lore though...
Wouldn't you need at least a third line to triangulate (esp. In 3D space)? Math is not my strong point.
Considering that the RR plane is ~48 it could be a 2 line intersection and extending the line from Sgr A* due south, calculated coords would be at about 35 : 48 : 43, closest system being Ackcanphi. (and Pandemonium at 34 : -114 : 46).
IN ED physics, Neutron Stars about the most dangerous stellar objects out there. Unlike Black Holes which are harmless.
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