They have had another dredger ship in Colonia that also didnt show up on poi until you dropped in also...so who knows howlong or how many things people have missed, not to mention remember back to a stream where when someone asked Ed would Raxxla be an asteriod belt in reference to Sol they looked at eachother and said your in the right direction or something like that...
Great Raxxla Potato Hunt - Help us scan every system within 200 ly of Sol
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Status Update for Week of 2021-04-17 : 2021-04-24
We've scanned 2,159 / 5,123 grid sections (+17), which is 42.14% of our search grid (searched once).
We have confirmed 81 of those sections (searched twice).
That includes 31,482 / 67,941 systems (+317), which is 46.34% of systems.*
Notes
We've scanned 2,159 / 5,123 grid sections (+17), which is 42.14% of our search grid (searched once).
We have confirmed 81 of those sections (searched twice).
That includes 31,482 / 67,941 systems (+317), which is 46.34% of systems.*
Notes
- 4 Megaships
- 9 Moons
- 5 Capital Ships
Status Update for Week of 2021-04-24 : 2021-05-01
We've scanned 2,170 / 5,123 grid sections (+11), which is 42.36% of our search grid (searched once).
We have confirmed 82 of those sections (searched twice).
That includes 31,711 / 67,941 systems (+229), which is 46.67% of systems.*
Notes
We've scanned 2,170 / 5,123 grid sections (+11), which is 42.36% of our search grid (searched once).
We have confirmed 82 of those sections (searched twice).
That includes 31,711 / 67,941 systems (+229), which is 46.67% of systems.*
Notes
- 5 Megaships
- 7 Moons
Just checking do you mean 7 new / unmapped or even undiscovered moons?
We have a policy of mapping 8th moons of gas giants. That is the number of moons reported each week. We map them again whether they have been mapped before or not. (There are still plenty of unmapped bodies out there.)
... 8th moon!?
Thought we are searching for 'Asteroid Cluster 8' now
Thought we are searching for 'Asteroid Cluster 8' now
The big question mark is:
How would you know that you have found 'Raxxla'?
It will most likely not be written on any astronomical body in plain sight.
Also, if there was any such name written anywhere, it would already be in the database as such. For a name to stick, there must be verified coordinates, position markers associated with it in the database, or signal sources that do tell the truth about any position (static or dynamic) you are about to call 'Raxxla' when near.
Else, any name or position discombobulated will not be easy to glue together. (Although not impossible with enough clues.)
So the main issue is not exploration, but that of research, examination, analyzing, and knowing what exactly to look for.
Here the clues will (logically most likely, but perhaps more mythically) lead in the right general direction. And when there are no clues left, the puzzling begins.
I suggest we use all sensory inputs, not just our imagination, noses, or butts.
The best we can do is then to make detailed exploration of any target we believe the clues are pointing at.
How would you know that you have found 'Raxxla'?
It will most likely not be written on any astronomical body in plain sight.
Also, if there was any such name written anywhere, it would already be in the database as such. For a name to stick, there must be verified coordinates, position markers associated with it in the database, or signal sources that do tell the truth about any position (static or dynamic) you are about to call 'Raxxla' when near.
Else, any name or position discombobulated will not be easy to glue together. (Although not impossible with enough clues.)
So the main issue is not exploration, but that of research, examination, analyzing, and knowing what exactly to look for.
Here the clues will (logically most likely, but perhaps more mythically) lead in the right general direction. And when there are no clues left, the puzzling begins.
I suggest we use all sensory inputs, not just our imagination, noses, or butts.
The best we can do is then to make detailed exploration of any target we believe the clues are pointing at.
When enough different faction claim to possess Raxxla, the fight for ultimate domination by Right of Office can commence. Who is correct? Who is favored by the gods? And who is the fool, yet unsung hero in the end.....
That would be the Great Raxxla Granola Hunt. They operate from the pantry.... 8th moon!?
Thought we are searching for 'Asteroid Cluster 8' now
@ArchEmperor
Sure, we don't expect a bold sign saying, "Raxxla Is Here", but we do expect that we'll find something unusual - a clue or otherwise. Michael Brookes is on record saying, "you have to make some of it a tiny little bit obvious". It may be a situation like with the "Unknown Probes" that we only learned were Thargoid after some time.
You're not wrong to suggest that it would be easier to start from the clues we have and try to narrow down the search area. Except, people have been doing that since the game began, and no one is any closer to figuring out where to look. The problem is that there are almost no clues.
People like to speculate (sometimes wildly) about Raxxla, and that's fun - but it doesn't usually lead to something you can act on. This effort is about collecting data that we don't have. No one has searched this entire area systematically. There's value in that no matter the result.
That said - we do have a priority system in place. If anyone can show a reason (with evidence!) why Raxxla might be in one place over another, we can bump that area in priority. That logic needs to be sound, though.
Also, it's not exclusive. If you think you know where to look, help us out by scanning grids in that area. You're investigating your ideas and contributing to the larger project at the same time. That's a win-win.
Sure, we don't expect a bold sign saying, "Raxxla Is Here", but we do expect that we'll find something unusual - a clue or otherwise. Michael Brookes is on record saying, "you have to make some of it a tiny little bit obvious". It may be a situation like with the "Unknown Probes" that we only learned were Thargoid after some time.
You're not wrong to suggest that it would be easier to start from the clues we have and try to narrow down the search area. Except, people have been doing that since the game began, and no one is any closer to figuring out where to look. The problem is that there are almost no clues.
People like to speculate (sometimes wildly) about Raxxla, and that's fun - but it doesn't usually lead to something you can act on. This effort is about collecting data that we don't have. No one has searched this entire area systematically. There's value in that no matter the result.
That said - we do have a priority system in place. If anyone can show a reason (with evidence!) why Raxxla might be in one place over another, we can bump that area in priority. That logic needs to be sound, though.
Also, it's not exclusive. If you think you know where to look, help us out by scanning grids in that area. You're investigating your ideas and contributing to the larger project at the same time. That's a win-win.
Status Update for Week of 2021-05-01 : 2021-05-08
We've scanned 2,179 / 5,123 grid sections (+9), which is 42.53% of our search grid (searched once).
We have confirmed 82 of those sections (searched twice).
That includes 31,893 / 67,941 systems (+182), which is 46.94% of systems.*
Notes
We've scanned 2,179 / 5,123 grid sections (+9), which is 42.53% of our search grid (searched once).
We have confirmed 82 of those sections (searched twice).
That includes 31,893 / 67,941 systems (+182), which is 46.94% of systems.*
Notes
- 5 Megaships
- 9 Moons
- 1 Capital Ship
This project is brilliant. Thank you.
Progress Report: 2021-05-08 : 2021-05-15
We scanned +10 grid sections , putting us at 42.73% scouted and 22.16% overall.
That includes +163 systems, which brings us to 47.18% of systems in the search area.
Notes
8 Megaships noted (of which one was damaged by Thargoids)
4 Moons mapped
We scanned +10 grid sections , putting us at 42.73% scouted and 22.16% overall.
That includes +163 systems, which brings us to 47.18% of systems in the search area.
Notes
8 Megaships noted (of which one was damaged by Thargoids)
4 Moons mapped
There's a dredger in Colonia? Where?
Progress Report: 2021-05-15 : 2021-05-22
We scanned +12 grid sections , putting us at 42.96% scouted and 22.28% overall.
That includes +254 systems, which brings us to 47.56% of systems in the search area.
Notes
We scanned +12 grid sections , putting us at 42.96% scouted and 22.28% overall.
That includes +254 systems, which brings us to 47.56% of systems in the search area.
Notes
- 7 Megaships
- 14 Moons
- 1 Crashed ship
- 1 CapShip
- 1 Station orbiting nothing
Evidence please. That’s not how it went down, at least not how I recall it.
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I thought they were mixing it up with a post by @Ian Doncaster about a POI in Colonia that doesn't show on FSS, it was mentioned during or after the search for the Hesperus. There was one he mentioned that was a Megaship in an Installation POI and only the Installation showed up but there might have been another as well, cant remember if he said there were 2 different ones or not. Hopefully he'll see this and remember and we can see if thats what it was.
Could be wrong though, have no idea what video is being referred to if theres another urban myth going on separate to that one.
There are four tourist beacons in uninhabited systems around the Colonia region. They show up on FSS just fine.
There is a moving non-dockable megaship which jumps between those beacons and the Colonia system on the usual "moving megaship" cycle.
When the megaship is in Colonia, it shows up on the FSS.
When the megaship is in the uninhabited systems, effectively "inside" the beacon instance, it does not show up on FSS (but the beacon still does)
There's just the one megaship like this out here, but it moves around a lot.
Entirely separately there are two POIs - one installation, one mysterious wreckage - in the Kinesi system which do show up on the FSS and contacts panel but only once you've mapped the moons they orbit. This is probably because they're - while in orbit - also within the orbital cruise zones of those moons. (However, pre-FSS in 3.2, these POIs were detectable normally on the contacts panel ... so this may be a bug. Someone who hasn't mapped Kinesi should recheck what happens in Odyssey)
Does this clarify things?
Oh, and on the "Raxxla is in an asteroid belt" theory ... I have long being suggesting that this would be a good place to hide it precisely because no-one ever checks them, so it could be fairly close to Sol (within a couple of thousand LY, say) without being spotted. I'd never heard anyone from Frontier suggest this was true, though. Since Frontier have now used this hiding approach for the Hesperus, it's probably not what they're using for Raxxla. But it could be, of course