Great Raxxla Potato Hunt - Help us scan every system within 200 ly of Sol

MiloGreenRanger

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Status Update for Week of 2021-10-09 : 2021-10-16

We've scanned 2,506 / 5,123 grid sections (+31), which is 48.92% of our search grid.
That includes 36,433 / 67,941 systems (+390), which is 53.62% of systems.*

Notes:
  • CMDR Aehnkantos found a Crashed Ship with a Thargoid Sensor on Waruta 1 A.
  • CMDR Aehnkantos found a Crashed Ship on CD-54 4840 A 1 C.
  • 26 Megaships
  • 29 Moons
  • 4 Capital Ships
* (estimated from EDSM database)
 

Zieman

Zieman
Now that the search is about half complete, it is good time to start mentally preparing for the inevitable end result and the next step in the search.
I predict the end result of this potato hunt to be: no Raxxla found.
Next step will of course be: enter each and every Belt Cluster in all those systems. Optionally also each ring of every gas giant with 8 moons.
 

MiloGreenRanger

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Status Update for Week of 2021-10-30 : 2021-11-06

We've scanned 2,551 / 5,123 grid sections (+11), which is 49.80% of our search grid.
That includes 37,103 / 67,941 systems (+171), which is 54.61% of systems.*

Notes:
  • CMDR Aehnkantos found a Listening Post on Ruka 2 (leads to Research Facility 5592).
  • CMDR Aehnkantos found a Crashed Ship on LP 675-76 B 2 A.
  • CMDR MiloGreenRanger found the Ghost Ship Adamastor around Chukchan 5 B (related to finding the Hesperus).
  • 20 Megaships
  • 13 Moons
  • 2 Capital Ships
* (estimated from EDSM database)
 

MiloGreenRanger

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Bonus Post:

I noticed I had a datapoint from almost exactly a year ago, so here is our progress over the last year. The bars are stacked on top of each other (not layered in front of one another).

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Another way to look at progress is by "shells" of 50-ly thickness. Our priority system has always emphasized the 150-200 ly range, as that focuses the search on the edge of the bubble. (The 200+ ly category is a sanity check on the formulae.)

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MiloGreenRanger

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Status Update for Week of 2021-11-13 : 2021-11-20

We've scanned 2,576 / 5,123 grid sections (+9), which is 50.28% of our search grid.
That includes 37,417 / 67,941 systems (+96), which is 55.07% of systems.*

Notes:
  • 9 Moons
  • 18 Megaships
  • CMDR Yanko Sanko found a Convoy Beacon in Gliese 307.

* (estimated from EDSM database)
 

Slegnor

Slegnor
Zieman said:
Now that the search is about half complete, it is good time to start mentally preparing for the inevitable end result and the next step in the search.
I predict the end result of this potato hunt to be: no Raxxla found.
Next step will of course be: enter each and every Belt Cluster in all those systems. Optionally also each ring of every gas giant with 8 moons.
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Thats pretty much my plan when we finish, use the data we've gathered to make a narrower search on specifics
 

schlowi123

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Did the title of this thread change since its inception? Because I remember ignoring it on purpose in the beginning (since Raxxla was mentioned and I wasn't interested in another theory).

Anyway, I've been looking since months to get back into the pilots seat (albeit, likely not as often as before) and discovered that this actually is a systematic survey … well, I'm up for that. But I fear I'll be a bit slow, due to flying on PS4 and life (and other games). But i guess every scanned sector helps :) .

Edit: I just ralized that I'm parked close to the center of the galaxy. So it'll take a while before I'm back … sigh
 
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CMDR Davanix

CMDR Davanix
schlowi123 said:
Did the title of this thread change since its inception? Because I remember ignoring it on purpose in the beginning (since Raxxla was mentioned and I wasn't interested in another theory).

Anyway, I've been looking since months to get back into the pilots seat (albeit, likely not as often as before) and discovered that this actually is a systematic survey … well, I'm up for that. But I fear I'll be a bit slow, due to flying on PS4 and life (and other games). But i guess every scanned sector helps :) .

Edit: I just ralized that I'm parked close to the center of the galaxy. So it'll take a while before I'm back … sigh
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Its not how slow you operate but your input, if every cmdr playing right now just did one system each it would still be a great help to this survey
 

MiloGreenRanger

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Indeed, we appreciate every contribution. If everyone on the Discord server scanned 4 grids (~50 systems) we'd be done.

The title of this thread has not changed, but I think I posted a prospective thread to gauge interest in the before times. Maybe you saw that. I agree it's better to think of this as a survey rather than tinfoil. =]

If you have any questions when you're back in the bubble, just let us know.
 

MiloGreenRanger

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Status Update for Week of 2021-11-27 : 2021-12-04

We've scanned 2,591 / 5,123 grid sections (+8), which is 50.58% of our search grid.
That includes 37,649 / 67,941 systems (+145), which is 55.41% of systems.*

Notes:
  • CMDR MiloGreenRanger found a Crashed Ship with a Thargoid Sensor on Qaha Witoto 3.
  • CMDR Slegnor found an Unregistered Comms Beacon around Silurion 2 A, leading to Silurion 4 B.
  • CMDR Slegnor found an Anomalous Signal around Silurion 4 B, containing a Type-9 convoy.
  • 10 Megaships
  • 2 Moons

* (estimated from EDSM database)
 

cmdr Lopolo

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JetsonRING said:
This almost sounds like a troll by FDev to get players to login and search for something that may or may not even really exist in the game but, I do not think FDev really wants anyone to "discover" Raxxla. If Raxxla is ever found I believe players will very quickly learn that it is ephemera, with zero relevance to actual gameplay except as something to search the galaxy for. o7
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Unfortunately I feel same. I lost faith that there is a lot of easter eggs, unknown undiscovered objects or even more, story lines. So much unused potential.
 

MiloGreenRanger

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Status Update for Week of 2021-12-04 : 2021-12-11

We've scanned 2,603 / 5,123 grid sections (+12), which is 50.81% of our search grid.
That includes 37,778 / 67,941 systems (+129), which is 55.60% of systems.*

Notes:
  • 12 Megaships
  • 7 Moons
  • 3 Capital Ships
  • 1 Tourist Beacon
  • CMDR Beorhtnoth found a Crashed Ship on HIP 60422.
  • We have been operating for 100 weeks.

* (estimated from EDSM database)
 

MiloGreenRanger

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Status Update for Week of 2021-12-11 : 2021-12-18

We've scanned 2,623 / 5,123 grid sections (+20), which is 51.20% of our search grid.
That includes 38,073 / 67,941 systems (+295), which is 56.04% of systems.*

Notes:
  • 37 Moons
  • 12 Megaships
  • 3 Capital Ships
  • CMDR schlowi123 found a Crashed Ship on BD-22 3573 15 B 2.
  • CMDR schlowi123 found a Crashed Ship on Chemaluk 1.
  • CMDR schlowi123 found a multiple Listening Posts in Teorge.
  • CMDR MiloGreenRanger found a Crashed Ship on G 126-31 AB 2 A.
* (estimated from EDSM database)
 
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