Is the Formadine Rift complete??

Louis Calvert

Louis Calvert
Nomen Luni said:
I would like that. :) What is really needed is a definite starting point, like a Galnet article saying "Go to [System Name] for interesting content". I check it regularly but never seem to notice anything apart from CGs.
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I think that's one of the failings of ED to be honest. You need to basically be involved in a ton of out-of-game discussions to get the most out of the game if you're looking for something a bit deeper. While I think that's great for extending the gameplay into other areas, and I really enjoy taking part in the discussions etc. It's annoying that there's very, very little in-game, as you say, that lets you know what's going on.

Hopefully the Beyond Updates next year (specifically the Galnet, exploration and associated updates) will wrap more of the out-of-game stuff into the game.

If you're looking for some mysteries to get stuck into (and haven't already seen these!) right now, these two topics are the areas to watch (until something else happens):

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/383412-INRA-Base-Discoveries - Trying to figure out how to find the 7th INRA base location.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/380519-Guardians-Discussions - There's a lot of new Guardian ruins being found, this is reshaping what we know about them, and while there's nothing ground-breakingly new right now it seems like identifying the new ruin locations is giving us more bits of the puzzle. There's also questions about the audio recordings (what do they mean?) and the connection between the Guardians and the Brain Trees is puzzling but apparently significant.

Also good (always) is the Canonn site, which has a lot of great stuff to get your teeth into: https://canonn.science/

If you want to help gather research data there's an ongoing project collecting info on Thargoid interactions to try and figure out what's going on there. https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/381230-Thargoid-Data-Gathering-Effort-We-need-your-help!

Never know when the next Rift Mystery is just around the corner ;)
 

Zeeman

Zeeman
For the purposes of the in game story - it is done. Whether or not there are any other parts of the puzzle that have yet to be uncovered, no one really knows.

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Nomen Luni

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Thanks Moribus. I will have a look at them. I'm out at the Formidine right now (just reached the Zurara earlier this afternoon) but I will see what I can do once I return to civilisation in a few days.
 

Chesso

Chesso
The anaconda in the rift could have been cool If it was a old Elite anaconda :) I would have dropped everything to go see that. There must be a gardian homeworld out there somewhere tho It would take till atmosphere planets to find it Thats is something Im looking forward to much more than the airless world outposts Oh the lost civalisations we can find then maybe some lost human worlds too.
 

Aldaris

A
Moribus said:
I think that's one of the failings of ED to be honest. You need to basically be involved in a ton of out-of-game discussions to get the most out of the game if you're looking for something a bit deeper. While I think that's great for extending the gameplay into other areas, and I really enjoy taking part in the discussions etc. It's annoying that there's very, very little in-game, as you say, that lets you know what's going on.

Hopefully the Beyond Updates next year (specifically the Galnet, exploration and associated updates) will wrap more of the out-of-game stuff into the game.

If you're looking for some mysteries to get stuck into (and haven't already seen these!) right now, these two topics are the areas to watch (until something else happens):

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/383412-INRA-Base-Discoveries - Trying to figure out how to find the 7th INRA base location.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/380519-Guardians-Discussions - There's a lot of new Guardian ruins being found, this is reshaping what we know about them, and while there's nothing ground-breakingly new right now it seems like identifying the new ruin locations is giving us more bits of the puzzle. There's also questions about the audio recordings (what do they mean?) and the connection between the Guardians and the Brain Trees is puzzling but apparently significant.

Also good (always) is the Canonn site, which has a lot of great stuff to get your teeth into: https://canonn.science/

If you want to help gather research data there's an ongoing project collecting info on Thargoid interactions to try and figure out what's going on there. https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/381230-Thargoid-Data-Gathering-Effort-We-need-your-help!

Never know when the next Rift Mystery is just around the corner ;)
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You forgot to mention Project Equinox and Project Thunderchild mysteries that can be found at https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/380074-GCS-Sarasvati-early-Thargoid-lookout-megaship
 

ThomasWJames

ThomasWJames
I love the mysteries in Elite: Dangerous and how they are presented for the most part. If you miss something historical happening, just like in real life, you've missed it and now have to relive it through the books or other media. In Elite: Dangerous if you miss it you can still go visit it but not experience it as it was happening. I'm one of those people that one started playing the game not too long ago and two is away from the "Bubble" where everything is happening. I'm okay with that and will just have to catch up/visit when I get back. With that being said I wish Frontier would do a few things, and I think they are working on doing it better...

1. Is the new Codex/Galnet that's coming. I'm hoping they put an in-game encyclopedia of the mysteries and the story so far so that if someone wanted to get an update as to where we are they can just click and read or maybe listen.

2. I like when Frontier drops little hits here and there, like a strange signal has been intercepted around "x" section of space, but not give really any real coordinates. Gives Commanders a reason to go out to "x" location and search the hell out of it. With hundreds of Commanders across 3 platforms, someone is bound to hit something eventually...anyone has a chance if you're around and willing.

I hope that Elite: Dangerous 3.0 is all about bringing in, even more, mysteries and story plots and secrets in the game, it's what gets me coming back for me. I would also like them to continue to put more "unique" POI's in the game even if they aren't main story related.
 

patttiat

patttiat
Ohhh the Formidine Rift, i was there early this year. 20.000ly out and back, what a awesome 3 weeks journey.

More like the Formidine Rift stuff in the Galaxy and we would have so much to explore, but this is Frontier.
1-2 Months after 2.4 and nothing more than a signal source to jump in and watching npc aliens collecting cargo, woaahhhh awesome :eek:
 
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