is the Hyperspace Conduit random?

[Boff'in]

It has always been proclaimed by the player base that the
“Loading screen”,
Hyperspace Conduit,
Witch space,
Is a series of random animations and effects. I’ve always felt so.

But just how certain are we?
Has it been confirmed?

Raxxla.
Running off the lore and concepts proposed, an axis Mundi (the stone at Delphi), is a navigational marker
From which the ancient sailors orientated their maps by an Origin.

A spiral of stars is of course an opening to hyperspace.
And maybe....there is a navigational marker “in” hyperspace.

So I’ve been running some experiments with the destination “star” appearing in the conduit, there are some stars that appear (or not) to the side of the destination star. Using these as our signposts. The colour (and brightness), the orientation of the peripheral star (and even the number of these stars) to the destination star, appears to be consistent to the direction of hyperspace travel (to a degree). So
Repeating the same the trip A->b
Gave The same star colour/count at the end of the animation.
Altering My pitch (up or down) repositioned the peripheral star above/below the destination star.

Now I might have been hauling onionhead for a bit longer than I should whilst being on the searching for Raxxla.

so I needed to dock and check in with the other pilots of the federation to help ratify my theory and/or sanity

 

[Drelthar]

...

 

[pippo]

you forgot these...

Spoiler

 

[nosleepdemon]

Yes

 

[Bryan K]

A spiral of stars is of course an opening to hyperspace.

.........wat

 

[Lightspeed]

Witch space,
Is a series of random animations and effects. I’ve always felt so.

But just how certain are we?
Has it been confirmed?

Not entirely random. I think you have answered it below ....

So I’ve been running some experiments with the destination “star” appearing in the conduit, there are some stars that appear (or not) to the side of the destination star. Using these as our signposts. The colour (and brightness), the orientation of the peripheral star (and even the number of these stars) to the destination star, appears to be consistent to the direction of hyperspace travel (to a degree). So
Repeating the same the trip A->b
Gave The same star colour/count at the end of the animation.
Altering My pitch (up or down) repositioned the peripheral star above/below the destination star.

In other words, what is displayed depends on the star systems we are aimed at, and which we pass. I believe that is true.

 

[myothershipisacobraiv]

I wish something about Hyperspace looked a bit different when you neutron boos or also when you inject.

Occasionally you'll pass by a weird glowing green star. Always wondered about those.

 

[Codger]

I think the animation stuff is just random, but it does show the star you're headed for at the end point, so you can see the color of that. As far as I've seen though, that's the only bit that isn't random. I could, of course, be completely wrong

 

[Vandaahl]

Can I have your stuff?

 

[varonica]

I think the animation stuff is just random, but it does show the star you're headed for at the end point, so you can see the color of that.

Except for black holes, for some reason they aren't black in hyperspace, I've always thought that was a bit strange!

 

[DNA-Decay]

I’d love it if you were right.
But your methods seem less than rigorous.
You’re not going to produce a UA probe sonic map image out of the Hi Wake animation.

Show me your spreadsheet. What are your variables?

 

[Hanerib]

You see, the trick is to first take Onionhead, and then activate the Thargoid Probe with a scanner. Then you'll see spiralling stars.