Here’s a quicky, do Thargoids have anything to do with the dark wheel, Raxxla or the club? Specifically the star maps found at there active sites.
Here’s a quicky, do Thargoids have anything to do with the dark wheel, Raxxla or the club? Specifically the star maps found at there active sites.
So there is a possibility? After all the star maps are said to be of the andromeda galaxy and Raxxla is described as a gateway, could possibly be linked?Not that we know of - Thargoids appears in the original The Dark Wheel novella, but I'm pretty sure that's one of the parts that have been retconned. There's also various mentions, but AFAIR they're not linked to Raxxla or the Dark Wheel.
The Club, on the other hand, had a great master plan to prepare the bubble for the Thargoid incursion, and a super-secret backup plan in case things go south. You can find all of this in a chapter (or two) of Premonition by Drew Wagar (or on the wiki, most likely).
So there is a possibility? After all the star maps are said to be of the andromeda galaxy and Raxxla is described as a gateway, could possibly be linked?
Following the Thargoids’ retreat, all evidence suggested that their surface sites had become dormant. But new data from our Eagle Eye network shows that they have surged back to life, and that the star maps inside these structures are now pinpointing the Deciat system.
“We’ve also been studying the star maps found inside Thargoid structures. We still don’t know the precise purpose of these maps, but our analysis has revealed some intriguing details about how the Thargoids categorise geographical data. Indeed, it’s entirely possible that their concepts of territory differ dramatically from our own.”
Forum lawyer much?Drew,
... Do you care to comment on this discrepancy or any of the deletions that appear to be obfuscating the true nature of your statement?
It's been driving me crazy for a couple years now, but since the original post was deleted as mentioned, i really want to clear the air.Forum lawyer much?
It's been driving me crazy for a couple years now, but since the original post was deleted as mentioned, i really want to clear the air.
I actually think something similar happened with the fabled "a commander has been to raxxla's system, but honked and left" quote. I have a pretty strong memory of actually reading that here on the frontier forums, but i suspect the post/thread was deleted in late 2015 or ealry 2016. Of course, dont have any evidence for this, which further drives me to nitpick at the DB quote while i still have some proof!
Raxxla is something different.barcode said:I'm a tiny little bit disappointed they didn't call it Raxxla
Michael
It was more of a spiritual successor than a direct sequel. We did look at a story involving Raxxla, but felt that was a story that should be played out in game rather than as a novel.
Michael
Here is the link to the Drew Wagar thread in question. Obviously, this link no longer works and i cannot find this thread in the archives, but maybe you will have more success:I did a bit of a forum search hoping to find some corroboration for the often cited quotes about raxxla and any other pointers that may have been missed.
So far the only relevant ones with the search of raxxla & MB / DB are below. Whilst not hugely helpful it does look like posts from 2014 / 2015 are still present and indexed however It could be that other quotes were from videos / non FD sites that weren't transcribed here or somehow not indexed in all the forum changes since they were made.
context: discussing the liqua's naming of the founders system. (28-11-2014)
context: discussing the subject of MB's book. (20-07-2015)
Drew,
I noticed that the only real confirmation of Raxxla comes from your mouth. The only current reference to this comes from Canonn's article here:
Of note, the wording here is: “It’s out there and we (FD) know where it is.”Drew Wagar’s Lore: Raxxla | Canonn Research Group
Raxxla is, perhaps, the biggest mystery of the Elite Dangerous universe. Despite that, it is also the most obscure. There is virtually no information about it whatsoever.canonn.science
However, i know that this is just a copy of your article from your personal blog. You have deleted the original blog post, though it is accessible via the Wayback Machine. (https://archive.is/20150212132654/h...m/progress-report/the-day-i-met-david-braben/). You can see that this article actually has no mention of your discussion of Raxxla (later, you edited this blog to the version that is now on canonn). Indeed, this actual bit of communication was posted in your Frontier Forum post linking to this article. This forum thread was deleted upon the most recent forum migration. (Have not been able to find via any web archives)
I happen to have written down what was said in that forum post, and your exact wording (for the DB quote, not necessarily the frame i've put it in) was as follows:
"Drew: Raxxla?
David: It exists, we know where it is and why people haven't been able to find it..."
This is significantly different than "it's out there and we know where it is". Do you care to comment on this discrepancy or any of the deletions that appear to be obfuscating the true nature of your statement?
The reason the lore articles were consigned to Canonn's custodianship was due to Fdev retconning the lore in various places, leaving me uncertain as to what was accurate or not.
I always felt that there was more to the Dynasty conspiracy; lore is about 3 possible relocation candidates, and we're only seeing two. The Conflux sites are half-way to where Jacques Station ended up. The Zurara is possibly half way to wherever the second candidate is. And the third location... we have neither the half-way point, nor the destination itself.
Why do hyperdictions not drop us out in Witchspace? They used to in older Elite games (atleast thats what I've read)
And are there structures to be found in Witchspace? I've read that some people (not real players) have seen structures in Witchspace and I've been looking out for them ever since.
I'll ask a generic question...
Where is Raxxla!!!???