For the sake of completeness, it looks like we have our answer. Matching up the Galmap shown in today's livestream, the new "Pilot's Federation District starting system" of Dromi is the currently unpopulated system Manu. While Manu currently has just a lone G2 star, it would appear that they have added a number of planets. The same would seem to be true of the rest of the new District: Otegine is the currently planetless Col 285 Sector XB-M a37-0, Matet is Wo 9732, etc. Interestingly, Wolfsegen is Col 285 Sector SV-N a36-1, which is currently one of those boring and usually-deserted "brown dwarf with some icy bodies" systems. I'll be curious to see if they add stations to the system as-is, or spin up new planets.
Speculation on Newbie Space
- Thread starter Maolagin
- Start date
I wonder if there will be a mad rush to first discover and map those new bodies. 
I think the answer was "yes"I wonder if there will be a mad rush to first discover and map those new bodies.
Yeah, lol! And I already went and claimed some!
Yeah, that's why I keep harping on about the newbs being stuck in a simulator until they can adequately complete and pass a test of some description BEFORE they are issued with a pilots license.
Could completely circumvent all these problems with a simple "FAIL! Start over..."
To finds Raxxla you have to make triple Elite while staying in newbie space.
Last edited:
Not saying I don´t like about the idea, but just that do not remember it from any of 3 previous Elite´s.
Yes there were starting systems back then also (in solo play ofc, but even now with larger "bubble" good enough "random" selection for a starting system could work also against newbie-griefers), but I don´t think they were any safer than other systems of that category.
It hurts me Millenials can´t fly a space ship anymore, things used to be much better.
If we start removing "dangerous" parts of the game, could we just call it Elite 4 and just add atmospheric landings (won´t need to be top graphics if there is enough variation in PG), as soon as possible with or without space legs (would be happy to just fly/drive/dive on some planets with more than just rocks/ice blocks), and make Universe feel more "real" for rest of us also?
Yes there were starting systems back then also (in solo play ofc, but even now with larger "bubble" good enough "random" selection for a starting system could work also against newbie-griefers), but I don´t think they were any safer than other systems of that category.
It hurts me Millenials can´t fly a space ship anymore, things used to be much better.
If we start removing "dangerous" parts of the game, could we just call it Elite 4 and just add atmospheric landings (won´t need to be top graphics if there is enough variation in PG), as soon as possible with or without space legs (would be happy to just fly/drive/dive on some planets with more than just rocks/ice blocks), and make Universe feel more "real" for rest of us also?
Oh, there were previous multiplayer elites? tell me more
As I said, previous Elite´s were Solo play (just like now for some ), though I remember dreaming of FFE (Elite 3) as a multiplayer with all those planetary landings and stuff.
Point were, Elite now needs more planets to land on to keep Universe feeling alive for the players.
Let´s face it, Elite has always with it´s pretty souless mission boxes relied on imagination of players to make Elite Universe around them alive, having artificial borders like having no way to land on planets with supposed billions of people just won´t work anymore.
), though I remember dreaming of FFE (Elite 3) as a multiplayer with all those planetary landings and stuff.Point were, Elite now needs more planets to land on to keep Universe feeling alive for the players.
Let´s face it, Elite has always with it´s pretty souless mission boxes relied on imagination of players to make Elite Universe around them alive, having artificial borders like having no way to land on planets with supposed billions of people just won´t work anymore.