Announcing the Lagoon Nebula Colonization Mega-Project
Executive Summary:
This mega-project isn't about colonizing the Lagoon Nebula itself, but rather constructing the highway to get there. Led primarily by the Mercs of Mikunn, this initiative will establish a colonization path deep into uncolonized space to the Lagoon Nebula making it easier for commanders to expand human presence in the region and anywhere along the route. Along the way, we will identify, evaluate and assist with the colonization of promising system that may be of interest to the community. Additionally, we will share noteworthy systems along that route that commanders may wish to develop into thriving frontier outposts! Those will be posted in this thread. While the Mikunn's primary goal will be building this route, we are happy to assist others establish a foothold as needed.
Genesis:
The Mercs of Mikunn were founded at the launch of Elite: Dangerous as the Background Simulation and Colonization Test. We were the first group to expand a faction. Little did we know that colonization didn't exist at the time, but frontier gave us the first CG which was also the first colonization effort. This occurred at the newly renamed Sefrys system which you can visit today and is fittingly located at the starting point of the proposed highway.
While colonization hasn't existed for ten years, we focused on breaking the background simulation black-box and made the first community guide. Additionally, we held a prospective system competition backed by frontier that led up to the colonization of Colonia. But this is quite literally what our group was made to do, and a significant portion of our original community has returned for this effort.
The Project:
The starting point was chosen ten years ago as one of the most coreward planets we could possibly find. In the image below, the blue shows our systems and the green highlights the area of the bubble. We are already the closest to our target:
We are also not concerned about the logistics with the advent of the fleet carrier, its 500 LY jump range, and the ability to place it near the target its trading with. We understand the scope of this project as well. Keep in mind, we were the first faction to control 100 systems and it took us four years. As we progress, we will deviate to target areas requested by commanders and may assist in building out those systems. This highway will be along one of the most populous routes to the core and our hope is we can connect many individuals star systems they have wished to colonize over the years.
How can you help:
Trucking, exploring, and finding the system YOU want to architect. It may be difficult to do it alone, but you have our support. The earlier you spot a system that you want to architect along our path, the more likely it is we will be able to deviate to it without going off course.
Join us here: https://discord.gg/gVXunmY
Current participants:
CMDR Lucifer Wolfgang
CMDR Exil
CMDR Bolton54
CMDR Von MD
CMDR Meeces2911
CMDR ChromaSlip
CMDR Lord Thunderwind
CMDR Alycans
CMDR ZombieJoe
CMDR Death Magnet
CMDR Chriton Suen
CMDR Jikard
CMDR Kiesman
CMDR Double Standard
CMDR Caddymac
CMDR Kalran Oarn
CMDR BLASC
CMDR Beauseant
CMDR Niokman
CMDR Celok
CMDR Deathro18
CMDR Zenith2195
CMDR Caerwyrn
CMDR Reenuip
CMDR Priapism
CMDR THEWOLFE208
CMDR Wolfe3
CMDR Tristamen
CMDR Gumbilicious
CMDR Shyr
CMDR Matt Flatlands
CMDR Yossarian
CMDR Henry Blackfeather
CMDR Audio Kyrios
CMDR Xavier Saskuatch
CMDR xmotis
Javeh
Cula-ta
Txpolecat
Arthur P
Arthur Locke
Jador
Calomiriel
Sanc
Celok
SnelleJelle99
Zombie Joe
Plaidstar
Audio Kyrios
John Wayne
CMDR BEATZ0121
Please... Join this effort. Once more unto the stars dear friends!
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