Interesting.
When you carry thargoid artefacts in the pleiades, you have more chance to lure them. Next time i go to colonia, i will take some with me
The Quest To Find Raxxla
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When you carry thargoid artefacts in the pleiades, you have more chance to lure them. Next time i go to colonia, i will take some with me
Possibly the Suontaka sword from Earth? Presently, looking for connected mythology (if any).
Suontaka sword - Wikipedia
The sword blade contains texts +NMIN+ and +NIOIN+, which can be abbreviations of In nomine Domini (Latin for "In the name of the Lord") or variations of the text "in the name of god".
Follow up: Nothing obvious mythologically connects to that sword but it does have a rather interesting background. System doesn't have a proper name. Not sure what to think. If you are suspicious, I'd DSS scan the planet and moon.
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Oooh...this is all very interesting! I'm fairly familiar with this system, as it's where I park my FC! But I'd never ever noticed that mystery orbit line...
Once you are in the system, it is described as Anarchy. I've spent some time going round the space POI, and as you say, they all appear to be Degraded Emissions (Threat 0). Never found anything out of the ordinary in any of them. Likewise, never seen anything unusual on the surfaces of the planet or it's moon. My personal theory is that perhaps there was once a station here, destroyed under mysterious circumstances; the orbit line is where it was, and all the POI are debris from the station. I also suspect that it was a bit of backstory/plotline that never got implemented before the game's release.
Now, it just so happens I have a stash of Ancient Keys and Trinkets of Hidden Fortune on the carrier. Just tried flying approximately where that orbit line is with one of each in the iEagle, nothing. But open to suggestions
I wouldn't rule out the books or the RPGs having relevant lore. There is a another similar system named Placet near the Old Worlds region that was apparently abandoned. Very odd place. I believe Placet is covered in "Docking is difficult". At present, we only have a partial story on Placet. Placet is in the bottom left of the map of Old Worlds Coalition region.
Actually, there's another on opposite side of Bubble (nearer to Canonn Science region) called HIP 15310. Completely abandoned.
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Keep them in your hold and jump from there to Sol... Crash into the moon... Do a traditional Raxxlan rain dance...Now, it just so happens I have a stash of Ancient Keys and Trinkets of Hidden Fortune on the carrier. Just tried flying approximately where that orbit line is with one of each in the iEagle, nothing. But open to suggestions
One similarity has occurred to me as a result of reading about the Oisir-Raxxlans' intentions, as shown in the passages above and earlier in this thread, and something in The Ragthorn:
In both works, there is a ritual to be observed and in the case of the Oisir-Raxxlans they were supposed to build their pyramids face-down but on Earth made the mistake of building them face-up. A character in The Ragthorn makes the same mistake and something that should have been set in place face-down was instead placed face-up.
This makes me think that we should either be looking for something that is face-down or, if we have to activate a structure of some kind, that positioning something face-down that would ordinarily go face-up is crucial to the process.
It might seem premature to think about this but I am not convinced that, even if we can find Raxxla, it will be straightforward what we have to do with it.
In both works, there is a ritual to be observed and in the case of the Oisir-Raxxlans they were supposed to build their pyramids face-down but on Earth made the mistake of building them face-up. A character in The Ragthorn makes the same mistake and something that should have been set in place face-down was instead placed face-up.
This makes me think that we should either be looking for something that is face-down or, if we have to activate a structure of some kind, that positioning something face-down that would ordinarily go face-up is crucial to the process.
It might seem premature to think about this but I am not convinced that, even if we can find Raxxla, it will be straightforward what we have to do with it.
First, upward means outward and downward means inward. You aren't looking externally but internally. You have everything you need if only you would pay attention.
Second, you are absolutely correct and this was covered in PLX 695...
Going there oddly seems kind of pointless until it clicks that the point of PLX 695 is a lesson not a destination.
Allow me to introduce you to Defense in-depth:
Defence in depth (non-military) - Wikipedia
Defence in depth - Wikipedia
So, back to what we are looking for....
There was no ret-conn with the release of Horizon. What happened is true extent of the puzzle became apparent. At that point, they revealed the components of Raxxla: surface installations, orbital installations, artificial structures, artificial power sources spread across the galaxy (for the human portion after the fix was deployed), alien surface sites, notable stellar phenomena, and lifeforms capable of specific tasks (up to and including turning whole worlds into giant superconductors and power transfer locations).
We have work to do. We screwed up by dismissal of everything that was in front of us. These show clear evidence of defense in-depth. It's time to leave our mark on the galaxy figure out what we've been given.
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"...something..."
"...find it..."
"...very hard to find..."
"...in the game world..."
^= Raxxla is a single thing, and a hidden thing too, and an actual thing. (as opposed to many things, a 'state of mind', or a constellation of stars, or something we see all the time but don't know what it is, for example).
Raxxla is singular, hidden, hard to find, but you can repeatedly get to it if/when you know how, if thee are 'access' requirements, everyone can achieve that requirement. (it's not random, it doesn't move, it's not only available to a select few).
I don't think Brookes would have described it using these words if he meant something different.
This was misinformation, I didn't check my sources. The below relate to Voyager 1 being added to the Sol system back pre-launch. NOT RAXXLA.
Here the post with the real links to this info: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-quest-to-find-raxxla.168253/post-10291530"...find it..."
"...very hard to find..."
"...in the game world..."
^= Raxxla is a single thing, and a hidden thing too, and an actual thing. (as opposed to many things, a 'state of mind', or a constellation of stars, or something we see all the time but don't know what it is, for example).
Raxxla is singular, hidden, hard to find, but you can repeatedly get to it if/when you know how, if thee are 'access' requirements, everyone can achieve that requirement. (it's not random, it doesn't move, it's not only available to a select few).
I don't think Brookes would have described it using these words if he meant something different.
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Are those posts legit? Do you have link to those posts, this is the first time i've seen those.
Good finds considering how extensively Michael Brookes was posting in first few years.
Sure
Edit: The other's I got from Jorki's thread here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/fdev-ed-relevant-quotes-videos.553526/#post-8671776
Oh I found one of them: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/gamma-2-secret-added.71798/#post-1189481
Actually, not even sure that relates to Raxxla. It might have been literally anything! LMAO. Jorki's thread says "MB on Raxxla", but there's no mention of Raxxla at all in the OP.
And Here's the other ones: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/gamma-2-secret-added.71798/page-4#post-1189799
So... Sorry @Jorki Rasalas but I think you need to remove the "MB on Raxxla" from your post there, cos they 'aint about Raxxla - at least, they're about something, but it's probably not Raxxla.
Thanks @AAABattery for making me go find the source for those, should have done that myself way back!
EDIT: Edit: Reading that thread, the secret was Voyager 1.
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So... yeah... Raxxla can be anything then still (except Founder's World). Go nuts!!
To clarify my earlier post, I think the components give hints directly (interactions like turning on or off stuff, download beacons, comms, hacking, etc) or indirectly (through in-game descriptions), give an idea of where to search. That said, anyone who wants it appears to have their work cut out for them. Also, I suspect a Holdstock link but time will tell on that.
Beyond the big prize, getting deeper into comms networks and such may shed light on other mysteries.
Note: There are installations mentioning cryptography (e.g. Conjoint Cryptographic Analysis amongst others). Just like how you scan to see interactions, there are layers to these puzzles. Installations were apparently not just for credits and fighting.
Beyond the big prize, getting deeper into comms networks and such may shed light on other mysteries.
Note: There are installations mentioning cryptography (e.g. Conjoint Cryptographic Analysis amongst others). Just like how you scan to see interactions, there are layers to these puzzles. Installations were apparently not just for credits and fighting.
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So... yeah... Raxxla can be anything then still (except Founder's World). Go nuts!!
Seems like someone's having fun with the system messages....
forums.frontier.co.uk
slightly diff code on this one:
forums.frontier.co.uk
7*78cbd635
This poor bloke got so excited after receiving the message and being hassled by Space Lettuces he forgot how to land and blew up his ship... oops...
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJfKjxZXa0w&t=5s
Raxxla
o7 Cmdrs today I received the following message, have you received it yet? Can this be the default location of Raaxla? greetings
slightly diff code on this one:
Hacked messages in HIP 20577
Looks like hackers have found a way to put big red messages directly to anyone who enters a system. I'm not sure if this could be used to push malicious clientside code but I'd try to stay away from hotspots. (Not my picture btw)
7*78cbd635
This poor bloke got so excited after receiving the message and being hassled by Space Lettuces he forgot how to land and blew up his ship... oops...
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See my signature for FD quotes thread
I’ve just been able to combine my cosmological Miltonian / Holdstock model with the Thargoid Maelstroms.
Post in thread 'The Quest To Find Raxxla'
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-quest-to-find-raxxla.168253/post-10281101
Post in thread 'The Quest To Find Raxxla'
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-quest-to-find-raxxla.168253/post-10138410
It identifies a clear zone of influence, identifying that systems named after thunder, storms, lightning gods all collectively build a spherical zone around Sol. Its zenith fits perfectly with the Morrigan, and also the boundaries of Hell. But the centre of the Maelstroms aligns upon this circumference as well.
Again I postulate this only identifies Michael Brookes built a John Milton and Robert Holdstock model in game.
I believe parts of the Codex were written allegorically to describe this very construct and at most that Raxxla sits upon the out-rim of this zone, as ties in perfectly with the location of Paradise in Milton’s text.
To the jewel that burns = I believe represents Milton’s Pendant Universe hanging from the walls (or Brow) of Heaven.
On the brow of the Mother of Galaxies = is the deity of Chaos, who is the mother of all elements in Paradise Lost, I believe this means the brow of Chaos, or the brow of the zone of Chaos.
So Raxxla I strongly suspect sits just outside this zone of Chaos, most likely within the uppermost hemisphere very close the zone of the heavens aka the Empyrean.
Post in thread 'The Quest To Find Raxxla'
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-quest-to-find-raxxla.168253/post-10281101
Post in thread 'The Quest To Find Raxxla'
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-quest-to-find-raxxla.168253/post-10138410
It identifies a clear zone of influence, identifying that systems named after thunder, storms, lightning gods all collectively build a spherical zone around Sol. Its zenith fits perfectly with the Morrigan, and also the boundaries of Hell. But the centre of the Maelstroms aligns upon this circumference as well.
Again I postulate this only identifies Michael Brookes built a John Milton and Robert Holdstock model in game.
I believe parts of the Codex were written allegorically to describe this very construct and at most that Raxxla sits upon the out-rim of this zone, as ties in perfectly with the location of Paradise in Milton’s text.
To the jewel that burns = I believe represents Milton’s Pendant Universe hanging from the walls (or Brow) of Heaven.
On the brow of the Mother of Galaxies = is the deity of Chaos, who is the mother of all elements in Paradise Lost, I believe this means the brow of Chaos, or the brow of the zone of Chaos.
So Raxxla I strongly suspect sits just outside this zone of Chaos, most likely within the uppermost hemisphere very close the zone of the heavens aka the Empyrean.
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Then having Siddha Terminal in Pandemonium is a clue to look for a Sidhe mound, reinforcing the possibility that we are looking for a tomb that is a gateway to the Otherworld.
We have Lugh, Ogma, Brigid, Danu and the Morrigans, Goibniu, Nodens (Shibboleth of Nodons?), so if these are gathered at a certain level then Raxxla may be just below that (although from memory Brigid might be a bit off to one side... need to check in-game).
I still feel that something is missing to pin this down to a single system. 'The personal journey' keeps ringing around my head. Even then, if we had a single system matching the cosmological description, there's something more that has to be done to find this thing, whether it is way off in deep space or in the middle of a crater somewhere... . If it is just a POI somewhere, then everyone will just head there like it's nothing once the location is made public. I don't think it will be quite that easy.
We have Lugh, Ogma, Brigid, Danu and the Morrigans, Goibniu, Nodens (Shibboleth of Nodons?), so if these are gathered at a certain level then Raxxla may be just below that (although from memory Brigid might be a bit off to one side... need to check in-game).
I still feel that something is missing to pin this down to a single system. 'The personal journey' keeps ringing around my head. Even then, if we had a single system matching the cosmological description, there's something more that has to be done to find this thing, whether it is way off in deep space or in the middle of a crater somewhere... . If it is just a POI somewhere, then everyone will just head there like it's nothing once the location is made public. I don't think it will be quite that easy.
I suspect there may be a reason why comet hunting was banned. And why comets are in-game but have never been graphically represented. It would be extremely difficult to drop in on a "comet" with no signal source or visual indication to target. It might be there is some visual clue, like the six orbiting stations in Pareco...but even then it's very difficult. If the "comet" were programmed to visually be represented by a very small black hole (how I'd envisage an "Omphalos Rift") it might only be visible against background stars, & it may not be detectable by ship sensors...