The Quest To Find Raxxla

lorrad

lorrad
Thatchinho said:
Ok, not sure where you're getting that from bud, but we definitely seem to be talking at cross purposes.

Have I misunderstood this bit:



I'd read that as you meant you knew Drew was quoting forum posts from MB & DB, but did you mean Fyrd was?
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I originally took Fyrd for granted as meaning when you find Raxxla you'll know it so was chiding you who knows their stuff to the front page for the Brooks and Braden quote though it would be interesting to know where exactly Fyrd heard just entering the system and you'll know comes from.

The only certainties we have are the Mbrooks and Dbraben quotes but they do mean its been there from the beginning so Horizons not required even if its been enhanced since then even the 32 bit version can find it, the rest is tinfoil. The withdrawn missions may be a clue or not.

I know all the rifteres in their heart thought of the rift as a warm-up for Raxxla and considering it wasn't found until spoon fed says what it does.

The odds are literally unimaginable.

"I found Raxxla and all I got was this lousy T-shirt!"
 

Thatchinho

Thatchinho
lorrad said:
I originally took Fyrd for granted as meaning when you find Raxxla you'll know it so was chiding you who knows their stuff to the front page for the Brooks and Braden quote though it would be interesting to know where exactly Fyrd heard just entering the system and you'll know comes from.

The only certainties we have are the Mbrooks and Dbraben quotes but they do mean its been there from the beginning so Horizons not required even if its been enhanced since then even the 32 bit version can find it, the rest is tinfoil. The withdrawn missions may be a clue or not.

I know all the rifteres in their heart thought of the rift as a warm-up for Raxxla and considering it wasn't found until spoon fed says what it does.

The odds are literally unimaginable.

"I found Raxxla and all I got was this lousy T-shirt!"
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Ah, gotcha! So, it was more the other bit of Fyrd's statement that piqued my interest - specifically the bit saying that it was discoverable (although the other bit does kind of follow on from that, obviously :) ).

My money's always been on it being behind a permit lock, or through some other means in game but undiscoverable at present. So, if FD have genuinely said it's discoverable at present, I'm seeing that as pretty big news!

I fully take your point about the probability of stumbling across it being so low though, and agree (I think!) - in practical terms it'd probably still effectively be undiscoverable even if it's not literally so! :)
 

lorrad

lorrad
Thatchinho said:
Ah, gotcha! So, it was more the other bit of Fyrd's statement that piqued my interest - specifically the bit saying that it was discoverable (although the other bit does kind of follow on from that, obviously :) ).

My money's always been on it being behind a permit lock, or through some other means in game but undiscoverable at present. So, if FD have genuinely said it's discoverable at present, I'm seeing that as pretty big news!

I fully take your point about the probability of stumbling across it being so low though, and agree (I think!) - in practical terms it'd probably still effectively be undiscoverable even if it's not literally so! :)
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There is one small scale quest unfulfilled from the Rifter thread and that's Hassan's homeworld.

1." WREDGUIA sector about 400 light years from Sol" - Drew W
2. Binary system: 1 Actinic, 1 Red , init.
 

lorrad

lorrad
Louis Calvert said:
I thought Drew said that Hassan's homeworld wasn't important?
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Yes, not important to the mystery of the Formidine Rift, but at least its something leftover that's confirmed to exist as opposed to chasing various ghosts that are not. Looks simple on the face of it a binary system with one actinic star and one red about 400 lyrs from earth in WREDGUIA sector. But ya know folks, chasing unicorns is more interesting than finding a lost pony.
 
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[Diplomacy] Carnegie

[Diplomacy] Carnegie
lorrad said:
Yes, not important to the mystery of the Formidine Rift, but at least its something leftover that's confirmed to exist as opposed to chasing various ghosts that are not. Looks simple on the face of it a binary system with one actinic star and one red about 400 lyrs from earth in WREDGUIA sector. But ya know folks, chasing unicorns is more interesting than finding a lost pony.
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Except that it's been chased already and nobody ever found it.

Given that FDev didn't manage to actually put the Zurara next to an ELW, do you really imagine they hand-crafted a system 400 LY outside the Bubble just to tie in with Reclamation?
If you believe they did that, then you'd have to believe that they put Octavia's base between Ferenchia and Mistra - which they didn't.

Hassan's homeworld is more a unicorn than Raxxla.
 

lorrad

lorrad
DrewCarnegie said:
Except that it's been chased already and nobody ever found it.

Given that FDev didn't manage to actually put the Zurara next to an ELW, do you really imagine they hand-crafted a system 400 LY outside the Bubble just to tie in with Reclamation?
If you believe they did that, then you'd have to believe that they put Octavia's base between Ferenchia and Mistra - which they didn't.

Hassan's homeworld is more a unicorn than Raxxla.
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I know Drew checked it to make sure its there and he got the distance right. So what if its been chased and not found as everyone's batting exactly zero for finding things without their noses being rubbed it so far. 1/4000 is worse than 1/400000000 maybe in penguin math as all a penguin is good for in deep space is fighting off scurvy.

http://www.allegromedia.com/sugi/penguin/
 

Jorki Rasalas

Jorki Rasalas
DrewCarnegie said:
Except that it's been chased already and nobody ever found it.

Given that FDev didn't manage to actually put the Zurara next to an ELW, do you really imagine they hand-crafted a system 400 LY outside the Bubble just to tie in with Reclamation?
If you believe they did that, then you'd have to believe that they put Octavia's base between Ferenchia and Mistra - which they didn't.

Hassan's homeworld is more a unicorn than Raxxla.
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Has anyone checked the alignment of Monoceros with Camelopardis, Perseus and Andromeda?
Or possibly the centroid?
:rolleyes:
 

madbilly

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There's loads of stuff in all the ED novels that is not in game. In fact, I just made a list from AHTW, but it's not relevant to Raxxla so...

...but do you see the similarity? Raxxla, Cirag, both in TDW but not in Elite; Hassan's Homeworld not in ED; loads of places from AHTW not in ED... the list goes on for all of the ED books and probably the FE2 and FFE stories too (and don't get me started on Imprint, I was so sad when I worked out that all that stuff wasn't in Elite Plus).

Just because it's in a book, doesn't mean it's in game. The reason we're actually looking for Raxxla is because they have said that "it's out there and we know where it is". Of course, we're assuming "out there" means in game ;)
 

[Diplomacy] Carnegie

[Diplomacy] Carnegie
lorrad said:
I know Drew checked it to make sure its there and he got the distance right. So what if its been chased and not found as everyone's batting exactly zero for finding things without their noses being rubbed it so far. 1/4000 is worse than 1/400000000 maybe in penguin math as all a penguin is good for in deep space is fighting off scurvy.

http://www.allegromedia.com/sugi/penguin/
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Is that the same DrewW who told us that the Rift mystery wasn't a POI?

Do you have a link for where he stated that it was in-game?
 

Trickylion

Trickylion
On the system map, you can zoom out, perhaps raxxla is invisible but when the cursor is on it, then it is highlighted.
Search all lore related systems to find out
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lorrad

lorrad
DrewCarnegie said:
Is that the same DrewW who told us that the Rift mystery wasn't a POI?

Do you have a link for where he stated that it was in-game?
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No I don't have a link to my 800 pages of notes.

Somewhere in the rift threads

"Apologies folks - was looking at the wrong system!

Hassan and Sushil's homeworld is in the WREDGUIA sector, around 400 light years away.


Cheers,


Drew. "

I think all the authors should sue FDEV for not following through with in game assets and proper support. In fact we should all sue, we've all been deeply injured and emotionally damaged by FDev's callous and less abuse. The occasional tourist beacon where something supposedly happened doesn't cut it. We'll sue Jeff Bezos cause it goes through his servers so it his fault, he's as guilty as the New York Stock exchange was for selling Florida swamp land as developed suburbs and you know what that lead to, Hitler!
 

Cmdr Shijima

Cmdr Shijima
lorrad said:
No I don't have a link to my 800 pages of notes.

Somewhere in the rift threads

"Apologies folks - was looking at the wrong system!

Hassan and Sushil's homeworld is in the WREDGUIA sector, around 400 light years away.


Cheers,


Drew. "

I think all the authors should sue FDEV for not following through with in game assets and proper support. In fact we should all sue, we've all been deeply injured and emotionally damaged by FDev's callous and less abuse. The occasional tourist beacon where something supposedly happened doesn't cut it. We'll sue Jeff Bezos cause it goes through his servers so it his fault, he's as guilty as the New York Stock exchange was for selling Florida swamp land as developed suburbs and you know what that lead to, Hitler!
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Louis Calvert

Louis Calvert
Seems that a lot of people make a connection between Raxxla and the Rift. I'm curious if there's any actual reason for this link that I've missed?
 

[Diplomacy] Carnegie

[Diplomacy] Carnegie

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Louis Calvert said:
Seems that a lot of people make a connection between Raxxla and the Rift. I'm curious if there's any actual reason for this link that I've missed?
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I don't think there is. Besides..

“Thargoid incursions into the Formidine rift appear to be increasing dramatically.” (From the Rift thread FP. 'Doc' Jaiotu.)

and

If it does, then on Raxxla there’s an alien construct that’s a gateway to other Universes, and all that’s in those Universes in the way of bounty, and treasures, and aliens, and life...

— Rafe Zetter in The Dark Wheel by Robert Holdstock

The door the Thargs take to enter the MW in the Rift coming from Magellan?
Of course, since that, aliens appeared ingame far from the Rift. Raxxla could as well be in Col70 as in a Guardians system. I for myself suspect Raxxla is Merope 5c which is an actual key. But where is the door?
I would add: why in the hell the cultists from The Children of Raxxla are/were so tied to the Formidine Rift narrative ? These far-fetched fanatics have always been very well informed. (< RP)
 
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Jorki Rasalas

Jorki Rasalas
DrewCarnegie said:
Is that the same DrewW who told us that the Rift mystery wasn't a POI?

Do you have a link for where he stated that it was in-game?
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I think wires are getting crossed here and we’re going off-topic.
DB said Raxxla exists in-game and MB said there will be no clues to it.
DW checked on Hassan’s homeworld as people were interested & I seem to remember he said it’s there but is unimportant in the FRift storyline.
DW said the FRift mystery wasn’t a poi -the mystery was the Dynasty Conspiracy by The Club and Zurara was the visible evidence of that plot in the FRift.

now can we get back to the hunt for Raxxla without any clues?

Louis Calvert said:
Seems that a lot of people make a connection between Raxxla and the Rift. I'm curious if there's any actual reason for this link that I've missed?
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Nope, no reason whatsoever
other than they are both mysteries
 
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