The Quest To Find Raxxla

Jorki Rasalas

Jorki Rasalas
Jaiotu said:
If this is the case, and unless Frontier introduces some kind of interaction with the Goids that doesn't boil down to blasting them to bits, I'll be taking my leave. Thargoids right now are pretty shallow content in my opinion and if they end up forcing that content on the entire player base ... well, I guess I'll be praying for Star Citizen.
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I started to investigate the other verse last week,but a bit bogged down by hotas setup. So long since I did it for ED Im having to relearn it, and SC doesn’t yet cater for hotas modifier keys but my ED setup has one on throttle & one on stick. Want to keep the two game setups aligned as far as possible
 
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Jorki Rasalas

Jorki Rasalas
Scytale said:
When you'll still be struggling with a pre-alpha SC , Doc, I will have already: discovered Raxxla, put a name on every single Club member and possibly be talking fluent Guardianish ...
And a retired well known penguin wielding a fishing pole instead of an axe. And granpa Jorki drinking milk instead of single malt. And Macros leaving for his third circumnavigation. And Han_Zen landing on Cass A A1 ELW.
Don't misunderstand me. I would love to be wrong ... :)
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Whisky in warm milk is ok if you run out of Horlicks whilst on the Kessel run.
and SC is definitely only in alpha at the moment, anticipate release in 2 years time. But fun still to be had whilst alpha testing, think FD have forgotten that a game is supposed to be fun.
 

Macros Black

Macros Black
Thargoids are largely optional, guessing 99% of the playerbase are unable or simply uninterested in engaging the Thargoids in combat, hence the need for initiatives like the latest CG producing Thargoid combat drones. Like Jaiotu said, until other types of engagements are introduced, this is unlikely to change.
 

JulesD

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Problem is you cannot casually engage with thargoids. You either commit to fitting AX weapons and go thargoid hunting or you have to run away. I wouldn't mind a bit of combat with thargoids if I happened across one but I'm not going to fit AX weapons so this is not a choice.
 

Louis Calvert

Louis Calvert
Jaiotu said:
Interesting. I assumed "The Club" was something Drew created for the book and not something bigger. I have to rethink some things.
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Same, that changes things quite a bit.

Nick work Makahi!

Raxxla : I was told, in person, by David Braben in 2014 that it was in the game and Frontier Devs knew where it was.

I was never part of any background lore that I was made aware of or read - so I personally don't know where it is.
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I read somewhere, can't remember where, I think it was the Authors Notes in And Here The Wheel (maybe) that the writers were told specifically that the one topic they couldn't write about was Raxxla, which is why AHTW goes after Soonil but still wraps in a lot of old Raxxla lore.

I took this to basically mean "we've got plans for Raxxla", basically.

My own guess is that it can't be that far out of the core worlds, as it was reachable by the far slower hyperdrive systems of the previous game periods (prior to the FSD).
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So good to hear someone with access to the writers pack say that. That's something I've been speculating about for ages.

"The Club" was a lore construct provided by Frontier that I used in the novel, thus I am not aware of the full scope of their powers.
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That is incredibly interesting. It means that essentially the Club's influence is potentially far more wrapped in the games narrative than we previously thought.

All I can say is that the question regarding the 'Permit Locked' systems... is a very good question indeed.
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I wonder if Drew means that the part of Makahi's question regarding the discovery scanner is 'a good question indeed'? as in, maybe the discovery scanner doesn't show us everything in a system... If that's the case then... uuuugh it'll be impossible, that means literally matching up the planet visuals with what the discovery scanner says...
 

Jorki Rasalas

Jorki Rasalas
Louis Calvert said:
Same, that changes things quite a bit.

Nick work Makahi!



I read somewhere, can't remember where, I think it was the Authors Notes in And Here The Wheel (maybe) that the writers were told specifically that the one topic they couldn't write about was Raxxla, which is why AHTW goes after Soonil but still wraps in a lot of old Raxxla lore.

I took this to basically mean "we've got plans for Raxxla", basically.



So good to hear someone with access to the writers pack say that. That's something I've been speculating about for ages.



That is incredibly interesting. It means that essentially the Club's influence is potentially far more wrapped in the games narrative than we previously thought.



I wonder if Drew means that the part of Makahi's question regarding the discovery scanner is 'a good question indeed'? as in, maybe the discovery scanner doesn't show us everything in a system... If that's the case then... uuuugh it'll be impossible, that means literally matching up the planet visuals with what the discovery scanner says...
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Oh dear, back to visually scanning for planets by parallax.

Cross-posting my comment from alien archeology&tinfoilery thread re DrewW’s clarification of the Club: That’s good to know, though I think the way the catering CG (after Salomé’s demise) was constructed (either to support it or to hinder it, with no way to get further information on the attendees & therefore membership of The Club) means that they are intended to remain only a background part of the storyline (at least for now).
 

Han_Zen

Han_Zen
Jorki Rasalas said:
Oh dear, back to visually scanning for planets by parallax.
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I have a very strong feeling that this is the only way.

If Raxxla is in a system that shows up on the galaxy map and the planet it self shows up on a discovery scan it's not really obfuscated, is it?

All available info points to Raxxla being a planet. That's why I think it's the planet that is obfuscated, not the system.

Just my simple logic. Could well be flawed.


P.S. It's in Sirius. :D
 

Jaiotu

Jaiotu
Sothis was first discovered for EDSM by J. Calvert (Joshua) on Mar 15, 2015, 2:31:13 PM.

1st mention of Sothis in Galnet appears to have been in a PowerPlay article in which Utopia was planning to establish a Commune there: https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/31-JUL-3301

2nd mention of Sothis in Galnet. Also PowerPlay. Utopia's efforts to establish a presence in Sothis faltered: https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/07-AUG-3301

3rd mention. Sothis Crystalline Gold. Interesting (almost alchemical) Rare commodity that was hinted at having future applications: https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/25-SEP-3301

4th mention. "Li Yong-Rui was disappointed, as deals that would have incorporated additional systems into the Sirius portfolio fell through. Sirius's investors remain optimistic about the corporation's future performance, as deals with wealthy systems lie on the horizon. With the ongoing study of Sothis Crystalline Gold, Sirius stocks are soaring." - https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/02-OCT-3301

5th mention. "Earlier this year, the Sirius Corporation expanded into the systems of HIP 8396, Almagest, Sothis, Ceos, and Robigo." - https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/15-OCT-3301

I don't think we should ignore the Sothis/Sirius connections.
 

Han_Zen

Han_Zen
Jaiotu said:
Sothis was first discovered for EDSM by J. Calvert (Joshua) on Mar 15, 2015, 2:31:13 PM.

1st mention of Sothis in Galnet appears to have been in a PowerPlay article in which Utopia was planning to establish a Commune there: https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/31-JUL-3301

2nd mention of Sothis in Galnet. Also PowerPlay. Utopia's efforts to establish a presence in Sothis faltered: https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/07-AUG-3301

3rd mention. Sothis Crystalline Gold. Interesting (almost alchemical) Rare commodity that was hinted at having future applications: https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/25-SEP-3301

4th mention. "Li Yong-Rui was disappointed, as deals that would have incorporated additional systems into the Sirius portfolio fell through. Sirius's investors remain optimistic about the corporation's future performance, as deals with wealthy systems lie on the horizon. With the ongoing study of Sothis Crystalline Gold, Sirius stocks are soaring." - https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/02-OCT-3301

5th mention. "Earlier this year, the Sirius Corporation expanded into the systems of HIP 8396, Almagest, Sothis, Ceos, and Robigo." - https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/15-OCT-3301

I don't think we should ignore the Sothis/Sirius connections.
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Sothis was put on the map after an Exploration CG held by Sirius corporation, in this particular region. Sothis and a few other systems were renamed from their generic version to their current names.
This was back in February/March 3301.

There has neve been an explanation to why Sirius Corporation wanted to expand in this direction. It's worth noting that Sothis is on a direct line from the Core, towards H&S/EAFOTS.
 

Jaiotu

Jaiotu
Han_Zen said:
Sothis was put on the map after an Exploration CG held by Sirius corporation, in this particular region. Sothis and a few other systems were renamed from their generic version to their current names.
This was back in February/March 3301.

There has neve been an explanation to why Sirius Corporation wanted to expand in this direction. It's worth noting that Sothis is on a direct line from the Core, towards H&S/EAFOTS.
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Reading the Wikipedia article for Sirius produces a lot of familiar names: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius

Look at the section labeled "Observational History". Sothis. Ceos. Robigo. All names connected in some way to Sirius, the Sothic cycle, etc.
 

Scytale

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* 'Well done, Brett. Not as far as the Rift, but it will do the work !'*
* 'It wasn't me this time, Mike. They are impulsed by their own momentum. Space madness is such an useful asset !*
 

Han_Zen

Han_Zen
Jaiotu said:
Reading the Wikipedia article for Sirius produces a lot of familiar names: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius

Look at the section labeled "Observational History". Sothis. Ceos. Robigo. All names connected in some way to Sirius, the Sothic cycle, etc.
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Yes, they are all there. There is even a connection to the reoccurring fungus, in the form of wheat rust.

The Sothic cycle is easy to interpret as a 'the wheels of time turns' connection.

It could also be just a play on the Sirius name, with no deeper meaning.
 

Thatchinho

Thatchinho
Gaiseric said:
If it's in keeping with the myths and legends then they wouldn't be myths and legends. They would be firm facts we could work on.
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That doesn’t really make sense. It can be fully in keeping with the myths and legends, and they will still be myths and legends. That only changes when we actually find out some facts. Until we know the facts, then the myths and legends are just that and how factually accurate they are is unknown. (Unless FD directly states to what extent it’s in keeping with the myths and legends, obviously.)
 

Highhead

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Speaking for myself, even with the information about The Club, it still feels like Raxxla itself just isn't in game at all (yet), as have so many "assets" that were introduced with an update or being "activated" on a server tick (and then being discovered only a few hours/days later). With people actively looking for Raxxla and taking into account lore regarding travel-ranges, I am quite sure that it would have been discovered already if it really was in a non-permit locked system. "It is in game and we know where it is" isn't new and doesn't mean anything at all, if stated by DB or FDEV. I would love to be wrong though :(
 
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