darkwheeldarkwheelOriginal Elite's 27 LY FSD range with degradable drives suggests Raxxla was historically accessible within a half-year journey from known space. Modern discovery must account for lore-consistent location boundaries based on legacy gameplay.
Original theorist: Thatchinho -- View original post
Original Elite Frontier CM3 with size 3 FSD had ~27LY range. Players historically visited Raxxla and returned within lifetimes with degradable drives (1-year decay). Maximum distance likely half-year journey, limiting Raxxla location to nearer regions of galaxy.
That is total range without refuelling. It still requires multiple jumps. You can also go a lot further if you use economical jumps. That calculation assumes max range jumps which are not very fuel efficient. As for it being in range of a stock Cobra Mk3, well, you could still travel a long way in one. Even assuming 1.0 modules Beagle Point or thereabouts is technically speaking in range. What i prefer to think about is the old FSDs which took a week to make a long jump and the 1 year decay on the drive system. Bearing in mind people went to Raxxla and returned in their own lifetimes, then the far side of the galaxy is unlikely, and if we accept the 1 year need to repair the jumpdrive, then its not more than half a year away. If we take a Frontier CM3 with a size 3 drive it has a 27LY...
Raxxla's known distance from the Bubble contradicts pre-improved FSD era travel capability. Proposes Raxxla may employ wormholes, possess mobility, or that lore-logic consistency was deprioritized by developers.
Any RAXXLA coordinates in or near the Bubble? I would think this secret planet would be closer, not tens of thousands of lightyears away, seeing that it was founded before improved FSDs were invented. Click to expand... Maybe Raxxla can or has moved. Maybe there is some sort of wormhole that it went through or you have/had to go through to get to it. Maybe that wormhole no longer exists. Maybe Raxxla has magical powers and can go where it wants. Maybe FD just doesnt care what makes logical sense and is like " ya, we put it over here. wanna fight about it?"
Specific mention of Cobra MkIII jump range (467Ly) by developer may indicate significance. Theory that ship class or its capabilities are key to discovering Raxxla, possibly requiring stock configuration.
Apologies folks, I am not an expert at these things - how is the jump range of 467Ly achieved with the MkIII above? Is it to do with the fuel tanks? Click to expand... Question...has anyone attempted this in a stock MKIII? Maybe by some wild chance the Cobra MKIII is the key. Seems weird he would specifically mention the Cobra MKIII. i'd imagine that to be the rough range of a few ships. Including Viper MKIV/ III. Where was this quoted anyway? THere may have been other hints in what he said. And while he may have mentioned range he seems not to have mentioned accessibility, permits and the like lol. Also it really might not be in Polaris. Polaris is just a connection many have made. I'm wondering if it's just in a Col sector or something. Polaris might just be a future content thing, o...
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