darkwheeldarkwheelRaxxla functions simultaneously as both portal and planet through witchspace-based or dimensional implementation, existing outside conventional spacetime and discoverable through non-standard mechanics.
Original theorist: drew -- View original post
Author Drew Wagar conceptualized Raxxla as alien construct underpinning witchspace fabric, linked to space and time, resolving paradox of being both portal and planet while remaining hidden.
Oh yeah ! The "Oolite Raxxla" ! I love it. ' It’s not a portal, or even a time machine by design, but it is an alien construct that underpins the very fabric of witchspace. It is linked to space and time.' Mutabilis, by Drew Wagar. Click to expand... Blimey. I'd forgotten about that. It's been a long road, getting from there.... ahem. Yes. When I put Raxxla in those fan novels I was trying to figure out a way to have Raxxla be a portal and a planet (as per description in the Dark Wheel) which had somehow not been found despite decades of searching. I figured it had to be meta-physical in some manner, hence the wierdness/witchspace implementation in Mutabilis. I'd do it differently now (not that I have anything to do with Raxxla in ED I hasten to add), but that sort of slightly ethe...
Raxxla conceptually functions as both a portal and a planet simultaneously, necessitating a meta-physical or witchspace-based implementation to explain why it remains undiscovered despite decades of searching. This ethereal quality aligns with Oolite's original hyperspace conventions.
Blimey. I'd forgotten about that. It's been a long road, getting from there.... ahem. Yes. When I put Raxxla in those fan novels I was trying to figure out a way to have Raxxla be a portal and a planet (as per description in the Dark Wheel) which had somehow not been found despite decades of searching. I figured it had to be meta-physical in some manner, hence the wierdness/witchspace implementation in Mutabilis. I'd do it differently now (not that I have anything to do with Raxxla in ED I hasten to add), but that sort of slightly ethereal, magical, otherworldness struck me as quite a good way of realising Raxxla. Oolite was true to the original game Elite, where we had different 'galaxies', galactic hyperspace and other conventions now long abandoned by ED. Whatever they do with Raxxla...
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