darkwheeldarkwheelProposes that Raxxla may not be a traditional location but rather a metaphorical or multi-dimensional construct requiring traversal of alternate realities in sequence, where the journey and understanding itself constitute discovery rather than reaching a fixed destination.
Original theorist: ArchEmperor -- View original post
Suggests Raxxla exists in a 5+ dimensional reality requiring traversal of alternate realities in a specific sequence and manner, where the journey itself rather than the destination is the true nature of the quest.
To find an exact place in time of a 5+ -dimensional reality, you not only have to find linear coordinates, but you must traverse a maze of alternate realities. In a very specific order and in a very specific way. For a specific acceleration: Knowing when to turn, how much for how long. (Knowing how much to nerf and when to boost) The actual path defines the reality we end up in. "Brilliance is when Raxxla is never ever found, but always sought, with plenty of clues that lead them on.... to something... and nothing. It is the path to wherever it leads, that is what we seek. Not the actual end or the goal. The road is better remembered than the final act or destination. There is no destination, only a road of opportunity." - me So... when it is good, we are Raxxling (or in a state of ...
Drew Wagar speculates that if Raxxla exists, it contains an alien construct functioning as a gateway to other universes with unknown bounties and consequences.
I'll just quote Canonn from Canonn on this one: 'Alas, the Dark Wheel is not considered ‘canon’ for Elite Dangerous so we cannot rely on this description of Raxxla, [...].' (Source: https://canonn.science/lore/drewwagar-raxxla/) Assuming that Raxxla is not what we think it is, is justified. EDIT: By the way, because you explicitly highlighted "A planet": "Planet" is greek and means wanderer, which could technically refer to a person. Click to expand... You kind of deftly left out a bit of Drew's quote. The ellipsis bit is: "though my suspicion is that it remains fairly accurate" You also left out this bit: "Does it exist, or does it not? 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, a...
Historical myths often distort truth over time; Raxxla could have originated as a person, asteroid, or moon but evolved into legend as a planet through centuries of retelling.
Okay, lets assume for a second that "The Dark Wheel" is canon. It doesn't change anything, because Raxxla is a myth even within the canon lore. It's entirely possible and furthermore likely that the in-lore characters are absolutely wrong about this. I brought up Odysseas and the dwarf elephant skulls (it could've also been a blacksmith guild according to wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclops). It spiraled up over thousands of years to giant cyclops. This is by far not the only example. It is not uncommon to stumble over myths, that originated from true events, people or facts, but were twisted tremendously. Turning Raxxla from a person, or an asteroid, or a moon to planet, seems pretty likely to me. Yeah that's a good point, but does that mean that Braben and Brooks couldn't have m...
'Planet' derives from Greek meaning 'wanderer,' which could theoretically refer to a person rather than a celestial body, suggesting Raxxla might not be what its name implies.
I'll just quote Rafe Zetter from The Dark Wheel on this one: 'Raxxla's no alien, Alex. It's a ghost world. A planet. A legend . . .' Click to expand... I'll just quote Canonn from Canonn on this one: 'Alas, the Dark Wheel is not considered ‘canon’ for Elite Dangerous so we cannot rely on this description of Raxxla, [...].' (Source: https://canonn.science/lore/drewwagar-raxxla/) Assuming that Raxxla is not what we think it is, is justified. EDIT: By the way, because you explicitly highlighted "A planet": "Planet" is greek and means wanderer, which could technically refer to a person.
Theory suggests a dilapidated abandoned base exists on a remote, forgotten world visited by Jason Ryder that contains proof of Raxxla's existence, though possibly without coordinates.
I'm still of the opinion there is a planetary base out there on some lowly, forgotten world, FAR from the bubble, that contains a long abandoned, dilapidated base. A base once visited (and perhaps inhabited briefly) by Jason Ryder. Here there contains, something, proofing Raxxla exists. But perhaps no coordinates.... Click to expand... If Raxxla is really accessible since launch, then this wouldn't be true, because there was no planetary landing back then. Therefore the whole landing on a planet thing shouldn't be a thing.
Raxxla theorized as a gateway between two universes with a monitor/screen as the literal portal - the game universe on one side and our reality on the other, making it 'so obvious it's right in front of our noses'.
I also don't see how MB's IRL clue "a little bit obvious" would fit with FDev HQ being Raxxla... :S Click to expand... No? Raxxla is supposed to be a gateway to another universe. On one side of the monitor is the game universe while on the other side of the monitor there is our universe (the gateway therefore is so obvious that it is literally right in front of our noses). Of course this would mean that the "evil men" exploiting Raxxla for themselves is Frontier Developments ... Final edit: I'm not saying that I'm convinced that this is the case. Just that it makes for an interesting thought.
Raxxla is theorized to either be in a completely arbitrary location with no logical discovery method, or a meta-puzzle requiring decoding from lore, mission texts, or in-game names rather than complex game mechanics.
Marcos has bee triple elite since the dawn of time. I don't think it matters. Just Elite, should do. As long as you have the Founders permit you aren't locked of from anything, I think. Raxxla has supposedly been in the game all the time, so we are not looking for complex game mechanics. The may of course put in a quest a some point, that requires triple or quadruple Elite. I don't think it's in the game, at the moment. I can't see any signs of a 'secret' mission path. I believe Raxxla is either in a completely arbitrary location with not logical way to locate or it's a meta-puzzle. Something that has to be decoded from lore, mission texts or names. Click to expand... Thanks, thought Macros was triple, but couldn’t spot in his signature. I’m double & don’t think I’ve ever been off...
Pre-exile Guardians achieved partial mind-machine singularity with shared virtual thought space ~2 million years ago. A more advanced version could constitute an entire universe accessible to those with knowledge, potentially explaining Raxxla as a Guardian-created virtual realm hidden from normal space.
As folks are tin-foiling on the Guardian stuff, I'm just going to throw this little morsel out for everyone's delectation. Prior to their exile in the first civil war, the Guardians who had adopted brain implants had achieved a partial mind-machine singularity. They and the Guardian AI had a shared thought space. A shared thought space is virtual. It is a place that is not a place. Ok... may as well go full out on this one. The shared thought space was in it's infancy at the time of the exile, circa 2 Million years ago. A more developed version could very conceivably be a whole new universe, and full of riches for anyone that could access it. Some people have known about the Guardians for hundreds of years. This is not the first time humanity is encountering them. Knowledge of them ha...
Attempted to solve 'A certain celestial body. Place that isn't a place, door that is also the key. The myth.' as riddle using EDSM data and previous FSD-range arguments.
OK, I’ve come to a standstill in my current Questing, but thought it’s time to report. I assumed that “It's a journey that everyone has to travel for themselves" was a clue, leading to Elite & the (now disappeared) Shinrarta Dezhra TDW missions which others had undertaken without result. So I mooched around SD, found Weapon fire USS threat levels 5 & 6 near SD AB2 FA, which has a suspiciously orbital inclination (maybe a captured planetoid?), but level 5 was just a pirate attack & couldn’t relocate the level6. Nothing found in “gap” between orbital rings of AB2 E & F. I thought I’d try to treat “A certain celestial body. Place that isn't a place, door that is also the key. The myth." as a riddle using EDSM data (by previous FSD-range arguments I assumed R is located close to/within the hu...
Hypothesizes 'Siren in the void' refers to astronomical phenomenon or space landmark rather than literal entity. Proposes Raxxla may be unreachable or too obvious to notice.
My First Post for the Great Raxxla Hunt I'll start my post with a couple of my questions; Firstly, "Has anyone looked into Omphalos Infotech?" Secondly, "Has anyone tried to locate the galactic location shown in raxxla's codex entry?" Last but not least, "What tips are there?" With my questions aside, I've a few (Hypothetical, need testing) solutions to a few of the communities’: -"Siren in the void" possibly refers to an ASTRONOMICAL Siren- Things we currently use in astronomy like landmarks for space. -Maybe Raxxla is out of our reach, permit locked maybe, or somewhere like The Lemon Bubble. It would be ingame, never to be seen. -Maybe Raxxla really is "A bit obvious" but SO OBVIOUS we dont give it second thought. Those are my thoughts as of right now.
The Raxxla logo may represent a perspective view through a portal approaching a distant Sol-type star. Sound design significance hinted as important to the mystery.
About being "summoned" by TDW (like The Witch was in past times, but for others reasons), just look at how many missions, explo, etc.. you have (had ?) to do to become Elite or King, Admiral, etc... I myself, did dozens for TDW faction. But I am quite sure not enough to get noticed and many less than I did to get full rep/ranked. You want to be called up by TDW ? Work for TDW ! Exclusively. Never for their "opponents". Imho. About the Raxxla logo. Look at it in a "perspective point of view". You are not entering a station, you are coming through The Portal and you can see a Sol-type (symbol) star in front of you, far away. G. A star that... "sings"... a silent song. A whisper. Like the Sirens do. Sound is (was ?) important and just great in ED. Imho.
The Raxxla logo viewed from a perspective angle shows approaching a portal with a Sol-type star visible in the distance. The symbol may represent a singing/whispering star, connecting sound significance to the discovery mechanism.
About being "summoned" by TDW (like The Witch was in past times, but for others reasons), just look at how many missions, explo, etc.. you have (had ?) to do to become Elite or King, Admiral, etc... I myself, did dozens for TDW faction. But I am quite sure not enough to get noticed and many less than I did to get full rep/ranked. You want to be called up by TDW ? Work for TDW ! Exclusively. Never for their "opponents". Imho. About the Raxxla logo. Look at it in a "perspective point of view". You are not entering a station, you are coming through The Portal and you can see a Sol-type (symbol) star in front of you, far away. G. A star that... "sings"... a silent song. A whisper. Like the Sirens do. Sound is (was ?) important and just great in ED. Imho. Click to expand... It do...
Proposes Raxxla may not be a singular 'THE' location but rather subjective per-CMDR discovery tied to personal quests, connecting to developer 'personal journey' comments about Raxxla.
Eh, to each CMDR according to his own tastes, I suppose. I'll continue on searching for THE Raxxla. Click to expand... What if that's the point, there isn't a "THE" Raxxla. What if, the "personal journey" comment from a while back, means each CMDR follows their own quest and finds something they can call Raxxla. (bit of a stretch, but there is a lot of scope in the game)
Raises definitional question of what constitutes Raxxla in ED: whether it's Richard Hakluyt's original concept, Oolite reference, E/F missions as 'The Myth', or Codex canon definition. Suggests unclear target undermines search strategy.
Eh, to each CMDR according to his own tastes, I suppose. I'll continue on searching for THE Raxxla. Click to expand... Yeah... Well, as I asked many times, "what is" Raxxla in ED ? Is it the "RH's Raxxla" ? Is it some kind of "Oolite Raxxla" ? Is it the E/F missions "The Myth" ? The Codex, only canon, doesn't give much.
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