darkwheeldarkwheelRaxxla may be an unrendered space object similar to Zuara or Radio Lave—a derelict Sidewinder, comet, or rogue body that exists outside standard Stellar Forge rendering. Such objects would be difficult to locate without systematic exploration and may require specific jump technology.
Original theorist: Louis Calvert -- View original post
Raxxla may be a Sidewinder or similar object lost in space with narrative significance, similar to Zuara or Radio Lave. Could be a comet or floating derelict in a system like Shinatra Dezhra. Fdev stated Raxxla exists in-game but never said it's findable/interactive yet, so it might be unscanned or not appear with that name on scanners.
if its been in the game before horizons, then its not planet based and like the zuara or radio lave, probably a sidewinder lost in space with some narrative about raxxla. Tionisla graveyard isn't there yet, just a tourist beacon. So I dont think it will be much, like a voyager, some object floating around, like a comet, perhaps in shinatra dezhra, although how on earth (or in space) one fins it, who knows, take a long distance random trip in shinatra and hope for the best. Click to expand... Fdev never said we could find/interact wit it (yet) - just that it's in-game and they know where it is. Therefore, it could easily be a planet we've already found, but it's unlikely that it would appear on your scanner as "Raxxla", so we wouldn't necessarily know, and if the "important" bits of R...
Raxxla may not be rendered in Stellar Forge like other anomalies (comets, rogue bodies). Must identify the system housing it based on: accessibility with 2b/Quirium tech, reasonable distance from Lave for Dark Wheel pre-PF-era travel, and capability to safely harbor rogue body.
New thoughts regarding Raxxla. It is supposedly a rouge planet, yeah? Stellar Forge supports all kinds of anomalies in it's system, most oddballs are just not rendered (I.E. Comets and Rouge Bodies). I'm beginning to think that Raxxla isn't rendered... However, 3.4 adds more anomalies for us to find! So, instead of trying to pinpoint the exact planet, we need to find a system that Raxxla would be in! Qualifications for the system: 1. Accessible with 2b and Quirium tech. 2. Within a reasonable amount of distance from Lave (where most groups got their roots) using Quirium drives. 3. Able to safely house a rouge body. Remember, The Dark Wheel were searching for this place well before J. Jameson became a pilot. Possibly before the PFs inception... We also (feel free to correct me here)...
The term 'celestial body' in Elite: Dangerous descriptions deliberately avoids saying 'planet,' suggesting Raxxla could be a star, gas giant, nebula, asteroid, or other non-planetary object.
Be aware : in Elite: Dangerous "...a certain celestial body. The Myth. Why didn't say simply "a certain planet. The Myth" ? Because it may not be. I wouldn't focus on the Rafe Zetter's planet... It's passed out lore. I stick to the game. Click to expand... Thats what I was trying to say. Rafe has never been to Raxxla. Alex hasn't been, The Dark Wheel hasn't been, no one in lore we know of knows where Raxxla is. The only people I can think of that might know, are the members of the club, but we might as well assume that Chuck Norris knows, it wouldn't give us any further information. The celestial bodies thang, well, the following things are considered as celestial bodies: - gas: stars, star hulls, gas giants, gas nebulae, interstellar matter, molecule clouds, halos - solid: plan...
Developer statement indicates the Raxxla system has been visited by players and possibly honked, but Raxxla itself has never been scanned or identified.
If Raxxla cant be stumbled upon, then it must be in a permit locked area. Click to expand... IIRC the devs have told that the system has been visited. Don't remember if it was even honked, but Raxxla itself wasn't scanned anyway.
Raxxla may be a traveling planet hidden in asteroid belts, off ecliptic lines, or in deep black regions. Unconfirmed reports suggest a commander transited the Raxxla system without detailed body scans.
Well with all those who have wandered around in sol looking for the ancient probes we can be sure it isn't there. We would have stumbled upon. But if that's how to find Raxxla, we'll definitely Need it a tiny bit obvious. "We Need to make it at least a tiny bit obvious" - to me this Phrase tells that it hasn't yet been made even a tiny bit obvious. If Raxxla is as far from its main star as Hutton is but doesn't Show up on honk, then don't expect anyone finding it anytime soon. Click to expand... Raxxla is a travelling planet, so it can be buried in an asteroid belt/ cluster, or off the ecliptic line of a given system...in the black. But I also keep finding threads that state a commander has been through the system Raxxla is in, but never detail scanned any of the bodies. Just simply p...
Developer phrase 'make it at least a tiny bit obvious' suggests Raxxla hasn't yet been made obvious. If located far from main star like Hutton Orbital but doesn't show on honk, discovery would require alternative detection method.
I think the ‘every commander for them self’ and ‘we know how to get there’ comments might point towards a Voyager type challenge. Some form of ‘in system’ navigation challenge. The commet mechanics have been in game since launch and could be used for something like that. Click to expand... Well with all those who have wandered around in sol looking for the ancient probes we can be sure it isn't there. We would have stumbled upon. But if that's how to find Raxxla, we'll definitely Need it a tiny bit obvious. "We Need to make it at least a tiny bit obvious" - to me this Phrase tells that it hasn't yet been made even a tiny bit obvious. If Raxxla is as far from its main star as Hutton is but doesn't Show up on honk, then don't expect anyone finding it anytime soon.
Unknown Artifacts and Unknown Probes display distortion fields similar to hyperspace/supercruise transitions, suggesting they may exist on the edge of frame shift space and potentially predate even Thargoid activity.
Going back to the old adage of "a player has jumped through but didn't investigate", and basing it on the assumption that A) they honked the system and B) cashed in that honk: Is there a way to search EDSM for a list of all systems that have only ever had one player go through them with a basic system scan? That might help narrow the field somewhat... Click to expand... EDSM is filled by players that upload data. So if that person didn't use any tools that uploads data - it might be not on EDSM at all. They have been brought to every corner of the galaxy. FRift, Sag A, Beagle point, Conflux and Hawkins Gap. They always point to Merope. I also think the toast of TDW predates UAs and UPs with quite a bit. The UA and UP do however have a distortion field around them, that is similar...
Expeditions across the galaxy consistently point to Merope. Unknown Artifacts/Probes with distortion fields similar to frame shift suggest they exist at hyperspace boundaries, possibly predating Guardian era and Thargoid activity.
They have been brought to every corner of the galaxy. FRift, Sag A, Beagle point, Conflux and Hawkins Gap. They always point to Merope. I also think the toast of TDW predates UAs and UPs with quite a bit. The UA and UP do however have a distortion field around them, that is similar to what we see when we enter/exit hyperspace/supercruise. This could indicate that they hover on the edge of frame shift? Click to expand... Don’t forget the goids date from the Guardian time, so therefore so should the UA & UP.
Potential game mechanic similar to JJ's crashed Cobra discovery: a destroyed Raxxla hunter's ship with scannable objects providing story chapters or location clues, positioned within explorable space rather than hidden system.
Guess I’m the only one that thinks Astrophel and Stella has nothing to do with Astrophel and the Spiralling Stars. Edit: the only thing I think that would be possible with that book is, its one or two chapters could be in the game. If I was a FDev, I would put a crash site, like JJ’s crashed Cobra, and there would be scannable objects that give related chapters of the book. A Raxxla hunter’s destroyed ship perhaps? Who got too close and shot down.
Raxxla described as 'place that is not a place' may refer to a ship or person that is mobile, not a static location. Discovery could trigger a cutscene similar to mission encounters.
To be slightly less flippant for a moment... What, if anything, do we expect Raxxla to give us when we find it? Some super-power? Or more of a super-big-tick-in-a-box like you would get for finding a Codex item? Maybe the answer is "Nothing except satisfaction". If that is the case, then is it possible that Guru's post and screenshot is actually part of a satisfaction "cut-scene", in the way that finding a mission target ship or location gives us a ship that says "I'm glad I've found you, please follow me"? What makes me wonder if Guru was really onto something here was that we know that Raxxla is the "place that is not a place". What if it is in fact a person or ship, that is obviously motile, and therefore not a place in the accepted sense of the term, but who can deliver you the bene...
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