darkwheeldarkwheelTau Ceti 2-3 labeling discrepancy since Frontier: Elite 2 concerning Bell's Wreck and Taylor Colony ecosystem conflict; potential historical inconsistency suggesting deliberate obfuscation.
Original theorist: Han_Zen -- View original post
Tau Ceti 3 incorrectly labeled as Bell's Wreck while Taylor Colony (Tau Ceti 2) should be the location of the original ecosystem conflict; positions switched since Frontier: Elite 2, suggesting inconsistent lore treatment.
What's wrong with Tau Ceti? Tau Ceti was first system where life was discovered off Earth. It was one of the first major human colonies. From the History section of the Federation codex, we can read: "The year 2162 saw a dispute between the colony of Tau Ceti 3 and the Federation authority, centered on the colonists' repeated refusal to limit the damage they were inflicting on the alien ecosystem." In ED Tau Ceti 3 is Bell's Wreck. This is wrong. The story of the colonists happened on the earth like world Taylor Colony (Tau Ceti 2). This is confirmed by Tourist beacon 0169. Taylor Colony and Bell's Wreck has switched places since Fe:2, so this is an understandable mistake. Still sloppy, for such an important system. A bigger problem is that Taylor Colony is marked as Terraformed in ...
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