Elite: Lore

Scynica
14 Aug 2018, 8:40pm
BolasieI assume the intent is that the drives create a hyperspace (or 'warp' if you are a trekkie) bubble, so in fact you are not moving FTL - your ship is barely if at all moving in fact, but the 'bubble' is being squeezed through spacetime, so shifting your position. In which case the basic rule of the speed of light remaining constantt would apply, except for a minimal shift as it passes into or out of that 'bubble'. And its a game, which is probably the more salient point LOL


Bolasie,

That is indeed how warp works
Astral Munki
31 Aug 2018, 2:58pm
BolasieI assume the intent is that the drives create a hyperspace (or 'warp' if you are a trekkie) bubble, so in fact you are not moving FTL - your ship is barely if at all moving in fact, but the 'bubble' is being squeezed through spacetime, so shifting your position. In which case the basic rule of the speed of light remaining constantt would apply, except for a minimal shift as it passes into or out of that 'bubble'. And its a game, which is probably the more salient point LOL
Astral Munki
31 Aug 2018, 3:00pm
Sorry, previous post by accident am trying to find the question that prompted the quote lol
El Guido
01 Sep 2018, 10:02pm
I think the pseudo science says that you are folding space ahead of you
CMDR-XOMATRIX
06 Sep 2018, 11:29pm
can anyone pm me any guardian lore
Phelbore
07 Sep 2018, 12:07am
CMDR-XOMATRIXcan anyone pm me any guardian lore


Unlikely. Either it's out there and you didn't research at all or it's out there and hard to find so it should be posted here, publicly for future researchers.
The Presence
07 Sep 2018, 6:43am
CMDR-XOMATRIXcan anyone pm me any guardian lore


if you do Ram Tah's missions, picked up from the stations at Meene, you'll acquire most of the guardian lore as well as acquiring lots of pattern data for unlocking the hybrid tech
CMDR-XOMATRIX
07 Sep 2018, 8:32am
Thanks
The Presence
CMDR-XOMATRIXcan anyone pm me any guardian lore



if you do Ram Tah's missions, picked up from the stations at Meene, you'll acquire most of the guardian lore as well as acquiring lots of pattern data for unlocking the hybrid tech


Thanks for that
Darwin
07 Sep 2018, 8:52am
CMDR-XOMATRIXcan anyone pm me any guardian lore


One resource, pulling a lot of different sources is the Canonn Timeline, as well as an archive of Drew Wagers lore pages - open science and shared knowledge is one of our founding aims

https://canonn.science/lore
Gaavera
14 Sep 2018, 2:30pm
Gaav here with a somewhat lore question, but more based on opinion: Now the Fed ships; even though boring, are designed with "real" specific functions. For example the Fed dropship is as it sounds: to transport things but more importantly troops throughout the battlefield specifically between space and the ground. My question is does the Empire, which I btw proudly serve, do the same; the only ship that is somewhat accurately explained is the Cutter which is the counterpart to the Fed Corvette. Does the Empire have dropships and other specialized craft?
Jubei Himura
14 Sep 2018, 3:54pm
GaaveraGaav here with a somewhat lore question, but more based on opinion: Now the Fed ships; even though boring, are designed with "real" specific functions. For example the Fed dropship is as it sounds: to transport things but more importantly troops throughout the battlefield specifically between space and the ground. My question is does the Empire, which I btw proudly serve, do the same; the only ship that is somewhat accurately explained is the Cutter which is the counterpart to the Fed Corvette. Does the Empire have dropships and other specialized craft?


Yes, I'm sure they do, but that part of the lore has not been fleshed out. Feel free to go wild and come up with something!
Phelbore
14 Sep 2018, 4:06pm
I always got the impression that the Federation focused more on projecting hard-power while the Imperials focused more on projecting soft-power. Let's not forget the Alliance, which projects power through paperwork (why do you think their warship is a converted freighter? Someone's gotta haul the filing cabinets to the battlefield!)
Rho Tefnutet
14 Sep 2018, 5:39pm
GaaveraGaav here with a somewhat lore question, but more based on opinion: Now the Fed ships; even though boring, are designed with "real" specific functions. For example the Fed dropship is as it sounds: to transport things but more importantly troops throughout the battlefield specifically between space and the ground. My question is does the Empire, which I btw proudly serve, do the same; the only ship that is somewhat accurately explained is the Cutter which is the counterpart to the Fed Corvette. Does the Empire have dropships and other specialized craft?


My initial bet was Courier, although used for radically different role: pushing small elite strike teams or... agents.

Empire seems to be elegant in design, so their style of fighting should also be elegant. I imagine that while Federation is using brute force and direct invasion forces to gain total control -- Empire could rely on delicate cloak and dagger tacticts, sapping systems long enough to join them through more 'peaceful' means. Such as blackmailing or doing exhausting negotiations.

Of course if that would fail, there's nothing more intimidating than facing a foe with well-armed ships that still maintain elegance. I also suspect there's a reason why Imperial ships are white, even came up explanation on that. In the West, white is associated with purity and justice.

In the Far East, white is color of upcoming death.

Last edit: 14 Sep 2018, 5:45pm
Stryker Aune
14 Sep 2018, 6:05pm
PhelboreI always got the impression that the Federation focused more on projecting hard-power while the Imperials focused more on projecting soft-power. Let's not forget the Alliance, which projects power through paperwork (why do you think their warship is a converted freighter? Someone's gotta haul the filing cabinets to the battlefield!) as


The alliance are Vogons. Confirmed.
SidetrackSam
16 Sep 2018, 12:59am
All I've gathered is I'm buying a Dropship and parking it in Robigo...

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