Random topic in Elite Dangerous, go nuts…
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Where is the mayflower97 :D cant find it
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Ok, so if you know about generation ships, they are very interesting bits of lore made by micheal brookes. we did find many of them ! but the first one to ever leave humanity is the mayflower 97 and that one still missing.
It had a route that took it from TAU CETI towards ACHENAR and to this day no CMDR has found it.
This is the official GALNET entry from 3302:
"Before the development of faster-than-light travel, colonising distant star systems was a profoundly difficult proposition. For the people of the 21st Century, the answer was the generation ship. These vast interstellar arks, equipped with everything needed to sustain human life, were crewed by multiple successive generations – pioneers who were born, lived and died aboard a starship."
"The first generation ship was launched in 2097, and in the centuries that followed, many more set off into the vastness of space. Most of these ambitious expeditions were funded by large corporations, and the penalties for interfering with them were severe, given the enormous cost of mobilising them."
"At the time of writing, there are believed to be somewhere in the region of 70,000 generation ships coursing through the galaxy. The approximate location of most of these ships has been calculated, but not all are accounted for. Many of the corporations that funded the original generation ships have now been dissolved or assimilated by other organisations, so it is difficult to determine exactly who is responsible for some of these vessels."
"It has been theorised that some of the original generation ships may soon reach their destinations, but since not all of those destinations are known, it is entirely possible that they could have been colonised while the generation ships were in transit. We can only hope the powers-that-be have a contingency strategy for such a scenario."
Yes I have read all the Elite Dangerous books I wasn’t sure about the lore in the books how it matched up with the game lore. Thank you for your explanation and Godspeed! Yes if you have read or listened to “And Here the Wheel” my factions were predicted in the book, to understand me and special factions read one of the greatest books ever written in history and the known universe!
Matter of fact im on chapter 3 audiobook right now ! Wish i had taken it sooner
Wow exciting cmdr please write a review! 🤓🫡
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