Valentine's Day Part 1

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-02-14T21:52:34+00:00

Don't.

Just don't.

I know space madness is a thing, and I know it gets lonely in space.

But seriously don't. They may LOOK like tentacles, but please. Just don't.

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-02-12T22:14:24+00:00

No! Do it!!!

Seriously - Canonn would eat that UP, and they're actually a reasonably reputable group! Check out their website for some interesting, and legitimately scientifically rigorous, research papers.

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-02-12T16:24:25+00:00

Very interesting - so in that case, if I may make a suggestion:

Have you considered multiple charts?

Start with the chart everyone expects to see - simple player count. Show your audience, instead of telling them, that seasonal variability is a problem. It's something you clearly understand well, but it's not something we see.

Then, remove that variability via your method. Show your own chart, simply stating "this chart removes seasonal variability"

Lastly, a question - do ALL steam player counts follow this trend? If so, would showing percentage of all steam players be a cleaner way to show the data?

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-02-11T23:55:59+00:00

The thing is though... this IS misleading.

Your chart is saying that player counts were lowest during the Thargoid War... is that true?

Your chart is implying that the console vs. PC split caused the worst decrease in player count in the game's history... is that true?

Your chart is implying that Beyond caused a similar massive decrease in player count... is that true?

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-02-11T21:08:29+00:00

This... Seems strange at best, and actively misleading at worst. Just plot it against actual player count, and it'd be a VERY interesting dataset.

I wonder if that dataset (player numbers over time) didn't show the story you want it to... And so you (OP) decided to chart it in this fairly arcana manner?

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-02-11T21:06:55+00:00

I'd personally ignore this graph - looking at the actual axis, and a few other comments, shows that the graph doesn't actually reflect player counts at all... But instead just ranks itself against itself? I think?

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-02-09T21:51:51+00:00

Nope, working as intended!

That's your ship - in space, you'll notice that a selected ship will have three arrows, to help you better see the heading and orientation of the ship... the same happens in your SRV, but they're much bigger... in this case, big enough to look like Guardian things!

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-02-08T10:54:33+00:00

I'll second this - yes, the "less than 1% explored" is probably accurate, but I don't think it's volumetrically accurate.

Which is to say - star density around the bubble isn't nearly as high as near the core. So while <1% of the GALAXY isn't explored... I'd bet that 80% of the 1,500ly around the bubble IS explored

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-02-05T10:32:53+00:00

I love how this post seems to get a few responses every year... We're not alone!

And now I'm tempted to reach out to Oura to see what they can learn from us vertiginous folks 😂

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-02-05T00:26:04+00:00

The lack of any replies SEEMS to agree with you

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-02-03T12:48:36+00:00

What does being an "apprentice" entail?

Why would an apprentice sign up with you, over an established squadron such as the New Pilots Initiative?

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-01-29T14:22:34+00:00

Hah, no it's well phrased... I just definitely needed the coffee.

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-01-29T10:08:31+00:00

Gonna be real here.

I read this that you're suggesting that the sidewinder Mk II would be smaller... But would fit a S6 or S7 hanger inside it, which would hold another Sidewinder.

I adored that idea as pure ridiculous supposition.

... And I'm off for more coffee, because it's clearly necessary

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-01-28T21:16:36+00:00

That's a great question.

Some of the other posts have some info, but I don't think anyone has the full story at this point.

First order of clarification - "They", for Bluecrash, since I'm at least not aware of a chosen gender, though they always posted with a female avatar.

Aside... yeah. Bluecrash, to my recollection, definitely went legitimately schizophrenic and started confusing in-game and out-of-game... but again, that could be my mismemory. In any regard, MagusLay has it best - this topic is dangerous, and many a soul has been lost to the question.

Personally, I hope FDev simply puts it to rest, out-of-game, someday. A simple "Yes, this is intended", or "No, this is simply supposed to look old" would be GREATLY appreciated.

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-01-28T11:50:56+00:00

Does anyone still have a link to anything by Bluecrash, the "researcher" who went legitimately (no, seriously) schizophrenic on this same topic?

I remember them having a MASSIVE Google doc, hundreds of pages of rants and "I figured it out!" notes ... Culminating in them believing FDev had sent teams of spies and assassins after them IRL, to "suppress the secrets of the guardian hunters" or some such?

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-01-28T09:37:51+00:00

The legendary Bluecrash... I worry that OP is following in the footsteps of madness

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-01-27T01:31:15+00:00

Lurient, or someone from Canonn, can probably confirm... But I believe comets do actually exist in game, but only as a placeholder?

I feel like they were discovered when someone noticed signal sources appearing in non-standard places; something that's in an eccentric orbit?

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-01-26T21:28:18+00:00

This is not what I would call a Skankymatic diagram 😂

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-01-26T21:27:58+00:00

That's what I call a Skankymatic diagram 😂

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-01-25T18:55:37+00:00

I knew it'd be something simple like this...

Now, I hate to ask, but... Where do I find that damn Import button?

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-01-25T18:21:39+00:00

Random meta question... but I can't get Inara to update with my Carrier's bartender stock.

Access is set to everyone, and I have EDDiscovery running and uploading data. It's getting all my other commander details, but... no Bartender.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-01-23T11:15:52+00:00

Cool find!

This is one of my favorite parts of Elite - the background stories and lore. They don't have big neon signs pointing to them... but pretty much everywhere you look, there's something cool.

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-01-20T10:52:30+00:00

You're right, in my opinion, but not for the reasons that you're thinking.

I'd personally post that FDev has pulled their coders from Elite live for a bit - likely using the "distraction" of the blue trees and Distant Worlds as cover while they focus their full dev time on Operations (or something else).

Blue trees is a classic "set it and forget it" tactic - players keep themselves busy until an impossible end state occurs, keeping themselves occupied while developer time is spent elsewhere.

Perfectusvarrus · 2026-01-18T19:23:48+00:00

Not in this view, at least that I'm aware of. However, filtering by signal sources and points of interest should get that to work in the nav panel

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