The space epic Elite: Dangerous has gained another chapter. After 5 years of exploration, players now find a new culture in an ancient generation ship. And it needs your help!
What was discovered in Elite: Dangerous? The grand space simulation Elite: Dangerous thrives on its brave astronauts and their discoveries. Players regularly encounter new and fascinating things, some created by the random generator or added by the developers.
Recently, Elite explorer and Twitch streamer “malic_vr” discovered a massive generation ship called “Golconda” during one of his streams. This isn’t unusual; several of these ships have already been found and filed under the keyword “curiosities” in the Elite folder.
New generation ship surprisingly inhabited
What’s special about this ship? In this case, the ship is inhabited, surprising the unsuspecting pilot who was merely seeking his good deed of the day.
The transmitted messages from the ship indicate that it has been traveling for nearly a thousand years and has long left its original destination behind. A unique culture has developed aboard the ship, which now faces extinction.
In a gigantic world, even massive ships remain undiscovered
How could it remain undiscovered for 5 years? The latest installment of the space series Elite is incredibly vast. The developers packed the entire Milky Way and beyond into the game. Even a large ship doesn’t attract excessive attention in such expanses. Additionally, due to its speed, it isn’t always traveling close to a star system.
The flying habitat was only discovered due to onboard issues. A flu-like illness is slowly but steadily spreading aboard, and the captain has decided to send a distress signal against the will of his generation to replenish dwindling medical supplies.
However, it’s also possible that this ship was only recently added to the game. This current discovery could be part of a new storyline within the Elite universe that’s now slowly unfolding.
Log from in-game news led to the discovery
How was the ship found? An inconspicuous entry from the in-game news portal reported on the spread of a plague due to a production error with one of their high-tech fertilizers. The company apparently recognized the distress signal but could not identify the source specifically.
Fortunately, there are dedicated astronauts like “malic_vr” who selflessly respond to the call to fly to the “Upaniklis” system. After studying the logs, it turns out that the ship has been infected with this plague for generations and is gradually losing control of it.
The community loves events like this
What do the Elite astronauts think of it? The game has a dedicated community, and even 5 years after release, it is still loved by some fans, and regular community events are held.
I know it’s just a game. But such things blow me away! […]
iller_mitch on reddit (translated)
With just this type of event, the imagination of players is fueled, and some will set out to help the people in distress. However, since the colonists live in physical and cultural quarantine, establishing contact is challenging.
It’s quite possible that the discovery adds a new story thread in the universe and contributes to missions stabilizing the population of the lonely space habitat. The game is supposed to be supported for a while longer.
Unfortunately, the next update won’t arrive until 2020, but here you can already find information about the new content.
What do you think about the generation ship? Worth a trip?
