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03/19/2024 - 5:00 AMWelcome to Loremakers: Community Questions, a series focused on answering your lore quandaries and conundrums. We’ve done a deep dive through the lore Ask A Dev section and selected ten questions to answer about the Star Citizen universe. All questions were edited for context and clarity but you can click on the topic to go directly to the original post and join the conversation. Also, the Narrative team plans to do one installment of Loremakers: Community Questions every quarter with the next entry scheduled for Tuesday, June 18th, so please join the discussion and drop any other questions you might have about the universe in our Ask A Dev forum.




MISC and Xi'an Collaboration
Question: The more Xi'an ships come out, the less I understand what exactly is meant by MISC's cooperation with Xi'an. What technologies are we talking about? I don't see any connection in ship design or the technology that the Aopoa and the Gatac provide. Please tell me what you mean by "MISC was one of the first corporations in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) to sustain a tech-trade partnership with the Xi'an"?

Answer: In 2910, MISC and the Xi'an Empire signed a first-of-its-kind technology sharing agreement that saw ideas, technology, and even experts freely exchanged between the two sides. MISC's impact and contribution to Xi'an ships isn't well known within the UEE, as the ships Xi'an manufacturers have exported into the UEE lean heavily into the alien aesthetic and tech to distinguish them in the market, so let's focus on the Xi'an’s impact on MISC.

After signing the deal, MISC leveraged this influx of new ideas and tech into developing a smaller spacecraft that could appeal to the masses. This initiative resulted in the design for the Freelancer, which featured traditional Human aesthetics subtly integrated with Xi'an advances like improved thrust/draw conditioning. While the designs for the Reliant were done at the same time, it's believed that it was passed over because the verticality created by its movable "flying wing" clearly signaled its Xi'an inspiration and might alienate some Humans still wary after the Xi’an-Human Cold War. The Reliant design remained mothballed for decades until being revived and brought to market in 2946. By then, MISC had found success with other ships that promoted their Xi'an influence and tech, and the company leveraged what they'd learned to upgrade the Reliant design with more efficient Xi'an thrusters and advanced Xi'an metal composites for the ship's wing armor.

In the decades between the launch of the Freelancer and Reliant, MISC discovered that many of its ship teams struggled to integrate Xi'an tech into their designs. This began to change in 2940 when MISC assigned the MISC-M division of misfits and out-of-the-box designers to rework the Daedalus, MISC's non-commercial racing ship. The MISC-M team traveled to a facility in R.il'a to work on the ship with veteran Xi'an Ship Engineer To.k'o se Lyil, leading to the creation of advanced thrusters that lapped ones available to competing racers. The reworked Daedalus earned itself a new name, Razor, and would go on to win the Murray Cup Classic Race in 2945 before receiving a successful commercial release in 2947. MISC-M continued to push their designs to further integrate Xi'an tech with the creation of the Fury, featuring four fully gimballed main thrusters to provide the speed and evasiveness renowned in many Xi'an ships. The uniqueness of the Fury design inspired MISC CEO Irena Adjei to spin off the MISC-M division into its own sub-brand named Mirai and retroactively rebrand the Razor as a Mirai ship. With the launch of the Mirai brand, the days of subtly integrating Xi'an tech into ships seems to be gone. It should be exciting to see how Mirai leverages this relationship going forward to create more interesting and unique ships that combine Human and Xi'an tech and aesthetics.




Office of Executive Services
Question: I have a bunch of questions regarding this office. How much does the Office of Executive Services (OES) involve themselves in the affairs of other species? Does the OES ever work with or against other species or are they just involved internally in UEE domestic affairs? Do the OES and military work together? I ask because in the real world there are often rivalries and the public pays the price. Is the OES or military worried about the existence of the Hadesians? Knowing the power that the Hadesians possess, but having no idea where they are and if they will resurface. Does the OES ever get involved in slavery cases, or is this just left up to the police?

Answer: The extent of OES' actions still aren't entirely known, but they seem to operate both inside the UEE and outside. Their existence was only recently discovered during the Jenk Gallen incident where a Human was captured in Xi'an space on charges of espionage. Now that they've been pulled out of the shadows and are given oversight, I think they're still trying to figure out how they move forward. Back when they were operating with impunity, I would suspect the OES probably did enlist military assistance in their operations, but most likely did so under the guise of a conventional UEE intelligence service or another facet of bureaucracy (rather than identifying themselves as OES). As far as the Hadesians, I'm sure they're probably pretty interested to learn more about the ancient culture. As for the slavery cases, they might if it serves their interest.




Is There Anymore Lore on Mirai?
Question: I noticed that the Galactapedia currently doesn’t have an entry for Mirai. Is there any lore about the spacecraft manufacturer that can be shared?

Answer: Good news! February's Galatapedia update included an article on Mirai. It covers how the work of a specialized team within MISC inspired the company to spin off their ships into its own subsidiary. A longer portfolio on the history and evolution of this division and the creation of Mirai was also written and released in Jump Point 11.03. Currently, the article is available to subscribers, but it is scheduled to be released on the RSI site for all to read on Tuesday, April 23rd.

Death of a Spaceman and Its Impact on the Universe
Question: Is it common in the SC universe for people to swap their physical sex? What I've understood about the way Death of a Spaceman and regen are supposed to work suggests that this would be pretty trivial to do. Is it, and is it common?

Or does that maybe cause a problem when it comes to legal issues? How is identity legally established? If you have a tailored appearance with DNA that's not identical to your own, how is it established that when you regen that you're legally the same person? Or another way of putting it might be, how closely linked is biology to identity?

Answer: Recent advances in medical science in the 30th century have made altering one's complete physical appearance a lot more commonplace. For example, BiotiCorp's cutting-edge Calliope system allows people to safely and quickly undergo massive structural bone and tissue changes that would have previously taken a team of surgeons multiple operations to perform. Regardless of how many changes someone undergoes, there would still be inherent markers that would remain consistent by which deep scans would be able to identify someone in order to maintain a consistent and verifiable ID record.

Please note that this is different from regeneration, the process by which a new body is recreated from an Ibrahim sphere imprint. These cannot be manipulated and are accurate to your last imprint scan. For example, if someone were to make an imprint, make alterations via the Calliope system, then experience a fatal accident, their regenerated body would look like they did before they made the alterations. Barring of course any physical damage imparted by traumatic echoes in the imprint as the result of death.




Pyro system reduced in size?
Question: Did you shrink Pyro? Some old information said Pyro system is about 13 AU, nearly 3x bigger than Stanton. Yet, in the Star Engine trailer it says 9.83 AU, which is only about 2x the size of Stanton.

Answer: Yes! The Pyro system is smaller than it used to be. This decision was made after discussions with other teams to allow shorter travel between distant locations. Nothing has been removed from Pyro. Everything is just a bit closer together.




People's Alliance Area of Influence
Question: Does the People's Alliance control the entirety of Nyx, or are they merely one of the major factions in system?

Answer: The People's Alliance is Nyx's major faction for sure, but they mainly control the area around Delamar. This is mainly due to their available security resources as it would be an expensive proposition to patrol the full system. While there are outposts and stations aligned with the People's Alliance peppered throughout Nyx, the further out you go, the more likely you are to run into one of several outlaw groups vying for territory in the system. We touched on one of these outlaw groups back in the Q3 2022 Loremaker's - The Moraine, who are an organization of thieves and smugglers based out of the Glaciem Ring.




Why Does Crusader Specialize in Weapons of Mass Destruction?
Question: Crusader was founded by August Dunlow, a humanitarian visionary who was the victim of state sponsored terrorism, and the company markets itself as the good guy manufacturer. So why is it the only manufacturer of indiscriminate bombers? Not even Aegis has a gravity bomber, they just build torpedo platforms. It's super weird. You would think that Dunlow would be a conscientious objector, even if contracted by the military they would just build logistics and support ships, but bombers are the tip of the spear when it comes to collateral damage.

Has the current board moved away from the ethics and vision of Dunlow to focus more on the bottom line? Is this a branding mistake? When the C2 was being designed was someone like "it would be cool if it had bombs" and we got the A2 and now just have to live with the dissonance of this choice?

Answer: Taking a step back, it is worth noting that there is a bit of a separation between the ships available to players and those that exist in-lore. In general, it is safe to assume that there might be other bombers being made, but the lore of the game is more focused on what the current development schedule is planning for players to actually experience. This is why we haven't made a comprehensive list of all vehicles manufactured currently or historically as we require more flexibility for keeping aligned with the ship team.

As for Crusader Industries, they have always been dedicated towards helping the people of the Empire. Under Dunlow, they’ve made ships for the military since the company's earliest days when the Army purchased their vehicle transports. Not long after in 2821, the Hercules Starlifter was conceived as a military vehicle from the struts up. When Kelly Caplan became CEO in 2863, she began an effort to expand the corporation towards a more military focus, not only in an effort to combat the growing Vanduul threat but also to help defend their fledgling planetary interests. This led to the development of the Mercury in 2892 and eventually the Ares in 2949. So rather than the A2 Spirit being an abandonment of their core principals, it represents a gradual evolution on how the company sees its place in a changing Empire.

What was supposed to open at Stratus Mall in 2952?
Question: Every time I visit Stratus, the shopping mall at Orison, I wonder about the storefront with the sign that says ‘Opening 2952.’ With 2954 upon us, I am curious what this storefront was supposed to be and why it hasn’t opened?

Answer: Consider the still vacant Stratus storefront another casualty of the constant Nine Tails attacks on Orison's platforms. Though Crusader never officially announced the tenant meant to move into that space, in late 2950, gourmands across the Empire were abuzz about news that chef Cutty Crawford had signed a deal with Stratus to open a restaurant on Orison. Crawford rose to fame with Gastronomical, the first restaurant on an 890 Jump to win a Silver Leaf. Yet, Crawford acknowledged the difficulties of running a restaurant aboard a ship and was looking for opportunities to open a brick and mortar location. Occupying that second floor space on the Stratus complex on Orison seemed like an ideal fit for the chef and the high-class clientele that wined and dined on the 890 Jump.

Yet, the uptick in Nine Tails attacks on Orison's platforms concerned Chef Crawford, and he officially backed out of the deal when his ship came under attack en route to Orison. Chef Crawford and Stratus have been entangled in litigation ever since. Stratus claimed that they are owed rent and penalties for the early termination of the deal, while Chef Crawford argued that Orison's lax security breached a provision in the contract that specified a safe and secure working environment would be provided to the restaurant's staff and guests. Until this dispute is resolved, Stratus officials say the storefront will remain in its current state.




NPC Voice Acting Diversity in the PU
Question: Do you have plans to expand the future NPC voices in the PU with more diverse accents than British and American?

Answer: Yes, we're definitely looking to expand the diversification in the PU.




Elira Awards
Question: Here’s a bunch of questions about the Elira Awards, which recognizes achievement in music.

Answer: We haven't really delved too much into the actual history or structure of the Eliras. It was just a name that sounded good as an award, but let's craft some lore now. To answer some of your questions one by one:




Is it at all possible for a backer to win an Elira Award?

Not currently, but we certainly support the musical endeavors of our community.




What categories are there?

I would assume this would be the standard array of categories that you'd find in modern awards ("Best album (genre)", "Best song (genre)", etc.). I'm sure they'd have various versions of the awards based on the genre of music. There would probably be categories for Xi'an or alien music to help bring attention to Human listeners.




How long have the awards been going for?

We could say maybe a hundred years or so, say 2803.




Who won the last award for best performer (or equivalent)?

Have not determined this yet.




What is popular across the UEE currently?

With all the various planets and systems, I don't know if you could truly encapsulate a consistent trend across the entire UEE. We've name dropped a handful of bands and musicians (Ellroy Cass, Starburst Collective, etc.) though.




What is the most common way for people to listen to music in 2953? Do physical formats still exist, and does that mean I have to buy the White Album again?

As a big fan of vinyl myself, I would support this, but I feel like they've probably phased out physical media since the recording process would probably be exclusively digital and distributed in a lossless way.




Where and when are the awards hosted?

As called out in the Galactapedia article, they're held in Prime on Terra.




Who was the most recent host?

I would probably say Esen Landari from Something Every Tuesday would be a good host.




Have there been any Jay-Z, Taylor Swift moments in memorable history?

What moment was this? But sure, I would imagine there would be some memorable moments at the awards. There was Gal Dougan's last performance before she disappeared, that would certainly be one.
03/19/2024 - 5:00 AMWillkommen bei Loremakers: Community Questions, einer Serie, die sich auf die Beantwortung deiner Fragen und Rätsel zur Geschichte konzentriert. Wir haben den Bereich "Fragen an einen Entwickler" durchforstet und zehn Fragen zum Star Citizen-Universum ausgewählt, die wir beantworten. Alle Fragen wurden bearbeitet, um den Kontext und die Klarheit zu verbessern, aber du kannst auf das Thema klicken, um direkt zum Originalbeitrag zu gelangen und dich an der Diskussion zu beteiligen. Das Narrative Team plant außerdem, jedes Quartal eine Folge von Loremakers zu veröffentlichen: Die nächste Ausgabe ist für Dienstag, den 18. Juni, geplant. Bitte beteilige dich an der Diskussion und stelle alle Fragen, die du zum Universum hast, in unserem Ask A Dev Forum.




Zusammenarbeit zwischen MISC und Xi'an
Frage: Je mehr Schiffe aus Xi'an auftauchen, desto weniger verstehe ich, was genau mit der Zusammenarbeit der MISC mit Xi'an gemeint ist. Über welche Technologien reden wir? Ich sehe keine Verbindung im Schiffsdesign oder in der Technologie, die die Aopoa und die Gatac bieten. Bitte erkläre mir, was du mit "Die MISC war einer der ersten Konzerne im Vereinigten Imperium der Erde (UEE), der eine Technologie-Handelspartnerschaft mit den Xi'an unterhielt" meinst?

Antwort: Im Jahr 2910 unterzeichneten die MISC und das Xi'an-Imperium ein einzigartiges Abkommen über den Austausch von Technologien, das den freien Austausch von Ideen, Technologien und sogar Experten zwischen den beiden Seiten ermöglichte. Der Einfluss der MISC und ihr Beitrag zu den Xi'an-Schiffen ist in der UEE nicht sehr bekannt, da die Schiffe, die die Xi'an-Hersteller in die UEE exportiert haben, sich stark an der fremden Ästhetik und Technologie orientieren, um sich auf dem Markt zu profilieren, daher wollen wir uns auf den Einfluss der Xi'an auf die MISC konzentrieren.

Nach der Unterzeichnung des Abkommens nutzte die MISC den Zustrom neuer Ideen und Technologien, um ein kleineres Raumschiff zu entwickeln, das die Massen ansprechen sollte. Das Ergebnis dieser Initiative war das Design des Freelancers, das die traditionelle menschliche Ästhetik mit den Fortschritten der Xi'an wie z. B. der verbesserten Schub-/Zugkonditionierung verbindet. Es wird vermutet, dass der Entwurf für den Reliant übergangen wurde, weil die Vertikalität des beweglichen "Nurflüglers" eindeutig auf die Xi'an-Inspiration hinwies und einige Menschen, die nach dem Kalten Krieg zwischen den Xi'an und den Menschen immer noch misstrauisch sind, abschrecken könnte. Das Reliant-Design blieb jahrzehntelang eingemottet, bis es 2946 wiederbelebt und auf den Markt gebracht wurde. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt hatte MISC bereits Erfolg mit anderen Schiffen, die ihren Xi'an-Einfluss und ihre Technologie propagierten, und das Unternehmen nutzte die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse, um das Reliant-Design mit effizienteren Xi'an-Triebwerken und fortschrittlichen Xi'an-Metallverbundwerkstoffen für die Flügelpanzerung des Schiffs zu verbessern.

In den Jahrzehnten zwischen dem Start der Freelancer und der Reliant stellte die MISC fest, dass viele ihrer Schiffsteams Schwierigkeiten hatten, Xi'an-Technologie in ihre Entwürfe zu integrieren. Das änderte sich im Jahr 2940, als die MISC die Abteilung MISC-M aus Außenseitern und Querdenkern beauftragte, die Daedalus, das nicht kommerzielle Rennschiff der MISC, zu überarbeiten. Das MISC-M-Team reiste zu einer Einrichtung in R.il'a, um mit dem erfahrenen Xi'an-Schiffsingenieur To.k'o se Lyil an dem Schiff zu arbeiten, was dazu führte, dass fortschrittliche Triebwerke entwickelt wurden, die die der konkurrierenden Rennschiffe übertrafen. Die überarbeitete Daedalus erhielt den neuen Namen Razor und gewann 2945 das Murray Cup Classic Race, bevor sie 2947 erfolgreich auf den Markt gebracht wurde. MISC-M trieb die Entwicklung von Xi'an-Technologie weiter voran und schuf die Fury, die mit vier kardanisch aufgehängten Haupttriebwerken ausgestattet war, um die für viele Xi'an-Schiffe bekannte Geschwindigkeit und Ausweichfähigkeit zu erreichen. Die Einzigartigkeit des Fury-Designs inspirierte MISC-CEO Irena Adjei dazu, die MISC-M-Abteilung in eine eigene Untermarke namens Mirai auszugliedern und die Razor rückwirkend in ein Mirai-Schiff umzubenennen. Mit der Einführung der Marke Mirai scheinen die Tage der subtilen Integration von Xi'an-Technologie in Schiffe vorbei zu sein. Es wird spannend sein zu sehen, wie Mirai diese Beziehung in Zukunft nutzen wird, um weitere interessante und einzigartige Schiffe zu entwickeln, die menschliche und Xi'an-Technik und -Ästhetik miteinander verbinden.




Büro für Exekutivdienste
Frage: Ich habe eine Reihe von Fragen zu diesem Büro. Wie sehr mischt sich das Office of Executive Services (OES) in die Angelegenheiten anderer Spezies ein? Arbeitet das OES jemals mit oder gegen andere Spezies oder ist es nur intern in die inneren Angelegenheiten der UEE involviert? Arbeiten die OES und das Militär zusammen? Ich frage, weil es in der realen Welt oft zu Rivalitäten kommt und die Öffentlichkeit den Preis dafür zahlt. Sind die OES oder das Militär besorgt über die Existenz der Hadesianer? Sie wissen um die Macht der Hadesianer, haben aber keine Ahnung, wo sie sind und ob sie wieder auftauchen werden. Mischt sich die OES jemals in Fälle von Sklaverei ein, oder wird dies nur der Polizei überlassen?

Antwort: Das Ausmaß der OES-Aktivitäten ist immer noch nicht vollständig bekannt, aber sie scheinen sowohl innerhalb als auch außerhalb der UEE zu operieren. Ihre Existenz wurde erst kürzlich während des Jenk Gallen-Zwischenfalls entdeckt, bei dem ein Mensch im Xi'an-Raum unter dem Vorwurf der Spionage gefangen genommen wurde. Jetzt, wo sie aus dem Schatten herausgeholt wurden und die Aufsicht über sie haben, versuchen sie immer noch herauszufinden, wie sie weiter vorgehen sollen. Als sie noch ungestraft operieren konnten, hat die OES wahrscheinlich militärische Unterstützung für ihre Operationen in Anspruch genommen, aber wahrscheinlich unter dem Deckmantel eines konventionellen UEE-Geheimdienstes oder einer anderen Facette der Bürokratie (anstatt sich als OES zu identifizieren). Was die Hadesianer angeht, bin ich mir sicher, dass sie sehr daran interessiert sind, mehr über die alte Kultur zu erfahren. Was die Fälle von Sklaverei angeht, könnten sie das tun, wenn es in ihrem Interesse liegt.




Gibt es noch mehr Informationen über Mirai?
Frage: Mir ist aufgefallen, dass die Galactapedia derzeit keinen Eintrag für Mirai hat. Gibt es irgendwelche Informationen über den Raumschiffhersteller, die du weitergeben kannst?

Antwort: Gute Nachrichten! Das Galatapedia-Update vom Februar enthält einen Artikel über Mirai. Darin geht es darum, wie die Arbeit eines spezialisierten Teams innerhalb von MISC das Unternehmen dazu brachte, seine Schiffe in eine eigene Tochtergesellschaft auszugliedern. Ein längeres Portfolio über die Geschichte und Entwicklung dieser Abteilung und die Entstehung der Mirai wurde ebenfalls geschrieben und in Jump Point 11.03 veröffentlicht. Zurzeit ist der Artikel nur für Abonnenten verfügbar, aber er soll am Dienstag, den 23. April, auf der RSI-Website für alle zugänglich gemacht werden.

Der Tod eines Raumfahrers und seine Auswirkungen auf das Universum
Frage: Ist es im SC-Universum üblich, dass Menschen ihr körperliches Geschlecht tauschen? So wie ich die Funktionsweise von Death of a Spaceman und Regeneration verstanden habe, wäre das ziemlich trivial zu machen. Ist das so, und ist es üblich?

Oder ist das vielleicht ein Problem, wenn es um rechtliche Fragen geht? Wie wird die Identität rechtlich festgestellt? Wenn du ein maßgeschneidertes Aussehen mit DNA hast, die nicht mit deiner eigenen identisch ist, wie wird dann festgestellt, dass du rechtlich gesehen dieselbe Person bist, wenn du dich regenerierst? Oder anders ausgedrückt: Wie eng ist die Biologie mit der Identität verbunden?

Antwort: Dank der jüngsten Fortschritte in der medizinischen Wissenschaft im 30. Jahrhundert ist die Veränderung des eigenen Aussehens viel alltäglicher geworden. Mit dem hochmodernen Calliope-System von BiotiCorp können Menschen zum Beispiel sicher und schnell massive strukturelle Knochen- und Gewebeveränderungen vornehmen, für die früher ein Team von Chirurgen mehrere Operationen gebraucht hätte. Unabhängig davon, wie viele Veränderungen jemand durchläuft, gibt es immer noch inhärente Marker, anhand derer Tiefenscans eine Person identifizieren können, um eine konsistente und überprüfbare Identifizierung zu gewährleisten.

Bitte beachte, dass dies etwas anderes ist als die Regeneration, also der Prozess, bei dem ein neuer Körper aus einem Abdruck der Ibrahim-Sphäre erschaffen wird. Diese können nicht manipuliert werden und entsprechen genau dem letzten Scan deines Abdrucks. Wenn zum Beispiel jemand einen Abdruck macht, über das Calliope-System Änderungen vornimmt und dann einen tödlichen Unfall hat, sieht der regenerierte Körper so aus wie vor den Änderungen. Ausgenommen sind natürlich körperliche Schäden, die durch traumatische Echos in der Prägung als Folge des Todes entstanden sind.




Pyro-System verkleinert?
Frage: Hast du Pyro verkleinert? In einigen alten Informationen stand, dass das Pyro-System etwa 13 AE groß ist, also fast 3x so groß wie Stanton. Im Star-Engine-Trailer heißt es jedoch 9,83 AE, was nur etwa doppelt so groß ist wie Stanton.

Antwort: Ja! Das Pyro-System ist kleiner als es früher war. Diese Entscheidung wurde nach Gesprächen mit anderen Teams getroffen, um kürzere Reisen zwischen entfernten Orten zu ermöglichen. Nichts wurde aus Pyro entfernt. Alles ist nur etwas näher beieinander.




Einflussbereich der People's Alliance
Frage: Kontrolliert die Volksallianz das gesamte Gebiet von Nyx oder ist sie nur eine der großen Fraktionen im System?

Antwort: Die Volksallianz ist mit Sicherheit die größte Fraktion in Nyx, aber sie kontrolliert hauptsächlich das Gebiet um Delamar. Das liegt vor allem an den verfügbaren Sicherheitsressourcen, denn es wäre ein teures Unterfangen, das gesamte System zu patrouillieren. Zwar gibt es überall in Nyx Außenposten und Stationen der Volksallianz, aber je weiter du nach draußen kommst, desto wahrscheinlicher ist es, dass du auf eine von mehreren gesetzlosen Gruppen triffst, die um das Territorium des Systems kämpfen. Wir haben bereits im Q3 2022 Loremaker's über eine dieser gesetzlosen Gruppen berichtet - die Moraine, eine Organisation von Dieben und Schmugglern mit Sitz im Glaciem-Ring.




Warum hat sich Crusader auf Massenvernichtungswaffen spezialisiert?
Frage: Crusader wurde von August Dunlow gegründet, einem humanitären Visionär, der Opfer von staatlich gefördertem Terrorismus wurde, und das Unternehmen vermarktet sich selbst als der Hersteller der Guten. Warum ist es dann der einzige Hersteller von wahllosen Bombern? Nicht einmal Aegis hat einen Schwerkraftbomber, sie bauen nur Torpedo-Plattformen. Das ist sehr seltsam. Man sollte meinen, dass Dunlow ein gewissenhafter Verweigerer ist, selbst wenn sie im Auftrag des Militärs nur Logistik- und Unterstützungsschiffe bauen würden, aber Bomber sind die Spitze des Speers, wenn es um Kollateralschäden geht.

Hat sich der derzeitige Vorstand von der Ethik und der Vision von Dunlow entfernt, um sich mehr auf den Gewinn zu konzentrieren? Ist das ein Fehler im Branding? Als die C2 entworfen wurde, dachte jemand: "Es wäre cool, wenn sie Bomben hätte", und wir haben die A2 bekommen und müssen nun mit der Dissonanz dieser Entscheidung leben?

Antwort: Wenn du einen Schritt zurücktrittst, solltest du beachten, dass es eine gewisse Trennung zwischen den Schiffen, die den Spielern zur Verfügung stehen, und denen, die in der Geschichte existieren, gibt. Generell kann man davon ausgehen, dass es weitere Bomber geben wird, aber die Überlieferung des Spiels konzentriert sich mehr auf das, was die Spieler nach dem aktuellen Entwicklungsplan tatsächlich erleben können. Aus diesem Grund haben wir keine umfassende Liste aller Fahrzeuge erstellt, die derzeit oder in der Vergangenheit hergestellt wurden, da wir mehr Flexibilität benötigen, um mit dem Schiffsteam im Einklang zu bleiben.

Crusader Industries hat sich schon immer dafür eingesetzt, den Menschen im Imperium zu helfen. Unter Dunlow haben sie seit den Anfängen des Unternehmens Schiffe für das Militär hergestellt, als die Armee ihre Fahrzeugtransporter kaufte. Wenig später, im Jahr 2821, wurde der Hercules Starlifter von den Streben her als Militärfahrzeug konzipiert. Als Kelly Caplan im Jahr 2863 die Leitung des Unternehmens übernahm, begann sie, das Unternehmen stärker militärisch auszurichten, nicht nur, um die wachsende Bedrohung durch die Vanduul zu bekämpfen, sondern auch, um die noch jungen planetarischen Interessen zu verteidigen. Dies führte zur Entwicklung der Mercury im Jahr 2892 und schließlich der Ares im Jahr 2949. Die A2 Spirit ist also keine Abkehr von ihren Grundprinzipien, sondern eine allmähliche Entwicklung, wie das Unternehmen seinen Platz in einem sich verändernden Imperium sieht.

Was sollte im Jahr 2952 in der Stratus Mall eröffnet werden?
Frage: Jedes Mal, wenn ich Stratus, das Einkaufszentrum in Orison, besuche, wundere ich mich über das Schild mit der Aufschrift "Eröffnung 2952". Jetzt, wo 2954 vor der Tür steht, frage ich mich, was dieses Schaufenster sein sollte und warum es noch nicht eröffnet wurde.

Antwort: Das immer noch leerstehende Stratus-Geschäft ist ein weiteres Opfer der ständigen Angriffe von Nine Tails auf Orison's Plattformen. Obwohl Crusader nie offiziell bekannt gegeben hat, wer dort einziehen soll, waren Ende 2950 die Feinschmecker im ganzen Imperium in heller Aufregung, als bekannt wurde, dass der Koch Cutty Crawford einen Vertrag mit Stratus unterzeichnet hatte, um ein Restaurant auf Orison zu eröffnen. Crawford wurde mit dem Gastronomical berühmt, dem ersten Restaurant auf dem 890 Jump, das mit einem Silver Leaf ausgezeichnet wurde. Crawford erkannte jedoch die Schwierigkeiten, ein Restaurant an Bord eines Schiffes zu betreiben, und suchte nach Möglichkeiten, ein stationäres Lokal zu eröffnen. Die Räumlichkeiten im zweiten Stock des Stratus-Komplexes auf Orison schienen ideal für den Koch und die hochkarätige Kundschaft zu sein, die auf der 890 Jump speiste und trank.

Doch die zunehmenden Angriffe der Nine Tails auf die Plattformen von Orison beunruhigten Küchenchef Crawford, und er stieg offiziell aus dem Geschäft aus, als sein Schiff auf dem Weg nach Orison angegriffen wurde. Seitdem sind Chef Crawford und Stratus in einen Rechtsstreit verwickelt. Stratus behauptet, dass ihm Miete und Vertragsstrafen für die vorzeitige Beendigung des Vertrags geschuldet werden, während Chef Crawford argumentiert, dass Orisons laxe Sicherheitsvorkehrungen gegen eine Vertragsbestimmung verstoßen, die besagt, dass den Mitarbeitern und Gästen des Restaurants ein sicheres Arbeitsumfeld geboten wird. Bis der Streit beigelegt ist, wird das Ladenlokal nach Angaben von Stratus in seinem jetzigen Zustand bleiben.




Vielfalt der NPC-Sprecher/innen in der PU
Frage: Habt ihr Pläne, die NSC-Stimmen in der PU in Zukunft mit vielfältigeren Akzenten als dem britischen und amerikanischen zu erweitern?

Antwort: Ja: Ja, wir wollen die Vielfalt in der PU auf jeden Fall ausbauen.




Elira Auszeichnungen
Frage: Hier sind ein paar Fragen zu den Elira Awards, mit denen Leistungen in der Musik ausgezeichnet werden.

Antwort: Wir haben uns noch nicht allzu sehr mit der eigentlichen Geschichte oder Struktur der Eliras beschäftigt. Es war nur ein Name, der als Auszeichnung gut klang, aber jetzt wollen wir uns ein wenig mit der Geschichte beschäftigen. Um einige deiner Fragen zu beantworten, eine nach der anderen:




Ist es überhaupt möglich, dass ein Backer einen Elira Award gewinnt?

Derzeit nicht, aber wir unterstützen die musikalischen Bemühungen unserer Gemeinschaft.




Welche Kategorien gibt es?

Ich gehe davon aus, dass es sich um die Standardkategorien handelt, die du bei modernen Auszeichnungen findest ("Bestes Album (Genre)", "Bester Song (Genre)" usw.). Ich bin mir sicher, dass es je nach Musikrichtung verschiedene Versionen der Preise geben wird. Wahrscheinlich gäbe es auch Kategorien für Musik aus Xi'an oder von Außerirdischen, um die Aufmerksamkeit der menschlichen Zuhörer zu erhöhen.




Wie lange gibt es die Preise schon?

Wir könnten sagen, vielleicht hundert Jahre oder so, sagen wir 2803.




Wer hat den letzten Preis für den besten Darsteller (oder etwas Vergleichbares) gewonnen?

Das haben wir noch nicht herausgefunden.




Was ist derzeit in der UEE beliebt?

Bei all den verschiedenen Planeten und Systemen weiß ich nicht, ob man wirklich einen einheitlichen Trend in der gesamten UEE ausmachen kann. Wir haben aber eine Handvoll Bands und Musiker genannt (Ellroy Cass, Starburst Collective, etc.).




Wie hören die Menschen im Jahr 2953 am häufigsten Musik? Gibt es noch physische Formate und muss ich deshalb das Weiße Album noch einmal kaufen?

Als großer Fan von Vinyl würde ich das unterstützen, aber ich habe das Gefühl, dass sie physische Medien wahrscheinlich aus dem Verkehr ziehen, da der Aufnahmeprozess wahrscheinlich ausschließlich digital und verlustfrei erfolgt.




Wo und wann werden die Preise verliehen?

Wie im Galactapedia-Artikel erwähnt, finden sie auf Prime auf Terra statt.




Wer war der letzte Gastgeber?

Ich würde wahrscheinlich sagen, dass Esen Landari von Something Every Tuesday ein guter Gastgeber wäre.




Gab es Jay-Z und Taylor Swift Momente in der Geschichte, die dir in Erinnerung geblieben sind?

Welcher Moment war das? Aber klar, ich könnte mir vorstellen, dass es einige denkwürdige Momente bei der Preisverleihung gibt. Der letzte Auftritt von Gal Dougan, bevor sie verschwand, wäre sicher einer davon.
03/19/2024 - 5:00 AMWelcome to Loremakers: Community Questions, a series focused on answering your lore quandaries and conundrums. We’ve done a deep dive through the lore Ask A Dev section and selected ten questions to answer about the Star Citizen universe. All questions were edited for context and clarity but you can click on the topic to go directly to the original post and join the conversation. Also, the Narrative team plans to do one installment of Loremakers: Community Questions every quarter with the next entry scheduled for Tuesday, June 18th, so please join the discussion and drop any other questions you might have about the universe in our Ask A Dev forum.




MISC and Xi'an Collaboration
Question: The more Xi'an ships come out, the less I understand what exactly is meant by MISC's cooperation with Xi'an. What technologies are we talking about? I don't see any connection in ship design or the technology that the Aopoa and the Gatac provide. Please tell me what you mean by "MISC was one of the first corporations in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) to sustain a tech-trade partnership with the Xi'an"?

Answer: In 2910, MISC and the Xi'an Empire signed a first-of-its-kind technology sharing agreement that saw ideas, technology, and even experts freely exchanged between the two sides. MISC's impact and contribution to Xi'an ships isn't well known within the UEE, as the ships Xi'an manufacturers have exported into the UEE lean heavily into the alien aesthetic and tech to distinguish them in the market, so let's focus on the Xi'an’s impact on MISC.

After signing the deal, MISC leveraged this influx of new ideas and tech into developing a smaller spacecraft that could appeal to the masses. This initiative resulted in the design for the Freelancer, which featured traditional Human aesthetics subtly integrated with Xi'an advances like improved thrust/draw conditioning. While the designs for the Reliant were done at the same time, it's believed that it was passed over because the verticality created by its movable "flying wing" clearly signaled its Xi'an inspiration and might alienate some Humans still wary after the Xi’an-Human Cold War. The Reliant design remained mothballed for decades until being revived and brought to market in 2946. By then, MISC had found success with other ships that promoted their Xi'an influence and tech, and the company leveraged what they'd learned to upgrade the Reliant design with more efficient Xi'an thrusters and advanced Xi'an metal composites for the ship's wing armor.

In the decades between the launch of the Freelancer and Reliant, MISC discovered that many of its ship teams struggled to integrate Xi'an tech into their designs. This began to change in 2940 when MISC assigned the MISC-M division of misfits and out-of-the-box designers to rework the Daedalus, MISC's non-commercial racing ship. The MISC-M team traveled to a facility in R.il'a to work on the ship with veteran Xi'an Ship Engineer To.k'o se Lyil, leading to the creation of advanced thrusters that lapped ones available to competing racers. The reworked Daedalus earned itself a new name, Razor, and would go on to win the Murray Cup Classic Race in 2945 before receiving a successful commercial release in 2947. MISC-M continued to push their designs to further integrate Xi'an tech with the creation of the Fury, featuring four fully gimballed main thrusters to provide the speed and evasiveness renowned in many Xi'an ships. The uniqueness of the Fury design inspired MISC CEO Irena Adjei to spin off the MISC-M division into its own sub-brand named Mirai and retroactively rebrand the Razor as a Mirai ship. With the launch of the Mirai brand, the days of subtly integrating Xi'an tech into ships seems to be gone. It should be exciting to see how Mirai leverages this relationship going forward to create more interesting and unique ships that combine Human and Xi'an tech and aesthetics.




Office of Executive Services
Question: I have a bunch of questions regarding this office. How much does the Office of Executive Services (OES) involve themselves in the affairs of other species? Does the OES ever work with or against other species or are they just involved internally in UEE domestic affairs? Do the OES and military work together? I ask because in the real world there are often rivalries and the public pays the price. Is the OES or military worried about the existence of the Hadesians? Knowing the power that the Hadesians possess, but having no idea where they are and if they will resurface. Does the OES ever get involved in slavery cases, or is this just left up to the police?

Answer: The extent of OES' actions still aren't entirely known, but they seem to operate both inside the UEE and outside. Their existence was only recently discovered during the Jenk Gallen incident where a Human was captured in Xi'an space on charges of espionage. Now that they've been pulled out of the shadows and are given oversight, I think they're still trying to figure out how they move forward. Back when they were operating with impunity, I would suspect the OES probably did enlist military assistance in their operations, but most likely did so under the guise of a conventional UEE intelligence service or another facet of bureaucracy (rather than identifying themselves as OES). As far as the Hadesians, I'm sure they're probably pretty interested to learn more about the ancient culture. As for the slavery cases, they might if it serves their interest.




Is There Anymore Lore on Mirai?
Question: I noticed that the Galactapedia currently doesn’t have an entry for Mirai. Is there any lore about the spacecraft manufacturer that can be shared?

Answer: Good news! February's Galatapedia update included an article on Mirai. It covers how the work of a specialized team within MISC inspired the company to spin off their ships into its own subsidiary. A longer portfolio on the history and evolution of this division and the creation of Mirai was also written and released in Jump Point 11.03. Currently, the article is available to subscribers, but it is scheduled to be released on the RSI site for all to read on Tuesday, April 23rd.

Death of a Spaceman and Its Impact on the Universe
Question: Is it common in the SC universe for people to swap their physical sex? What I've understood about the way Death of a Spaceman and regen are supposed to work suggests that this would be pretty trivial to do. Is it, and is it common?

Or does that maybe cause a problem when it comes to legal issues? How is identity legally established? If you have a tailored appearance with DNA that's not identical to your own, how is it established that when you regen that you're legally the same person? Or another way of putting it might be, how closely linked is biology to identity?

Answer: Recent advances in medical science in the 30th century have made altering one's complete physical appearance a lot more commonplace. For example, BiotiCorp's cutting-edge Calliope system allows people to safely and quickly undergo massive structural bone and tissue changes that would have previously taken a team of surgeons multiple operations to perform. Regardless of how many changes someone undergoes, there would still be inherent markers that would remain consistent by which deep scans would be able to identify someone in order to maintain a consistent and verifiable ID record.

Please note that this is different from regeneration, the process by which a new body is recreated from an Ibrahim sphere imprint. These cannot be manipulated and are accurate to your last imprint scan. For example, if someone were to make an imprint, make alterations via the Calliope system, then experience a fatal accident, their regenerated body would look like they did before they made the alterations. Barring of course any physical damage imparted by traumatic echoes in the imprint as the result of death.




Pyro system reduced in size?
Question: Did you shrink Pyro? Some old information said Pyro system is about 13 AU, nearly 3x bigger than Stanton. Yet, in the Star Engine trailer it says 9.83 AU, which is only about 2x the size of Stanton.

Answer: Yes! The Pyro system is smaller than it used to be. This decision was made after discussions with other teams to allow shorter travel between distant locations. Nothing has been removed from Pyro. Everything is just a bit closer together.




People's Alliance Area of Influence
Question: Does the People's Alliance control the entirety of Nyx, or are they merely one of the major factions in system?

Answer: The People's Alliance is Nyx's major faction for sure, but they mainly control the area around Delamar. This is mainly due to their available security resources as it would be an expensive proposition to patrol the full system. While there are outposts and stations aligned with the People's Alliance peppered throughout Nyx, the further out you go, the more likely you are to run into one of several outlaw groups vying for territory in the system. We touched on one of these outlaw groups back in the Q3 2022 Loremaker's - The Moraine, who are an organization of thieves and smugglers based out of the Glaciem Ring.




Why Does Crusader Specialize in Weapons of Mass Destruction?
Question: Crusader was founded by August Dunlow, a humanitarian visionary who was the victim of state sponsored terrorism, and the company markets itself as the good guy manufacturer. So why is it the only manufacturer of indiscriminate bombers? Not even Aegis has a gravity bomber, they just build torpedo platforms. It's super weird. You would think that Dunlow would be a conscientious objector, even if contracted by the military they would just build logistics and support ships, but bombers are the tip of the spear when it comes to collateral damage.

Has the current board moved away from the ethics and vision of Dunlow to focus more on the bottom line? Is this a branding mistake? When the C2 was being designed was someone like "it would be cool if it had bombs" and we got the A2 and now just have to live with the dissonance of this choice?

Answer: Taking a step back, it is worth noting that there is a bit of a separation between the ships available to players and those that exist in-lore. In general, it is safe to assume that there might be other bombers being made, but the lore of the game is more focused on what the current development schedule is planning for players to actually experience. This is why we haven't made a comprehensive list of all vehicles manufactured currently or historically as we require more flexibility for keeping aligned with the ship team.

As for Crusader Industries, they have always been dedicated towards helping the people of the Empire. Under Dunlow, they’ve made ships for the military since the company's earliest days when the Army purchased their vehicle transports. Not long after in 2821, the Hercules Starlifter was conceived as a military vehicle from the struts up. When Kelly Caplan became CEO in 2863, she began an effort to expand the corporation towards a more military focus, not only in an effort to combat the growing Vanduul threat but also to help defend their fledgling planetary interests. This led to the development of the Mercury in 2892 and eventually the Ares in 2949. So rather than the A2 Spirit being an abandonment of their core principals, it represents a gradual evolution on how the company sees its place in a changing Empire.

What was supposed to open at Stratus Mall in 2952?
Question: Every time I visit Stratus, the shopping mall at Orison, I wonder about the storefront with the sign that says ‘Opening 2952.’ With 2954 upon us, I am curious what this storefront was supposed to be and why it hasn’t opened?

Answer: Consider the still vacant Stratus storefront another casualty of the constant Nine Tails attacks on Orison's platforms. Though Crusader never officially announced the tenant meant to move into that space, in late 2950, gourmands across the Empire were abuzz about news that chef Cutty Crawford had signed a deal with Stratus to open a restaurant on Orison. Crawford rose to fame with Gastronomical, the first restaurant on an 890 Jump to win a Silver Leaf. Yet, Crawford acknowledged the difficulties of running a restaurant aboard a ship and was looking for opportunities to open a brick and mortar location. Occupying that second floor space on the Stratus complex on Orison seemed like an ideal fit for the chef and the high-class clientele that wined and dined on the 890 Jump.

Yet, the uptick in Nine Tails attacks on Orison's platforms concerned Chef Crawford, and he officially backed out of the deal when his ship came under attack en route to Orison. Chef Crawford and Stratus have been entangled in litigation ever since. Stratus claimed that they are owed rent and penalties for the early termination of the deal, while Chef Crawford argued that Orison's lax security breached a provision in the contract that specified a safe and secure working environment would be provided to the restaurant's staff and guests. Until this dispute is resolved, Stratus officials say the storefront will remain in its current state.




NPC Voice Acting Diversity in the PU
Question: Do you have plans to expand the future NPC voices in the PU with more diverse accents than British and American?

Answer: Yes, we're definitely looking to expand the diversification in the PU.




Elira Awards
Question: Here’s a bunch of questions about the Elira Awards, which recognizes achievement in music.

Answer: We haven't really delved too much into the actual history or structure of the Eliras. It was just a name that sounded good as an award, but let's craft some lore now. To answer some of your questions one by one:




Is it at all possible for a backer to win an Elira Award?

Not currently, but we certainly support the musical endeavors of our community.




What categories are there?

I would assume this would be the standard array of categories that you'd find in modern awards ("Best album (genre)", "Best song (genre)", etc.). I'm sure they'd have various versions of the awards based on the genre of music. There would probably be categories for Xi'an or alien music to help bring attention to Human listeners.




How long have the awards been going for?

We could say maybe a hundred years or so, say 2803.




Who won the last award for best performer (or equivalent)?

Have not determined this yet.




What is popular across the UEE currently?

With all the various planets and systems, I don't know if you could truly encapsulate a consistent trend across the entire UEE. We've name dropped a handful of bands and musicians (Ellroy Cass, Starburst Collective, etc.) though.




What is the most common way for people to listen to music in 2953? Do physical formats still exist, and does that mean I have to buy the White Album again?

As a big fan of vinyl myself, I would support this, but I feel like they've probably phased out physical media since the recording process would probably be exclusively digital and distributed in a lossless way.




Where and when are the awards hosted?

As called out in the Galactapedia article, they're held in Prime on Terra.




Who was the most recent host?

I would probably say Esen Landari from Something Every Tuesday would be a good host.




Have there been any Jay-Z, Taylor Swift moments in memorable history?

What moment was this? But sure, I would imagine there would be some memorable moments at the awards. There was Gal Dougan's last performance before she disappeared, that would certainly be one.

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