Our most ambitious & mysterious subproject yet: G.H. Subproject 4: Eden - Changing Appearance Research (in cooperation with r/NMSPortals)
I'm not going to attempt to explain the contents of this subproject in this thread, because it's something that really requires photographs to understand. So just check out the Wiki link above.
The topic of this subproject, visual (and possibly other characteristic) changes initiated in a system (presumably by player actions), is far more elusive than the stellar research of Atlas, the weather research of Nimbus, or even the mostly-neglected time research of Chronos. There is no way of knowing if this phenomenon is a bug or a feature, or some combination of both. We don't know for sure that they are initiated by any player actions. But there is no doubt that these visual changes occur, and that they deserve to be heavily researched.
After gaining an understanding of Subproject Eden (please ask any questions you need to, but also understand my answer might be an honest "I don't know"), Science Officers should head to the [HUB7-G-E4] Yggdrasil system. I've already documented most characteristics of this system, and it will be helpful to have multiple people observing a single system.
All current tests by Science Officers relating to Subproject Eden are to be conducted in the Yggdrasil system, unless the requirements of your test dictate otherwise. Warp immediately to the Yggdrasil system, don't warp first to a connected system, or it may unintentionally trigger a change, giving you a false impression of Yggdrasil's "default state."
Posted Jul 21, 2017, 9:36 PM UTC · edited