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cyndrogen
The Greatest Corp in the Universe
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Posted - 2013.06.07 06:18:00 -
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When CCP decided on the names of highsec system, was there any significance to how systems were named?
For example there is a Caldari Prime and a Kador Prime etc, were these systems originally intended to be Prime systems as the name suggests or they just sounded cool? Was there any particular naming scheme that followed some design guide or did you just throw darts and whatever sounded cool stuck?
I'm just trying to understand why some systems are abbreviated with Prime when they have no "prime" significance? Or maybe I'm missing some vital info? |
Nikolai Lachance
Happy Wheels Logistics
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Posted - 2013.06.07 06:20:00 -
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Caldari Prime is the home system of the Caldari. Kador Prime is the home system of the Kador family. |
cyndrogen
The Greatest Corp in the Universe
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Posted - 2013.06.07 06:21:00 -
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Nikolai Lachance wrote:Caldari Prime is the home system of the Caldari. Kador Prime is the home system of the Kador family.
Were these systems the original settlements? |
dark heartt
I Own Four Sheep Nyratic
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Posted - 2013.06.07 06:45:00 -
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cyndrogen wrote:Nikolai Lachance wrote:Caldari Prime is the home system of the Caldari. Kador Prime is the home system of the Kador family. Were these systems the original settlements?
Yes. http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Caldari_Prime
You need to remember that beyond the naming, the players have decided the systems that are trade hubs, valuable, etc. So despite Jita being the most populated system in Caldari space, Caldari Prime is still the homeworld for the Caldari. That's why systems like this are named Prime despite the fact that the players don't treat them as hubs. Bienator II: "You can identify eve players by looking at their cars. Since they don't drive what they can't afford to lose." I play in highsec. |
Pesky LaRue
Mercatoris Etherium Cartel
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Posted - 2013.06.07 06:48:00 -
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Enjoy. |
Mr M
Agony Unleashed
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Posted - 2013.06.07 07:10:00 -
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Balle is the system where... oh...
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cyndrogen
The Greatest Corp in the Universe
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Posted - 2013.06.07 07:13:00 -
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dark heartt wrote:cyndrogen wrote:Nikolai Lachance wrote:Caldari Prime is the home system of the Caldari. Kador Prime is the home system of the Kador family. Were these systems the original settlements? Yes. http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Caldari_PrimeYou need to remember that beyond the naming, the players have decided the systems that are trade hubs, valuable, etc. So despite Jita being the most populated system in Caldari space, Caldari Prime is still the homeworld for the Caldari. That's why systems like this are named Prime despite the fact that the players don't treat them as hubs.
Cool thanks for the links everyone! Another question I had was about the eve gate itself. It's VERY clear where the original wormhole entrance originated. Then star gate assembly occured and people spread out throughout the stars. Cool. But, the eve gate would be the port system would it not? Kind of like the New York of the new world, so I would imagine the highest amount of building, pre empire and highsec, would have occured at or near the original eve gate no? How did the stargates get built? There must have been colonies near the entrance that manufactured and produced the initial jump gates no?
What happened to the port / portal system? After the gate collapsed did everyone just abandon the system and move outward? Seems like a lot of building of stargates had to occur to get to empire space but the origin is empty and structureless. |
Makoto Priano
Priano Trans-Stellar State Services
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Posted - 2013.06.07 07:17:00 -
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From the Odyssey teaser, it looks like the collapse of the EVE gate caused cataclysmic damage in the system. If we assume that the energy release was not unlike other cataclysmic stellar events, it may've even fried systems within several lightyears, and possibly caused (temporary) disruption to the stargate network, accelerating the decline of the colonies. |
dark heartt
I Own Four Sheep Nyratic
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Posted - 2013.06.07 07:18:00 -
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Have a read of this: http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Timeline#Forgotten_Age_.28AD_2730_-_AD_8100.29
EDIT: And this: http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/EVE_Gate Bienator II: "You can identify eve players by looking at their cars. Since they don't drive what they can't afford to lose." I play in highsec. |
cyndrogen
The Greatest Corp in the Universe
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Posted - 2013.06.07 07:22:00 -
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Makoto Priano wrote:From the Odyssey teaser, it looks like the collapse of the EVE gate caused cataclysmic damage in the system. If we assume that the energy release was not unlike other cataclysmic stellar events, it may've even fried systems within several lightyears, and possibly caused (temporary) disruption to the stargate network, accelerating the decline of the colonies.
Interesting proposal were it not for the fact that the eve gate is fully functional today. If the ssystem was damaged during the collapse who repaired the eve gate (not the wormhole but the stargate that leads to the old wormhole)? Who or what collapsed the gate? Was it spontaneous or were other entities responsible? Where are the graveyards of the old colonies? What happened after the gate collapsed? |
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Dietrich III
Hard Knocks Inc.
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Posted - 2013.06.07 07:24:00 -
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Reading the info on the EVE Gate (located in the New Eden system) in the Star Map:
Quote:In the system of New Eden sits the impenetrable EVE Gate.
Thousands of years ago the forefathers of all the human races used the gate to travel to the world of EVE. But the gate has been closed for a long time, a catastrophe that destroyed all planets in the New Eden system and plunged the fragile human settlements to the brink of extinction. Anyone foolish enough to get too close to the gate today will be ripped apart by the magnetic storms that still surround the massive gate.
So yes it may have been like a modern-day New York or some other heavy industrialized center of commerce and business, but when the EVE Gate collapsed and destroyed the system it was like nuking the entire metropolitan center in one strike. Everything else depended so heavily on the EVE Gate that humanity was thrown into disarray upon its sudden, unexpected demise. It took thousands of years to rebuild.
I'm not big on RP but I find the background story to EVE to be a fascinating Sci-Fi. |
cyndrogen
The Greatest Corp in the Universe
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Posted - 2013.06.07 07:29:00 -
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Dietrich III wrote:Reading the info on the EVE Gate (located in the New Eden system) in the Star Map: Quote:In the system of New Eden sits the impenetrable EVE Gate.
Thousands of years ago the forefathers of all the human races used the gate to travel to the world of EVE. But the gate has been closed for a long time, a catastrophe that destroyed all planets in the New Eden system and plunged the fragile human settlements to the brink of extinction. Anyone foolish enough to get too close to the gate today will be ripped apart by the magnetic storms that still surround the massive gate. So yes it may have been like a modern-day New York or some other heavy industrialized center of commerce and business, but when the EVE Gate collapsed and destroyed the system it was like nuking the entire metropolitan center in one strike. Everything else depended so heavily on the EVE Gate that humanity was thrown into disarray upon its sudden, unexpected demise. It took thousands of years to rebuild and recover from that catastrophe. I'm not big on RP but I find the background story to EVE to be a fascinating Sci-Fi.
Sweet, but another mystery from this explanation is what the hell is a working gate doing in that system? Is it the original gate or was it rebuilt? Can the gates be dated in time? In other words which gate was the first and the last to be manufactured???
Was it a restoration project? Who restored it? Was it not damaged? Or was there another explanation, perhaps the books and records have been lost? I realize people were plunged into darkness after the collapse and records were not kept or perhaps did not survive the catastrophic events.... it's a mystery.
Then we have sleepers, another mystery. Could there be a link? Do they generate wormholes? Are they the architects of wormholes? Or simply worker drones for something no one has seen yet??? |
dark heartt
I Own Four Sheep Nyratic
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Posted - 2013.06.07 11:17:00 -
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The Sleeper drones are the drones of the Sleeper race, which as far as we know is gone. http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Sleeper_drones
The gates all through New Eden have been placed there by either the 4 main factions or pirate factions (IIRC), so the gate to the Eve Gate system is new. http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Stargates
Would also just like to say, keep asking these questions. I remember doing all this back when I got into the Eve lore, and I remember loving it! Bienator II: "You can identify eve players by looking at their cars. Since they don't drive what they can't afford to lose." I play in highsec. |
Lors Dornick
Kallisti Industries Solar Assault Fleet
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Posted - 2013.06.07 11:31:00 -
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dark heartt wrote:
Would also just like to say, keep asking these questions. I remember doing all this back when I got into the Eve lore, and I remember loving it!
While I fully support this statement I just want to point out EVE Fiction sub forum.
It contains good links, good data and people who are really into this kind of stuff ;)
CCP Eterne: Silly player, ALL devs are evil. CCP Fozzie: When Veritas describes a programming challenge as "very hard" I tend to believe him.
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Himnos Altar
An Errant Venture
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Posted - 2013.06.07 11:47:00 -
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cyndrogen wrote:Sweet, but another mystery from this explanation is what the hell is a working gate doing in that system? Is it the original gate or was it rebuilt? Can the gates be dated in time? In other words which gate was the first and the last to be manufactured???
Was it a restoration project? Who restored it? Was it not damaged? Or was there another explanation, perhaps the books and records have been lost? I realize people were plunged into darkness after the collapse and records were not kept or perhaps did not survive the catastrophic events.... it's a mystery.
Then we have sleepers, another mystery. Could there be a link? Do they generate wormholes? Are they the architects of wormholes? Or simply worker drones for something no one has seen yet???
My guess is that the Amarrians repaired it, or it somehow evaded damage. Dunno.
And as for the Sleepers....well.....their past (and present. And, arguably, their future) is revealed in Templar One.
I, for one, shall avoid giving any more spoilers than that. |
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