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The Thargoid ships and [[Thargoid Surface Site|surface sites]] share similarities with the 1979 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film) Alien] movie directed by Ridley Scott. The style seems to be influenced by the Swiss painter [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._R._Giger Hans Ruedi "H.R." Giger]. | The Thargoid ships and [[Thargoid Surface Site|surface sites]] share similarities with the 1979 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film) Alien] movie directed by Ridley Scott. The style seems to be influenced by the Swiss painter [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._R._Giger Hans Ruedi "H.R." Giger]. | ||
The Federation is an evolution from current Earth, rolled forward into the distant future. Federal politics have a lot of influence from the US Constitution.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/features/elite-dangerous-creator-talks-sci-fi-politics-and-whats-next-w492781</ref> The United States of the Americas is the fictional predecessor of the Federation. The Americas implies that it's the totality of continents of North and South America. The Americas comprises most of the land in the Western Hemisphere on Earth. | |||
The Empire is influenced by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome Ancient Rome]. The slavery in the Empire is based on Roman slavery. Imperial slaves have rights like in Roman times have rights. People would sign up for slavery to pay a debt. Imperial society is based on honor, like the Romans, or the Japanese Bushido, even elements of the British Empire, pre-WWI. It was shaming to do something that put people in a bad state.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/features/elite-dangerous-creator-talks-sci-fi-politics-and-whats-next-w492781</ref> | |||
Galactic charts of space agencies like NASA and ESA were used to model the Milky Way galaxy. | Galactic charts of space agencies like NASA and ESA were used to model the Milky Way galaxy. | ||