Distant Worlds II: Difference between revisions

*11,000 registrants - January 13, 3305

*12,000 registrants - January 15, 3305

Registrations for DW2 closed at 18:00 UTC on January 18, 3305, at which point the main roster was locked and existing registrants could longer make or request any further changes to their registrations. A secondary "latecomers" roster opened until February 17, 3305, but it was not administrated or publicly displayed. The secondary roster was later merged with the main roster to create a finalized roster that was archived and presented.

#Waypoints 1-5: Laying the foundations for Galactic Core scientific studies, revisiting mysteries of the past, and trailblazing the new age of discovery.

#Waypoints 6-10: Building the Galactic Core Starport and discovering secrets at the heart of the galaxy.

In addition to various community events and exploration opportunities along the full route, a [[Community Goals|Community Goal]] took place at the Waypoint 2 system, Omega Sector VE-Q b5-15, and involved mining materials for the construction of a new [[Starport]], [[Explorer's Anchorage]], in [[Stuemeae FG-Y d7561]], a system near [[Sagittarius A*]]. By the time the expedition reached Waypoint 7, which was be located in a third system near both Sagittarius A* and Stuemeae FG-Y d7561,<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/474245-Anyone-got-an-Alt-to-scan-the-new-station-in-Stuemeae-FG-Y-d7561?s=126403090698b5a53f6925f3b37be680&p=7375495&viewfull=1#post7375495 Frontier Forums: Anyone got an Alt to scan the new station in Stuemeae FG-Y d7561 ?, post #13]</ref> the Starport had opened to host a second Community Goal to upgrade its amenities for members of the expedition and future travelers. The expedition planned to remain in the Galactic Centre region for two to three weeks before continuing onward to Beagle Point.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/462515-DW2-Community-Goals Frontier Forums: [DW2] Community Goals]</ref>

=== GalNet Report ===

== The Expedition ==

The Distant Worlds II expedition officially departed from the Distant Worlds Tourist Beacon in the Pallaeni system on January 13, 3305. Due to the number of participants, there were three separate launch events; participants could attend the launch event which was most convenient for them.<ref name="Launchtimes">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/404790-DW2-Distant-Worlds-II-Fleet-Roster-Sign-Up-Thread?p=7320905&viewfull=1#post7320905 Frontier Forums: Distant Worlds II - Fleet Roster Sign Up Thread, post #1978]</ref>

Within moments of the first launch event, the high number of players simultaneously jumping from Pallaeni is believed to have been the cause of a brief but widespread server outage.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/afndvo/dw2_crash_megathread/ r/EliteDangerous: DW2 Crash Megathread]</ref>

[[File:DW2 WP 1-2 map.png|250px|thumb|Waypoint 1 to Waypoint 2 route]]

Shortly before launch, Waypoint 2's location was revealed to be on planet 7 B in the Omega Sector VE-Q b5-15 system and expedition members were directed to arrive there by January 18. DW2 organizers also provided a list of optional points of interest to visit along the way to Waypoint 2:

All told, 5,198 pilots participated in the Community Goal, and 3,000,000 tonnes of material were collected for the construction of the new Starport, [[Explorer's Anchorage]], at [[Stuemeae FG-Y d7561]].

[[File:DW2 WP 2-3 map.png|250px|thumb|Waypoint 2 to Waypoint 3 route]]

From January 27 to February 1, the expedition traveled to Waypoint 3, the abandoned [[Project Dynasty|Conflux Delta Site]] [[settlement]] on planet A 3 A in Pru Aescs NC-M d7-192. The optional waypoints along the route were:

*Flyiedgiae QN-T d3-17 ("Quantum World" at planet AB 1 B)

[[File:DW2 WP 3-4 map.png|250px|thumb|Waypoint 3 to Waypoint 4 route]]

From February 3 to February 8, the expedition traveled to Waypoint 4, a site in Clooku EW-Y c3-197, just outside the "Llyn Tegid Nebula". The optional waypoints along the route were:

*Prua Phoe TK-M d8-361 ("Octopus Nebula")

[[File:DW2 WP 4-5 map.png|250px|thumb|Waypoint 4 to Waypoint 5 route]]

From February 10 to February 15, the expedition traveled to Waypoint 5, the surface port [[Polo Harbour]] in Boewnst KS-S c20-959. Polo Harbour was the last port on the [[Colonia Connection Highway]] that the expedition would pass by, as well as the last habitation center that the expedition would see until it reached the Galactic Centre. The optional waypoints along the route were:

*Byaa Ain XK-R c7-65 ("Crayfish Nebula")

[[File:DW2 WP 5-6 map.png|250px|thumb|Waypoint 5 to Waypoint 6 route]]

From February 17 to February 22, the expedition broke away from the [[Colonia Connection Highway]] and traveled to Waypoint 6, the system Dryau Ausms KG-Y e3390, also known as the "The Dryau Awesomes" for its unique topology. The optional waypoints along the route were:

On February 21, the DW2 organizers moved the base camp location in Dryau Ausms KG-Y e3390 from "Aloros Ravine" on planet AB 2 B (surface coordinates -10.656, -67.896) to "New Aloros Ravine" on planet AB 8 A A (surface coordinates 54.623, 161.206) due to so-called gravitational anomalies at the original site that were causing ships to suffer damage when landing.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/452358-Distant-Worlds-2-A-Journey-of-Discovery?p=7434603&viewfull=1#post7434603 Frontier Forums: Distant Worlds 2 - A Journey of Discovery, post #1636]</ref>

[[File:DW2 WP 6-7 map.png|250px|thumb|Waypoint 6 to Waypoint 7 route]]

From February 24 to March 1, the expedition traveled to Waypoint 7, the Stuemeae KM-W c1-342 system near both [[Sagittarius A*]] and the under-construction Starport [[Explorer's Anchorage]] in [[Stuemeae FG-Y d7561]]. "Armstrong Landing", the base camp site for Waypoint 7, was also the base camp site for Waypoint 11 in the original Distant Worlds expedition. DW2 organizers planned to remain at Waypoint 7 until March 17 to facilitate the expansion of Explorer's Anchorage and allow time for members to prepare for the journey to [[Beagle Point]]. The optional waypoints along the route were:

The Community Goal was successful, with 2,812 pilots contributing a total of 2,367,428 tonnes of material.

[[File:DW2 WP 7-8 map.png|250px|thumb|Waypoint 7 to Waypoint 8 route]]

From March 17 to March 22, the expedition departed from the Galactic Centre towards the second main objective, Beagle Point, and traveled to Waypoint 8, "Hades Edge" in the Swoals IL-Y e0 ("Goliath's Rest") system. The optional waypoints along the route were:

DW2 Rusted Net Nebula.png|Rusty Net Nebula (Skaude AL-X e1-28)

Phiaanor.png|Phiaanor (Dryao Aoscs FW-W e1-5865)

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