📡 Galactic Bulletin
A team of deep-space stellar scientists have successfully activated the new Stellar Cartography Scanner, mapping forty previously uncharted systems on the edge of the Sphere.
The scanner — a multi-decade project of the Stellar Cartography Division — uses gravimetric resonance imaging to detect star systems beyond the reach of conventional sensors. After being brought online this week, it has identified forty-star systems sitting just within range of current jump gate technology.
Captains can now see these newly mapped systems on their galaxy map, marked as [DISCONNECTED] — visible, named, but unreachable until physical infrastructure can be built to connect them.
🚧 The Galactic Engineering Authority Responds
Within hours of the scanner data being released, the Galactic Engineering Authority issued a galaxy-wide directive: construction of new jump gates will begin immediately, starting at the two systems closest to the new frontier.
“The Sphere has been static for too long. Forty systems are within our grasp — but the gates won’t build themselves. We need every Captain who can spare resources to step forward.”
— Galactic Engineering Authority, Office of the Director
Two construction sites are now active:
- ▸ Yaralista → Dranor — opening the first route into the western frontier
- ▸ Taithinarl → Canby — pioneering the eastern arc of expansion
Both will be visible on your galaxy map as pulsing orange dots with dashed connection lines — these are the gates currently UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
🛠 How You Can Help
Every gate requires a substantial amount of materials drawn from across the economic spectrum — refined ores, manufactured goods, planetary materials and raw resources. No single Captain can shoulder the cost; the gates will only be built by the collective efforts of the community.
Contributing is simple:
- Visit any station with a Galactic Engineering Authority office (look for the 🚧 icon in the promenade)
- Choose the project you want to support
- Donate resources directly from your Commercial Storage
- Watch the progress bars climb — every contribution counts
🌌 What Happens When a Gate Completes?
Once a project reaches 100% completion, construction crews will activate the gate within hours. The newly connected system flips from [DISCONNECTED] to fully accessible — autopilot routing opens immediately, and Captains can fly there to discover whatever lies within. Each completed gate also unlocks further construction projects deeper into the frontier — meaning the network grows organically, system by system.
🏆 Recognition
Every contribution is logged. The top contributors to each gate are publicly displayed at the construction site itself, and a galaxy-wide leaderboard tracks the most generous Captains across all active projects. Your name will be remembered when these gates carry future generations of pilots into uncharted space.
⚙ Forty systems wait beyond the Sphere.
The galaxy expands one gate at a time.
The Galactic Engineering Authority and the Stellar Cartography Division thank you for your service to the Sphere.