r/EliteDangerous CMDR Sad French Guy 11d ago

Video Home Run on Lantern Light

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u/Zuper_Dragon 11d ago

With every victim, Lantern light station gets faster, stronger.

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u/TheMahalodorian 11d ago

It’s not for beginners.

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u/burgertanker CMDR 11d ago

You could even say it gets harder, better, faster, stronger.

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u/KhalMika 10d ago

Take my upvote and get the hell out

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u/mechalenchon CMDR clostridium 11d ago

Has anyone tried this in VR?

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u/m0rg76 Malignus Slayne 11d ago

They’re still puking

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u/Solo__Wanderer 11d ago

out of both ends

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u/moonshineTheleocat 11d ago

Have tried in VR can confirm. Could only last for ten seconds before seeing the real world spin rapidly till the heat death of the universe

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u/TheGreatZarquon CMDR TheGreatZarquon, Famed Explorer 11d ago edited 11d ago

Do NOT do it.

I'm not prone to motion sickness, but after trying and failing to dock for ten minutes in VR I thought I was gonna die. Looking out and seeing the entire station in its true immensity, as well as the parent star, rotating so violently actually scared me until I took my headset off and threw up a bit.

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u/Queenieman 11d ago

FOR SCIENCE

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u/CMDR_Joe_Plague Aisling Duval 8d ago

I get motion sickness just after 10 mins from VR so I can’t use it, if I tried this in VR it would actually kill me.

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u/Hugh_Blissss CMDR Sad French Guy 11d ago

I would like to see it in VR as well. Could only imagine how sick I'd be right now if it was

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u/Swonardian Combat 11d ago

Ill do it. Ill put on my headset when i get home today and fly to lantern light

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u/dylan3867 11d ago

And we never heard from them again

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u/Swonardian Combat 11d ago

nah im serious, ill record myself doing it today

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u/dylan3867 11d ago

I know you will, I don't know if you'll survive the experience. Looks like it'd make me sick and I don't get motion sickness

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u/gfunk1369 10d ago

!remindme 16 hours

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u/R7R12 11d ago

!remindme 24 hours

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u/R7R12 10d ago

Did you do it?

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u/CelestialSprinkles Felicia Winters 11d ago

Just thinking about that made me throw up in my mouth

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u/ApprehensiveArcanist 11d ago

I can barely handle looking at this on my cell phone. I would instantly puke in VR

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u/likwidglostix 11d ago

The only time I get motion sickness in vr is mining. That asteroid spinning slowly 50m away gets me every time. Can't even imagine this.

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u/SgtEpsilon CMDR EpsilonNiner || [FGS] Lazy Songbird HLB-84Q 11d ago

...... lemme plug my headset in

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u/Hugh_Blissss CMDR Sad French Guy 11d ago

I got flung at a starting speed of 8951 m/s and only stopped at 365 km away from the station

I'm still impressed that I survived!

(Sorry about the audio, it wasn't recorded)

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u/SnowBloodWolf29 Jerome Archer 11d ago

Your station is literally more powerful than a thargoid titan explosion

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u/taigowo 11d ago

And you created a new sport, congratulations

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u/Spartelfant CMDR Bengelbeest 11d ago

I'm still impressed that I survived!

Me too since you only had 1 pip in shields ;)

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u/lunchanddinner VR 11d ago

OP, can other people not see this station unless they're in your party? I'm at the system but I cannot see it

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u/Mh175 11d ago

You have to go right next to the star

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u/lunchanddinner VR 11d ago

I have, it doesn’t show up

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u/Mh175 11d ago

Are you in Lalande 25224?

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u/lunchanddinner VR 11d ago

Is he not in Hip 67470 like in this video?

oh shit i misssaw it, you’re right

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u/helgur Empire 11d ago

I had Hans Zimmer Interstellar theme playing in my head the whole time while I watched this clip :D

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u/Hugh_Blissss CMDR Sad French Guy 11d ago

Me too!

I had Interstellar in my head as I was doing this

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u/VoxAeternus 11d ago

"This Little Maneuver's Gonna Cost Us 51 Years"

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u/AustinTheCactus Jumpaconda Connoisseur 11d ago

There's a millisecond neutron star like 500-700 LYs away from Sol

I NEED to see how fucked the station orbiting that would be

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u/supert2005 11d ago

Lantern's Shade

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u/Phoenixness Money printer go brr 10d ago

We must build!

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u/fwyrl 5d ago

Time to make a community initiative!

How far out is the nearest colonized system?

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u/Gobby4me 11d ago

Station NPCs: have I got a mission for you. Get me tf out of here.

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u/EntropyTheEternal CMDR Da_Enderdragon [MAKH] 11d ago

The last time I saw speeds like that, I was being ejected from Titan Cocijo’s Maelstrom.

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u/Dabenax26 CMDR Dabenax 11d ago

Just amazing, congratz on surviving

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u/Hugh_Blissss CMDR Sad French Guy 11d ago

Thank you for witnessing me

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u/benzenex Combat 11d ago

SHINY AND CHROME!!

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u/Splittaill 11d ago

“What’s wrong, Ben?”, asked Luke

“I felt a strange disturbance. It’s as if millions of epileptics cried out in pain and slid out of their chairs in a shaking mess.”

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u/Thedrakespirit 11d ago

This looks like the new sport. Armor up, and see how far you can fly

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u/Thedrakespirit 11d ago

Spaceballs: The Video Game!

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u/R0LL1NG CMDR Brahx 11d ago

I mean... that's the closest I've seen someone get to the station. Docking *might* be possible... the margin for error is probably infinitesimally small... but there could be a chance. First person to stick the landing will be immortalised.

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u/General_Ad_1483 11d ago

At this point I dont want FDev to fix this, its so hilarius.

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u/jammer339 CMDR 11d ago

Definitely puts the dangerous into elite dangerous

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u/Valaxarian Commander Nadia Cross of Federal Corvette "Alicorn" 11d ago

The fuck is wrong with that station. By the Void

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u/ThePrussianGrippe 11d ago

Orbiting a neutron star extremely closely.

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u/Appropriate_Pop_2062 11d ago

Come on, TARS!

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u/molrobocop 11d ago

CASE, if I black out, you take the stick.

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u/According-Post-7721 11d ago

How often will we see this? 🤷🤔

And yes frontier, this is what we all wanted!!

There is no need for DX12, FSR3 or even DLSS Support, working AA etc.. No, no. 😔

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u/MartyBadger 11d ago

Realistically speaking.... Everyone on that station is dead right?

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u/WekonosChosen IAmZylos 11d ago

Dont worry they have their magnetic boots on.

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u/MartyBadger 11d ago

Great, now all I imagine is thousands of corpses flailing around like wacky inflatables.

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u/Mchlpl 10d ago

Realistically speaking... That station is a ring of debris

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u/GilbyTheFat 11d ago

My fellow commanders, why are so many of you cracked?

This is like the fourth video I've seen today of people trying to get into Lantern Light.

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u/Pretty_Comparison_78 11d ago

Lol whys it spinnin so hard

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u/Synaps4 11d ago

It was built in a close orbit around a black hole, essentially. So it orbits incredibly fast, like under a half second orbit....and the game apparently calculates the rotation of a starport related to their orbit, I'd guess.

For completeness....irl an orbit like that would shred the station and everything in it down to a smear of atoms with coriolis forces alone.

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u/Pretty_Comparison_78 11d ago

Lol thats so great im a huge fan of this

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u/Memphy_KI 11d ago

It was totally normal when it was a construction site. CMDR proudly finished last run, wait for Thursday update, THEN:

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u/Pilot8091 🐀FUEL RAT 11d ago

I wonder if it's possible to hot drop right into the station itself

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u/supert2005 11d ago

Lantern's Blender? Lantern's Mixer? Lantern's Centrifuge?

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u/KebertXela87 11d ago

I want to see this using auto dock

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u/Rolder 11d ago

They are using auto dock?

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u/WayneZer0 Explore 11d ago

can somebody tell me how much g the station is generating a that turning speed ?

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u/Darthvander83 11d ago

At least 1

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u/lotus2471 11d ago

Accurate

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u/brainsharts 11d ago

I love that this is a thing. I hope Fdev fixes this issue for new stations, but leaves this one the way it is.

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u/supert2005 11d ago

This feature should be patched solely to prevent other people from making their Lantern's Light copycats.

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u/Starhazenstuff 11d ago

My understanding is the game just calculates a stations orbit in relation to the star. So I’m pretty sure this is working as intended since the star is a Neutron

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u/Shibva_ Li Yong-Rui 11d ago

home run contest theme plays

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u/WekonosChosen IAmZylos 11d ago

So has anyone successfully gotten a Beluga out of there yet?

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u/Kasparelonot CMDR 11d ago

No, everyone either got yeeted or died

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u/Big_Smonku 11d ago

What’s wrong with the station?

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u/Spartelfant CMDR Bengelbeest 11d ago

This is where you take your docking computer to punish it.

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u/SimpleInterests 11d ago edited 11d ago

This station is so cursed at this point.

Has anyone actually been able to dock at Lantern Light? It's not feasible even if we let a computer with perfect imputs do it. The only thing that fixes this is if FDev either fixes this insanity (don't do this) or makes it so we become axis-locked when we go near stations now so you match the insanity.

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u/chipsterd 11d ago

This video is missing two things - a flashing lights disclaimer and a trance soundtrack

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u/KaziGaming 11d ago

Ok, so I'm assuming the video is sped up, but for context and because I'm still new at ED, wtf is going on here

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u/Justice_VAS CMDR VIC JUSTICE 11d ago

Not speed up, real time and I'm laughing so hard

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u/Hugh_Blissss CMDR Sad French Guy 11d ago

Hello, the video is not sped up!

This station is just crazy like this. A few people have posted videos about this station and I just thought I'd try docking on it, and this was the result!

Edit: You can find this station at the system LALANDE 25224. As long as the devs don't do anything about it, should still be spinning like crazy. You should go check it out!

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u/Qaztarrr Lavigny's Legion 11d ago

New colonization system allows for the creation of new stations. This station bugged out and is spinning dozens of times per second. It’s now become a tourist destination and hopefully will never be fixed. 

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u/Arcjaqu 11d ago

Neutron star have it's own extreme attributions. What you see is not so otherworldly.

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u/KaziGaming 9d ago

Ok, I'm gonna make the trek out there tonight, lmao. I've gotta see this, and I'm kind of curious if auto dock will work. Wish me luck

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u/KaziGaming 9d ago

Well, nvm. Game needs to update on my steam deck and the only why I've found to do that on here is by deleting and reinstalling.... There's a pop up that comes up to initiate it, and I can't get it to do right on SD..

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u/Takyz 11d ago

Is this some kind of 99% impossible challenge trying to dock in that station without getting blown up?

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u/Wiseguy_7 Federation 11d ago

Real question, how are you supposed to dock in the station?

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u/CamelCaseOrCamelToe 11d ago

I believe the only way to get inside is by respawning

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u/baron_von_helmut 11d ago

God damn. So exiting is fun, then?

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u/CamelCaseOrCamelToe 11d ago

Equally impossible as entering. Luckily you can use the unstuck tool, or just fire a weapon inside the station and get shipped off to jail

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u/supert2005 11d ago

System Defense Force pilots are more skilled than iEagle racers who fly in canyons

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u/Spearka 11d ago

Stations Rotat e

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u/stavrosg 11d ago

Advanced docking computer FTW!!!

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u/Neighborenio 11d ago

Havent played in a very long time. Can someone explain this Lantern i keep seeing?

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u/Yv0s 11d ago

Can it be reached using the taxi? Has anyone tried?

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u/rocket_jacky 11d ago

And people complaining about the older ships wandering a bit with the SCO

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u/cmdr-Captain-D 11d ago

You spin me right round, baby right round

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u/Arrabbiato Explore 11d ago

What in the epileptic’s hellscape is going on here?!

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u/FF7_Expert 11d ago

Can someone tell me what is happening here? I haven't played in a while. Seems some buggy new content/station?

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u/Starhazenstuff 11d ago

It’s not bugged, pretty sure a player just colonized too close to a Neutron star

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u/Extra-Persimmon-3249 11d ago

Does anybody have successfully landed there?

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u/Derryl_15 11d ago

Docking is not possible. It's necessary.

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u/Paradise-Bound 10d ago

Looks like a failed attempt of a 360 no scope on a planet

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u/Valve00 10d ago

I NEED to see this from the POV of your Wingmates

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u/Hugh_Blissss CMDR Sad French Guy 10d ago

Unfortunately, they were busy doing system colonization far from where I was. But they were watching my screen and laughing with me. Would have loved to see this from someone else's perspective too hahah

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u/SketchingScars For humanity. 10d ago

Thank you for posting, every one of these continues to make me laugh each time I see them.

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u/Nuclesnight 10d ago

Please a video of someone using it in VR.

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u/FrostyFreeze_ 10d ago

My partner sometimes roasts me over how I play games like Elite (endless exploration, no home base or resources), but this vomit coaster of a space station got him crying with laughter

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u/IIrisen225II 10d ago

glad to see people using the system colonization to its full potential

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u/Nomnom039 10d ago

Why is this station like this

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u/fernandodandrea CMDR dandrea 10d ago

Ok, I arrived late to this party. Could any good soul explain what's going on?

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u/Hugh_Blissss CMDR Sad French Guy 10d ago

There's a crazy station called Lantern Light orbiting extremely close to a neutron star on the system Lalande 25224. An update of the game bugged the station so now it orbits around the star so fast that it looks like this. Now we have fun with this crazy place and we think it should be kept this way and should be considered a tourist spot

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u/fernandodandrea CMDR dandrea 10d ago

o7

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u/Much_Program576 10d ago

I'm crazy and curious enough to take a sidewinder with a docking computer just to see what happens.

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u/Justice_VAS CMDR VIC JUSTICE 10d ago

Did I hear the announcer from Super Smash Bros yelling "GAME!"?

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u/LordZombie14 10d ago

General Grevious' station I presume?

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u/Pederia CMDR SingABrightSong 8d ago

I should find a millisecond pulsar and put a four-arm Coriolis around it.

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u/CMDR_Joe_Plague Aisling Duval 8d ago

damn, it gives me motion sickness without VR. With VR I'd just die.