X Universe Cultural References
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X Universe Cultural References
Dear Egosoft team! As one of your devoted fans, I wish to ask you some "behind the scenes" information. I'd be glad if some of the devs answers me, because I need the data I contribute to a Fandom Wiki to be reliable.
Tell me anything about cultural references and sources of inspiration for X-Universe timeline, races, tech and anything else, please.
Tell me anything about cultural references and sources of inspiration for X-Universe timeline, races, tech and anything else, please.
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Re: X Universe Cultural References
Have you seen and read the X Encyclopedia written by Helge Kautz?
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Yes, I did. It's a great source, but it contains only "in-universe" information, and I'm curious about books, movies, games, etc. which don't belong to X-Series but influenced it in some way.Alan Phipps wrote: ↑Sun, 6. Mar 22, 14:03Have you seen and read the X Encyclopedia written by Helge Kautz?
For example, I can guess Babylon 5 Shadow Vessels inspired the design of the Kha'ak Corvette, but I have no confirmation to say this surely.
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Here are some possibly useful old threads that I found; perhaps there may be some further leads for you in them.
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viewtopic.php?t=251263
viewtopic.php?t=134496
viewtopic.php?t=370338
viewtopic.php?t=333285
viewtopic.php?t=346274
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Thanks, you did a great work finding these threads!
(still wish an author of the content appears here and confirms anything of this).
As for Star Wolves 3, it's a Russian game made by old fans of X-Tension (Elite-Games Team), that's why a station there is named Brennan's Triumph.
(still wish an author of the content appears here and confirms anything of this).
As for Star Wolves 3, it's a Russian game made by old fans of X-Tension (Elite-Games Team), that's why a station there is named Brennan's Triumph.
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you might be out of luck with some of them as alot of the newer models were not made by Egosoft, but by various modders, some of which are no longer active on the forum.
the Kha'ak Corvette for example was created by the XTM team.
and others were outsourced
the Kha'ak Corvette for example was created by the XTM team.
and others were outsourced
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Re: X Universe Cultural References
Is Rolk's Drift a reference to the Battle of Rorke’s Drift, and Ocean of Fantasy a reference to Boney M's Oceans of Fantasy?
Is Jo Bydnah (the creator of the PPC) a reference to You-Know-Whom?
Is Jo Bydnah (the creator of the PPC) a reference to You-Know-Whom?
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Re: X Universe Cultural References
Foundation: one of sector names is trantor in German version, and random names include hari seldon
Highway loop in x4 reminded me of river though gates in Hyperion
Highway loop in x4 reminded me of river though gates in Hyperion
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Black Hole Sun is only called such in the English version and is I assume a reference to the Soundgarden song of the same name.
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Thanks to everyone who answered!
Now I'm learning Deutsch and playing the Deutsch version of the game. An Argon pilot begs to spare their life "um Rigabels Willen". Is Rigabel a name of an Argon deity, could it also be a kind of reference?
Now I'm learning Deutsch and playing the Deutsch version of the game. An Argon pilot begs to spare their life "um Rigabels Willen". Is Rigabel a name of an Argon deity, could it also be a kind of reference?
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I am german and therefore play them in german and i never encountered the name "Rigabel". Are you sure you got that right?UnknownObject wrote: ↑Sat, 29. Oct 22, 20:56An Argon pilot begs to spare their life "um Rigabels Willen". Is Rigabel a name of an Argon deity, could it also be a kind of reference?
Besides that, i dug through a lot of the lore of the series for the work on my XR mods, so if you have any questions, maybe i can help you.
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Yes, It's in the text files. (Well, at least in German)John Colman wrote: ↑Thu, 3. Nov 22, 18:14I am german and therefore play them in german and i never encountered the name "Rigabel". Are you sure you got that right?
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<t id="7">(* Beschimpfung - wenn unterlegen)He! Nun lassen Sie das doch um Rigabels Willen sein!</t>
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Perhaps a lore reference to Rigabel's Saga of Good King Alkanus, an Old Norse prose of the 'Sagas of the Icelanders' ilk and quite Tolkienesque? Or is that too much of a stretch?
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Most plausible explanation wins.
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