04-05-2023, 04:26 AM
People who played Discovery in 2016-2018 will likely remember that Omicron Delta wasn't always the horrible moody mess it is right now. Back in that time frame, it actually fit the theme of the Omicrons and was considered the sibling to Omicron Zeta from back then due to the similar suns with rings.
I always considered Omicron Delta back then as one of the prettiest systems of the mod. Freeport 11 was the central point of the system, and the system itself was a Delta into the Nomad Omicrons, leading to a very wild Omicron Minor void of any bases but filled with wrecks, a destroyed gate and the gate to Omicron Iota, far behind the nebula itself. Omicron Delta was also the center of attention for many players, making it the second biggest hotspot for activity back in those days, only to be topped by New York, which eventually had an actual Ranseurman pissing at Manhattan.
Generally, Delta felt rather colorful, with the Crow Nebula and the Edge Nebula being visible in the starsphere (Tohoku's starsphere, by the way), a purple-ish sun in the distance, a warm yellow sun with a ring in the center of the system, brown Nauru, purple-blue Tuvalu, a stray white moon near the sun and the green Omicron Delta nebula. Despite this mix of colors, it didn't feel out of place or oversaturated. It was simply pretty, and people loved to hang out at Freeport 11, likely because of the atmosphere to a certain degree. There was always action, always someone to RP with, and I actually meet most of the people who became friends of mine over time right there in Delta. The entire story of the Apahanta, starting out as Core ship to fight nomads, over to escaping from the Core because of the sudden shift of attention to the Zoners and finally leaving Sirius as mostly self-sustaining fortified exploration vessel, all based on the events in this system and the people that went there.
I tried to explain to Levenna how much more interesting the system used to be, but didn't have much footage on it, so I rebuilt the system, using the assets we have now but in the image of what the system was back then.
Maybe some of you enjoy the little trip into Omicron Delta's past and remember some fond memories. Maybe some of you want to share them?
I always considered Omicron Delta back then as one of the prettiest systems of the mod. Freeport 11 was the central point of the system, and the system itself was a Delta into the Nomad Omicrons, leading to a very wild Omicron Minor void of any bases but filled with wrecks, a destroyed gate and the gate to Omicron Iota, far behind the nebula itself. Omicron Delta was also the center of attention for many players, making it the second biggest hotspot for activity back in those days, only to be topped by New York, which eventually had an actual Ranseurman pissing at Manhattan.
Generally, Delta felt rather colorful, with the Crow Nebula and the Edge Nebula being visible in the starsphere (Tohoku's starsphere, by the way), a purple-ish sun in the distance, a warm yellow sun with a ring in the center of the system, brown Nauru, purple-blue Tuvalu, a stray white moon near the sun and the green Omicron Delta nebula. Despite this mix of colors, it didn't feel out of place or oversaturated. It was simply pretty, and people loved to hang out at Freeport 11, likely because of the atmosphere to a certain degree. There was always action, always someone to RP with, and I actually meet most of the people who became friends of mine over time right there in Delta. The entire story of the Apahanta, starting out as Core ship to fight nomads, over to escaping from the Core because of the sudden shift of attention to the Zoners and finally leaving Sirius as mostly self-sustaining fortified exploration vessel, all based on the events in this system and the people that went there.
I tried to explain to Levenna how much more interesting the system used to be, but didn't have much footage on it, so I rebuilt the system, using the assets we have now but in the image of what the system was back then.
Maybe some of you enjoy the little trip into Omicron Delta's past and remember some fond memories. Maybe some of you want to share them?