Cartographics & Exploration

The Department of Cartographics & Exploration uncovers the locations of all of the wonders of the galaxy, both natural and intelligently made. Our researchers travel the vasts reaches of space, and plains of distant worlds, on the lookout for anything unusual and noteworthy. Our catalogs provide an invaluable resource for the other Canonn departments, recording where they might continue their research.

For a chronological view of events and discoveries, visit the Canonn Timeline in the Lore pages.

Trading Vessel MD-004

30th March 2019

This is a crashed Anaconda and temporary outpost found in HIP 83003 on planet 6 a. It has three uplinks, plus a datapoint that give encoded data materials. There are manufactured materials scattered around (all low grade). The message numbers imply that there are other messages to be found. While visiting the system check out…

Planet Dave Outpost

21st February 2019

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Abandoned Settlement, Surface Site

This is a small abandoned settlement found on Col 285 Sector ZT-I b25-0 2 A via three Listening Posts in Col 285 sector jj-f c12-10, Col 285 sector hg-f b27-0 and hip 79256. There are five settlement data links that give the sad story of Planet Dave (no audio). Commanders Log: July 20th 3201 I…

Umbrella Mollusc

16th February 2019

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lifeform, space lifeform

There are several varieties of Umbrella Mollusc to be found around the galaxy – they appear inside Notable Stellar Phenomena. Look for the largest concentration of signals inside the phenomena and you should find them (if they are present) – they are larger than most molluscs, so can often be spotted from a distance. In-game…

Collared Pod

22nd January 2019

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lifeform, space lifeform

There are several varieties of Collared Pods to be found around the galaxy – they can be found in the same sector as the human bubble, so are relatively easy to visit. They appear inside Notable Stellar Phenomena. Look for the largest concentration of signals inside the phenomena and you should find them (if they…

Reel Mollusc

4th January 2019

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lifeform, space lifeform

There are several varieties of Reel Molluscs to be found around the galaxy – notably in the Norma Arm. They appear inside Notable Stellar Phenomena. Look for the largest concentration of signals inside the phenomena and you should find them (if they are present). In-game codex information shows that the different variants appear near different…

Gourd Molluscs

2nd January 2019

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lifeform, space lifeform

There are several varieties of Gourd Molluscs to be found around the galaxy. They appear inside Notable Stellar Phenomena. They are quite small and so can be difficult to find, look for the largest concentration of signals inside the phenomena and you should find them (if they are present). They appear to have basic movement…

Ariane’s Pride

20th December 2018

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Crash Site, Crashed Ships, Surface Site

This is a crashed T9 found in the HIP 32001 system in planet 3 A. You can find it using DSS probes or the coordinates from the Listening Posts. There are two listening posts that lead to the crash – at Hun Nu A 2 and Cerritics 2. The site has a data core to…

Generation Ship Epimetheus

23rd November 2018

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Generation Ship, Megaship

Generation Ship Epimetheus can be found orbiting planet 4 of the HR 2351 system. It has four ship uplinks containing an audio message. https://canonn.science/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Generation-Ship-Epimetheus.mp3 THE PRISONER 1/4 Detainee #947, Collins, Comms Log Day 1 Hello? Can anyone hear me? There’s been a mistake. I’m not supposed to be in here. I only borrowed that data…

Generation Ship Spear of Hope

23rd November 2018

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Generation Ship, Megaship

The Generation Ship Spear of Hope can be found orbiting planet 1 in the HIP 21654 system. It has four ship uplinks telling the tale of the ship, with audio. https://canonn.science/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Generation-Ship-Spear-of-Hope.mp3 SLINGSHOT 1/4 Technician Farrow. Work Log 943-56. Gen Ship: Spear of Hope Looks like one of the long—distance Pathfinder probes has malfunctioned. It wouldn’t…

Generation Ship Demeter

15th September 2018

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Generation Ship, Megaship

This Generation Ship can be found near Mizuchi 2. It has four logs telling the tale of the ship. https://canonn.science/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Generation-Ship-Demeter.mp3 TWO TRIBES 1/4 Ship Log — Year 5, day 234 We have a situation. There have been system failures in navigation, habitat and communications. Life support seems to be working normally, but we only have…