Generation Ships

26th September 2017

Generation Ships are a particular class of Megaship, launched in the days before true FTL travel. They traversed the space between the stars at subluminal speeds, while their inhabitants were born, lived, procreated, and died onboard.

Multiple generations of crew would be born before the ship finally reached its destination.

While most Generation Ships arrived safely at their destination, and laid the seeds for the worlds we now know as The Bubble, some never reached their targets. Known collectively as “The Missing”, the stories behind these ships are both fascinating and disturbing.

Generation Ships appear on your Navigation Panel when your ship is within 1,000 Ls of them. Explorers are suggested to regularly check their Navigation Panel when traversing a system to perform surface scans, and report any strange signal sources, including Generation Ships.

Known Generation Ships

Background Lore Index - In the galaxy of Elite Dangerous there are the Galnet News posts that give us insight into the world around us. In addition to the main story played out in front of us via those articles, Elite Dangerous has a rich background story that pilots can stumble across through various methods including triangulation through listening...

Generation Ship Achlys - Generation Ship Achlys can be found in HIP 114458 near planet A 2. It appears to have suffered a loss of life support. AUTOPILOT DATALOG 345/3009 +++ FULL DIAGNOSTIC INITIATED +++ +++ ENGINES +++ SYSTEMS NORMAL +++ +++ MEDICAL +++ SYSTEMS NORMAL +++ +++ BIOSPHERE +++ SYSTEMS NORMAL +++ +++ HABITAT +++ SYSTEMS NORMAL +++...

Generation Ship Artemis - An abandoned generation ship named Artemis can be found in orbit of the planet Mu Cassiopeia C 1. The location is revealed by the Listening Post in orbit of NLTT 55164 2 a: UNREGISTERED DATA … Transponder Signal ART-360-A Detected… Matching Signal Detected. MU Cassiopeia. Time Stamp Predates Parameters. …new start…different…animal on hoard..opeia C 1..A dog…storage pods..food...

Generation Ship Atlas - An abandoned generation ship named Atlas is in orbit of the white dwarf star Charick Drift A. The location is revealed by the listening post in orbit of EE Leonis: ANOMALOUS SIGNAL DATA …Transponder Signal ATL-360-A Detected… Matching Signal Detected. Charick Drift. Time Stamp Predates Parameters. …ships council…approved the plan…all systems go…pods…all the course…bring the ship in...

Generation Ship Demeter - This Generation Ship can be found near Mizuchi 2. It has four logs telling the tale of the ship. 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 enough...

Generation Ship Epimetheus - Generation Ship Epimetheus can be found orbiting planet 4 of the HR 2351 system. It has four ship uplinks containing an audio message. 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 chip....

Generation Ship Hyperion - The location of the abandoned generation ship named Hyperion is revealed by the Listening Post in orbit of LHS 1596 2: DATA OF UNKNOWN HUMAN ORIGIN …Transponder Signal HYP-457-A Detected… Matching Signal Detected. Lalande 2966. Time Stamp Predates Parameters. …Lalande 2966 4…Support for the child…they’re…calling him… They’re hailing him…7…ship’s…going to…promised land…Yemaki…talking…recognise… ship…ceremonies…. …Signal Lost… The Hyperion...

Generation Ship Lycaon - An location of the abandoned generation ship named Lycaon is revealed by the Listening Post in orbit of LHS 1047 2: ANOMALOUS SIGNAL DATA …Transponder Signal LYC-182-A Detected… Matching Signal Detected. Alaunus. Time Stamp Predates Parameters. …Alaunus… We are lost…two days ago..10…cure for…ship’s population…98%…round the clock…space…22…towar…Horae…quickly…do my job…For now… …Signal Lost… The Lycaon has been found...

Generation Ship Odysseus - An abandoned generation ship named Odysseus is in very low orbit of the planet Ross 859 B 1. A series of five Ship Log Uplink points can be located along the hull. Deploy your ship’s hardpoints and use the onboard Data Link Scanner within 200m of each post to scan them and retrieve the logs....

Generation Ship Phanes - Generation Ship Phanes can be found in Cephei Sector NX-U b2-0 around planet B 5. There are 4 ship logs that can be found by scanning the ship with the Datalink Scanner. THE LAST PEOPLE 1/4 Warrant Officer Noonan — Personal Log 512/9 I must admit, sometimes our mission seems futile. It’s still difficult to...

Generation Ship Phobos - Generation Ship Phobos can be found in the Coelachi system. It’s position is given by a listening post in Col 285 Sector AV-M b21-5 around planet 1. The listening post gives the following message: DATA OF UNKNOWN HUMAN ORIGIN —Transponder Signal PHO-ZGS-A Detected… Matching Signal Detected. Coelachi. Time Stamp Predates Parameters. We’ve done it…Coelachi 4…down...

Generation Ship Pleione - An location of the abandoned generation ship named Pleione is revealed by the Listening Post in orbit of Puppis Sector FB-X b1-4 3: UNREGISTERED DATA …Transponder Signal PLE-461-0 Detected… Matching Signal Detected. Hez Ur. Time Stamp Predates Parameters. …Situation…newborns…nine months…all…pregnancies have produced…Hez Ur…l’m currently looking…complement…male…female…8…l have..idea…time…ls…potential… Teuten… …Signal Lost… It has previously been found 8,395Ls away from the planet Hez...

Generation Ship Spear of Hope - 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. 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 normally...

Generation Ship Thetis - An abandoned generation ship named Thetis is in orbit of the moon Nefertem 6 a. The location is revealed by the Listening Post in orbit of LHS 2206 2: ANOMALOUS SIGNAL DATA …Transponder Signal THE-288-A Detected… Matching Signal Detected. Nefertem. Time Stamp Predates Parameters. I’ve done it…signal…identify…confusing…originates… Who sent it…idea…good news…message…translator….again and again… It says… …Signal Lost…...

Generation Ship Venusian - An abandoned generation ship named Venusian is 2,532Ls away from the star Kitae, on a course towards the Zephyrus system. The location is revealed by the Listening Post in orbit of LP 855-10 1. DISTANT SIGNAL DATA …Transponder Signal VEN-393-A Detected… Matching Signal Detected. Kitae. Time Stamp Predates Parameters. …Venus…gas nebula…Kitae…fleet…modified…Blood red…By the time…we…fierce at first…the...

Lazarus Expedition - An abandoned generation ship containing the Lazarus Expedition is orbiting the planet Virudnir 6. The location is revealed by the listening post in orbit of Bilfrost AB 2: DISTANT SIGNAL DATA …Transponder Signal LAZ-288-A Detected… Matching Signal Detected. Virudnir. Time Stamp Predates Parameters. …weeks…going…open to us…on board…in space…renewable supplies for generations…infinite supply…top of the line…capital…ship...

The Golconda - The Golconda is a Generation Ship that was found near Upaniklis B 3. It is unusual for a Generation Shop in that when it was found it still had a living crew. It has since restarted its journey and is no longer present in Upaniklis. The Golconda was first detected in the aftermath of the...