The subject of this article is from the Endurance update.
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The subject of this article is from the Endurance update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 6 October, 2022.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 6 October, 2022.
This page covers the timeline of the Galactic Hub civilization.
Summary[ | ]
2016, Oct 30 - Founding Day[ | ]
- The Galactic Hub Project was officially launched on October 30th, 2016, with the thread "Galactic Hub Project Explained".
- The initial concept of mutually beneficial, cooperative, localized exploration would prove to be a backbone for all future Galactic Hub ventures.
- An acknowledgement is also made to the fact that the Galactic Hub came from the NoMansHigh and NoMansFans subreddits.
2017, April 9 - Official Flag & Emblem Adopted[ | ]
- The Galactic Hub's flag & emblem were officially adopted after a community vote. The designing artist is Torsten Hartmann, aka morgvom_org.
2017, April 15 - United Federation of Travelers Founding Day[ | ]
- The Galactic Hub, Alliance of Galactic Travellers, Galactic Empire of HOVA, Arcadian Republic, Chrisubidon, and the Yebdishtei Federation founded the United Federation of Travelers.
- The Federation would become a guiding force in Galactic Hub policy and politics, particularly in reinforcing documentation specifically on the Gamepedia Wiki.
2017, April 16 through 18 - Harsh Buds War / The Bez-Harr Incident[ | ]
- The Galactic Hub became an unwilling staging ground for a conflict between two civilizations. (This "conflict" was done in fun, lore / image-based, and before the days of multiplayer PVP options.)
- Galactic Hub officials encouraged peace.
2017, August 20 - Renaissance Era[ | ]
- First migration to a new region of space (Shungka Void) due to the impending Universe Reset
- Galactic Hub Council formed
- Galactic Hub Renaissance Cup - Exocraft racing tournament across various tracks
2018, June 30 through August 3 - ARK Project and NEXT Generation Galactic Hub relocation scouting[ | ]
- Galactic Hub council members and other Hub members who applied for and were approved for the ARK Project traveled to the new Hub location in advance to establish the HUB1 region and name all systems prior relocation. Over 500+ systems in HUB1 were named and tracked with a shared Google spreadsheet. (Read-Only Copy of Spreadsheet)
- PS4 User Gainsdalf found the Top of the Tree 3 (ToTT3) but accidentally gave system default name of Rastand-Ink due to the pressure to name it properly and created the ARK Proejct members' inside joke of "Gainsdalfing".
- Several other base sharing mechanics and testing was done during this time to help Hub members including testing of limits, farms, teleportation, and traveling to the new region.
- HUBer was also coined at this time too and still is the most effective way to get to the Galactic Hub without having any warp upgrades.
2018, August 3 - NEXT Generation Galactic Hub: The Arm of Vezitinen[ | ]
- The Arm of Vezitinen region announced as new core region of the civilization, with plans to avoid relocation in the future.
2018, August 16 - New Lennon Announced[ | ]
- New Lennon, primary capital planet for the Arm of Vezitinen, was opened for settlement on this date.
2018, August 19 - Galactic Hub Emblem Datamined[ | ]
- WinderTP notified AndyKrycek6, who notified the community, that the Galactic Hub civilization emblem had been found in the game code. The news was met by wide celebration and some degree of skepticism.
2018, August 30 - Galactic Hub Emblem Added in First Community Event[ | ]
- Galactic Hub Decal was added as an unlockable item in the Quicksilver Store in the first community update event. This was widely celebrated by the Hub community, and likely provided the most significant sense of canonization of all prior in-game acknowledgements of the civilizations.
2018, December 1 - Tropical Colony Interloper Island on Axby Delta Opens[ | ]
- The Interloper Island colony on Axby Delta was announced to the Hublic.
- The Council had already constructed their homes on Axby Peak by this point.
- Interloper Island / Axby Delta was the Galactic Hub's first non-capital colony, marking a major focus and use of intentional, localized, multiple-player building which had previously been limited only to the single capital system, HUB10-6A Quetzalcoatl's Sun, mostly New Lennon.
2018, December 21st - Winter Colony Mount Loper Opens[ | ]
- The Mount Loper colony began accepting applications on this day (the Winter Solstice).
- Applicants were accepted until each platform reached 25-30 confirmed uploaded bases on the planet.
2019, June 11 - Parzival Raceway Exocraft Racing Event begins[ | ]
- The Parzival Raceway Event by AndyKrycek6 was a single-track competition under the Galactic Hub Star League which gave competing interlopers the opportunity to win a real-world gold-colored Alpha Vector ship model for first place, or a Galactic Hub Pin Badge for runner-ups.
2019, August 15 - Galactic Hub Beyond[ | ]
- Galactic Hub Beyond thread outlined the civilization's hopes and plans for the new era, including live-multiplayer restaurants and Galactic Hub Industries production colonies.
2019, August 18 & 19 - Galactic Hub Beyond Council Meetups[ | ]
- The Galactic Hub Council met on these days in the HUB10-150 Bowie system to take group photos and celebrate the beginning of a new era.
Day 1, First Meeting, PS4.
Left to Right: seamonkey420 , MrJordanMurphy, 7101334, AndyKrycek6, DesignationG, nmskibbles, jmillgraphics
2019, August 24 - Logra Lake Diplo Ranch Colony on Jolivi Opens[ | ]
- The Diplo Ranch colony at Logra Lake, planet Jolivi, system HUB9-19C Kalynos VI, was opened to the public on this day.
- This was the second Galactic Hub Industries production colony, after the lesser-publicized Darkstar Mining on planet Ashes to Ashes, system HUB10-150 Bowie.
2020, October 1 - Various Colonies Close Due to Origins-Era Fauna Extinction Event[ | ]
- As detailed in this thread, various colonies were closed following the Origins Update-era fauna extinction event, which rendered all fauna previously inhabiting the simulation as extinct.
- This included the capital colony on New Lennon, the tropical Interloper Island colony on Axby Delta, the Logra Lake Diplo Ranch colony on Jolivi, and the winter colony of Mount Loper. These colonies were all based on the presence of now-extinct Rangifae (diplo) fauna being present, except Axby Delta, which was established due to the presence of a Greater Mushroom Beetle.
- All colonies unaffected by fauna extinction events remained open.
- This marked the first official closure of any Galactic Hub colony, although capital colonies like Drogradur NO425 (Pathfinder) had been informally abandoned in the past.
2020, October 1 - Rave Colony on Electric Diplo Carnival & Lepios Opens[ | ]
- The rave-themed colony, based on the two bioluminescent planets Electric Diplo Carnival and Lepios, system HUB1-1 Tepper, was opened to the public on this day.
- This colony was designated for bases which made heavy usage of lights (especially flashing lights) and Bytebeat Devices.
2020, October 10 - Halloween Colony on Treehouse of Horror Opens[ | ]
- The Halloween-themed colony, based on the swamp planet Treehouse of Horror, system HUB8-A6 Rigel, was opened to the public on this day.
- This colony was designated for bases with "spooky" themes appropriate for the Halloween season.
2020, October 26 - Voting Begins on the New Capital Planet[ | ]
- Following the closure of the old capital colony New Lennon on October 1, a series of new capital candidates were proposed by Galactic Hub citizens in this thread. These votes were arranged into an official poll [1].
2020, October 30 - Drogradur NO426 Announced as New Capital Planet[ | ]
- Following a community poll which received 239 votes, 107 (44.8%) went to Drogradur NO426, 64 (26.8%) went to Kadannin, and 38 (15.9%) went to Erquanti, with the remaining votes dispersed among lower-polling candidate planets. Thus, Drogradur NO426 was officially selected as the new capital of the Galactic Hub, as announced here.
- The name "Drogradur NO426" is a reference to the Galactic Hub's first-ever capital, Drogradur NO425 in the HUB-G-211 Lennon system, Rentocniijik Expanse / Rentocnii Conflux region.
2020, November 10 - United Federation of Travelers Emblem Datamined[ | ]
- Twitter user @stiuws2628 posted this tweet which revealed that the emblem for the United Federation of Travelers, the massive civilized space alliance co-founded by the Galactic Hub, would be added to the game.
- The same tweet also revealed that emblems for the Alliance of Galactic Travellers, Cafe 42, and Amino Hub would be added as well.
2021, Oct 30 - 5th Anniversary Announcements[ | ]
HubCoin[ | ]
- The Galactic Hub's native cryptocurrency HubCoin was announced with the intent of expanding metagame economy content and rewarding activity.
The Lost Treasure of Captain Thamium[ | ]
- 7101334 and GHEC lead exozoologist Phaedrus29 announced the Lost Treasure of Captain Thamium treasure hunt event. Beginning on this day, clues were released every 7 days, until all clues were released and the first Galactic Hub citizen to solve the puzzle was able to claim the prize, 0.003 Bitcoin.
Galactic Hub Calypso Reinvigorated[ | ]
- Councilor ApexFatality was announced as the new director of Galactic Hub Calypso and began the process of building the civilization, largely from scratch.
Jurassic Hub Project[ | ]
- The Jurassic Hub Project, a fauna de-extinction initiative by 7101334 and a prominent GHEC researcher who prefers semi-anonymity, was announced. This initiative identifies historically significant Galactic Hub fauna which have gone extinct and brings them back into the current game through the Companions feature.
Improved Redbubble Shop & the Galactic Hub Reserve Fund[ | ]
- The Galactic Hub's Redbubble shop was updated, adding a variety of new designs. Profits from the new Redbubble are put towards the funding physical HubCoin prizes and other Galactic Hub content.
- The Galactic Hub Reserve Fund was announced, a record of all profit made and expenses incurred by the Galactic Hub. This information is public record available to any census-registered citizen.
2022, Aug 2 - HubCoin Reaches 1,000 Transactions[ | ]
- As seen on Etherscan, the Galactic Hub's native currency HubCoin reached 1,000 transactions.
2022, Nov 6 - Totokenn City, a New Type of Colony, Opens for Residents[ | ]
- Totokenn City opened on this day. It was the first colony to use a new and unique community model pioneered by interloper Zaowly. This model would go on to inspire the Galactic Hub's Colony Governor system.
- Under the Totokenn City model, players all lived in a single base, allowing the base architect to remove an individual's pieces if the individual becomes inactive and stops playing. Players joined together to complete missions written and organized by Zaowly. These missions are meant to fit the colony's own backstory / narrative.
2022, Dec 9 - Rattlespine Park, the 1st Paid Colony, Opens for Residents[ | ]
- Rattlespine Park began accepting reservations on this day. It was the first colony to charge its residents rent (100 ) while also allowing them to earn more than that amount back if they complete missions. This provided a way to drive activity in the colony, and a way to know who was still active and who might need to be cleared out.
- Similarly to Totokenn City, Rattlespine Park consists of a single base. Separate bases such as Rattlespine Prison and Rattlespine Market would go on to be constructed in the future, as part of the colony-specific missions.
2022, Dec 10 - Hiya City, the Prototype Hubtropolis, Opens for Visitors[ | ]
- Hiya City, a prototype "Hubtropolis", opened to the public for visitation on this day. It was constructed primarily to test whether the concepts and techniques would work, before using them to build a larger base / colony of bases.
- A "Hubtropolis" is a city-themed base with full-sized skyscrapers as well as smaller buildings.
- Later (on 2023, Jan 30), a series of properties within the city were auctioned off by Leviathan Construction & Supply. The property values ranged from 50 to 6,666 .
2023, Jan 25 - Architects Begin to Join the New Ziki Construction Effort[ | ]
- The Galactic Hub posted a request / advertisement seeking skilled architects to help with the construction of New Ziki, the first-ever full-scale Hubtropolis.
2023, Sep 1 - New Ziki City Opens for Settlement[ | ]
- New Ziki City opened for residents to begin settling on this day. Around 20 people moved in on the first day, accounting for about 10% of the city's occupancy limit. More people attempted to join, but network errors and other connectivity issues resulted in some people giving up or deciding to try another day.
2023, Sep 3 - Museum of Interloper Art Opens for Contributions[ | ]
- The Museum of Interloper Art opened for contributions this day, accepting artwork exclusively from New Ziki residents. 4 players added artworks on the first day.
Press & Hello Games References[ | ]
Hello Games[ | ]
- 2017, January 16 - HG tweeted about the Hub on the 16th, "Here's a shout out to /r/NMSGalacticHub, an awesome bunch collaboratively exploring a single region in NMS" with a link to the Hubreddit.
- 2017, January 30 - HG tweeted about it again on the 30th, "Great video explaining a great community-driven initiative!" in reference to JustJarrod's video on the Hub.
- 2017, April 17 - Hello Games briefly included the Drogradur diplos during their 2017 GDC talk, Building Worlds in No Man's Sky Using Math(s).
- 2017, May 22 - Hello Games retweeted a Galactic Hub advertisement, "Why should you head to the Hub?".
- 2017, October 12 - Hello Games retweeted a post by AndyKrycek advertising the Galactic Hub's Renaissance Cup - Exocraft Race Cup.
- 2019, April 29 - Sean (@NoMansSky) shows Galactic Hub & United Federation of Traveler pins, and 3D Sentinel Models, sent by AndyKrycek6
- 2020, February 24 - Sean (@NoMansSky) tweets about the new player banners including the Galactic Hub banner.
- 2020, February 24 - Sean Murray retweets the Galactic Hub youtube intro
- 2022, June 23 - In the release date announcement for the Nintendo Switch version of NMS, Galactic Hub and United Federation of Travelers pins are seen on Sean Murray's desk beginning at 0:02.
Official Media Outlets[ | ]
Kotaku
- 2017, March 9 - A Team Of No Man's Sky Players Have Spent Months Mapping A Corner Of The Universe, a general article on the early Hub.
- 2017, August 11 - Kotaku published an article, "At Long Last, No Man’s Sky Players Meet Up In-Game," which reported on one of the first (or perhaps the very first) meeting between two players in the Galactic Hub after Update 1.30.
- 2017, August 23 - Kotaku published an article, "No Man's Sky Players Who Colonized A Galaxy Now Have To Find A New Home," which reported on the Hub's move from the Rentocnii Conflux to the Shungka Void.
- 2017, October 3 - Kotaku published an article, "Archeologist Digs Into Remains of No Man's Sky Abandoned Player Civilization," which reported on the NMS Archaeological Survey's research in the Legacy Region.
- 2017, October 25 - Kotaku published an article, "No Man's Sky Players Have A Space Government, Politics and All," which reported on the United Federation of Travelers and its allied civilizations, including the Galactic Hub.
- 2017, October 26 - Kotaku published an article, "How to Get to the Galactic Hub in No Man's Sky," which covers navigating to the Galactic Hub.
- 2018, June 6 - Kotaku published an article, "No Man's Sky Players are Volunteering to be Space Cops", which talks about the formation of the Galactic Hub Defense Force.
- 2018, June 13 - Kotaku published an article, "No Man's Sky's Latest Trend - Elaborate Espionage", which references the Galactic Hub Defense Force, and a Security Office investigation.
- 2022, April 1 - Kotaku published an article, "No Man’s Sky Neo-Nazi Banned After Wreaking Havoc On Galactic Hub", which covers the conflict between a griefer, Hello Games, and the Galactic Hub.
Polygon
- 2019, May 6 - No Man’s Sky’s best and brightest are trying to build a perfect colony: The quest to build a No Man’s Sky city, an article on the Mount Loper colony. Also includes some Hub history, such as how the concept of colonies developed.
- 2019, May 16 - The genius of No Man’s Sky’s imaginative architects, an article on the Alliance of Galactic Travellers art system AGT Fever Cloud which also mentions Galactic Hub architects-for-hire and general architects like nmskibbles.
- 2020, March 12 - No Man’s Sky players are filling planets up with tiny homes, an article which details the Galactic Hub "Micro-Colony" concept. Shortly after the Galactic Hub's, this concept for a colony was used by the AGT civilization as well.
- 2020, Oct 7 - No Man’s Sky extinction accidentally creates Halloween attraction, an article on the Euclidean Hallows Pumpkin Patch base and its nature as a Halloween attraction for players.
Vice
- 2020, February 11 - Vice published an article, "No Man's Sky's Interstellar NIMBYs Clash With a Would-Be Railroad Tycoon". This article focuses on the dispute between the Galactic Hub and the Warpway.
- 2022, June 28 - Vice published an article, "'No Man's Sky' Players Are Reinventing Money". This article details the development and use of the Hub's native currency, HubCoin.
Vice (Brazil)
- 2017, November 22 - Vice Brazil published an article, "A história dos jogadores que trouxeram vida ao vazio de 'No Man's Sky' ("The story of players that brought life to the void of No Man’s Sky"). (English translation)
Archaeogaming
- 2017, September 15 - Archaeogaming's No Man's Sky Archaeological Survey (NMAS) has published a number of articles involving archaeology in the Galactic Hub Project Legacy Region, with the first being published on September 15, 2017.
Cracked
- 2018, September 26 - Cracked published an article, "6 Delightfully Wholesome Ways to Play Famous Video Games". The article includes a section about the Galactic Hub and the Galactic Hub Defense Force.
Fanbyte
- 2019, August 29 - This Is the Player Who Runs the Largest Spy Agency in No Man’s Sky, an article focused on MrJordanMurphy's work in the Galactic Hub Security Office, and the Galactic Hub Defense Force.
Gamepro
- 2017, March 25 - German gaming journalism website Gamepro published a (largely inaccurate) article on the Hub, [No Man's Sky - Wie sich die Community das Versprechen vom Multiplayer selbst erfüllt (How the community fulfills the promise of multiplayer itself)]. This article mentions odd practices that aren't known to actually occur, like selling the location of NMS gold deposits for real-world money.
Gamepur
- 2021, May 27 - Gamepur published an article, "Tips to help you discover a new system in No Man’s Sky," in which Tip #1 is to avoid Galactic Hub space.
MMORPG
- 2023, March 31 - MMORPG published an article, "How is No Man's Sky's Player-built Blockchain Economy Working?" This article covers the ongoing developments within the HubCoin economy since its launch. There is a small inaccuracy where the article touches on the problem of "inflation" while actually describing symptoms closer to deflation.
PCGamer
- 2022, July 4 - PCGamer published an article, "No Man's Sky players invent their own cryptocurrency and it's worthless (but it's supposed to be), detailing basic information about the HubCoin currency.
Red Bull
- 2017, March 31 - Red Bull published an article about aspects of the No Man's Sky meta-game, "The fans making their own games in No Man's Sky", including the Hub, to the gaming journalism section of their website.
- 2018, February 16 - Red Bull published an article, "Why there's never been a better time to revisit No Man's Sky". The article contains references to the Galactic Hub.
RockPaperShotgun
- 2018, June 29 - RockPaperShotgun published an article, "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/what-does-multiplayer-mean-for-no-mans-skys-spectral-civilisations What does multiplayer mean for No Man’s Sky’s spectral civilisations?]", which gives some history on early-NMS 'multiplayer' and speculates about the impact of proper multiplayer features on the game's community, including the Galactic Hub.
- 2020, March 13 - RockPaperShotgun published an article, "Tiny homes are everywhere, even No Man's Sky", which details the Galactic Hub "Micro-Colony" concept. Shortly after the Galactic Hub's, this concept for a colony was used by the AGT civilization as well.
- 2022, July 1 - RockPaperShotgun published an article, "No Man's Sky players have created an in-game cryptocurrency that works because it has no value", detailing basic information about the HubCoin currency.
USgamer
- 2019, August 23 - USgamer published an article, "Meet the No Man's Sky Chefs Who are Running Restaurants at the End of the Universe". This article focuses mostly on long-time interloper hollyvalero's Galaxy Donuts franchise, and also gives a spotlight to Hub affiliate & YouTuber XainesWorld.
Archaeogaming[ | ]
- 2017, Sept 15 - The Lost City of D: Archaeology in the Legacy Hub of No Man's Sky. A rigorous archaeological examination of the Atlas Rises-era remnants of Drogradur NO425, the Pathfinder-and-prior-era capital planet for the Hub.
Player-made Content[ | ]
- 2017, April 18 - War Erupts in the Hub by GalacticNewsNetwork, a media-front organization for the Empire of Hova.
- 2019, April 1 - Galactic Media Services, First Issue by Greylegion44. References to Hub involvement in the Federation and to the GHDF.
- 2019, April 7 - Galactic Media Services, Second Issue by Greylegion44. References to the GHDF and to new members of the Federation.
- 2019, May 5 - The Euclid Times, Issue 4 by Parallax_11. Topics include recent Federation events, an ad for the GHDF, and the beginning of aerial mapping on Mount Loper.
- 2019, May 5 - The Euclid Times, Issue 4 by Parallax_11. Topics include recent Federation events, an ad for the GHDF, and the beginning of aerial mapping on Mount Loper.
- 2019, Nov 29 - Celestial Times Edition 1 by ItzRazorFang. Topics include intervention of the GHDF against griefers on the community event planets.
Misc Historic Images[ | ]
March 23, 2017 - Posted by GtaHov