The Galactic Hub began as a humble project to catalogue everything—every planet, moon, plant, and animal—in a small sector of space. Created by a player known as 7101334 (or 710 for short) in 2016, it soon grew to define how No Man's Sky would be played. The Galactic Hub became a civilization inside of the galaxy of No Man's Sky, with players creating communal farms to share wealth, creating their own holidays and symbols. As the Hub grew in popularity, more civilizations followed in its wake, eventually leading to the creation of the United Federation Of Travelers, a kind of Space UN meant to resolve differences between civilizations."You had already so many beautiful communities out there, along with these excellent creators that we have. But they were so scattered around the whole entire No Man's Sky game, and online."
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What's most fascinating about the Hub and its related organizations as an observer is watching them re-invent civilizations inside of No Man's Sky. They have wars, police forces, debates over urbanization, they spy on each other, and even have car shows. What the Warpway is bringing to The Galactic Hub are the politics of the railroad, with May as a railroad baron bringing change to a community that doesn't necessarily want it.By encouraging players to explore, settle and build along the Warpway, the Warpway becomes a civilization in its own right, and the promotion of it in the Galactic Hub is an attempt to poach players.
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"I don't often swing my weight around or even like to put much emphasis on my position in the community, but I've directed the largest civilization in this game without seeing a penny in three years," 7101334 wrote on the Federation subreddit. "All Hub merchandise is done on a no-profit basis, and any profit we do get is put into creating additional merchandise, not our wallets. I will not allow him to not only poach my members, but attempt to financially profit in the process."May said that the Patreon will eventually sponsor events that aren't related to in-game content, and that it isn't currently active or charging people. Besides that, the Warpway doesn't need to play by the same rules that the Hub has dedicated itself to."The Warpway is not a Hub project, so we're not required to follow their guidelines—much less inform them of our future projects."
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