Omicron Beta System
Omicron Beta is an Edge World system located in the north-east quadrant of the Sirius Sector. The system has a jump hole to the north, which leads to the Omicron Alpha system, and another jump hole to the south, which is connected to the Sigma-19 system.
Omicron Beta is located fully within a section of the Edge Nebula that is rich in Alien Organisms but has high background radiation levels. Furthermore, Outcast pirate activity is widespread throughout the system.
Ships from the Gas Miners Guild can occasionally be seen, and the Hosho Maru, a GMG expedition team searching for new H-Fuel deposits, was last reported in this system. Due to high Outcast activity, however, the GMG does not have a permanent presence here.
Bases[]
Jump Holes[]
- Omicron Alpha Jump Hole (3D/E)
- Sigma-19 system Jump Hole (E6)
Planets[]
- Elysium - An incredibly dense planet that may have once been the core of a larger gas giant before it suffered some unknown cataclysm. While initial surveys located deposits of useful resources, the lack of any atmosphere and the expense of climbing out of the planetary gravity well made further development seem untenable.
- DIAMETER: 21,302 km
- MASS: 9.25 x 10e24 kg
- TERRAIN: Barren
- TEMPERATURE: -100 C to -6 C
- ESCAPE VELOCITY: 21.24 km/sec
Wrecks[]
| Name | Location | Weapons | Commodities | Hazards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathfinder | 5E (LR) | WILDFIRE (2) Gunslinger Mk.1 Turret Paralyzer Missile (10) |
Radiation | |
| Hosho Maru | 4E (CR) | Adv. Starbeam Turret (4) Advanced starbeam (2) |
Alien Organisms (20) | Radiation |
| Escort of the Hosho Maru | 4E | Skyblast B (2) | Radiation |
Corporations[]
Criminals[]
Trade Routes[]
Known only to a few Freelancers, a lucrative trade route exists that has the potential to fund several medium businesses. Freelancers who are prepared to take the risk should buy Optronics at Planet Honshu in the Honshu system ($140 each) and sell them at Ruiz Base in Omicron Beta for $1,050 each (a profit of $910 per unit for only two jumps). The shortest path leads from Planet Honshu through either the jump gate or hole to Sigma 19, then through the Jump Hole from Sigma-19 to Omicron Beta.
Other Information[]
Mission 12 of the Single Player Campaign takes place in a separate version of the Omicron Beta system, where the Nav Map provides no location data. This version of the system does not contain any of the bases, jump holes, planets, or wrecks seen in the normal system, but instead features a Nomad Hive structure and a jump hole to the Omicron Minor system. The nebula also does not trigger your ship's radiation warning.
It is not legitimately possible to access this version of the Omicron Beta system outside of the campaign.