According to the several people, the Reaper artifact is canon from the Mass Effect books but how it got to Shanxi is that Desolas moved it there so it wasn't originally planted by the Reapers. I decided to just let the dice do the majority of my decision making
Probably explains the times I've read Desolas arriving at Shanxi with random Reaper artifacts. Should be interesting whatever happens, hopefully we'll be able to research some of those Prothean artifacts or find more. Have to collect all the shinies before anyone else does
That depends on the votershopefully we'll be able to research some of those Prothean artifacts or find more. Have to collect all the shinies before anyone else does
Eden Prime is outside the scope of this quest. Javik was found at the start of ME3 so I need a good reason for GDI to found Javik early.
1 issue is that I have no idea what would happen if Javik is released before ME1, I mean what would he do? he is impactful enough that he'll not only get rid of the 'nasty canon rails' but break the original timeline entirely. Give me frameworks on possible outcomes of Javik being awoken earlier (just 'inform GDI on the Reapers' isn't enough, I need more material than that) and I'll see what I can do.
To get a seat, the race needs to contribute in someway to the Council (The Krogan got it from defeating the Rachni, Turians got it from defeating the Krogan, Asari and Salarians are founding members so they get a pass), be a member of the Citadel races, contribute a large amount of military assets to the Citadel Fleet (there is a reason the Hanar, Elcor, and Batarian doesn't have a seat and they have been part of Citadel for centuries), and follow all of its rules. Just founding a Prothean and trading tech is nowhere near close enough to get a seat.
What's to stop the Councilors from straight up not believing Javik and that it is all a hoax. What would be more believable to the Council, that the Reapers exist or a race created an elaborate conspiracy and is using it to gain power in galactic politics?
You do know the krogan's never got seat on the council.
Wait, couldnt only Shepard safely wake him up, because his brain could decipher the memories in which the deactivation sequence was hidden, due to his contact with the beacon? You better roll if GDI manages to accidentally kill him Warmachine
If GDI found Javik early and not in the middle of a Reaper invasion, they have time for EVAs to decode them. A major problem would be that Prothean's HATE AI and guess who uses AI a whole lot?Wait, couldnt only Shepard safely wake him up, because his brain could decipher the memories in which the deactivation sequence was hidden, due to his contact with the beacon? You better roll if GDI manages to accidentally kill him Warmachine
If the base have an operational VI like in Ilos and Thessia, they most likely wouldn't care and do what they can to hinder the AI like in Thessia.
Not likely, we are talking about running on batteries for 50k years here, 10 years early is like 0.002% of the time.
The council was completely unreasonable indeed, yes. So much so it should be obvious something is going on. But there could be in-game reasons for that. Let me show you a top-down view of the council chambers....
www.deviantart.com
I remember reading a fan theory a decade ago that says that the Citadel is also able to Indoctrinate the people inside but do so at the slowest setting possible to at least make them more suggestive to the idea that there are no such thing as Reapers and not turn them crazy that its noticable.
It is a very reasonable assumption, that does seem to fit all the facts. It also fits how reaper artifacts always seem to slowly affect anyone and everyone around them, so the Citadel would basically have to be an exception to that rule for the "slow and insidious" indoctrination of the Citadel not to happen. But still, it's never outright stated. Just.... overwhelmingly probable.
Kind makes me wish mutants were still active then this would of been easier to handle.
