



The subject of this article is from the Desolation update.

The information from this article is up-to-date as of 22 September, 2020.

The information from this article is up-to-date as of 22 September, 2020.





This page fills the role of Embassy for The Qitanian Empire Civilized space community.

The information found here represents a user-created civilization hub that is a creative addition to the game.





The Qitanian Empire Galaxy Euclid Region Oefergia Boundary Capital system Qitand-Tus Capital planet Hemiti Q35 Size Hub-R Founded by EdVintage Platform PS4/PC/Xbox Release Desolation

The Qitanian Empire is a civilized space community.

Summary

The Qitanian Empire (Qitanian is pronounced Kee-Tay-Nee-An) is a Civilized space community and a reason-minded, pacifistic civilization originating from the Qitand-Tus star system in the Oefergia Boundary region near the center of the Euclid galaxy.

Their capital planet Hemiti Q35 (formerly Dshoneekash) is a lush tropical world of purple grass, mild weather, relaxed sentinels and no heatstorms in a comfortable Gek-dominated economy.

The Qitanian Empire is always open for contacts and alliances with other civilizations that wish to peacefully co-exist and benefit from each others' wealth and knowledge.

Qitanians describe their civilization as a "free Empire of the people’s choice" and are an advanced, modern society focused on science, exploration, documentation, architecture, and arts.

The Qitanian Empire is the first player-created civilization in the universe of No Man's Sky with an own language. A basic Qitanian dictionary can be found here.

The official emblem of The Qitanian Empire was created by PC Qitanian Shruik/Kappa-Spock and introduced on Feb 21, 2020.

The emblem represents the Empire and the Qitanian spirit with the use of a clean and pure white/gold color scheme, precious crests, and the official ship of the Qitanian Knights of the Good Light as a reference to our will to both explore the new and defend the known. The ship's jet trail forms a line that turns the Good Light's eternal circle into a golden “Q”. The diplos, the Geknip symbol, and the Atlas stand for our love and appreciation to all the known and yet-to-discover wonders and mysteries of our universe, and the image of our beautiful capital planet Hemiti Q 35 in the center shall remind us that although there is an almost infinite universe to explore - there’s no place like home, and no feeling like coming back to it.

In March 2020, the Empire officially discovered and claimed the Gaquang region near the center of the Euclid galaxy and Exploration Fleet scouts are currently in the process of mapping, documenting and colonizing star systems in this area of space.

Mission

Our mission is to gather and share as much knowledge as possible about the universe we live in. We run and support several supply farms in the Euclid galaxy and are known to be patient and helpful advisors regarding any topic related to traveling, exploring, aviation, base building, and technologies.

The NMSQitanianHelpCenter subreddit is a place to contact Qitanian advisors for help and advice.

Culture

The Qitanian Empire proudly supports and practices the growing and harvesting of NipNip Buds as well as the production and consumption of GekNip, for example at the Empire's own La Hacienda 96 NipNip farm and leisure area.

An important part of the Qitanian culture is the production and consumption of Qitanian Whiskey, a beverage brewed from ingredients (Star Bulb, mordite, and water) found on or originating from the capital planet Hemiti Q35. The Qitanian Whiskey is usually stored in wooden barrels and traditionally served 24/7 at all Qitanian bases and supply depot bars.



Ancient Qitanian chant "Ye yoo Qitand-yoom", audio and slide show of pictures from the capital planet Hemiti Q35:

Background

The Qitanian civilization was established by and named after Qitan, a legendary demigod who is said to be the son of a woman of Hemitian descent and what is referred to as “The Good Light of the Galactic Core”.

Naming and building Guidelines

The Temple of Ahet-Roons with Ayath'em Totems

Ayath'em Totem at the Qitanian Capital base

Members are encouraged to name star systems with the prefix "Qitand - ", which will declare the suffix as "owned/claimed by Qitan" in the Qitanian language.

The official colors of The Qitanian Empire are gold, white, and black. Qitanians are encouraged to use these colors for base building (see The Qitanian Capital Base) and on starships.

The Ayath'em Totem depicts members of an ancient, pre-Qitanian civilization which are called "Ayath'em (the old ones)". Ancient cave paintings depict them as the first sentient species that ever inhabited Hemiti, but it is unclear if they were humans/animals/hybrids or even travelers from distant corners of the universe.

Qitanians use that Totem as a spiritual decoration for their bases, especially when they want their builds to be recognized as of Qitanian origin in non-Qitanian space.

The oldest known Ayath'em Totems are found at the "Temple of Ahet-roons" on the Qitanian capital planet Hemiti Q35, a base owned by Qitanian council member Jean_Jester.

Joining

If you want to join the Qitanian Empire, please contact a Qitanian Advisor via NMS_QitanianEmpire and express your wish.

Although Qitanians are originally humanoid anomaly characters, it is not mandatory to be one yourself. All members of any race as well as all entities and beings that feel like they should be a Qitanian and are willing to follow and identify with the Qitanian directives of being friendly, peaceful, reasonable, and helpful people can join the Qitanian Empire and benefit from being part of it.

Once approved, you are free to officially call yourself a member of the Qitanian Empire and discover, colonize, name, document, speak, and act in its name. You will also be part of the Qitanian trade and exchange system and have advanced and unlimited access to the Qitanian supply farms.

Census

If you wish to join the Empire, sign up on our Census page.

Systems Discovered

The following systems have been claimed for colonization:

Gallery

Rules

Rules for this civilization include:

It is appreciated, but not mandatory, to have a residence in one of the Qitanian main systems.

Qitanians are encouraged to establish bases in the systems colonized by their Empire as well as help expand the Empire by establishing their own outposts in newly discovered systems.

Qitanians will never claim territory on planets with existing bases without permission from the people already living there.

Qitanians will interact with others with respect, patience and helpfulness. They will defend themselves if needed, but never attack others on any occasion.

Qitanians, due to their inquisitive, peaceful, and reasonable nature, will never claim to be superior to other beings or to outclass them physically, mentally, or intellectually. They will meet others with respect and interest in their opinions and philosophies.

The Qitanian Empire does colonize, but not invade, and will not engage in any acts of war.

Qitanians violating these laws and thus damaging the civilization’s reputation will be disowned and no longer allowed to speak and act in the Empire’s name.

History & Achievements

October 30, 2018: PS4 player Edvintage (Kash Karoon) lands on planet Hemiti Q35 for the first time. Few days later, he decides to make the planet his permanent home and builds the first Qitanian Capital base on PS4 creative mode. Plans to establish a fictional civilization are made, and parameters for the future Empire framed.

December 23, 2018: construction of The Qitanian Capital Base on PS4 normal mode begins and marks the actual founding day of The Qitanian Empire.

March 2019: The Qitanian Empire becomes a member of the United Federation of Travelers.

September 5, 2019: the Qitanian Dictionary is made public to serve as a naming guideline for star systems, planets, points of interest and bases. The United Federation of Travelers confirms that the Qitanian Empire is the first player-created civilization in the No Man's Sky universe with its own language.

December 28, 2019: The Qitanian Empire participates in the Unification Day 2019 event on PS4 and PC.

In January 2020, The Qitanian Empire reaches Hub status.

January 22, 2020: The Qitanian Empire is mentioned in the release notes for development update 6 (Version 2.26) with a video of Qitanian council member Kash Karoon's ByteBeat composition "Nahan-ed (Qitanian lullaby)"

February 21, 2020: The Qitanian Capital Base becomes a Featured Base at the space anomaly and accessible to all PS4 players for three weeks.

May 14, 2020: The Qitanian Empire's founder and council member Kash Karoon performs the first ingame live concert in the history of No Man's Sky at the La Hacienda 96 NipNip farm and leisure area.

June 15, 2020: the first crossplay meetup of members of the Qitanian Empire at the throne room of The Qitanian Capital Base on Hemiti Q35 takes place, featuring council members Kash Karoon/Edvintage (PS4) and Beacher1 (PC) as well as KOTGL The_Gek (PC) and master builder Jean_Jester (PS4).

June 27, 2020: council members Edvintage and Beacher1 are announced to be among the inductees for the 2020 Hall of Fame and listed as such in the Crossplay section of the Civilized Space History page.