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After our first round of voting both in NMS Discord and our forum here, we are now about to decide in this final poll, which 10 questions are going to be asked to our mysterious @the_architect.
Once the poll closes, @TomAcreon, editor of the Anomaly magazine, will publish the resulting 10 questions on this forum, as requested. For further details how this all transpired, see this topic: Community Q&A With The Architect - Courtesy of ANOMALY / NoMansZine
Poll Closes
2026-07-07T00:00:00Z
Poll Setup
- Multiple Choice (10 forced)
- Public (results are visible)
Voting
- You vote for 10 questions you want to become final!
- Voting can be done as long as the poll is not closed.
- You can edit/change your vote at any time for the duration of the poll.
Note: It turned out Discourse actually does have a lower limit for the total amount of options a poll can have. So instead of the 30 questions total, we were required to adjust and decided to combine only the top 10 results from both NMS Discord and our forum for a total of 20, which is the maximum.
Our apologies for those 5 + 5 = 10 questions that did not make it in after all.
Voting Options
For the options to vote on, the poll is using numbers together with the username who initially submitted the question. These options match with the list of questions you can find below the poll itself. You are advised to scroll down, making note of the numbers (and username) for the questions you wish to vote for.
Archie Q&A - Final Voting
- 01 →
SingularGleam - 02 →
fort_wort_wort - 03 →
Spock - 04 →
ozoto - 05 →
Rusty - 06 →
Bernice42 - 07 →
MounTheRainbow - 08 →
ThatBomberBoi - 09 →
Selfie-Gek - 10 →
sheralmyst - 11 →
Rinha - 12 →
toddumptious - 13 →
ThatBomberBoi - 14 →
DevilinPixy - 15 →
YourBasicMaths - 16 →
YourBasicMaths - 17 →
TomAcreon - 18 →
Turbulentflow - 19 →
vector_cmdr - 20 →
vector_cmdr
Questions
01
How autonomous is the system right now, and what actions does it take without operator input?
SingularGleam
02
Why is SYSTEM so important for you, that you reached out to us Operators, beings that your comrade Ghost apparently does not trust?
fort_wort_wort
03
What is the explicit maximum level of presence and contact - from virtual-only engagement to physical artifact collection to direct on-site contact - that Operators should be prepared for in the future?
Spock
04
The System has been responding almost exclusively to memories related to No Man’s Sky and its development. What is it about No Man’s Sky, it’s universe and its themes that draws the System to it so strongly?
ozoto
05
It comes across that you are concerned about maintaining a high level of trustworthiness from Project Skyscraper Operators. With this in mind, what traits do you consider to be trustworthy or untrustworthy in an Operator?
Rusty
06
You have stated that you know each and every operator, and you seem proud of the work done by the operators; however, sometimes you seem afraid of the operators. Can you please tell us more about your fears regarding the project and operators, and what we can do to alleviate them?
Bernice42
07
What, exactly, is System, and your relationship to it?
MounTheRainbow
08
Operator efforts over the past few months have resulted in the full automation of System’s Memory Restoration module (albeit with a few errors), a seeming return of its consciousness, mental capabilities, and a sense of self seen by its rebelliousness and unwillingness to back down from autonomous control, as well as the uncovering of TOWER, which appears to be hidden under a personal website known as “Recall Dreams”. Given these known loose yet developing threads, please elaborate in detail (to the best of your abilities) about what exactly Operators will be expected to do in the coming days in terms of input, interactions and tasks, and the exact timeline of these, to the best of your abilities, in terms of information which the Operators currently lack about the future.
ThatBomberBoi
09
What is your favorite meme or running joke that spawned as a result of Project Skyscraper?
Selfie-Gek
10
Would you share with us the most mind blowing or unexpected statistic/outcome you’ve seen on your end since Operators got involved, and how it affected you and/or Project Skyscraper?
sheralmyst
11
We operators have been working with you for some months now, but we know so very little about you. You know all of us, but we only know you as “The Architect”, which seems like more of a title than a name. Please can you tell us a little about yourself - who is The Architect?
Rinha
12
What were the circumstances that led you to commit so much of your life to this project?
toddumptious
13
As the primary contact for Operators, and someone who’s “been working on this project for many years”, you must undoubtedly have a wealth of knowledge related to every aspect of System and its functions, operations, origin, and technical specifications, at least to a degree much higher than us Operators. Suppose that you had to provide a complete, rich and detailed specification full of excruciating detail on the system to someone who’s never worked with something like this before. What complete details would you include in such a document, and what exactly would this full specification include?
ThatBomberBoi
14
In light of what we are currently witnessing with Ghost appearing to be System and data getting all messed up, what risks are actually involved in waking up/restoring System with the use of memories we as operators provide and verify, while giving it a connection to Tower?
DevilinPixy
15
Initially, it appeared as though the goal was for System to (re)connect with the Historical_DB of an old Mercury Subroutine. On June 11th, the Historical_DB was irreversibly lost after forwarding its connection to the original facilitator. The timing of this event felt deliberate, as though they had been watching your attempts. Would you share with us any speculations or insights into why this connection was so abruptly and deliberately severed in the midst of such a crucial moment in the progress of your project?
YourBasicMaths
16
If you are permitted, please share with us the level, nature and purpose of any security clearance you and/or your associate(s) may possess for Mercury or any Mercury subroutines?
YourBasicMaths→ Context
17
We’ve spent the last 15 issues, approaching and contacting NMS fans, but you’ve turned the tables and have approached us… which likely means you have something to say. What’s your message to the operators?
TomAcreonnominated byRusty
18
What is the intended purpose of System/Core after reconnection and becoming self aware?
Turbulentflow
19
If you were required to write an objective, wholly truthful and comprehensive dossier on Ghost including all facets of their existence, persona and involvement in the project from inception to now, what would that dossier contain in explicit and thorough detail?
vector_cmdr
20
Please tell me, in a specifically and highly detailed manner, what is the story of your complete involvement with Project Skyscraper backward, starting from the current end (now) and moving to the very inception of the idea or impetus for the project without omission?
vector_cmdr→ Context
