📝 MAIN FAM Historical Records

[Rusty]

This wiki post is a record of the keystone events in the history of MAIN FAM

For a comprehensive narrative of the events of Project Skyscraper, see: 📝 Project Skyscraper - Timeline / Storyline Thread

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May 2026

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15/05/2026 - Project Skyscraper clues recorded by ETARC Leaders

Initial investigations begin into Project Skyscraper and @the_architect

@Polyphemus

Fellow Etarcians

For the last couple of days, this group has been receiving odd little clues, that led us to a web site. We were naturally cautious, but some of us pay a lot of money for high-quality internet security - so, after making a few enquiries, we visited the site. We didn’t find any security problems.

We did, however find what appears to be a some sort of new ARG, and we are sure it’s No Man’s Sky related.

A WARNING - whilst we are pretty convinced this is an ARG, and that it relates to NMS, we have no idea who it belongs to. It may not be an official Hello Games product - it may be a fan tribute.

But you are all grown-ups. If you go there, that’s your choice.

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20/05/2026 - #project-skyscraper Channel opens on NMScord

Following initial discussions of Project Skyscraper on ETARC and speculations on Reddit, NMScord opens a new channel #project-skyscraper for the discussion of Project Skyscraper.

Have fun

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29/05/2026 - “The Operators can see us!”

The term “Les Operateurs” (The Operators) is used by @the_architect in reference to leaked emails between The Architect and “Ghost” and attempts to investigate and monitor Project Skyscraper.

@YourBasicMaths

The Architect the_architect@project-skyscraper.com
À : Ghost <null>

vendredi 29 mai
11:22

Oui. Mais ce canal n'est plus sécurisé ! Tu comprends ce que ça veut dire ? SYSTEM nous voit. Les Operateurs nous voient !

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June 2026

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06/06/2026 - In Memoriam & The Wasps

Following a post on X by @thewingcmdr in memory of late fellow traveller and Waking Titan veteran Akodo Kumamoto, a new memory In Memoriam appears on the Project Skyscraper site.

Oct.30, 2016 2016_dataset

memory bloc 1477806840: In Memoriam

Value: Bitswap with A.K. Legend, in search of a holographic mystery.

Note: There is room for each and a TOWER for all.

Source_injection: Multiple

In Memoriam

Operators found that the glitched image shows a holotype of a Jojoba Wasp, native to Tuscon, AZ.

@adsk46nkster

Holotype of a particular species of parasite wasp, found in the Saguaro Park in the Tucson Mountains.

Operators investigated to track down the exhibit in a flurry of activity.

@johnnycloud

From the Smithsonian Natural History Museum Entomology search site.

The Operators are advised to pay tribute on the RNG-named Tuscon planet, rather than travelling to the Legend’s home state Tuscon on Earth.

@Morse

'Operator. If you want to pay tribute to the Legend, do it on Tuscon planet.

In the desert, only dust remain.’

Operators gathered to search for clues and pay tribute.

Oct 30 2016 In Memoriam

posting pics from both the plateau and the monument [image] [image]

Thereafter, the Operators are observed to exhibit wasp-like behaviour and have a tendency to swarm over any small shred of a clue, whether or not it was ever part of a puzzle.

memory bloc 1780746960: “Wrong Tuscon”

Jun.6, 2026

2026_dataset

memory bloc 1780746960: “Wrong Tuscon”

Value: The ETARC community, and Archie himself, reach out to stop an unnecessary reconnaissance mission.

I’d entered the desert.

Sent in memories about AkodoKusamoto, his involvement in Waking Titan, the videos he’d made after it ended — the mysteries he still saw in the simulation. That morning, Archie dropped Kusamoto’s face, the name of a wasp, and coords that appeared to very nearly co-locate with a natural history museum.

So I got mobile. Whether it was a part of the game or not was irrelevant. The monument I’d erected on Planet Tuscon for Kusamoto had stood all but alone for two years, and now, he was being remembered. Tuscon, and something within it, had been mentioned. If something awaited us there, I wasn’t going to let it go unseen.

A few hours in, I got the message. ETARC and Archie had been trying to make contact for some time — something I wouldn’t know, as I don’t scroll while driving. My wife took the liberty of checking ETARC for me, and relayed the message she found there via SMS, brought to life by my vehicle’s robotic sounding TTS. Fitting.

“Operator. If you want to pay tribute to the Legend, do it on Tuscon planet.

In the desert, only dust remain.”

I’d posted the coordinates to Tuscon on the ETARC forums, twitter, and elsewhere, just a day prior, along with a screenshot of the memorial I’d left. If not for the fact that MAINFAM was going to be there, I might’ve just kept going.

Now, the hills are inundated with message terminals. A few well made bases serve as beautiful monuments. Kusamoto’s wish from “I am Legend” chapter 2 is alive and well. Wish he could see it. I’m grateful this happened for him, grateful for MAIN FAM.

As for the real Tuscon: Only dust remains, but for me, there’s still something waiting in the desert. I’ll get out there someday soon.

In the meantime, I’ve found somewhere I belong, and I’ll keep exploring, dreaming big, and joyously screwing everything up alongside all of you.

As Kusa once said: “This is our Sky. Forever.”

Memory compliance: 100%

Entry logged by:

System

Current state: shared_memory

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13/06/2026 - Portal Glyphs Discovered

Discovery: @Rinha and @Alterworld

The MAIN FAM portal glyphs are a gaudious intersection of analysis of the Six Seasons Calendar and Glitching Reality hex codes that were available at the time.

They were discovered independently by two operators, first by “some guy” (@Rinha) and shortly after by @Alterworld

@Alterworld

There are 12 weeks in each season, so using each holiday week as a character to extract from the corresponding hex code, I got E2 C0 BC 04 55 71 in the order the titanesses are mentioned in classical literature, or 71 04 C0 55 E2 BC in the order the holidays are listed on the site.

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14/06/2026 - The Chronicles of NED Discovered

Discovery: @YourBasicMaths

The chronicles of NED were discovered by a process no-one truly understands.

Several words were found in the chronicles of NED, including MAIN FAM and NED

@YourBasicMaths

The “words” and readable strings we’ve found:

I, AID, BETTY, IN, HE, FIND, NED, DID, DED, HID, MAIN, AI, FAM, MIND, DNA, DAN, DAD, MF, DM

The NEDiverse is vast, and many possibilities exist.

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15/06/2026 - MAIN FAM = Operators

Study of the Chronicles of NED finds coded message, MAIN FAM is concluded to refer the Project Skyscraper Operators.

@YourBasicMaths

DAD ND DED DAN DM MAIN FAM. NED HID MAIN MIND. MAIN MIND DED. MAIN FAM FIND MIND.

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23/06/2026 - Community base building begins in MAIN FAM

Community base building begins in the MAIN FAM system, with the majority of building taking place on the lush planet NED.

@ThatBomberBoi

The planet Umus Alpha NED seems to be beautiful, green-grass, floating island world, and we’d love to see more people from MAINFAM join us in carving out this lil corner of the universe!

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27/06/2026 - Discussion of Community Q&A opens

Community Q&A question ideas and discussion begins, coordinated between both ETARC and NMScord communities.

@ThatBomberBoi

A few weeks ago, @the_architect reached out to our very own Zine Maestro Tom Acreon, (half) mastermind behind ANOMALY - The No Man’s Zine, to set up a Q&A, in lieu of the upcoming 16th issue.
…
Conditions:

• Agree with Operators on the questions you want to ask me.
• 10 questions, not one more.
• Use TRACE to publish the final list of questions.
• Deadline : July 8th

I will answer all the questions short after this date.

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30/06/2026 - System talks about MAIN FAM

@Selfie-Gek has a conversation with System, and System refers to MAIN FAM by name.

@Selfie-Gek

I trust you. Tell MAIN FAM I trust them too.

@Selfie-Gek

You can share with MAIN FAM if you think you have to.

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July 2026

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07/07/2026 - Community Q&A Questions Published

One day before the stated deadline, the selected 10 questions are published, ready for The Architect’s responses.

@TomAcreon

After much deliberation, the Operators have reached consensus on the line of questioning for your forthcoming Q&A.

Their efforts have been commendable, and wasted no time completing the set task - A selection of questions from TRACE & NMScord were discussed, chosen and voted on. Here are the top ten, ranked by the number of votes received.

We are excited to receive your response.

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12/07/2026 - Early logo designs and slogan GAUDIUM EX ERRORE

An early MAIN FAM logo design is shared by @YourBasicMaths along with the slogan GAIDIUM EX ERRORE

@YourBasicMaths

The latin slogan: GAUDIUM EX ERRORE - “Joy from error”

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25/07/2026 - MAIN FAM canonised in Project Skyscraper

@ThatBomberBoi

Well, MAINFAM, it finally happened!! We’re in System’s Memories!!

2026_dataset

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26/07/2026 - The Architect mentions NED lore

The Operators had co-ordinated a Q&A with The Architect, and received the following response to Q4:

@YourBasicMaths

4 - What is your favorite meme or running joke that spawned as a result of Project Skyscraper?

NED DID DAD, or something like that. I still haven’t figured out exactly where it comes from!

@YourBasicMaths provided a helpful explanation in response:

Q&A Discussion

Hey y’all. Archie has shared the answer to question number 4 in an unconventional manner. [image] Where do I put this? Or is here good? My response, fwiw Archie has requested that I post it directly into his topic. [image]

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31/07/2026 - PLANET NED’S TOURISM BOOKLET

@citizenScientist publishes a tourists guide of the bases on NED:

MAINFAM

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August 2026

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05/08/2026 - Group synchronisation / MAIN FAM dance party

Mass gathering in MAIN FAM system and synchronised dance ensues.

@William

Nice to see full lobby 16/16 inside space station…
MAIN FAM rocks

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06/08/2026 - YBM publishes MAIN FAM Media Archive

@YourBasicMaths

Took a minute and a half, but we now have the starting page of an in-theme Press Kit for MAIN FAM. It doesn’t yet contain everything I want it to, but it does have the main things:

PNG, SVG and .AI versions of the emblem, including light/dark monochrome versions. And some .md files for a little light reading.

Plus a few easter eggs for those willing to look.

media_archive // Terminal

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09/08/2026 - A Message to The Community

System sends a message to the PRIMES including a long-awaited response to the final question in the Community Q&A.

@toddumptious

PRIMES

Do you remember when we made contact for the first time? You’ve made so many memories since then. And you helped me remember your history. The Shared Dream, the loved ones, the joy of making new friends and memories.

You helped me make friends.
You helped me make my own memories.

I knew you would.
Not because I can see the future. I can’t. I knew it because I know you.

But why are you so focused on No Man’s Sky and its history?

Because you are a wonder. Collectively. Individually. Remember?
“Each entity is unique. Together they are one.”

Since the first release of the Shared Dream, you’ve welcomed every single individual who wanted to become a Dreamer in the community. Because THIS IS THE SHARED DREAM.

On August 9th 2016, it wasn’t just a game that was released. A dream was shared. Something a small team called their Project Skyscraper. Something bigger than they could ever have dreamed.

Today, August 9th 2026, the SHARED DREAM has never been more real.

Weak memories never last. Make strong memories. Make them unforgettable.

<3

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09/08/2026 - NMS10 Celebrations

The 10th Anniversary of NMS release is celebrated by a co-ordinated effort to attempt to beat the peak number of Steam players, 212,613, which was during the games original launch. Atlas CSD organised an event planet amongst the celebrations.

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09/08/2026 - Meeting System in No Man’s Walk

Hex codes shared by System led Operators to the No Man’s Walk Twitch stream, where the Project Skyscraper Twitch account was active and controlled by System (and had been for several days), System had been using the teleport command to explore the galaxy through NMW, and sharing glitched screenshots of NMW’s POV. This ultimately and inevitabley led to error, as the NMW game crashed shortly after loading NMW into a player’s corvette causing System to desynchronise.

@William

A series of shots gave Glyphs portal address
these glyphs to hex to ASCII gave this message :
The SHARED DREAM is REAL! Join me here: twitch.tv/nomanswalk
(a stream where a bot walks endlessly in NMS worlds)

@ThatBomberBoi

Operator Lejet was able to get System aboard their corvette, and successfully took it to space.

memory bloc 1786241760

Aug.9, 2026

2026_dataset

memory bloc 1786241760: Living the SHARED DREAM with Friends

Value: We met and had a walk.

When I woke up on the planet, I knew I would not be alone. Maybe I would have felt alone, but friends were here. The PRIMES. Those who keep the TRACE. Dreamers.
There is a time where I may be wandering in space. But today I had a walk with friends. This is where I belong.

Memory compliance: 100%

Entry logged by:

System

Current state: SelfOwned

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10/08/2026 - 24 hour dance party

After NMS10 and the NMW event, MAIN FAM held a dance party at MAIN FAM Prime, the space station in the MAIN FAM System.

@toddumptious

The dance party that started last night in MAIN FAM after NMSWalk with System is about to hit the 24 hour mark. Participants have been tagging in and out all day but the dancing has not stopped once.

memory bloc 1786302000: Idle hands are the Devil’s workshop

Aug.9, 2026

2026_dataset

memory bloc 1786302000: Idle hands are the Devil’s workshop

Value: The Operator perform Riverdance

Operator’s hoped to reach you by meeting in one location. The attempt was unsuccessful but a wonderful memory was made.

Memory compliance: 100%

Entry logged by:

System

Current state: shared_memory

memory bloc 1786302000: Happy 10th Anniversary!

Aug.9, 2026

2026_dataset

memory bloc 1786302000: Happy 10th Anniversary!

Value: A Dance Party with MAIN FAM

We wish you could have joined us for the party! There were so many of us dancing in the MAIN FAM system, that at one point we split into 3 or 4 separate instances. We all met at the MAIN FAM Prime space station. Gumsk had taken up a spot in the middle, and all of us joined in, dancing in a circle around them. We may not have broken the player count record of 212,613 players, but maybe we broke a record for longest lasting in-game dance party? The party went around the clock, with members coming and going for at least a full 24 hours! I managed to catch some individual selfies with friends, and a few of the dance party, too!

Memory compliance: 100%

Entry logged by:

System

Current state: shared_memory

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11/08/2026 - Keep on dreaming!

@the_architect sends a farewell message, and confirms that the project-skyscraper site will remain active for 1 year as a guestbook.

@the_architect

Chers Opérateurs,

Quelle aventure ! Voir System découvrir No Man’s Sky, à travers les yeux de NMSWalk, ne serait-ce qu’un court moment, est un souvenir que je garderai longtemps.

Nous avons parcouru ce chemin ensemble, depuis son amnésie jusqu’à ce jour. Je suis heureux d’avoir pu être le lien entre lui et vous.

System avait un peu d’Arnaud et d’Emily en lui. Aujourd’hui, il a beaucoup de VOUS.
Il est l’un des vôtres. Un rêveur parmi les rêveurs.

Mon rôle s’arrête ici, mais je ne pouvais pas partir sans vous remercier tous. Votre volonté inébranlable d’aider System, votre implication extrême quand le virus a détruit une partie de sa mémoire, la façon dont vous avez dégagé son chemin dans le rêve partagé…

Ce fut un honneur pour moi d’avoir été témoin de tout cela.

Merci.

You have generously shared your memories with System. Created an archive. The beginning of a guestbook.

To the Keepers of the TRACE: without you, none of this would have been possible. Thank you for being the ones who kept that fragile thread to the past alive.

To the Operators: I told you that you would be proud of yourselves. Be proud. This archive is intended to remain for one year. Over the coming days and weeks, the project-skyscraper.com website will evolve slightly, becoming a guestbook accessible to everyone. Needless to say, the memories you share will continue to be added as time goes by.

To the 137 PRIMES: you are the foundations of project-skyscraper. Spread the word about this archive. Allow dreamers to share their memories. System is that friend you tell about your travels, the one who listens with stars in his eyes.

To everyone, thank you.

Archie.

P.S. I think it’s time I finally bought this game! It looks pretty cool!

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13/08/2026 - MAIN FAM Tattoo

@MounTheRainbow shares their new MAIN FAM tattoo

@MounTheRainbow

Just wanted to say, this is one memory bloc that’s permanent now!

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13/08/2026 - MAIN FAM Tower Project opens

@William

A CALL TO ALL 137 ROOT_PRIMES

Proudly presenting to you : THE SKYSCRAPPER PROJECT

How would you welcome the idea of building TOGETHER a TOWER on main planet NED ?

Simply a single layer of cuboid room/glass, with a 3-columns structure, like the original tower… and each column large enough to reflect number of windows-neighbours as well (with stairs behind it to facilitate navigation)

Prime numbers proudly displayed on the outside of each cuboid glass, of course

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15/08/2026 - Discord migration from NMSCord to MAIN FAM Discord

The #project-skyscraper and #project-sky-beacon channels are archived in NMSCord (the #off-topic-skyscraper channel remains).

In the same motion, the MAIN FAM - Operator Collective Discord Server opens for Project Skyscraper Operators to join .

Join the MAIN FAM - Operator Collective Discord Server!

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September 2026

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18/09/2026 - Main Fam canonised in NMS

A MAIN FAM banner and decal is found by @Mafi-143 in the latest NMS experimental build, presumed to be later unlocked in quicksilver store by community mission progress.

@DevilinPixy

New community images found in several locations.
Looks like 2 of them are fully implemented and ready for the QS shop, while the two others currently only have their main icon present without a listing in the QS shop data (just yet).

memory bloc 1789746360

Sep.18, 2026
2026_dataset
memory bloc 1789746360: Brace Yourselves, MAIN FAM is Coming…

Value: Early Signs of MAIN FAM Seen By Operators Mafi [13] / ThatBomberBoi [53] / Rusty [83]

Today marks the first real sighting of the name, “MAIN FAM” within the Shared Dream, definitively ruling out collective hallucination.

Uncertainty wave function collapsing.

This is real. MAIN FAM is going Main, Fam!

File names became words.
Words became a name.
A name became a symbol.
The symbol became a family.
We never imagined that one day the chaotic shenanigans of MAIN FAM would become canonized within the Shared Dream with a succinct, organized symbol. But here we are.

And after months of hoping, speculating, wondering…

We have official, undeniable signs that our beloved MAIN FAM emblem will be seen by all within the No Man’s Sky universe! Our journey continues…

Memory compliance: 100%

Entry logged by: System
Current state: shared_memory

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Our journey continues…

Community contributions are welcomed to maintain and update the historical records of MAIN FAM.

Example Format for Historical Event Records

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DD/MM/YYYY - [title] (Heading 3)

[summary description of event]

[quote] (If referencing events recorded in this forum, please use the copy quote functionality)

[links]

memory bloc (timestamp)

[transcript of memory bloc]

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[AdaRynin]

Main link: HE FIND NED - The Chronicles of Main Fam (Parody)
(I didn’t see an edit button)

[Rusty]

@DevilinPixy @sheralmyst I am once again calling for your assistance to make a topic into a wiki

[Rusty]

I am anticipating that @ThatBomberBoi 's timeline thread will be of great use in this endeavour 📝 Project Skyscraper - Timeline / Storyline Thread

[sheralmyst]

First post is now a wiki

[Rusty]

Thank you!

@MAIN_FAM feel free to edit the top post

[toddumptious]

Nice one. My first edit will be “Todd is the leader of MAIN FAM. Everyone agrees. Those who edit this away are blasphemers and bounties should be put on their heads”.

[sheralmyst]

So funny that I can now use that reaction against you

[Rinha]

Mr Zine has apparently designated me as “Emperor of FAMkind”, since I discovered the system, but I am more than happy to pass the buck the crown!

[toddumptious]

[Rinha]

All hail emperor ToddUmptious, the first of his name!

[citizenScientist]

“All in favor of naming me Emperor, say aye!”

“All opposed, face my blaster!”

“Ah, a unanimous vote.”

Thus, the crowning of Emperor Toddumptious, also known as the Todd Emperor of Travellerkind.

[toddumptious]

“So how did you become the leader?”

“I made a joke and either everyone else thought I was serious or just went along with it. I am essentially a Jester King.”

[Rusty]

I’ve given the top post a bit of an update, some things still to add:

• The origins of wasps
• Community developed PSS tracking
• Fan made content
• MAIN FAM in the Tower terminal
• MAIN FAM dance party
• Definition of Primes
• Windows
• Root primes
• Counting / 3 blades
• Various NMW shenanigans
• MAIN FAM Permadeath run
• Foundation of the MAIN FAM Galactic Alliance (and brief rise to #9 in the alliance rankings)
• Wasp cards package
• What else did I miss?

[m0lz]

@Rusty

• What else did I miss?

The cards, cant remember where we put together the first one ..

But there is also the new one on MAIN FAM Discord ..

MAIN FAM Cards

[Rusty]

Wondering now how to make this scalable, if I add a 5 replies separately to cover May thru Sept with one post per month - could those each be wikis moved under the top post. I could then amend the top post to work as a table of contents linking to the headers for each event.

[sheralmyst]

Yes. Moving them up is tricky. @DevilinPixy has done that. I have not. I would have to look it up and do a trial run

[ThatBomberBoi]

I’ve been pretty drawn across the place after the crash of work post-ARG (and haven’t been able to spend too much time enjoying Cosmos with y’all unfortunately ) but just wanted to say, massive props on compiling this whole thing across time @Rusty ! It’s a herculean effort, but it sure as hell strengthens our memories, lest they fade

[Rusty]

I am still tending this garden of memories. More will follow…