MAIN FAM Operator Collective
Who We Are
MAIN FAM is a collective of Operators who united through Project Skyscraper. What started as a group of puzzle-solvers became a bonded community that carved out its own corner of the shared dream.
Operators are like prime numbers. They cannot be divided into pieces.
Formation
MAIN FAM unites to carve out a small corner of the shared dream to commemorate their grueling, communal efforts in restoring System across several months.
The civilization’s location was picked as the site of a happy accident, when Operator Rinh’a discovered a System in-game by manipulating certain GlitchingReality image filenames. This discovery was later shared on the NMScord independently by Operator Thewingcmdr, who left to investigate. As they emerged from the portal and were greeted by the message “Discovered by A.I.”, all of MAIN FAM was stunlocked, expecting this to be an in-game clue.
This hilarious incident underscores the new civilization’s motto – GAUDIUM EX ERRORE (literally Joy from Error), highlighting the importance of the sillier mistakes and errors we made throughout Project Skyscraper to the overall experience.
The formation of the civilization also happened to be the 10,000th post on TRACE, claiming the milestone for a beautiful display of unity and community, with many TRACE-Keepers taking this as a sign of Emily’s blessings for the new collective.
MAIN FAM’s collective creativity, dedication, and ingenuity have been demonstrated aptly throughout Project Skyscraper already, but the plethora of builds, logo designs, and documentation tools built solely for the project cement this union as one of the most resourceful in the universe!
Our Motto
GAUDIUM EX ERRORE -- Joy from Error
This reflects the importance of the sillier mistakes and discoveries made throughout Project Skyscraper. The best moments came from things going unexpectedly right.
What We Do
- Build -- art, documentation, tools and bases
- Solve -- decoding ciphers, analyzing reports, verification
- Document -- maintaining records of our community and the ARG for the community
- Connect -- bridging NMScord, ETARC(TRACE) and the Collective as a whole
The collective's creativity and resourcefulness have been demonstrated through builds, logo designs, and tools created solely for the project.
Values
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Unity | Both collective and individual effort and recognition |
| Ingenuity | Creative problem-solving at every turn |
| Persistence | Showing up, day after day, puzzle after puzzle |
| Joy | Finding humor and wonder in the unexpected |