Freighter Nnrnuracc ?

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All the other freighters have names that are real words as far as i can tell. I even browsed through XMLs to see the names of the other freighters.
Nnrnuracc? Google had no idea what it is.
Does anyone know why one freighter would have such a weird name?
Just curious

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Maybe george got tired and just threw that in there.
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Maybe. Although if it was Freighter Asdfghjkl, then we'd be more certain of that. :P
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I think that's a bit too obvious though...
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It "could" of course be that he epically mis-spelled "neurohack" :P
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I thought that it was a reference to something that I don't know about or a ship with a unique name, maybe as part of a mission or something. I saw it on the title screen and it just caught my attention. I haven't run into anything else in the game with a name that is not a word. Unknown barrels / ROMS / Ect excluded, of course.
Or is it like Wolfy said, but then why even bothering with one name when there are 25 names already?
So, basically this is bothering me. Why such a unique name if it is not for any reason. Is it a reference? An error overseen? An obscure joke? If so, why?


An unsolved mystery.



........why?.........


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I think Shrike nailed it...
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To mess with your minds. >:3
Obviously he succeeded.

Heh, it's a possibility.
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Wow, four search engines didn't get a single hit except this topic...

My guess is either a misspelling of an uncommon word or name, or George threw it in because it looks/sounds cool. Maybe It's a translation, possibly misspelled.
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I doubt its a misspelling, given the very existence of this thread.
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Alternative to "Freighter 'Can't-think-of-a-name'" ;)
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One is named Peter Parker, so I am doubting that this one freighter got a strange name out of a loss for a name. I doesn't appear to be a part of any mission/storyline, but it has intrigued me since I saw it. Why would it be so strange for no reason? I think Wolfy may have it right, that its just to mess with our heads. Or some sort of joke. Or both.
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I like to think George is manipulating us subconsciously with random text spewage in-game.
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It's a tarp! :o
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You mean, "trap".
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