One of Elite: Dangerous’ community is grieving this summer after losing his mother in June. Citing his love for the game and his missed opportunity to show his mom some of the sights in the galaxy, Sataris86Â petitioned Frontier to name a planet somewhere in the game “McBrayer’s Rest” in honor of his mother.
“I have always used video games to unwind and deal with PTSD since I returned home from Iraq in 2006,” he wrote to the studio. “My mother was a large influence and encouraged my love of space and science throughout my life. She also encouraged my love of gaming by doing things like playing Pokemon Red and Blue with me when I was a child.”
Frontier swung into action and sent him back this note: “We found and renamed a planet in BD+26 2184. While it’s not an inhabited world, it is a rather unusual planet. I hope you will like it.”
This is not the first time that Frontier has created in-game tributes for those who have passed away. It previously created in-game memorials for both Leonard Nimoy and Terry Pratchett.
