Prepare to have your mind blown

[BadOmen]

Quest spoiler below:

In one of the GC quests (Alive for Maelstrom), Cid implies that Dalamud is in fact a massive relic of the ancient civilization that predated ours (I cannot for the life of me remember what it was called). Whether or not that is actually true is yet to be seen, but there is definitely evidence that Dalamud is, in fact, "... not a moon... a space station".

Is the Mir Station!!!!

[Agoven]

The crystal is alive...the crystal is dreaming...the Dalamud it's creation...

Garleans massive transport ship to travel to the new world (opening cutscene) destroyed by the bahamut like dragon...since that event the empire has been building...it's ready to try once more...to the MOOON!!!!

The echo the crystal entity talking to us...

By the way...we just popped out of the air when the game started...where do you all think we really are from? The crystal took us...to try to save this world from collapsing...

[Rydin]

By the way...we just popped out of the air when the game started...where do you all think we really are from?

We are just dreams of the Fayth, and the Zanarkand we know isn't real at all.....

Quest spoiler below:
In one of the GC quests (Alive for Maelstrom), Cid implies that Dalamud is in fact a massive relic of the ancient civilization that predated ours (I cannot for the life of me remember what it was called). Whether or not that is actually true is yet to be seen, but there is definitely evidence that Dalamud is, in fact, "... not a moon... a space station".

It is of Allagan Origin...
It doesnt' specify whether it was a natural satellite that was altered or a completely artificial one though

[Alerith]

It is of Allagan Origin...
It doesnt' specify whether it was a natural satellite that was altered or a completely artificial one though

If that thing is of natural design, then I'm a Moogle.

[Dragon]

The easiest way to explain the change from 1.2x to 2.0, including all of the things discussed about Dalmud, changes to the environment, cities, races, etc is this:

WE FAIL TO STOP IT.

Everything we are doing is via the Echo. 2.0 is our reality and we are looking back at how things came to be. This allows for SE to do/change anything yet still keep a sense of "reality".

Or, rather than us just merely failing to stop it.... we made things even worse.

[Rydin]

If that thing is of natural design, then I'm a Moogle.

You dont think it could have been naturally and then just heavily altered or enchanted or even infused with anti-aether?

[Alerith]

You dont think it could have been naturally and then just heavily altered or enchanted or even infused with anti-aether?

If it was altered or enchanted, then that's not it's natural design. -.-;

[Aryden]

I guess it all depends where they take the story if Dalamud is actually man made. I just hope it's not something cheesy.

[Delsus]

I guess it all depends where they take the story if Dalamud is actually man made. I just hope it's not something cheesy.

Perhaps Dalamud is made of CHHHHEEEESSSSSEEEE Gromit. (Do our American friends know Wallace and Gromet?)

[Hulan]

Perhaps Dalamud is made of CHHHHEEEESSSSSEEEE Gromit. (Do our American friends know Wallace and Gromet?)

Wallace and Gromet is actually quite the cult classic here in America. I have yet to meet someone who hasn't seen at least one (though I am much more partial to "The Wrong Trousers" myself).