Debris Field

Arubeto · Mar 21, 2015

I just found a huge persistent debris field in the Falisci system. I had found debris fields in "Unknown Signal Sources" before, often with some scoopable canisters, but this one was actually named "debris field" in my nav menu while I was in Supercruise (see screenshots). It was also much, much bigger than any debris field I had encountered so far.

It had a really cool, haunted atmosphere, with what appeared to be the hulls of destroyed Imperial Clippers and other ships, but no cargo. Clearly, this was what remained from a huge battle.

It's also worth mentioning that the debris field was persistent, so once I left the field and returned to SC, it was still there and didn't vanish from the navigation menu like an ordinary USS.

I wonder what happened here? Are these the results of some large battles that took place in Falisci recently (I recall seeing the system mentioned in the GalNet news, lately).

Or where these noble Imperial vessels destroyed by some other...unknown, enemy?

trilathon · Mar 21, 2015

Cool find, wonder if the graveyard in Tionisla is to be found also ?

Feldspar · Mar 21, 2015

I've met these before, even used one for some bounty hunting.

Arubeto · Mar 21, 2015

Feldspar said:
I've met these before, even used one for some bounty hunting.

Do you know if they are in any way connected to conflict zones? Could it be that conflict zones turn into this kind of debris fields once the conflict is over?

Anyway, I like how the debris fields are implemented.

Feldspar · Mar 21, 2015

I don't know what conditions spawn them, it could be they appear after civil wars, but I've never spent long enough in a system to watch the conditions change.

Arubeto · Mar 21, 2015

trilathon said:
Cool find, wonder if the graveyard in Tionisla is to be found also ?

Only one way to find out, I'd say

Ben Ryder · Mar 30, 2015

Just been to one myslef and I think its the remains of a battle. It was at Kappa F' Harvest point, whhc has seen a lot of action in the past.

CloneWarrior85 · Mar 30, 2015

Arubeto said:
Do you know if they are in any way connected to conflict zones? Could it be that conflict zones turn into this kind of debris fields once the conflict is over?

Anyway, I like how the debris fields are implemented.

Now this would be really awesome.

Let's hope the devs read this specific comment and take action on it

Arubeto · Mar 30, 2015

CloneWarrior85 said:
Now this would be really awesome.

Let's hope the devs read this specific comment and take action on it

I think it would be a really "low-hanging fruit" with which they could add some sense of continuity to the galaxy.

But as I said, perhaps this is already the case. The Falisci system was fairly often in the news lately, so it could indeed originate from the corresponding battles.

And Ben's example with the debris field in the Kappa Fornacis system would further support this theory...

woodhouse · Mar 30, 2015

Ben Ryder said:
Just been to one myslef and I think its the remains of a battle. It was at Kappa F' Harvest point, whhc has seen a lot of action in the past.

I was there last night, and as soon as I dropped in, I was scanned and attacked by two Asps, which made a nice 90K bounty.