This thread moves so fast. Several pages ago from yesterday i mentioned I'd seen some 'modules falling' type comms chatter while dropping into a gold trap where the originator of the message wasn't present. My button mashing screenshot-fu failed unfortunately (!), so can't provide the needed evidence (try harder Timsk, it's not difficult). I have since read that there can be UA related comms chatter in supercruise if following a convoy, so it was potentially that I caught a single line of that while passing through? The significance if so was that it was in 20 Ophiuchi... Can't get in game until tomorrow to check out further, but thought I should mention. Are we looking at wider spawn region I wonder, and if so i are those plague systems a trigger. Will test further tomorrow and report back (SSS hunting doesn't get at all grindy, no not ever //very slight sarcasm intentional)
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Greetings again CMDR!
A few of us know you also brave hunting since a long time, so I want to give some motivation because I know this too good:
You found something maybe really interesting and heplfull for many CDMR's longer term but it goes under because "VERY IMPORTANT" 5 pages discussions ...
Lets "friend up" with some known Hunter/UA holder in game for instant chat. Often a lot faster then over the forum.
If your sighting the day before the drama yesterday

D) was really also a convoy in SC that would be a great changing to find some convoy's.
Stated today it is not sure if that happend in the wild or only if player follow (like yesterday).
Can you at least remember if the text was in "red" ? Also here: not really sure about the colours in Wing/Solo. Can only point to my picture.
But in the end like CMDR Lurius yesterday: player has in fact done no action (maybe one scan), only follow.
If Frontier here has change something we will have a lot sightings next day's ... But "not UA addicted CMDR" would ignore it like the "wedding barge".
I have also no clue about the possible "spawn area" as the most other CMDR's. Thats why many are go again to Timocani. Because: seems to work ...
We salute you!
Edit: read your first post ( replyied also there) again:
Timsk said:
In a gold trap, I had an npc - who wasn't in the contact list - direct message about his escort having system failures our something, before the usual attack (hopefully I have a screenshot of this, but away from pc). As he didn't appear to be actually there i have to assume this must have been a bug, but hey after all this searching I'll take anything and continue the search from there.
So as you definitly talk about a "low wake" SSS you entered: Naval convoy was there and you simple have not seen him? "A" sensors (I change extra to "A" for hunt all the time)?
"A" because: If follow convois that enter "low wake" ( have posted here before. a few first times convoy/T9 was not to find. Some generalized this instantly: they disappear! ->nuts)
___ have found it out as I next time flew a big round as nothing was there and: T9 was there and headed in opposite direction counterpart outpost. Can depend how long CMDR need to enter wake.
___ since that only with "A"
"A" because: even with 160 to sensors in Anaconda (160 tonnes !!! Thanks Frontier!) they are one of the great disappointments in game. They are bad, very very bad.
Of course "D" work well and the most naval convoys are occur within 1-2km as all have seen often. But always? In fact I have seen instances with up to 3 parties/wings.
I can confirm a big, big delay in contact list often. I ramm mostly Cobras before target rectangle fit and the entry came up.
Also there are USS where nothing came up. Then: wedding barge after over a minute. If you like : Have fun in the bug forum!
Would be bad luck if you had one but you don't see him.
Bugged like hell for my taste ... (Mostly one of the reason why my posts/reply goes longer and longer. write more -> play less -> giving up? )
Happy hunting!