Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn

[Anuranium]

Zenith... impeccable timing

Ratking: Tip: Next time invite everyone to a voice group (you can both text and voice in that). That way we can use the voice channel for texting eachother, and you don't have to text each individual. I don't know the max limit in a voice channel, but I once had 7 people in it, so it's worth a try

 

[Max Rockatansky]

I still think, that the ua might be able to find the planet "Raxxla" which seems to be tied to the "Dark Wheel"-Lore.
You know the old child-games, where you searched for something (hot/cold) blind?
Searched the Galmap... no "Raxxla" or other combination of the characters does match.
Suspicious...

has anyone tried the UA on a fairly newly renamed planet? (New Yembo, may be one to try) Does it give the new or old name?
If it does give the old name, the UA could indeed be used to find 'RAXXLA' by comparing the UA output to the current planet name.

that was probably proposed or tested, but I thought it may be worth while saying it again anyway.

EDIT:
is it possible that the graveyard needs to discovered first? (with or without the UA maybe). At least there is a description on how to find it:
"Tionisla itself is a
bright yellow world, and the cemetery is always between the planet and its star. As you fly close,
the whole strange graveyard seems to be expanding from the circle of the world behind.
The first thing you see is a shimmering, silver disc, a double spiral of tiny bright points. It slowly
turns: it's a galaxy in miniature, with the same intense blur of light at its centre, because here is
where the biggest tombs are to be found."

the only bright yellow world seems to be Tionisla 6 B

 

[Popov Le Magnifique]

Jesus, with everything you guys are doing for science, they could at least drop another hint! I'm sure when we find it out, the "DOH" moment will be: "DOH, that was totally NOT obvious!"
Except Kerrash, FD doesn't seem to really care about your progress, and that's a pity!

 

[Ratking15]

I wonder if we should point frontier to our videos as bug reports for instancing and such........

 

[bitstorm]

Also must confirm again total bugged "Wings"/ instancing. Mostly the same as at "Sleipnir 12xSAP 8 test.

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As CMDR Britain was all the time "in Wing" (compare with Ratkings video!) and i see him not one time, no real gameplay possible ...
Same for voice comm! Only hear Ratking and Zenith. So lot confusing monologes from Ratking for me ...
For "since" it was OK but for an military operation we need total other stuff ;-) :

We salute you!

Yes similar, 2nd jump, ratking called go I had nothing on my chat thinking "what the... why is everyone jumping, no-one said go!" From what Zenith said I think he didn't get the "go" either. =(

The audio chat is just as bad with audio dropping out.

You can get away with it and it's actually probably fine for what we do, but I think the only proper reliable way to do it (say for example a combat group or perhaps more critical testing) would be a proper server based setup, vertrilo/teamspeak/skype or similar, ED's P2P just seems too flaky.

 

[bitstorm]

Popov, you were asking about mutliple CMDrs viewing one UA before.

Done this thing a while back, about 4 mins or so in it will become clear they are synced.

http://www.youtubedoubler.com/?vide...&start2=89&authorName=CMDR+Britain+(Bitstorm)

You can watch the individual videos and extract audio and/or take noted on high/low patterns for comparison. Maybe you'll spot something interesting.

 

[mrtree]

After the "many ships affect UA jump" test, the fine CMDRs I was winged with dropped down to normal space. CMDR Anuranium tested jumping right next to a UA (no change). But while he was testing, I noticed the sound was different (no purrs, no constant background noise, very clear Morse).

Thinking it was either the Anaconda or being in a wing, I restarted to record. I was able to reproduce the sound (starts around 2:45) - https://youtu.be/ijfS799tu48.

Before anyone gets excited, it appears that it was only because I was 300m(-ish) away from the UA. I'm so used to recording close up that I've never heard it from a distance before. It is interesting how different the soundscape is (& it'd be nice if someone who can hear the Morse easily could translate) at a distance vs. close up.

Also, CMDR Nicolas Powell tested being in supercruise while the UA was honking, looking for a UA beacon or similar while also using a discovery scanner to ping for it. Verified to show nothing & not cause any behavior change in the UA.

 

[Derthek]

Hmm... recording at a distance, eh?

 

[bitstorm]

After the "many ships affect UA jump" test, the fine CMDRs I was winged with dropped down to normal space. CMDR Anuranium tested jumping right next to a UA (no change). But while he was testing, I noticed the sound was different (no purrs, no constant background noise, very clear Morse).

Thinking it was either the Anaconda or being in a wing, I restarted to record. I was able to reproduce the sound (starts around 2:45) - https://youtu.be/ijfS799tu48.

Before anyone gets excited, it appears that it was only because I was 300m(-ish) away from the UA. I'm so used to recording close up that I've never heard it from a distance before. It is interesting how different the soundscape is (& it'd be nice if someone who can hear the Morse easily could translate) at a distance vs. close up.

Aye I *think* though I am not sure so it needs more testing...

But right after deployment when you're a distance away the <start location block> marker ie the fast clicking has always been very distinct, loud and obvious, and when you close in the other sounds come in. I'd kind of noticed it but never really paid it much mind.

Hmmm!

 

[Tallsword]

I'm trying to find one, yet again... My ship is still terrible for the job tho'...

 

[Ratking15]

After the "many ships affect UA jump" test, the fine CMDRs I was winged with dropped down to normal space. CMDR Anuranium tested jumping right next to a UA (no change). But while he was testing, I noticed the sound was different (no purrs, no constant background noise, very clear Morse).

Thinking it was either the Anaconda or being in a wing, I restarted to record. I was able to reproduce the sound (starts around 2:45) - https://youtu.be/ijfS799tu48.

Before anyone gets excited, it appears that it was only because I was 300m(-ish) away from the UA. I'm so used to recording close up that I've never heard it from a distance before. It is interesting how different the soundscape is (& it'd be nice if someone who can hear the Morse easily could translate) at a distance vs. close up.

Also, CMDR Nicolas Powell tested being in supercruise while the UA was honking, looking for a UA beacon or similar while also using a discovery scanner to ping for it. Verified to show nothing & not cause any behavior change in the UA.

So we need to listen to them from further than 300 meters away from it instead of being close up?

 

[OBERHIEM]

Just a quick observation before i leave for bed.

While experimenting with sap8 near star (now destroyed ..oops) i noticed it had NEX 0275401977 on it.
Nex led me to this site https://nex.nasa.gov/nex/
Havn't had time to have a good look,but looks interesting. All seems to be earth based but that number s gotta be something.

 

[RedWizzard]

Ammonia worlds are more than likely hard to find because ammonia has a very tight freeze-boil temperature range. It freezes at -77.7C and boils at -33.3C meaning that the temperature range required to take ammonia from a solid to a gas is only about 45 degrees. Water is 100 degrees, so while ammonia based life forms are possible (thargoids we know of) they should be more uncommon than say humans because if is far harder to find planets that are "just right". I also think the higher pressures are meant to stabilize but I'm not sure on that.

Aren't "ammonia worlds" worlds with ammonia atmospheres? I.e. the ammonia is replacing nitrogen, not water? If so then the key would be a temperature that is consistently higher than -33.3C as you wouldn't want the atmosphere condensing out. But then the requirement for slightly cooler worlds than ours doesn't make sense.

 

[bitstorm]

Just a quick observation before i leave for bed.

While experimenting with sap8 near star (now destroyed ..oops) i noticed it had NEX 0275401977 on it.
Nex led me to this site https://nex.nasa.gov/nex/
Havn't had time to have a good look,but looks interesting. All seems to be earth based but that number s gotta be something.

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[Derthek]

Vespine... bees? Insects? Thargoids?

What do normal canisters say?

 

[RedWizzard]

An interesting experiment. Unfortunately the Tionisla orbital graveyard is not in the game.. not sure they'll plan on putting it in but it certainly would be a fantastic addition.

It'd be a pretty awesome setting for CQC.

 

[clavain]

It'd be a pretty awesome setting for CQC.

Or for lore-based missions.

 

[EAGLE 5]

Aren't "ammonia worlds" worlds with ammonia atmospheres? I.e. the ammonia is replacing nitrogen, not water? If so then the key would be a temperature that is consistently higher than -33.3C as you wouldn't want the atmosphere condensing out. But then the requirement for slightly cooler worlds than ours doesn't make sense.

Going on my limited grasp of chemistry and xenobiology, ammonia is NH3 so you're replacing Oxygen not Nitrogen which is a good inert material for stabilization of molecules. The important bit with the 45 degree spread is that in that range you can have liquid ammonia which is where I expect the earliest forms of ammonia based lifeforms to have started out from. Liquid ammonia (or some sort of molecule built from it) would replace water in these planets and allow for ammonia based life evolution.

 

[Derthek]

Bees use hexagons, thargoids use octagons

Both thargoids and bees are mostly female

Vespine has to do with bees or wasps, I can't remember. I'll check out normal canisters when I get home.

 

[EAGLE 5]

It'd be a pretty awesome setting for CQC.

No kidding! Though I can see people wanting to scour the remains for some equipment or treasure which is either "rigged" for explosion or can get you in serious trouble if you get caught doing it by the cops.

Such an awesome possibility.