Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn

[Vasious]

Well, strictly speaking, Mass Effect had the Cerberus faction, which were basically trying to create human/alien hybrids in experiments. Apart from being Xenophobes as well.
So in a way there might (if you go with alien disease affecting humans and the name Cerberus) be an overlap to the story there and here.
Then again, this might just all be speculation about someone who had a great time being ambassador for a game at a game convention.

Wasn't the Cerberus plague called such in reference to its three headed phage like shape?
Kerberos the three headed dog of Hades

"While he denied that the team were calling the new disease the Cerberus Plague, one technician did confirm that the name was being used unofficially and came from an unusual three-pronged structure at the ‘head’ of the phage-like organism."

 

[Grumbleweed]

https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDange...ole_week_part_of_the_frontierteam_due/ctxvlwt
[–]erpunktrckstr 1 point 16 minutes ago

Cerebus plague?


[–]TiSoBrTimothy Belesal[S] 1 point 15 minutes ago
Mass Effect was amazing.




He just posted this.

Make anything of it?

This is what I mean about reddit being unfathomable... I read that thread and there are posts which appear to be unrelated to each other and therefore the thread is not a thread but a jumble of uncorroborated opinions, it makes no sense at all.

Again, no clue or steer from FD, just some random person who said he heard something somebody said to someone... It's nonsense and if it isn't, why would FD be giving clues to randoms on reddit as opposed to their own forums?

Wake up sheeple! Stop running headlong over every cliff presented to you..

 

[rizal72]

Umm, did you miss the part where the guy on Reddit says this was his own drunken speculation from a taxi ride?

No I didn't, but listen:

If I was starting to say too much, the fear of FD Justice hammer, could start to frighten me.
The solution would be to deny everything I've said, before it's too late.

 

[clavain]

Well, strictly speaking, Mass Effect had the Cerberus faction, which were basically trying to create human/alien hybrids in experiments. Apart from being Xenophobes as well.
So in a way there might (if you go with alien disease affecting humans and the name Cerberus) be an overlap to the story there and here.
Then again, this might just all be speculation about someone who had a great time being ambassador for a game at a game convention.

Yes, I am sure Frontier took Bioware's intellectual property and used it in their own game ;-)

If they did, I will enjoy watching EA's lawyers thump them.

Edit: Please keep Mass Effect speculation out of this - that would be complete nonsense. We have enough nonsense of our own to go around.

 

[Ninjahat]

https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDange...ole_week_part_of_the_frontierteam_due/ctxvlwt
[–]erpunktrckstr 1 point 16 minutes ago

Cerebus plague?


[–]TiSoBrTimothy Belesal[S] 1 point 15 minutes ago
Mass Effect was amazing.




He just posted this.

Make anything of it?

Maybe we ARE supposed to fight of an upcoming Thargoid invasion?

Description of the Mass Effect game:

"Mass Effect is a science fiction action role-playing third person shooter video game series developed by the Canadian company BioWare and released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Microsoft Windows, with the third installment also released on the Wii U.

The original trilogy largely revolves around a soldier named Commander Shepard, whose mission is to save the galaxy from a race of powerful mechanical beings known as the Reapers and their agents, including the first game's antagonist Saren Arterius. The first game sees Shepard investigating Saren, whom Shepard slowly comes to understand is operating under the guidance of Sovereign, a Reaper left behind in the Milky Way tens of thousands of years before, when the Reapers exterminated virtually all sentient organic life in the galaxy as part of a recurrent cycle of genocide for an unknown purpose. Sovereign's purpose is to trigger the imminent return of the Reaper fleet hibernating in extra-galactic dark space, restarting the process of extermination. The second game takes place two years later, and sees Shepard battling the Collectors, an alien race abducting entire human colonies in a plan to help the Reapers return to the Milky Way. The final game of Shepard's trilogy centers on the war waging against the Reapers.


The next installment will take place in the Andromeda Galaxy and feature a new cast of characters.


All of the first three major installments of the Mass Effect series have been met with commercial success as well as critical acclaim. The series is highly regarded for its narrative, character development, voice acting, universe and emphasis on player choice affecting the experience."

 

[oriklo]

guys the guy said that:
"All I'm saying, is that the shape of the UA is more important than you might thought. And due the fact behind it's actual shape... well, use your imagination."

lets think about the shape

 

[clavain]

Maybe we ARE supposed to fight of an upcoming Thargoid invasion?

Maybe so. But why would that have ANY relation to Mass Effect, in any way, shape or form? Please do not try to link the two games. Mods, for the love of all that is holy, please help me out here.

 

[knowles2]

Umm, did you miss the part where the guy on Reddit says this was his own drunken speculation from a taxi ride?

To me there are many many clues on Galnet linking the UA to the Cerberus plague, such as the plague being release by a phage like object, aka our little friend the UA looks almost exactly like a phage. Far more clues than say the Antares incident, which is setting up a story for something in the future but there no clues linking it directly to the UA.

 

[clavain]

This is what I mean about reddit being unfathomable... I read that thread and there are posts which appear to be unrelated to each other and therefore the thread is not a thread but a jumble of uncorroborated opinions, it makes no sense at all.

Again, no clue or steer from FD, just some random person who said he heard something somebody said to someone... It's nonsense and if it isn't, why would FD be giving clues to randoms on reddit as opposed to their own forums?

Wake up sheeple! Stop running headlong over every cliff presented to you..

This!! So much this!! Thank you! Arcanonn, can we stickie this on page 1 and on the wiki? I might even go edit the wiki right now and do it, even though I am at work...

 

[Ninjahat]

Maybe so. But why would that have ANY relation to Mass Effect, in any way, shape or form? Please do not try to link the two games. Mods, for the love of all that is holy, please help me out here.

My post is not a link between ED and Mass Effect... he might just be referencing to another story line which might be similar to the upcoming Horizons' storyline. Because he cannot write it directly.

 

[Vasious]

To me there are many many clues on Galnet linking the UA to the Cerberus plague, such as the plague being release by a phage like object, aka our little friend the UA looks almost exactly like a phage. Far more clues than say the Antares incident, which is setting up a story for something in the future but there no clues linking it to the UA.

The Cerberus Phage was three headed, the UA does not have anything in 3s

 

[clavain]

To me there are many many clues on Galnet linking the UA to the Cerberus plague, such as the plague being release by a phage like object, aka our little friend the UA looks almost exactly like a phage. Far more clues than say the Antares incident, which is setting up a story for something in the future but there no clues linking it directly to the UA.

Sure, but lets not link it to drunken speculation from some guy on Reddit about Mass Effect.

 

[Ratking15]

Hi commanders. Couple things.

Can someone with an Elite / Founder rating pick up & abandon a few missions for transporting SAP 8 containers please. I'm willing to pay for them if that's an issue, name your price. I would like to do a couple of tests to clear up things in the wiki. Please send me a PM if you're in & we can discuss the details.

The more we get the better, with a minimum of 4, ideal 8, max 12 pieces.

Also, for a different test, if someone is willing to help me out with finding Hafnium, I would really appreciate it. I'm looking for at least 4 of those as well.

On a different note, can anyone confirm the maximum number of UAs in the same instance? From the Wiki I can see there was 2, and I faintly remember reading 3 a few hundred pages before. Anyone with better memory? Witness account? Or dare I ask, video?

Thanks in advance!
Rau

What test are you thinking of doing with those SAP 8's as Nilreb can get them for you if he's willing to?

@Rauminen - Not that I was present but I believe an attempt to get 3 UAs together resulted in instancing failure above 2 Bearers being present, so kibboshed at that time.

Yes it failed and was abandoned due to the descovery of that mechanic that had the chance for an NPC to spawn and chase you till death for your cargo.

OK, thanks, so calling all current Bearers, please PM me with availability in GMT. (Galactic Mean Time ) If there's interest in pulling a test together.

Redwizzard said a few pages back that when he showed the UA it duplicated and more than 5 UA's spawned so.....yeah.

 

[clavain]

The Cerberus Phage was three headed, the UA does not have anything in 3s

It does actually have three rows of four pods each off the central spine.

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My post is not a link between ED and Mass Effect... he might just be referencing to another story line which might be similar to the upcoming Horizons' storyline. Because he cannot write it directly.

Or maybe he was just drunk and talking nonsense that he made up all on his own. WHICH HE ADMITTED TO DOING!

 

[knowles2]

guys the guy said that:
"All I'm saying, is that the shape of the UA is more important than you might thought. And due the fact behind it's actual shape... well, use your imagination."

lets think about the shape

It look like phage, phages are use to cure viruses, the only viruses we know of in ED is Cerberus plague.

We know their are different fractions of Thargoids. some are peaceful, some are enemies. Perhaps one of the peaceful fractions developed the cure and is using their human allies to distribute it.

 

[rizal72]

The Cerberus Phage was three headed, the UA does not have anything in 3s

Please! Again? ANYTHING?!

Three pronged structure MEANS that there is ONE structure coming out from its head, with three protuberances.
The UA has a structure that divides in three racks of four pods each.
We've already talked about it ages ago, and still running in circles?

That does not mean that the UA causes the plague. But the similarity has always been HUGE and evident. STOP.
And why did they have to specify this if not useful?

It look like phage, phages are use to cure viruses, the only viruses we know of in ED is Cerberus plague.

We know their are different fractions of Thargoids. some are peaceful, some are enemies. Perhaps one of the peaceful fractions developed the cure and is using their human allies to distribute it.

The Phages are not used to cure viruses.
The Phages are bacteria that cause plagues.
Then, to cure some viruses or plagues, we use a weak version of the same virus or phage, to make our body react to it, while it is not that dangerous as the original one in full strenght.
So, if the UA is linked to the Plagues, it's because it is spreading it, not cureing.
My opinion btw.

 

[who?]

I'm good at binary, not so good at trinary...

 

[WreckWren]

Is there anything to the fact that the UA has 3 main prongs, there's a "Cerberus" plague (3 headed dog) and that adding SAP8 canisters locally results in groups of 3 of something being a pattern?

Excuse my stupidity, I feel I am under-qualified for this post.


EDIT: By "3 of something", I am referring to the audio pattern output by the UA.

 

[rizal72]

Is there anything to the fact that the UA has 3 main prongs, there's a "Cerberus" plague (3 headed dog) and that adding SAP8 canisters locally results in groups of 3 of something being a pattern?

Excuse my stupidity, I feel I am under-qualified for this post.

We know well about that.
Then what?
The only practical thing that we can do, is still to let it die near or inside a station, completing its full cycle. Or selling it to Newton Dock. But, I dont know, I'm stiil skeptic as well. But it should be done, sooner o later.

PS: and remember that the SAP8 came later. The UA should have been solvable already before it. So the SAP8 and Hafnium and all of those, should be just an hint or something that came later. Don't forget it.

 

[Ninjahat]

We know well about that.
Then what?
The only practical thing that we can do, is still to let it die near or inside a station.

PS: and remember that the SAP8 came later. The UA should have been solvable already before it. So the SAP8 and Hafnium and all of those, should be just an hint or something that came later. Don't forget it.

Are ALL of the devs' hints communications gathered in one thread somewhere?
I.e. I need the dialogue around the statement "have you listened to them".