You cannot infect it. You cannot land there, nor sell anything.
UA Mystery thread 4 - The Canonn
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You cannot infect it. You cannot land there, nor sell anything.
On a less sarcastic note...I finished scanning all the planetary bodies in Maia last night, so they should show up now, instead of "unexplored".
For those searching for a "possible Thargoid base", it should be a lot easier to identify possible suspects. I have spotted a couple I want to visit already
PS...my group therapy sessions for being overly sarcastic are still not going well. I was asked to leave yesterday because the counseller said "Good evening" and I said "Is it?" in an overly sarcastic voice :S
For those searching for a "possible Thargoid base", it should be a lot easier to identify possible suspects. I have spotted a couple I want to visit already
PS...my group therapy sessions for being overly sarcastic are still not going well. I was asked to leave yesterday because the counseller said "Good evening" and I said "Is it?" in an overly sarcastic voice :S
When i first saw that video, i was playing warframe.
when i saw that green glow from the corner of my eye my first thought was "was that tiberium?"
i kinda hope that it doesnt behave like that, the structures we saw there look like they have grown, not like something has attached to it, so if we find it, collect it, and spread it in our populated space...we might get into some serious trouble.
So IF we find it, we should be carefull with it, we should choose one rarely visited station or system to test it first, if that stuff affects the station or the planets surface then, we know that we should not spread it to other systems until we know what it does and what it is used for.
Also if it is related to the UA and behaves in such a way, the UA might be a terraforming device, scanning for a suitable environment.
if i remember correctly it was first scanning for planets, then we found them, shot them, stole them, and then they started scanning our ships, right?
this could mean that they are "intelligent", maybe some kind of "hivemind" that is now scanning us because they want to find a spot far away from us, maybe they are not sure if we are friend or foe.
maybe its pointing to merope because thats the spot that might be suitable for it?
maybe the video isnt showing us "what is there" instead it shows "what will be there"?
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Varati, home base to the Canonn, was chosen also because of its proximity to Polaris.
There are CMDRs exploring there as well.
Given the probs im having with broken scan data in Merope I've decided to try and get to Andromadae in my Asp. Problem is I reckon I'll need a couple of FSD injectors. Probably class 3, at least 2. I found Yttrium and Arsenic in Merope on 5C, I just need Niobium and Polonium. Anyone found any of those on their travels? Looking at the distances of nearby stars to Andromadae it looks like I might need a lot more than 3!
EDIT - While trying to land at a settlement I noticed a couple of things.
1. Ground entities don't appear to show up until you leave orbital cruise - approx 24km
2. Some of the smaller ground entities don't show up until much lower - around 4km
EDIT - While trying to land at a settlement I noticed a couple of things.
1. Ground entities don't appear to show up until you leave orbital cruise - approx 24km
2. Some of the smaller ground entities don't show up until much lower - around 4km
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Last time I saw a Thargoid was in Miackce. Polaris was just before that.
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I think so. I think the barnacles are a metal based life form (cells of metal, not carbon based).
I don't think we need to saw. I think that job is done.
I'm still looking for barnacle eggs in the UA shell
Edit - the bold text is not anger - it's just signposting key points
It's a Catch-22 situation as far as I see it. Logically, if UAs cause the issues, then if every CMDR stops selling, then the issues should stop spreading. But it might not, if that's what the story requires of us. As I've said a couple of times - and as XDeath rightly pointed out - the Canonn recommended no longer selling them because it was prudent and fit with the identity of the group - especially on Galnet.
Once again I'm going to straddle the meta line here...
There's clearly a story here where the malfunctions spread - practically all the stations involved can be linked to CMDR activity but not all stations (consider JManis' own personal marathon
) that have been targeted have gone down. That still suggests a level of player involvement in determining the stations that have issues, but that there's some other 'trigger' (most likely FD choosing - it's just not possible that the BGS is allowed to do it on its own, evidenced by tests like JManis').Questions remain over just how many UAs are needed to trigger it; Bond Hub in Varati - as I've said before - didn't have many UA sales before it started getting issues - there's a distinct feeling in me that FD chose it because of the Canonn; as it offered a nice angle to the story and our involvement in it (no - not massive ego on display here, it just makes sense).
If I were controlling the story I'd want a goodly amount of stations to be 'infected' before I moved it to the next phase. So: it might just be that we should continue selling UAs to bring more stations down, purely to advance the story.
If we did, then we should do it publicly, and cooperatively, IMHO, involving as many player groups as possible. I personally am absolutely against undermining any groups - and with powers it all gets a bit 'icky' as well.
Our own Bond Hub, for example - the rest of the Council would need to 'okay' it - but I don't think we're that bothered if it gets shut down. I'm consulting with them now about another idea I've had which involves that station, and potentially more besides.
But:
Look at the Galnets - the engineers that are being quoted all talk about 'finding a solution'. We've tried rares, and that hasn't worked, but what if there is another solution that we just need to find? Like this potential 'damping effect' that materials might have. If a station is simply having issues, then you can experiment with it still. Once it gets shut down you can no longer affect it.
What if we can find a way right now to stop ship corrosion, and that that solution then means we can stop the station malfunctions? Perhaps more effort needs to be directed towards this, too.
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How about "possible Thargoid base" for the whole structure.
Remember those insectoid ladies who use organic technology who use it in their ships and most likely their planetary bases?
The same aliens from 84 that have already been mentioned, officially, as returning this season and who cause FD members to go shifty when they are asked about them
Personally, I can't wait for someone to find actual space barnacles. Oh the terror! The way they just sit for hours doing absolutely nothing, utterly terrifying! If we're lucky we may see the filter feeding hand of doom. Who needs Thargoids? Any official word on this? Can we see these in space itself?
You can see the uncanny resemblance to what many would assume was a Thargoid planetary encampment or base!
Behold the mystery and wonder of the barnacle! What tanatalizing secrets lie within?
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It doesn't look very Thargoidy does it?
Thargoids usually go for the angular design with smooth flat surfaces.
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Just sold a UA in Varati and only got 271662 so the price does not seem to be correlated with distance from Merope.
Quite....
Are the UA still pointing to Merope from everywhere in our galaxy. What if we take one out quite far again, few kly the other. Maybe there is a new, second spot they point to now.
Could it correlate to some station that buys them for highest price and the further you're away from it the lesser is the price?
It was done already in 1.4
I totally agree! FD staff know their customers too well and the staff were very happy to pull an all-nighter making sure that the official trailer included a spooky 5 sec teaser of...space barnacles as an added incentive to get the general public to spend £30-£40 on their new season.
Thargoids, if they appear, seeing as nobody is interested here anymore, will no longer be rocking the whole organic technology vibe they were known for.
I had considered that the "possible thargoid base" was organic tech, given that it has a latticed external structure and what look like tall bio-tech structures surrounding it. But it's obviously barnacles.
Take my money FD, give us more barnacles and red herrings too while you're at it!
To be fair, I think it's unlikely - but the question is more whether the UA pointing behaviour has changed in 1.5/2.0 - which is a valid question, especially since the Morse behaviour did in 1.4.
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Jump to Maia (4LY away) and buy a scanner.
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On a less sarcastic note...I finished scanning all the planetary bodies in Maia last night, so they should show up now, instead of "unexplored".
For those searching for a "possible Thargoid base", it should be a lot easier to identify possible suspects. I have spotted a couple I want to visit already
PS...my group therapy sessions for being overly sarcastic are still not going well. I was asked to leave yesterday because the counseller said "Good evening" and I said "Is it?" in an overly sarcastic voice :S
Unexplored status for astronomical bodies is on a per player basis. They will show up for you, and for any other player that explores them as you did. But not for anyone else, for whom they will remain unexplored until they scan them on their own. Silly, I know, but that is the game mechanic. The only thing that is shared is First Discovered By status, which really needs a toggle so people can turn its visibility off if desired.
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Doesn't have outfitting - only restock/refuel/repair I think.
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