It just exploded. I did not receive anything.
UA Mystery thread 4 - The Canonn
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It just exploded. I did not receive anything.
Yes, an ASP had run out of fuel and he was screaming he was going to die out there... I didnt have fuel limpets on board so had to wave and leave...
On reflection Im sure some reward would have been made manifest if I'd helped but in what way I dont know, money or information or a mission perhaps... ?
Dunno will head back out with Fuel limpets on board I guess...
NB: To confirm that was in Merope Sys.
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maybe it does not point to merope... but away from it? like its the thrusters that point to Merope to spread out the UA's-.--
Strange things afoot!
UA related or just space fever?
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UA related or just space fever?
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Even on Maia indicate Merope? What about on the air at 10 km in a planet?Edit: @Bigskill
The UA deployed in Merope system points to the exact center of the star, from wherever in the system. Try it yourself
Welcome to the madness.
Wait wait wait.... you have a throne?
EDIT: And to those suggesting they are pointing AWAY from Merope, not towards, it's not -impossible- but it would mean they were all launched from the star itself.
My feeling is that given that they orientate SPECIFICALLY to Merope, not to the nearest star that shares Merope's type, then they have specific interest in THIS system. All the evidence we have shows that Merope is important. The UA's facing the opposite way tells us that Merope is less important and that we don't know what/where IS important. That is bad for a search, lol.
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Speaking of Merope, I've been exploring the moons there. I've had some troubling issues on Merope 2D.
Some gold i picked up off a random pirate cache seems to have caused various system failures while on the surface without module damage. Namely my thrusters shut themselves off during takeoff and later my shields kept cycling off. It lasted until I got off the moon.
There's also a periodic, split second. aurora like lightshow in the sky that I've yet to screencap. Or it could be my graphics drivers wigging out. One of those.
Some gold i picked up off a random pirate cache seems to have caused various system failures while on the surface without module damage. Namely my thrusters shut themselves off during takeoff and later my shields kept cycling off. It lasted until I got off the moon.
There's also a periodic, split second. aurora like lightshow in the sky that I've yet to screencap. Or it could be my graphics drivers wigging out. One of those.
I have found several of those gold stashes but had no issues. Are the gold stashes common in other systems? Every wreck i find in Merope with gold has like 7 canisters... any other site i find is only 2 or 3.
Also, inside a crater I did spot a large black spot that looked like shadows, but no matter how i moved my lights they did not change... so it was either a graphical glitch or not shadows. I was not able to replicate this anywhere else and when i returned the spot was still there (though i did not completely reload the game). Im probably just tinfoil hatting and its a glitch
Merope. Even on the ground it tries to point to Merope, if the terrain allows it.
Not really.. if had to be launched there somehow... so its more academic, if we search for the target or the launching point...
I'd be curious to see if you can make one stand up on it's end
Random 1am thought before I go to bed. Was wondering about why the UAs point to Merope which got me thinking....
What's a Compass do? It points to magnetic North (or South, depending on your school of thought). If you've got a compass in your hand, does that mean there's something at North that you want to look at? No. You've got a compass because you want to navigate somewhere, and by knowing where North is you can find your way around (kinda).
But you don't *need* a Compass to know where North is, you could do it by looking at the stars (or if you're Australian like me, you find where South is, with the Southern Cross, and go from there). So why do you need a Compass?
When you can't see the stars, or, perhaps more topically, when you look at the stars, and you can't recognise where you are. Maybe the UA is just letting you know where Merope is, if you have no idea what direction it's in.
EDIT: Now I want to visit the stars of the southern cross...
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Let me rephrase myself; To me it feels like semantics, as follows;
- If they are facing and heading towards Merope then it means Merope is important.
- If they are heading away from Merope, then Merope is still important, but it opens up every single potential destination as potentially MORE important than Merope. Given the near-infinite options that could present, and no leads on any of them, Merope is still the place to search. Therefore it doesn't really matter if they're coming or going as they have already highlighted an important system.
I personally believe they are heading towards Merope because, if they were leaving, and were scooped by a commander, what would be the purpose of reorientating towards Merope specifically? If it were for energy from that particular Star class then there are other stars of that class in that bubble. Many closer to UAs at some times. Alternatively, if it needs to orientate towards Merope to continue receiving a course/signal then the tech of the UA's is, in fact, incredibly poor, and I don't think I can believe that for a second.
What if you bring the UA further away more than 200 LY , still indicate Merope? Can be that you have to drop it and follow the directions step by step?
With more UA maybe can indicate a course to follow.... like a person that throw rocks in the bush to be able to come back.... maybe?
With more UA maybe can indicate a course to follow.... like a person that throw rocks in the bush to be able to come back.... maybe?
They point exactly to Merope's main star, yes.
I'm not sure if this has been done already but this is a nice idea. Perhaps they point to Merope because Merope is being used to boost a comms or data signal. Perhaps if taken closer to the ''HQ'' than Merope it will reorientate? Or perhaps indicate other things?
I suspect this has already been tested but don't quote me on that.
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I'd be curious to see if you can make one stand up on it's end
Random 1am thought before I go to bed. Was wondering about why the UAs point to Merope which got me thinking....
What's a Compass do? It points to magnetic North (or South, depending on your school of thought). If you've got a compass in your hand, does that mean there's something at North that you want to look at? No. You've got a compass because you want to navigate somewhere, and by knowing where North is you can find your way around (kinda).
But you don't *need* a Compass to know where North is, you could do it by looking at the stars (or if you're Australian like me, you find where South is, with the Southern Cross, and go from there). So why do you need a Compass?
When you can't see the stars, or, perhaps more topically, when you look at the stars, and you can't recognise where you are. Maybe the UA is just letting you know where Merope is, if you have no idea what direction it's in.
EDIT: Now I want to visit the stars of the southern cross...
I like it. It's actually a multitool, because it will also morse out the nearest celestial body to tell you where you are, and if any ships come close, it will more you a little drawing of them too.
So the thing is: there's the shell. It's as if someone put a ring of compasses around the arctic circle, loads of them for anyone to pick up, literally can't miss em. So does that mean someone really really wants people to pick themselves up a multitool compass (that's damaging to carry) and head off and get lost?
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I had a before drifting off to sleep tinfoil thought last night: maybe the UA's are small barnacles, but adult enough to throw out spores (ship/station damage). The head end is the barnacle, attached to propusion and fitted with scanners to navigate/relay info/recieve instructions (the pods) in a biomechanical feat of handwavium. They're curiosity magnets: pilots pick em up and transport them, where they damage stuff and relay tactical info. Who would do this? INRA
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But always it comes back to the shell. Why is it there? From the first free floating finds, it appears to have expanded (if it was a shell to begin with). And for now it seems to be holding. And all UA's point to Merope.
And Palin want a research base, and loads of evacuation shelters in Maia. B1BA, to be precise (Justin for short). Justin is tidally locked so always shows the same face to B1B. I've checked out Justin and so far found nothing of interest. I checked out B1B along Justin's line of orbit to look for observation stations etc. I found an Alliance data point, but nothing more. It does look like he wants to use a base there to observe the other moon up close but not too close. Also fishy why he doesn't want a base in Merope. Again, he's close but not too close. Fishy bloke, that Palin.
If they are pointing away from Merope I don't think there's a "target". After all if you find a UA to the galactic South of Merope and you take it to the galactic East of Merope, the bulbous end always points to the center of Merope. If the UA had some "target" other than Merope that would not be the case.
So unless you are saying that it's acquiring a new target every time you drop it anywhere, Merope is the one constant and what we should be focusing on. The alternative would mean that there are enough targets that, no matter where you drop it in the galaxy, it will be able to point to one of them with the non-bulbous end while at the same time always aligning the bulbous end towards Merope. That would mean infinite targets. If you want to search for that many targets power to you, but I'll stay focused on Merope
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I still think the UA's are, in a manner of speaking, seeds for a 'flower' of some kind. Scanning celestial objects and ships to see if it's ripe for 'planting' itself into their systems, taking over, and ejecting EITHER more of themselves, OR Large Barnacles out into space.
Meta-Alloys that can only be 'found' so far, could be the remnants of ships carrying UAs. Their metal parts turned into some strange, organic life before being made to self-destruct and germinate.
Alternatively, maybe we should all be flying around in Diamondback Explorers. With that colour-scheme it's essentially a big, metal space-Bee
Meta-Alloys that can only be 'found' so far, could be the remnants of ships carrying UAs. Their metal parts turned into some strange, organic life before being made to self-destruct and germinate.
Alternatively, maybe we should all be flying around in Diamondback Explorers. With that colour-scheme it's essentially a big, metal space-Bee
It was already done. UA taken to the opposite side of the bubble. Merope.
That doesn't mean that someone couldn't do it again if he likes.
@Jmanis
I've always thought that UA is a compass useful for "someone's" navigation/orientation. Nice that you pointed it out!
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