We are all holding on to the David Braben wink as proof.
That said, I sincerely hope that he was not referring to the UA's with that wink cause if he was then that's us......
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UA Mystery thread 4 - The Canonn
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We are all holding on to the David Braben wink as proof.
That said, I sincerely hope that he was not referring to the UA's with that wink cause if he was then that's us......
Did they also give her a mission to find the thing which if she fails enough times she can no longer go to see Disney films? (No idea what that doll is so I'm assuming Disney) No, didn't think so. Bad analogy is bad.
No longer go to see disney films? He?
I'm a MASSIVE fan of Chris Gregory.. ever since that video diary which went over the creation of the Damocles vid. I can't express that sentiment enough, and Chris if you are out there and listening, o7 Commander!.
Okay, I had my little rant of frustration and I hope people get where it comes from. I'm NOT trying to bash on ED at all, I do really like Horizons but points I've made still stand.. I shall leave it there for now since I've made my case and so on.. Lets see what happens..
Good, cause you were not getting my sock
That's not Palin Station and it's not new. It's always been there.
Palin Station will be in Maia B1 BA.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/567962289657ba8f13349a83
Unfortunately I need to echo much of this sentiment. I am also not here to detract from other's enjoyment of the various roles and the fact that you can do "anything you want". The original E
game was certainly worth the money, though as many have stated, getting ahead seems to relate to in-game money; which normally involves a "grind". I made my money by trading, then destroying ships at conflict zones, ranking to level 5 with A.L.Duval, then bounty hunting at res sites. Got my anaconda, equipped it fully, tried a few other ships. I have had a few friends who could simply not do the "trade grind" and as such focused on combat. For those of us who traded, with larger, better ships, we were then able to do more combat missions and experiment for fun with other roles. Without an objective in-game, amassing money lost its purpose, so activities such as mining, bounty hunting etc. no longer served a purpose. We turned to Powerplay, which certainly has potential, but seems to need some work as individual influence seems quite minimal (just my opinion, I've heard otherwise). Therefore what brought me to the UA mystery was a sense of something to do which can add an element of game play - a new species perhaps. I folled the UA threads daily, joined the canonn.science website to get the latest.. and followed the UA progress. Horizons was certainly not an inexpensive addition and I'm trying to see it as an alternative to monthly fees. I'm also thankful that there is no "pay to win" scheme here. However, the UA progress has been slow, and F.Dev seem to be pulling the strings and the breadcrumbs seem to be more and more spaced out. If progress relies on thousands of people "going through a grind", it is important to note that the payoff should be of decent interest to all, or the "grind" will not have felt worth it for many. I suspect most, if not all people here are looking forward to Thargoids, but if F.Dev only sees adding them years away (perhaps 3.0 or 4.0), then the current game play will likely not be enough to keep a large percentage of the community. If the game does not keep the interest of the majority of players, then F.Dev will never have the resources to continue with their ambitious goals. Using the argument "then this game is not for you" seems to be said by number of adamant fans who need to recognize the growing number of players who feel there is simply not enough to do in-game. Losing the masses will have a huge impact on the game's potential, and there have already been many who feel Horizons should have been released with more content. I myself call it "E rock & tea finder" after several weeks worth of doing my best to enjoy it, the very infrequent glimpse of a crash is not enough reward for having spend hours finding rocks. I really hope that when the barnacles are found that there is more to them than blowing them up and harvesting the meta-alloy for sale. I suspect that since the scanner in the SRV has both an audio and visual component, there is more information which can be obtained. However, we all have our doubts as just how much "grinding" will need to be done, and even if F.Dev have the "reward" in place already or if it is still "to come". They seem to want to build the sandbox bigger and bigger, but not add much sand. The sand they have put in the box already does not stick together well or make a lot of shapes, and people are starting to look at what the rest of the playground offers. It does not take a lot to introduce flashes of light, or something in deep space which "runs away" as you get close (even glimpses help!)
This having been said, I'm off to look for meta-alloys in the Merope sphere ("common in a certain area in space", so aside from the human bubble, what other areas are known, and why would they introduce a new area in space without something happening with the UA mystery?
At the risk of telling you something you already knew...
Have you tried;
1. Go to turret mode (not essential but easier for point 2)
2. Put crosshairs over data point contact (need weapons to track onto the target)
3. Press and hold the fire button (assuming you bound it to a fire button)
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Yes. I even tried assigning a keyboard key for the scan and that didn't work either.
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Have to agree on this, if the UA part of the story was moving forward with out us doing the right thing to kick it off the whole thing would be an interesting curiosity nothing more, but what we have now is a mystery that we can solve it WILL take time and so it should, All scientific developments/discoveries take time to brew and we should take our hats off to FD for making this particular mystery just like it or it would all be over by now and we wouldn't have as much to do in game.
So if you feel like a rant then go for it, but don't rage quit, take a step backwards maybe do something else in game for a bit but just chill, we will get there sooner or later and it will be fun working out how to get there just be a lil patient.
This is interesting. How did you use the markings as a road map?
Would you mind describing/summarizing the mystery/ current status quo for us that's new to all this - would be appreciated
Ps: Yes, I know I can probably wade through thousands of posts but that's daunting.
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Would you mind describing/summarizing the mystery/ current status quo for us that's new to all this - would be appreciated
Ps: Yes, I know I can probably wade through thousands of posts but that's daunting.
This lovely lil page has all that you need http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Unknown_Artefact
Though saying that the page does need an update the Timeline only goes up to July at the mo.
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It's a bug, you have to turn on the "deploy on weapon fire" thingy otherwise the data point scanner doesn't work.
I too find Pavlou Keep a bit bizarre...
IMHO a nod from Mr B would be nice if there is something to be found, or worked out, not necessarily a clue, but just a nod to encourage us to keep going would be nice...
o7
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Ta
I'm one trip away from Trading Elite so I'll be throwing in my lot with you Gents after, that is, if you need the assistance
Well before the change of behavior of the UA ( pictures and the shell ) it was stated that we can solve or activate the next stage (but we were overthinking it), this has not changed, what ever we missed is still there.
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I'm one trip away from Trading Elite so I'll be throwing in my lot with you Gents after, that is, if you need the assistance
Everybody's welcome there is allways more to do and try.
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Could you elaborate on the marking thing and the map it produced (system it pointed too). I went in direction of california that is about 600 LY from merope and explored the B type stars, and then I took a turn and went to NGC 1333 and I found a nice system with two B stars, a G and a number of Dwarf stars, and a lot of 100% metal planet (one is 170km)
I can feel the frustration of someone, spent 1 week between Maia and Merope System, is so cool but...... Yes there is someone out there for sure but what if hasnt been tested and is bugged?
To me is almost impossible that all this effort didnt show any evidence so far, how many POI every person visited? Lost the count for my self, I personally saw the files in the folder, so you can see that there must be 3 different Unknown POI, buy what if they are bugged??
I tend to be prone to think also that FD is playing with us, giving us something to do exploration wise, like a CG in steps.... but after many days spent running and flying around and finding nothing is frustrating.
I can only imagine how Exploration Veterans can feek being here for so long looking around....
To me is almost impossible that all this effort didnt show any evidence so far, how many POI every person visited? Lost the count for my self, I personally saw the files in the folder, so you can see that there must be 3 different Unknown POI, buy what if they are bugged??
I tend to be prone to think also that FD is playing with us, giving us something to do exploration wise, like a CG in steps.... but after many days spent running and flying around and finding nothing is frustrating.
I can only imagine how Exploration Veterans can feek being here for so long looking around....
Perhaps a controversial opinion but I genuinely believe that games like Fallout 4, Call of Duty etc has instilled a sense of entitlement to a lot of gamers.
Don't get me wrong, those games are quality and serve a niche, but I believe they have lead to the surge of people who feel that if they cannot figure something out within a couple days then there is no reason to bother, or there is no 'real' content.
I still feel like playing a game is the core goal, the source of enjoyment. Not how many quests I can finish, not how many exp bars I can fill to 'max out'. Just playing, making my own fun and finding my own rewards.
The Barnacles are in game. We know this for certain. They are at POIs somewhere in the galaxy. I whole-heartedly feel that FD should NOT give us hints, tips or nudges. Certainly not now and likely not for most of Horizons. Patience and the joy of the hunt is who the UA/Barnacle mystery is aimed at. Not for people who want to put a couple hours in and find results within the week.
Don't get me wrong, those games are quality and serve a niche, but I believe they have lead to the surge of people who feel that if they cannot figure something out within a couple days then there is no reason to bother, or there is no 'real' content.
I still feel like playing a game is the core goal, the source of enjoyment. Not how many quests I can finish, not how many exp bars I can fill to 'max out'. Just playing, making my own fun and finding my own rewards.
The Barnacles are in game. We know this for certain. They are at POIs somewhere in the galaxy. I whole-heartedly feel that FD should NOT give us hints, tips or nudges. Certainly not now and likely not for most of Horizons. Patience and the joy of the hunt is who the UA/Barnacle mystery is aimed at. Not for people who want to put a couple hours in and find results within the week.
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