Yeah you need to get more height before you hit the FSD
UAs, Barnacles & More Thread 5 - The Canonn
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Yeah you need to get more height before you hit the FSD
I've heard of instancing problems with that crash site before. Sadly that means we can't rely on any sort of systematic search because even if a barnacle was in a place someone searched they might miss it due to this sort of instancing issue. Not that a systematic search is very practical anyway.
Today I went back to Merope for the UA search. Before landing there I had a look to the Horizons launch trailer and I realized... that I had seen those constellations somewhere!
As you can see, most of the stars seem to coincide in position and intensity. But not 100%. Why? Well, there are two reasons:
-In the Trailer we have what appears to be a White Dward "blinding" the camera, obscuring most of the stars.
-The trailer image was NOT taken in Merope.
My theory is that this Ice planet in the trailer is actually in a different system; the image points to the same group of stars, but as it is in a different position, so is the constellation. So, in my opinion, we must search for a White Star placed not too far away from Merope, and check the constellation until we find the right system
One of the stars in the constellation (number 5 if I recall correctly) is hip17497, at about 10 LY from Merope.
As you can see, most of the stars seem to coincide in position and intensity. But not 100%. Why? Well, there are two reasons:
-In the Trailer we have what appears to be a White Dward "blinding" the camera, obscuring most of the stars.
-The trailer image was NOT taken in Merope.
My theory is that this Ice planet in the trailer is actually in a different system; the image points to the same group of stars, but as it is in a different position, so is the constellation. So, in my opinion, we must search for a White Star placed not too far away from Merope, and check the constellation until we find the right system
One of the stars in the constellation (number 5 if I recall correctly) is hip17497, at about 10 LY from Merope.
A single UA is easy to handle, you only need to worry about multiples really. You'll want one or more auto field maintenance units. If you're holding multiple UAs then I recommend carrying some sacrificial cargo as well, just in case the cargo hatch fails.
Peregrina has been looked at before. I've had a quick look in Horizons and didn't find anything interesting. The quarantined moon has an atmosphere so it's not approachable.
Just a little bit of maths I was curious about:
The combined surface area of every landable body in Merope is 242,229,649km2.
Let's assume that you're performing a visual survey from your ship and your view is unobstructed by canopy elements. The default vertical field of view is 56.249001 degrees which on a 16:9 ratio screen gives you a horizontal field of view of approximately 87 degrees. Assuming that the thing you're actually looking for is visible from at most 3km away, for objects at the edge of your field of view to be at or within that range you would have to hold an altitude of a little over 2km, allowing you to survey a strip of ground approximately 4.35km wide. At a speed of 250m/s that would allow you to survey a little over one square kilometre of ground every second. At that rate, surveying every piece of surface only once, it would still take over seven years for one person to visually inspect Merope. (A little over 2578 days to be exact.)
The combined surface area of every landable body in Merope is 242,229,649km2.
Let's assume that you're performing a visual survey from your ship and your view is unobstructed by canopy elements. The default vertical field of view is 56.249001 degrees which on a 16:9 ratio screen gives you a horizontal field of view of approximately 87 degrees. Assuming that the thing you're actually looking for is visible from at most 3km away, for objects at the edge of your field of view to be at or within that range you would have to hold an altitude of a little over 2km, allowing you to survey a strip of ground approximately 4.35km wide. At a speed of 250m/s that would allow you to survey a little over one square kilometre of ground every second. At that rate, surveying every piece of surface only once, it would still take over seven years for one person to visually inspect Merope. (A little over 2578 days to be exact.)
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1- find 4 and 5 star names
if they are close we can get the distance we need to make it possible
Doesn't work with UA.
I was unable to find star 4. I have an ASP but not full jump range, so maybe is out of my reach.
For planetary exploration and Barnacle hunting in Merope, I use a Cobra Mk III because of the many internal compartments and good speed. Asps are also popular, for the high jump range and large amount of internal space.
My Cobra: http://coriolis.io/outfit/cobra_mk_iii/04A4A4A3D3A3A4C7i1b242400020345322iv62f.Iw1-kA==.Aw1-kA==
You need to shoot it - it releases what's inside which you can then scoop.
I've grown a bit disillusioned with the search in the Pleiades.
In a way we all suspect that there must be something in Merope, after all, the UAs are pointing there. And I guess at least some of suspect to find stuff in Maia, because Palin wants to build his lab there.
And of course the other systems in the nebula, because MB said "look in the freakin' nebulae".
Because he said so, and not only pointed out the Pleiades I have now 41 jumps left before arriving at the California Nebula. I haven't been there yet anyway.
One thing that keeps me wondering: Will we be able to target Large Barnacles?
In a way we all suspect that there must be something in Merope, after all, the UAs are pointing there. And I guess at least some of suspect to find stuff in Maia, because Palin wants to build his lab there.
And of course the other systems in the nebula, because MB said "look in the freakin' nebulae".
Because he said so, and not only pointed out the Pleiades I have now 41 jumps left before arriving at the California Nebula. I haven't been there yet anyway.
One thing that keeps me wondering: Will we be able to target Large Barnacles?
wich ones that you identified? (the left panel has limitations i think its 18 ly,away from that only on map)
Orrere 2B has a rotational period of 0.6 days. Hence, waiting for the day will take 7hrs or so.
Quick question for Michael Brookes really...
Is the Barnacle creation system/spawn method dependent on external forge factors? Meaning if we're dealing with barnacles on high gravity worlds we'd be likely to see very low and flat barnacles vs barnacles growing on lower gravity worlds they'd be pretty tall? Or are they independent of the forge and therefore are just basically "items" in game no different than cargo canisters etc...
Just curious about that, I don't think an answer on this would make it any more or less likely for us to find them really.
Is the Barnacle creation system/spawn method dependent on external forge factors? Meaning if we're dealing with barnacles on high gravity worlds we'd be likely to see very low and flat barnacles vs barnacles growing on lower gravity worlds they'd be pretty tall? Or are they independent of the forge and therefore are just basically "items" in game no different than cargo canisters etc...
Just curious about that, I don't think an answer on this would make it any more or less likely for us to find them really.
This seems to be a bug.
I parked my ship right next to the Anaconda and logged out, on a few occasions when I logged in (in solo mode) the Anacnda wasn't there. If I logged out and changed to Open or Private it still wasn't there. Closing the game didn't fix this either.
I would have to simply wait an amount of time, and eventually when I logged in again it was back.
If this is a problem for other people, it may make things very difficult if it is also affect the Barnacles.
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The star in the trailer is not necessarily a white.
Also, I'd hazard a guess that the constellation there is the Pleiades, with 7 and 8 being Pleione and Atlas.
Can you confirm HIP 17497? I am having a little difficulty replicating the screenshot.
The Anaconda is also situated in a crevasse, so when the sun comes up, the area can turn back to shadow again quite quickly as the sun moves behind a mountain for a while. Timing it to get the location in full light might be tricky.
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