UAs, Barnacles & More Thread 5 - The Canonn

[Julio Montega]

Remember though the UA's pointed us in the direction of Merope, which is where we found the first barnacle. Why would they do that if it's two different Thargoid factions?

I said it earlier that something seems a bit off and we should be careful.

Personally I think the answers are staring us in the face. But like "Where's Wally," it's just a matter of seeing them.

That made me think a bit.

Now imagine this and see a picture before your eyes:

An UA oriented towards the sun, emitting radio signals to the sun.
A barnacle, oriented to the sun, when the rotation of the body it is on is correct,
receiving the info.

It might even send back info, somehow using the sun as focal point.
Affecting the sun with emissions, so that the brightness flickers to transport data like todays
fibre-tech might work, right (ignoring the time it would take light to travel)?

 

[CMDR Sheehy]

What if the UA's were searching for the barnacles too?

What if the UA's have nothing to do with the Barnacles? The only real link we have is that MAs can protect a station against UAs' decaying attributes.

They are two puzzles and the only other thing that connects them is that they are not human in origin. (Or at least any humans we have been in contact with for centuries.)

 

[Tall Bird]

Has anyone tried shooting at it with 'Premium' Upgraded plasma weapons/Rail Guns etc?

Has anyone tried this? I'm too far out.

 

[Snarfbuckle]

It could be even better.

Original Thargoids is a slave race (See district nine)

The UA's and the Barnacles are controller nodes for the old masters to once against control their slave race.

Drawback for us: It also works on humans.

 

[who?]

What if the UA's were searching for the barnacles too?

Interesting.. and when they find one they form a perimeter around the nebula in question and scan everything that passes through. The question is - if that's so, are they claiming the barnacle, or warning us about it?

 

[rizal72]

What if the UA's were searching for the barnacles too?

That could be. But I was expecting something interesting then, putting an UA in front of a Barnacle... and that's not the case so far...

What if the UA's have nothing to do with the Barnacles? The only real link we have is that MAs can protect a station against UAs' decaying attributes.

They are two puzzles and the only other thing that connects them is that they are not human in origin. (Or at least any humans we have been in contact with for centuries.)

Sorry but:

• the Low Purrs are IDENTICAL to a free floater.
• The blue fireflies effect is almost the same.
• The green cloud/smoke is very similar.
• The green markings on the central structure have similarities with the mayan like markings on the UA pods.

I tend to think there are too many coincidences here...

 

[Makaan]

That made me think a bit.

Now imagine this and see a picture before your eyes:

An UA oriented towards the sun, emitting radio signals to the sun.
A barnacle, oriented to the sun, when the rotation of the body it is on is correct,
receiving the info.

It might even send back info, somehow using the sun as focal point.
Affecting the sun with emissions, so that the brightness flickers to transport data like todays
fibre-tech might work, right (ignoring the time it would take light to travel)?

Hmmmm it's a lot to ponder over aha

 

[Kaltern]

I just wanted to point out, UA's must have another purpose other than just pointing. Has anyone shot one while next to a barnacle site? Have we done everything possible to a UA? I just find it odd that it hasn't been used for anything other than degrading stations and ships.

 

[LordZoltan]

Sure, I remember it very well!
And let me say I like very much the BOLDED PART of your theory: VERY MUCH INDEED!
I'm tempted to put it on the FP.

Heck, with the work you're doing, Riz, you should have a 'RIZ'S FAVOURITE THEORIES' section

 

[who?]

What if the UA's have nothing to do with the Barnacles? The only real link we have is that MAs can protect a station against UAs' decaying attributes.

They are two puzzles and the only other thing that connects them is that they are not human in origin. (Or at least any humans we have been in contact with for centuries.)

The UAs have formed a shell around the nebula in which (almost?) all of the barnacles have been found. And there are similarities in the 'sounds' (EM signals, presumably) that both generate. And then there's the UA degradation / MA regeneration link you mentioned.

 

[cygnusa]

Just a random thought here - and this is purely based on out-of-game reasons...

It seems to me, that it is very likely that Barnard's Loop will be a very important part of the game in the future. There are a lot of areas, and nebula within the game - but none of them are as well crafted as the Barnard's Loop region. It's clear that a lot of development time was spent on that area...and for this reason alone it leads me to suspect that such a significant amount of work was not done simply for the area to be a backdrop for the odd few explorers that venture out that way...

Very much agreed. FD will certainly want to make their core plot elements a showpiece, and it would be good business to do so. Rather than use some drab featureless moon or barren region, they'll very likely want key plot elements to develop within regions rich in visual appeal and they'll likely put a lot of thought into it's design. I think we should keep the previously 'permit' locked regions (especially those far flung nebulae) in mind. Frankly I'm enjoying watching things develop immensely. They aren't rushing into things. I like this whole 'work our butts off' to figure out bits an pieces of a mystery. The UA's, the barnacles, etc. We still don't even know if any of it is related to the Thargoids. Heck. I'll go out on a limb here, but we may even find ourselves surprised by a completely different alien presence. Who knows... and I am completely going out on a limb hypothesizing here without evidence.. but maybe the Thargoids invaded other regions, not only where humans reside.. upset some lumbering beast of an alien species.. and we may come face to face with a greater threat in the long run. I'm thinking the 'Star Trek' analog of species 8472 for the other nerdies like myself ;P I'd rather not mention science fiction other than Elite given these forums, but it makes a good analog to what I was thinking. I'm looking forward to see how things play out. But no rush. Lets enjoy the ride!

 

[t3l3c0n]

Does anyone have an image of what the barnacles look like on the SRV surface scanner? I found one last night but could not find a landing spot nearby and by the time I did I had lost the barnacle. I left my ship parked there over night and I will be going back on tonight to try and track it down again. Any help would be appreciated

 

[cygnusa]

Didn't we infect them guys during the war?? Then in the dying moments send the cure?? Talking us as a whole and leaving politics aside for now!! We find something that infects our ships and stations and now we have a cure!!.. My thinking is this is communication! A message to say it's them!! Anyway that's my penny's worth back on with the tin foil hat and open more hobnobs!!..

We should absolutely take the most cautious route... hopefully the cure doesn't end up being worse than the originating disease That'd be a plot twist!

 

[GilliganTX]

That could be. But I was expecting something interesting then, putting an UA in front of a Barnacle... and that's not the case so far...



Sorry but:

• the Low Purrs are IDENTICAL to a free floater.
• The blue fireflies effect is almost the same.
• The green cloud/smoke is very similar.
• The green markings on the central structure have similarities with the mayan like markings on the UA pods.

I tend to think there are too many coincidences here...

I agree, there are too many coincidences, the odds of a strong link, I think, are 99.9%. However, all this is circumstantial and we don't REALLY know that they are truly connected, or how.


I believe you, but I want to prove it.

 

[rizal72]

I agree, there are too many coincidences, the odds of a strong link, I think, are 99.9%. However, all this is circumstantial and we don't REALLY know that they are truly connected, or how.


I believe you, but I want to prove it.

And I agree with you: that's the next part of the riddle, where the Symbol on the Barnacles, have the biggest part in it, IMHO

 

[Snarfbuckle]

Or alternatively barnacles in some other completely different nebula have a symbol representing the nebula *they* are found in, and subsequently the various viewing angles can be "triangulated".

It's tenuous but for me the symbol matches Pleiades "well enough" and from a realism point of view I thinkit makes a whole lot more sense than it being LMC.

Do you have ANY idea what GINORMOUS amount of stars we would have to look through if we triangulate between say three nebulas???

Hmm, better than before though. Ugh...

 

[RED D2 PACCA]

Does anyone have an image of what the barnacles look like on the SRV surface scanner? I found one last night but could not find a landing spot nearby and by the time I did I had lost the barnacle. I left my ship parked there over night and I will be going back on tonight to try and track it down again. Any help would be appreciated

Was you near the Conda site by any chance?? If so I tried landing at the same site with no luck!.. Sorry no pics to help you out tho..

Red

 

[Cortano]

Just a random thought here - and this is purely based on out-of-game reasons...

It seems to me, that it is very likely that Barnard's Loop will be a very important part of the game in the future. There are a lot of areas, and nebula within the game - but none of them are as well crafted as the Barnard's Loop region. It's clear that a lot of development time was spent on that area...and for this reason alone it leads me to suspect that such a significant amount of work was not done simply for the area to be a backdrop for the odd few explorers that venture out that way...

That's exactly what I was thinking, when I was exploring the region the other day (not that I found anything of significance though). The entire orion molecular cloud complex is extremely well done. That huge pillar of star systems piercing through the orion nebula, like a cradle of stars... Amazing! Flying through that region is just beautiful by itself, breathtaking sights of the surrounding nebulas wherever you look. Made space look barren and empty when I returned

One thought that I can't shake off though: what if the entire theory of the symbol on the barnacles representing a region in space is completely wrong? For all we know, the symbol might as well just be a letter, or a word (like a kanji), or a logo the manufacturer chose... ya know... like a bitten-off apple... ahem.

I can imagine FD laughing tears when reading through this thread, while there really is nothing to find for us, and they rather plan to introduce the aliens some completely other way.

 

[Alec Turner]

Is there a guide to finding (new) barnacles? How high you can see them (Night/Day side). Any hints/tips? I'm looking in the Hind nebula but I've no idea if I'm being efficient looking or not.

I'd just like to bump this in case it gets lost.

At the weekend I went down to the site publicised in the newsletter for my first look. Unsurprisingly I got fragged by some total haemorrhoid and his mate. Anyway, I crept back down there this morning and managed to take a quick peak while it was quiet. Now, the thing is, I had the co-ordinates and was basically in the right place to start with but even then ... I didn't see an obvious blue POI marking the site, didn't manage to spot the barnacle from a quick flyby, and once I'd landed and deployed my SRV, didn't see the loud scanner signal I'd expected. In fact, I had to carefully drive to pretty much the exact co-ordinates given (at least down to 2nd decimal place), and even then the scanner signal was VERY weak.

So, as the above says, anyone got any tips on how to find new barnacle sites?

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Does anyone have an image of what the barnacles look like on the SRV surface scanner? I found one last night but could not find a landing spot nearby and by the time I did I had lost the barnacle. I left my ship parked there over night and I will be going back on tonight to try and track it down again. Any help would be appreciated

Check out http://www.wavescanner.net/. Now includes barnacles!

 

[Kalearne]

Does anyone have an image of what the barnacles look like on the SRV surface scanner? I found one last night but could not find a landing spot nearby and by the time I did I had lost the barnacle. I left my ship parked there over night and I will be going back on tonight to try and track it down again. Any help would be appreciated

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