Alien archeology and other mysteries: Thread 9 - The Canonn
- Thread starter Ian Phillips
- Start date
- Status
Interesting! In the maps I've seen, each grouping of obelisks only had one active.
What did you do Ozric? WHAT DID YOU DOOOO?
I would think it blatantly obvious that a casket is erm a casket and an urn is erm an urn.
Oxford English Dictionary definitions:
Casket- A small ornamental box or chest for holding jewels, letters, or other valued objects.
Urn - A tall, rounded vase with a stem and base; A large metal container with a tap, in which tea or coffee is made and kept hot, or water for making such drinks is boiled.
These containers may be used for holding remains of deceased beings, but that is only one usage.
You noted a drain in your ship itself? That's interesting to me. A few of us were noticing that our fuel usage in our srv seemed to be increased while exploring the site. Almost like the place was draining our energy. It could have explained why things would activate as we approached them if that was the case. We definitely were refueling more often than normal while there. But we chalked it up to a change in the srv fuel usage from the patch more than anything. But now I can't seem to find that change in the patch notes. Someone else had mentioned it to me but I hadn't looked. I went back to check after reading this to see if it was there. Maybe this place or the artifacts are indeed draining our energy?
- - - - - Additional Content Posted / Auto Merge - - - - -
Well. That's new!
Last edited:
Ozric
Volunteer Moderator
I ain't done nuffink guvn'r
15G isn't the planet's gravity, this means that it is moon G orbiting the 15th planet in the system.
This is cool, and it's what I've always felt these ruins are: a stellar map meant to tell us something important. If that one ridge points directly at Merope, then I have to wonder what the ridge right above it is pointing at?
Like this:
Great thread and facinating stuff
Since I noticed the spilled green glow stuff. I wonder if the obelisks need charging? Anyone tried an energy recharge laser? (I forgot what they are called?) Or maybe we need to find more of that energy glow stuff to charge the site. It looks like the site is low on power. Maybe that is why it was abandoned.
Also, I would love it if anyone fired a weapon, the site reacted and destroyed the offender
Take care all
Since I noticed the spilled green glow stuff. I wonder if the obelisks need charging? Anyone tried an energy recharge laser? (I forgot what they are called?) Or maybe we need to find more of that energy glow stuff to charge the site. It looks like the site is low on power. Maybe that is why it was abandoned.
Also, I would love it if anyone fired a weapon, the site reacted and destroyed the offender
Take care all
Last edited:
15G isn't the planet's gravity, this means that it is moon G orbiting the 15th planet in the system.
This is cool, and it's what I've always felt these ruins are: a stellar map meant to tell us something important. If that one ridge points directly at Merope, then I have to wonder what the ridge right above it is pointing at?
Like this:
http://i.imgur.com/WNgLrNp.jpg
As the planet rotates / orbits, it's not likely to be pointing towards Merope for very long. I'd guess this is just a coincidence.
Interesting.
You broke your instance, for instance.
Maybe the multiple obelisks being active is a result of a bug which is causing the instance to bug out. Pun intended.
p.s. you've angered the Rep Gods. They're forcing me to shun you.
Interesting.
Maybe one way to solve it is just observe in open - infinite monkeys. =p
I'm wondering is there any way to tell if the columns that light up can light up while in their "off" state.
Like do the lightable ones look any different when they are off to a non-lightable column?
Also when I first visited the site, I was sure I saw multiple structures in one grouping light up and said as much, but given the diagrams made show a static position I assumed I must have been mistaken.
Last edited:
Or maybe two obelisks glow because it's night?
Or if one obelisk glows because there is one lifeform nearby, two glows, because there are two lifeforms now. Different lifeforms...
Or if one obelisk glows because there is one lifeform nearby, two glows, because there are two lifeforms now. Different lifeforms...
Last edited:
Humans didn't need any alien influence to discover triangles, all you need is a stick to draw in the dirt. Connect three dots and you've discovered the triangle.
The argument you're making is essentially the same as saying "oh hey, this unknown ruin is coloured red and the Feds use red so therefore it must be the Feds". Basic shapes like triangles are just about as obvious a motif to choose as a particular colour scheme is.
The other thing you're implying is that the ruin can't be alien because it doesn't match the style of the alien probes. That also doesn't follow. There could be multiple alien species. In fact I'm sure DBOBE mentioned that the remains of extinct alien civilizations was coming to the game, and I'd say that's what we've got here. See this reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDange...turesruins_to_discover_in_the_galaxy/d7jfyhq/
Indeed, they called out "alien archaeology" as a feature of 2.2. Though, of course, "alien" is a sweeping term. Whoever built them, they're certainly alien to us.
True, but it might not be a map from the planet surface, but rather a map from the system itself, Synuefe xr-h d11-102. Star systems don't move relative to each other, at least not fast enough for us to worry about.
If we do end up finding a second site, then I wonder if that smaller landing pad at the "bottom" corner of the map I posted might represent the second ruin site? That would give us two points of reference on the "map" to figure out where the lines might actually be pointing too, if you use the galactic plane as a flat plane to lay the map out onto.
Last edited:
Wat de... :O
- Status