Only 2 beacons have been found in the Rift, there must be at least one more.
So you want to know about the Formidine Rift? (Part 3)
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Only 2 beacons have been found in the Rift, there must be at least one more.
Masheikh Scytale
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Just timed my normal pattern (There's many, many light years to go!), and from arrival at one star, scan, check local map, back to main screen and scan complete, skim the corona with my R6 FSD and leaping out to arrival at the next, looks like my time was 1:18, or 78 seconds including the load screen in between... and even with my much larger FSD (60ly average jump, max 62.78) I'm doing 17 to 18 jumps per 1000ly... so er, 23.4 minutes it says here at 18, so even then I'm somewhat behind your pace! 3000ly for me would be 1 hour 10... wonder where you're shaving the time off?
The thing is you must launch the FSD as soon as it has cooled down. You have to manage to do all the rest in between.
To make things clear, while in SC my D-grade sensors (or with any sensors?) the probe will show up on the Contact list as long as it's within 1000ls. Or drop out of SC and the range drops to 3km? That makes no sense. Without an Outfitting bay here I can't cheat and see if 3km is a range for Sensors. Trying to wrap my head around how fast and "easy" everyone is finding these bloomin' things.
Masheikh Scytale
Banned
Well ... I also have D sensors and wasn't a problem to find a beacon in Hawkings...just headed to the bodies and it eventually appeared.
That's what I needed to know. I don't think I have the time or patience to cruise by every body in every system in a 125,600ls^3 volume and hope to see a probe.
Good luck fellas
Persistent POi's show up in super cruise at 1000 ls as long as you have any grade of sensors active afaik. Res zones, conflict zones, tourist beacons or mysterious clues, whatever!
Edit: within drop out of super cruise on the poi correctly you will be right next to it so the 3km or whatever should be irrelevant.
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dynamicbob
Banned
lol dont give Fdev any ideas to make special content only findable by higher grade sensors
Could someone who has been keeping track of the discoveries over the last 12 hours or so posts a summary please?
It would help everyone to see in one place, and Lucky Luke to cut and paste to the front page!
What systems have these beacons been found in so far, and around what body. What time past the hour was each message transmitted, and what was the message (coded and hopefully uncoded). Brucy Bonus if you can also link a video.
I THINK there have been two found in the rift and Hawkins each, and just one in the Conflux so far but I've not had time to read all the posts here and in the canon thread.
It would help everyone to see in one place, and Lucky Luke to cut and paste to the front page!
What systems have these beacons been found in so far, and around what body. What time past the hour was each message transmitted, and what was the message (coded and hopefully uncoded). Brucy Bonus if you can also link a video.
I THINK there have been two found in the rift and Hawkins each, and just one in the Conflux so far but I've not had time to read all the posts here and in the canon thread.
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Something to note regarding the Galnet article about the Federation appeal for exploration data:
I think that this is the first time the actual location of the Formidine Rift has been officially verified. It would appear that the Rift is much closer then many of us, myself included, have believed it to be. Those voices that have been saying so for a long time now appear to be validated.
I think that this is the first time the actual location of the Formidine Rift has been officially verified. It would appear that the Rift is much closer then many of us, myself included, have believed it to be. Those voices that have been saying so for a long time now appear to be validated.
Guys, I'm confused. Help me out here:
Were these beacons in these systems before this update, and this update and CG merely helped us locate them to move things along? If it's the latter, and these beacons were added with the CG, and the Rift mystery ends up being solved because of all this, isn't that kind of a letdown?
I guess I'm confused on how these beacons were found; by chance or were we lead there by the CG? And were they placed in these systems with Thursdays update or were they there prior (if that's possible to answer?)
Were these beacons in these systems before this update, and this update and CG merely helped us locate them to move things along? If it's the latter, and these beacons were added with the CG, and the Rift mystery ends up being solved because of all this, isn't that kind of a letdown?
I guess I'm confused on how these beacons were found; by chance or were we lead there by the CG? And were they placed in these systems with Thursdays update or were they there prior (if that's possible to answer?)
Working on it, CMDR... feel like I need to contribute SOMETHING lol
Once we have a good list of where these were found, we can check with EDSM to see if these systems have been previously visited and commanders can check their logs to get an idea if these places had already been searched or not.
I would hazard a guess that they have been there a while, or frontier picked unvisited systems to place them.
The beacons have been found as a direct result of the CG sending commanders to the right places.it is to be seen what they reveal but I doubt the Rift Mystery will be 'solved' off the back of just this community goal.
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That's what we're trying to do over here in the Canonn Survey Team Board
General Summary
Below that ticket on the same column we also have the beacons, eg:
EAFOTS Beacon 2
Hawkin's Gap Beacon 3
Legacy_LuckyLuke
Banned
Good idea Zach. I've barely been keeping up to date with it myself due to time zone and day job issues
On my way home now to dive in and see what to do. If someone wants to post a summary I'll update the OPi scanned it while we where in a wing
Legacy_LuckyLuke
Banned
I think the beacons are new - are they not the beacons that were placed recently by activity by one of the powers? I don't think they are the "IT" we have been seeking, but offer more questions as to why they were placed there and who by. I presume the result of the CG is that either CoR or the Feds make some kind of discovery through the data. Still not entirely sure how any of this helps to exonerate Salomé. Plus it also feels slightly conflictory to the original storyline - having the federation getting independent commanders to go searching for something they supposedly wanted to cover up.
Bygones ... it will be interesting to see how this plays out.
I'm calling it for the evening.
Good hunting everyone! Can't wait to see where we're at in the morning!
Good hunting everyone! Can't wait to see where we're at in the morning!
... wonder where you're shaving the time off?
Don't know about Zeeman, but I centre on the star, target and honk, while accelerating towards the star enough that the scoop kicks in to a decent rate, then check the local map. By the time I'm done with the local map, the scooping is usually complete. Saves a few seconds on the method you described.
Wouldn't be that terrible. There's minimal point to better sensors as it stands.
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Hi everyone. I need to go to bed now. So if everyone can stop now for several hours that would be great. Then I won't wake up to 37 pages of posts to read and the mystery solved.
Thank you in advance.
Dream on!