First contact today!

[Deleted member 38366]

Hm, looks like a scripted "showoff".
Predefined encounter, Ship does a little dance and signals "Haha, Wake-Scan >this< mediocre Human!", then jumps off 8000LY

Oh well, another micro-teaser, so that's that.

*checks distance*... *sees 500LY*
Yup, all good. Space is big enough for everyone, even flying green flowers.

PS.
Will be tough to invite these guys to a local bar. Station would never give docking clearance unless it can fully fold its Wings to fit through the Mailslot

 

[bitstorm]

Holy!

Well dunno, it looks too good not to be legit to be honest.

 

[Gabino Barrerra]

Now you petty humans will kneel before the power of the DSA.[alien]

 

[GilliganTX]

What if we are the evil force?

WHOAHHH

 

[RagingxPenguin]

Now you petty humans will kneel before the power of the DSA.[alien]

Confident the DSA doesn't even register on the radar for our green friends there.

 

[McCaffeteria]

I'm just saying maybe we should heat up some copper wiring and take some blood samples to be sure everyone here's human

My Xbox tag is McCaffeteria, Check my captures, im real lol

http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/McCaffeteria/videos

 

[Theodrid]

Right, we're gonna need Ripley, a mech, Arnie and a 'they come out at night...mostly' t-shirt.

 

[Connolly91]

Well of course it's just a scripted event, it's a teaser for next season's DLC. They're not just going to open up full interaction straight away.

And the interdiction frequency exponentially increases the longer you do not buy the next season...

 

[Connor Caple]

As I recall the most important thing about Thargoids is - never jump and leave yourself with an empty fuel tank. [up]

 

[Frathos]

The first video shows commander entering hyperspace solo. The last video shows commander is now in a wing with another commander, how and/or when did that happen?

If the first commander's power was knocked out, then why does it look like his shields are still actively protecting him? His hull shows no damage when power came back on... things that make you go hmmm.

 

[Runis]

I shot them!! Nothing happened

Yuri Grom's missiles to stop it from jumping, reverbs to take the shields out?

 

[thirstyfish]

In addition to my hyperspace interdiction theory, I got one more. It seems that a UA is needed for this to happen. Maybe they want it back? Or they are just curious about who has it? Or maybe I am talking out of my own rear?

 

[Ninj]

I was moving UA's from the 2nd alien crash site from around 16:00 in-game time today.

I'm not sure if I'm responsible - but if I am.. then I completely deny everything. [where is it]

 

[Connolly91]

In addition to my hyperspace interdiction theory, I got one more. It seems that a UA is needed for this to happen. Maybe they want it back? Or they are just curious about who has it? Or maybe I am talking out of my own rear?

They certainly appear as if they could be of the same technology. It appears one may call to the other.

 

[DefiledDragon]

So these are like for sure Thargoids right? Since they grabbed him in witch space?

Are there any other races known to inhabbit witchspace?

I don't think they are Thargoids. I think these are "The Guardians" and I also think they're going to assist us when the Thargoid invasion actually does come.

Sweet entrance though, would love to have been the person who saw that for the first time, epic.

 

[CMDR Murf]

As I recall the most important thing about Thargoids is - never jump and leave yourself with an empty fuel tank. [up]

Wow I didn't even think about fuel, good point.

 

[Codger]

The effect of first contact loses its potential punch though when we have time to "process and speculate". Frontier is taking it easy on us, and I find that approach disappointing, tb100%h.

I think I understand what you mean.

It would be pretty amazing if they just started attacking everywhere. The uproar!

It would be very memorable, the entire event and the reactions to it.

 

[thirstyfish]

The first video shows commander entering hyperspace solo. The last video shows commander is now in a wing with another commander, how and/or when did that happen?

If the first commander's power was knocked out, then why does it look like his shields are still actively protecting him? His hull shows no damage when power came back on... things that make you go hmmm.

Because his ship systems were still functioning. It just locked him out of controlling his ship. Unless he really had his power management down (most of us don't) he would have lost everything, including life support. No o2 timer because no HUD, but also missing the sounds that always are associated with being on emergency oxygen. His ship, technically, was functioning perfectly. He simply had no control of his ship.


Also, this may not be thargoids. Thargoids were known for pulling ships out of witchspace. We don't use witchspace drives. FSDs put you in hyperspace for inter-system jumps. Besides, weren't the thargoids practically exterminated in one of the previous games?

 

[Connor Caple]

Wow I didn't even think about fuel, good point.

I only made that mistake once in 1985. There were no Fuel Rats back then and I had to self destruct...

 

[Connolly91]

I think I understand what you mean.

It would be pretty amazing if they just started attacking everywhere. The uproar!

It would be very memorable, the entire event and the reactions to it.

I honestly think the best thing they could do right now is total media silence. That's the best way to introduce aliens, silently through backdoors. I mean look at the stir they've caused already without an official announcement?