If i remember correctly subsystem check showed 4 drives.
The ship has 4 drives on the main hull close to the "inner center".
So imo it is safe to say the central spherical object is not the engine.
Alien archeology and other mysteries: Thread 9 - The Canonn
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If i remember correctly subsystem check showed 4 drives.
The ship has 4 drives on the main hull close to the "inner center".
So imo it is safe to say the central spherical object is not the engine.
Since these Thargoids do not have a large civilization Bubble in this galaxy like Humans do, I am leaning toward the notion they originate in the Magellanic clouds. Perhaps there is something about the Pleiades cluster that is similar to the type of stars in the Magellanic clouds. Hot, large, young stars, low metal content?
Possibly their Bubble is in the permit locked systems, but I have a feeling that is reserved for something else. Guardians? Rogue AI?
Then perhaps what we are looking for in the Formidine Rift is their means of transport to this galaxy, something like a Mass Relay and a staging area.
Possibly their Bubble is in the permit locked systems, but I have a feeling that is reserved for something else. Guardians? Rogue AI?
Then perhaps what we are looking for in the Formidine Rift is their means of transport to this galaxy, something like a Mass Relay and a staging area.
I think honestly the UAs are markers for them so they can scan who goes where like a surveillance system. The UPs are a warning message to leave their stuff alone. The federation capital ship killed the downed alienship and now they're flying around in plain site as a good will tour to help gain support.
Due to the resemblance with our current robotic technology, it is likely those two circular elements inside the canopy are organic lenses and that the ship is an AI controlled drone.
I can't think of any other explanation seeing as there doesn't seem to be anybody in there or even any form of typical cockpit setup.
if its alien then typical cockpit wouldnt apply?
Also i like the thoughts ideas and detail people go into about the alien ship. I hope that the game play from it is in depth and were not kept waiting for too long for the next instalment.
One question i dont know if its been asked or answered but why now?
why did the first contact come now?
is the date significant?
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This ship is GIGANTIC we dont know how big the alien inside is. for all we know. one of those circles could be an entire bridge
Who did introduce the term "barnacle" at all? Was ist a commander or FD?
Why have barnacles and the now interdicting vessels strong connections to the ocean? My thoughts:
Barncacles are similar to clams in my opinion. They looks like them in a way, the seem to grow onto another surface and it looks like they are closed...which means they can or will be opened at one point to reveal something
The vessel looks strongly like a jellyfish, especially given the bioluminescence (which also mostly occurs under water). Adding to that, they even move more or less slow and graceful as if in water. The orange glow behind them is like tendrils/tenctacles. The blur strengthens the similarity with water.
If FD branded the name "barnacle", why would they do that?
Those are just some thoughts, maybe you can think about it as well. But it doesn't answer why the barnacles etc. are located in the blue (ocean?) Pleiades. I'm happy to hear any opinion
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Why have barnacles and the now interdicting vessels strong connections to the ocean? My thoughts:
Barncacles are similar to clams in my opinion. They looks like them in a way, the seem to grow onto another surface and it looks like they are closed...which means they can or will be opened at one point to reveal something
The vessel looks strongly like a jellyfish, especially given the bioluminescence (which also mostly occurs under water). Adding to that, they even move more or less slow and graceful as if in water. The orange glow behind them is like tendrils/tenctacles. The blur strengthens the similarity with water.
If FD branded the name "barnacle", why would they do that?
Those are just some thoughts, maybe you can think about it as well. But it doesn't answer why the barnacles etc. are located in the blue (ocean?) Pleiades. I'm happy to hear any opinion
Glastinghouse
It's hard to be certain given the difficulty taking pictures on the hyperdicting craft, but while there is a definite similarity in appearance between them and the crashed craft wreckages found so far, the crashed crafts seem a lot smaller in size.
The hyperdicting craft might be the 'thargoid' motherships to the crashed craft 'tharglets' of lore.
Or the crashed craft are an older model (I believe a Galnet articled claimed they'd been there a long, long time).
Either way, they don't seem like the exact same ship type to me.
The hyperdicting craft might be the 'thargoid' motherships to the crashed craft 'tharglets' of lore.
Or the crashed craft are an older model (I believe a Galnet articled claimed they'd been there a long, long time).
Either way, they don't seem like the exact same ship type to me.
Garbled report just coming in ...
H*VE AT**MPTED TO REFUE* AL*EN SHIP STOP ALAS REFU*L FAIL*D STOP ALI*N VES*EL JUMP*D B*FORE LIMPE*S MADE CO*TACT STOP WILL TRY *GAIN STOP VID*O EVID*NCE UPLO*DING NOW STOP
Yeh pages back people noticed this.
Im sure someones looking into it... there is alot of flare in the (message) so its not easy to make out.
Just had a thought. If the same UA technology is used in these ships, perhaps they also deteriorate in 'normal' space and require repair from available resources. The UAs are able to do this from our ships.
They may be producing meta alloys to achieve this in the resource rich nebulae, allowing them to establish a foothold and sustain themselves for long enough to achieve some purpose, such as a colonisation attempt. Their barnacles may have been engineered from naturally occurring ones to produce a more suitable output for their needs. We have yet to see the barnacles harvested for their intended purpose - perhaps with the arrival of the ships we will find out soon
They may be producing meta alloys to achieve this in the resource rich nebulae, allowing them to establish a foothold and sustain themselves for long enough to achieve some purpose, such as a colonisation attempt. Their barnacles may have been engineered from naturally occurring ones to produce a more suitable output for their needs. We have yet to see the barnacles harvested for their intended purpose - perhaps with the arrival of the ships we will find out soon
I never read about orange, only infected. After reading it I checked my hands thoroughly (in-game and out-of-game). They look normal to me, albeit a bit old out-of-game
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Discussed evidence around these points here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...9-The-Canonn?p=4978405&viewfull=1#post4978405
That was my conclusion, as one of the top wings is still more or less in it's attachment point at the hull. From the shape of those attachment points it's clear that they facilitate opening/closing of the wings/petals as has been seen in the encounters. There's 8 of those points, and 8 of 3 other potential attachment points, each set of which matches a point on one of the wings/sections/modules/tendrils.
Yep! There's evidence to support this in my post, including shots of the upper wing that's still more or less in place in the crashed ship's hull (the tip of it has been driven through the hull in the crash, but it's clear where it would have fit prior to the crash.
Agreed - the drives are on the 'leg supports' as they're labelled on the image artigan99 posted. Only 4 out of the 8 pieces of that type have the drive. These appear to be the thrusters from the videos. The central object might still be another type of drive, but there's some indications that it might actually be a deposition point for the balls that can be seen in the cockpit. I posted the images which suggest this as few pages back.
The hull of the crashed ship is about the size of a 'Conda. Once all the other parts are attached, the overall size is much bigger than a 'Conda. A photo showing the size is in the last sub-post of the link I've put at the start of this post.
Not sure how big everyone is thinking the ship from the encounters is, but the sizes look like they'd be similar to me.
IIRC the tharglets were a different shape to the the thargoid motherships, whereas these ships would be the same shape. The shape of the ships could all have been retconned since those days of course!
Have a look at the stuff in the post I've linked and see what you think!
That was my conclusion, as one of the top wings is still more or less in it's attachment point at the hull. From the shape of those attachment points it's clear that they facilitate opening/closing of the wings/petals as has been seen in the encounters. There's 8 of those points, and 8 of 3 other potential attachment points, each set of which matches a point on one of the wings/sections/modules/tendrils.
Yep! There's evidence to support this in my post, including shots of the upper wing that's still more or less in place in the crashed ship's hull (the tip of it has been driven through the hull in the crash, but it's clear where it would have fit prior to the crash.
Agreed - the drives are on the 'leg supports' as they're labelled on the image artigan99 posted. Only 4 out of the 8 pieces of that type have the drive. These appear to be the thrusters from the videos. The central object might still be another type of drive, but there's some indications that it might actually be a deposition point for the balls that can be seen in the cockpit. I posted the images which suggest this as few pages back.
The hull of the crashed ship is about the size of a 'Conda. Once all the other parts are attached, the overall size is much bigger than a 'Conda. A photo showing the size is in the last sub-post of the link I've put at the start of this post.
Not sure how big everyone is thinking the ship from the encounters is, but the sizes look like they'd be similar to me.
IIRC the tharglets were a different shape to the the thargoid motherships, whereas these ships would be the same shape. The shape of the ships could all have been retconned since those days of course!
Have a look at the stuff in the post I've linked and see what you think!
1. System - Pleiades Sector WO-A C1
2. Ship - Asp Explorer
3. Recently scanned by a UA - Yes
4. UA and/or a UP on board - 1 x UA
5. Solo/Private/Open - Private
Video here
2. Ship - Asp Explorer
3. Recently scanned by a UA - Yes
4. UA and/or a UP on board - 1 x UA
5. Solo/Private/Open - Private
Video here
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The term 'large barnacle' was introduced in the commodity description for Meta-Alloys.
We did briefly discus the top of the UAs heads recembelance to barnacles, about half a year before that.
I don't think they nicked the idea from us though.
Anybody hit this thing with shield regeneration lasers? I don't know how they work but maybe they could tip us off to friend or foe status.
Just had a thought. If the same UA technology is used in these ships, perhaps they also deteriorate in 'normal' space and require repair from available resources. The UAs are able to do this from our ships.
They may be producing meta alloys to achieve this in the resource rich nebulae, allowing them to establish a foothold and sustain themselves for long enough to achieve some purpose, such as a colonisation attempt. Their barnacles may have been engineered from naturally occurring ones to produce a more suitable output for their needs. We have yet to see the barnacles harvested for their intended purpose - perhaps with the arrival of the ships we will find out soon
Something about this idea feels very right - and would match up with the high nebulosity seen through the rift and the "it's logical really" about barnacles and nebulae
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