Alien archeology and other mysteries: Thread 10 - The Canonn

[LordZoltan]

So when suctioning over a barnacle, it seems to be pulling stuff into the same compartment as the Thargons go in/out of in the back. Could barnacles be Thargon spawning grounds?

Could be for sure.

Or it's the raw material to *make* Thargons/Tharglets or whatever. They're basically SLFs after all.

 

[CMDR Dreamstate]

Got a video uploading - I was touching canopies!

 

[CMDR Ofan]

Got a video uploading - I was touching canopies!

https://i.imgur.com/kLOlV0tl.jpg

I hope you used protection.

 

[LordZoltan]

I hope you used protection.

Mmmm space warts

 

[semio]

Not sure if this has been posted yet but I believe 'Thargoid sensors' are the same things as 'unknown artifacts'? I went to a crash site and only sensors were there, with the same shape and appearance as UAs.

 

[CMDR MRMAURICE]

The distress call in HR 1185 I had two encounters while I was there. First one as I dropped in and it just scanned stuff and waked out. The second jumped in a few seconds later, it did the pulse thing and then carried on scanning stuff. It was there for a good 10-15 minutes

 

[Factabulous]

Bit OT, but jmanis probably wants us to fire up his alarm - FD have added his favourite mission https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...vert-transport-quot-missions-from-Darnielle-s

Probably

 

[Nick87]

You send that to the Thargoid and now You are dead?

122 145 163 164 40 151 156 40 160 145 141 143 145 163 54 40 155 171 40 146 162 151 145 156 144

Nah, I didn't die. Not sure trying to talk to them makes much of a difference though. As long as you keep some distance after getting scanned, they shouldn't bother you. In any other case, make sure you have some armor cause shields don't get in their way and hull points will drop quickly.

 

[Factabulous]

Not sure if this has been posted yet but I believe 'Thargoid sensors' are the same things as 'unknown artifacts'? I went to a crash site and only sensors were there, with the same shape and appearance as UAs.

Yes, UP are also renamed

 

[Han_Zen]

So when suctioning over a barnacle, it seems to be pulling stuff into the same compartment as the Thargons go in/out of in the back. Could barnacles be Thargon spawning grounds?

Could be.
The Thargons do look very similar to meta-alloys.

 

[ape808]

Take a look at Galnet in-game.

The UA-bombed station report has received a face-lift, it's now under an "Aegis requesting help" branding.

 

[Kaltern]

I lost my UP earlier after some... technical difficulties. Anyone know if these name changes have affected the USS names?

 

[Thatchinho]

...snip... They also weren't interested in either of my offering of tea

Savages. Those Thargoids barbarians have done a lot of things, but frankly that's beyond the pale.

 

[Himeno]

i have 2 number blocks from my fight with it

040 165 156 166 000 000
163 163 040 156 000 000
040 165 156 040 165 156
154 040 163 156 000 000

and

163 163 040 163 163 040
143 145 162 146 141 143
150 165 154 155 000 000
040 165 156 143 145 162

 

[znôrt]

150 145 154 154 157 | 146 162 151 145 156 144 | 144 157 156 47 164 40 141 164 164 141 143 153

any clue on this? just did a quick convert octal -> decimal -> ascii and got this gibberish:

faclor
hultai
torl s
faccer

couldn't be bothered to try other combinations ...

 

[Vasco Sapien]

The Thargoids seem to be collecting Escape pods Damaged and occupied.

 

[Han_Zen]

It does actually look like that. Interesting. I wonder if the meta alloys I gave it had anything to do with it or if it was always going to happen. This was the first encounter that was different for me.

Here is another video of me feeding it 2 meta alloys and an escape pod.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT-bI23tMxA

A few more of those and you are allied. They don't have SRVs and need help.

 

[DEATHBR1NGER 37]

Anybody tried dropping them Guardian cargo?

 

[Factabulous]

Anybody tried dropping them Guardian cargo?

Yes, they shoot it

Edit: hmm, need to get to fp updated for these FAQs

 

[Thatchinho]

I have one too, i'm waiting for the clever folks around here to come up with a plan, as i'm out of ideas.

Hold on to it for the CG.