Do UP's USS still take forever to spawn?

[Abil Midena]

I have not played since the end of June in 2.3.11 when it was taking hours for the USS for UP's to spawn. To be clear these are the ones you get near ammonia worlds in systems such as Pleiades sector kc-u b3-1.

Is it still like that with 2.4?

 

[CMDR Nef]

I'm hearing that people are finding probes, sensors, (UAs) and the such in abundance in the new non-human signal sources all over pleiades.

 

[Jakester13]

Went to Ammonia planet in the right area, prepared to wait "a while", 1st USS: Non-Human [Threat2] within a few minutes and I had my probe!

Went to old crash site to try to find a UA: Coordinates found, but nothing there. (Crash site tourist beacon was there - HIP something-or-other on AB 3C at -53.5, 106.5 FYI)

Went to Gnosis' mysterious site with just the probe. Still good, but no lightshow

 

[Abil Midena]

Thanks guys! I guess I can jump back in and check it out.

 

[Kaltern]

Thargoid probes are found in Non Human Threat 5 USS's - it might take a while, but they're definitely there. Just be aware Thargoids will attack you if you're carrying one and they scan you.

 

[Abil Midena]

Thargoid probes are found in Non Human Threat 5 USS's - it might take a while, but they're definitely there. Just be aware Thargoids will attack you if you're carrying one and they scan you.

Hmm. I have no intention of fighting them. I guess I'll just wake if one shows up or is there, or try to snatch the UP and run. I already have a UA, so we'll see.

 

[Drelthar]

It's easy enough to snatch a UP from under a thargoids nose.

If you want to make it easier, take another item they like (any thargoid item, any human in a box, slaves, escape pods etc) and drop a few of those, they'll scan them for a bit, while you go grab the UP.

I managed to grab several using a Cobra mk 4 (slow!) using just the cargo scoop (no limpets, also slow!) and then escvape entirely un harmed, so, it's not too hard to do at all.

In short, UP's are no longer a hard to get item, which I personally think is great, because boy, that used to suck!

 

[Abil Midena]

It's easy enough to snatch a UP from under a thargoids nose.

If you want to make it easier, take another item they like (any thargoid item, any human in a box, slaves, escape pods etc) and drop a few of those, they'll scan them for a bit, while you go grab the UP.

I managed to grab several using a Cobra mk 4 (slow!) using just the cargo scoop (no limpets, also slow!) and then escvape entirely un harmed, so, it's not too hard to do at all.

In short, UP's are no longer a hard to get item, which I personally think is great, because boy, that used to suck!

Thanks. The issue for me is the last time I played, it was June 28, 2017. I got frustrated with the game bugs (not thargoids) and also couldn't find a UP after hours of trying.

I left my exploro-conda (6d shields, pd's, 2x shield boosters, 2x Lg pulse, 300 boost speed) near an ammonia planet with a UA on board.

It sounds like I should go back in, dump the UA, go to the bubble and pick up some impi slaves, then go back to get UA/US, which is now TP/TS if I read it right.

 

[Abil Midena]

Well, they don't seem to like the taste of Imp Slaves. At least the Thargoid I came up against didn't like impi's.

BTW, the impi slaves said they wanted to be abducted by aliens, so I was cool with ejecting them as bait. I already had got a TP from a different system just before this encounter...

I did use chaff, ejected some impi slaves as a distraction, twice, but Mr. Thargy wasn't buying it. I was going too fast and damaged the TS, then destroyed it on the second attempt. All while being shot at by the Thargoid. I am lucky I did not get EMP'd. I think chaff, pd's, and the 4D HRP probably saved my life, or maybe the most effective part was having my high wake already plotted/selected.

Next try will be with occupied escape pods as bait. And better shields. And an AFMU with hull repair limpys. I guess.

Also, doing something involving Thargoids after not playing for 3 months is not the best idea. I was rusty as hell.

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[Jenner]

I finally got a chance tonight to scan some Thargoids with the new Xeno scanner at some USSs. Pretty cool stuff! I aggro'd one once and barely got away!

Then I got interdicted in hyperspace for the first time ever immediately after that.

 

[Drelthar]

Well, they don't seem to like the taste of Imp Slaves. At least the Thargoid I came up against didn't like impi's.

BTW, the impi slaves said they wanted to be abducted by aliens, so I was cool with ejecting them as bait. I already had got a TP from a different system just before this encounter...

I did use chaff, ejected some impi slaves as a distraction, twice, but Mr. Thargy wasn't buying it. I was going too fast and damaged the TS, then destroyed it on the second attempt. All while being shot at by the Thargoid. I am lucky I did not get EMP'd. I think chaff, pd's, and the 4D HRP probably saved my life, or maybe the most effective part was having my high wake already plotted/selected.

Next try will be with occupied escape pods as bait. And better shields. And an AFMU with hull repair limpys. I guess.

Also, doing something involving Thargoids after not playing for 3 months is not the best idea. I was rusty as hell.

Video: Relevant content starts at about 3:00.

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https://youtu.be/5k4pg-buxqE

So you already had a Thargoid probe onboard, when trying to throw the slaves over?

They probly scanned you, saw the probe, and got annoyed by that, so begun their attack, they would likely pick up the slaves once your ship is destroyed

But, yep. You do have to be pretty quick, especially if your under fire.

 

[Abil Midena]

So you already had a Thargoid probe onboard, when trying to throw the slaves over?

They probly scanned you, saw the probe, and got annoyed by that, so begun their attack, they would likely pick up the slaves once your ship is destroyed

But, yep. You do have to be pretty quick, especially if your under fire.

Yes to all.

I think throwing slaves/occupied pods/etc doesn't do anything. You just need to be able to grab the TS/TP as quickly as possible and hope you don't get EMP'd. It's the only way, since you need to have a TS and a TP to get access to the alien wreckage. That means you'll be carrying one or the other when you go to pick up the second. I suppose if you had another commander to hold one somewhere else while you grab the other...

I've swapped to 6A prismatic and added hull limpys and a afmu in case I escape but need reps. I'm not sure what else to do.

 

[Allen Sandage]

Thargoid probes are found in Non Human Threat 5 USS's - it might take a while, but they're definitely there. Just be aware Thargoids will attack you if you're carrying one and they scan you.

You can still find Thargoid Probes floating by themselves in Non Human Threat 2. They don't spawn nearly as frequently as Threat 5's as far as I can tell, but if you're patient it's a much safer way to acquire a Probe. I found one with about 15 minutes of searching at IR-W D1-55 6.