Intact but dead ships in an HGE

[M00ka]

I was out mat hunting this morning (in Beta) and dropped into a standard run of the mill HGE. First thing I noticed was the debris of a Clipper (which meant I would be getting Imperial shielding, found 6 in this HGE ) but whilst I was waiting for Leroy the Limpet to do my bidding I noticed something I hadn't seen before. There were two intact ships amongst the debris, neither showed up on the scan, I couldn't target them and I couldn't destroy them (yes I tried lol). Both only had minor damage but otherwise were in one piece:

Sidewinder:

Diamondback Scout:

As I said I have never seen intact ships inside a USS before but then I haven't been actively looking for the either. It did get me thinking though, is this a placeholder for future Space Legs, i.e. search USS for derelict ships and salvage parts or somehow get the ships to a station for use or sale?

Anyhoo, just found it interesting

 

[Dirtbird]

I've met ships like that. The Sidewinder looks a little beat up. I think it also doesn't have a pilot's chair.

 

[Borko]

Thargoid abductions? Not joking, could be fodder for upcoming storyline, maybe?

 

[Morbad]

These have been in USSes almost as long as their have been USSes.

Oddly enough, they are also completely immovable, like a nav beacon, and I've almost destroyed some fairly durable vessels by colliding with them. Aren't affected by gravity either.

 

[moorison]

If you find one with an Anaconda, you can look into the front observation area (or what that is supposed to be).

 

[ShadowWolf Kell]

These have been around in ED for a long time now. Before Thargoids.

From 2.1.

 

[kpmop]

These have been in USSes almost as long as their have been USSes.

Oddly enough, they are also completely immovable, like a nav beacon, and I've almost destroyed some fairly durable vessels by colliding with them. Aren't affected by gravity either.

I guess the immovable nav beacon is a fair compromise, but finding those immovable dead ships really bugs me. They appear in USSs so they're time limited/instance specific, so it wouldn't be a big deal if they got blown up or (heh) bounced around...

 

[Cmdr Eagleboy]

Not sure they have been since beginning, at least not bigger ships. Fighters and sideys have been something more of regular thing.

Will they be more explorable wrecks in future? I hope. That would be something relatively reasonable to add.

 

[Wobblin-Gobblin]

It would be nice if we were able to destroy these wrecks to get more materials.

 

[M00ka]

It would be nice if we were able to destroy these wrecks to get more materials.

Oh I tried, believe me I tried lol

 

[Autoculto]

It'd be nice if the damage shown in them actually made it to the real ships

 

[insanephoton]

I think they used to be called 'Combat Aftermath' , they've been in for ages, in my experience they were usually 'condas. YMMV