Alien archeology and other mysteries: Thread 9 - The Canonn

Factabulous · Jan 13, 2017

Soon(TM) said:
So players don't actually need to do anything, they can just float around the instance getting 1m credit bonuses for being in the vacinity of other players performing scans?

Talk about easy money lol

Well, apart from dealing with griefers. And I still have no data < 7 or > 16, so either we need to find two more sites (haven't seen any good clues about where) or maybe FD 'unlock' new obelisks every week of the mission - which would not get my vote as funest mechanic.

CMDR Die Nasty · Jan 13, 2017

Factabulous said:
Well, apart from dealing with griefers. And I still have no data < 7 or > 16, so either we need to find two more sites (haven't seen any good clues about where) or maybe FD 'unlock' new obelisks every week of the mission - which would not get my vote as funest mechanic.

Im not sure this is a bug tbh. It might be the cooperation thats needed to get the missing logs.

Gonna try it in Mobius with all items on board, there is a couple of like minded & peace loving CMDR's there researching.

Eugen Bold · Jan 13, 2017

CMDR Die Nasty said:
Just wondering if anyone has thought or tried to gather up all artifacts (Orb, Urn, etc) and just float over the site in Open?

My theory is that CMDR's in the same instance will get the research messages if they have the relevant items on board. Being in Open might help crowd source the task and get additional logs that way.

Its not pretty but we might get that piece of evidence were missing.

If you want to cheese it, you can do that. That's not science though.

CMDR Die Nasty · Jan 13, 2017

CMDR Die Nasty said:
Im not sure this is a bug tbh. It might be the cooperation thats needed to get the missing logs.

Gonna try it in Mobius with all items on board, there is a couple of like minded & peace loving CMDR's there researching.

Reports (none new yet) already coming i thick and fast. If its Ram Tah's logs were after, this technique might help.

programad · Jan 13, 2017

Things we have not considered to be part of the puzzle:

Power (alliance, empire, federation mentioned on the galnet recently)
Synthesys
Ship type

Archon Valec · Jan 13, 2017

Auntystatic said:
you cant join mobius its reached the maximim size for a group

Still space left in "MOBIUS PVE"

Soon(TM) · Jan 13, 2017

exgoaltender said:
Still space left in "MOBIUS PVE"

What's the maximum size for a private group?

I think I am part of the original Mobius group

CMDR Die Nasty · Jan 13, 2017

Eugen Bold said:
If you want to cheese it, you can do that. That's not science though.

Maybe, maybe not not but we gotta try something, right?

If that doesn't work we'll reevaluate and try another technique, observe an measure until we get a breakthrough. Scientific method.

Rampant · Jan 13, 2017

artigan99 said:
This makes no sense to me. There is a 100 MCr bonus if you complete the mission. There are numerous 1 MCr rewards as you unlock each data packet.

Why would you assume the two have to add up to the same number?

The 100 MCr is a completion bonus, which you only get when you complete the mission. This would be on top of the other interim rewards.

It was reported on here that the mission reward had changed from 100 to 101 MCr. Apologies if that isn't correct, I was using info gleaned off this thread.

It appears that you believe that there is a 100 MCr bonus *on top* of the 1 MCr per successful data packet scan. True? Or is it a *maximum of* 100 MCr? (or 101 MCr if the mission reward has changed as described earlier?)

I should be grateful if someone would confirm whether the reward is 100 or 101... (I'm still on the far side of Sag A*).

Yours Aye

Mark H

Soon(TM) · Jan 13, 2017

Rampant said:
It was reported on here that the mission reward had changed from 100 to 101 MCr. Apologies if that isn't correct, I was using info gleaned off this thread.

It appears that you believe that there is a 100 MCr bonus *on top* of the 1 MCr per successful data packet scan. True? Or is it a *maximum of* 100 MCr? (or 101 MCr if the mission reward has changed as described earlier?)

I should be grateful if someone would confirm whether the reward is 100 or 101... (I'm still on the far side of Sag A*).

Yours Aye

Mark H

I think it's a total of 200/201 million credits.

1 mill for each correct scan and then 100mill bonus on completion.

I would say it Works on the same principle as massacre missions, you get credits for individual kills and then credits for completing the mission.

Mengy · Jan 13, 2017

Rampant said:
I should be grateful if someone would confirm whether the reward is 100 or 101... (I'm still on the far side of Sag A*).

My mission in game last night said 100 million reward.

Archon Valec · Jan 13, 2017

Soon(TM) said:
What's the maximum size for a private group?

I think I am part of the original Mobius group

20,000 members i believe, which the original Mobius is sitting at last I checked (Last night)
MOBIUS PVE was just over 18,000

Soon(TM) · Jan 13, 2017

exgoaltender said:
20,000 members i believe, which the original Mobius is sitting at last I checked (Last night)
MOBIUS PVE was just over 18,000

Wow, so 38,000 players all doing PVE!

That's awesome.

Archon Valec · Jan 13, 2017

Soon(TM) said:
Wow, so 38,000 players all doing PVE!

That's awesome.

Shows how big the demand is for PvE only play.
If only we could increase the size of private groups and consolidate...

reload · Jan 13, 2017

One thing I've just noticed while hovering over the site... Is that the Soul nebula, with Heart behind/off to the side behind it?

https://gfycat.com/KeenInformalBanteng

SASUK · Jan 13, 2017

k so i have spent 1 and a half days messing around at the site and no resets of the oblisk's no matter what mode im in and today i logged off at 3 ish with 7 complete scanned oblisk's when i came back on im showing an srv with no fuel in it and now showing 10 complete scan's so its deff not working as intended, the messages are up to an hour late ????, thats it for me till its been fixed what a waste of time, thanks

Eugen Bold · Jan 13, 2017

SASUK said:
k so i have spent 1 and a half days messing around at the site and no resets of the oblisk's no matter what mode im in and today i logged off at 3 ish with 7 complete scanned oblisk's when i came back on im showing an srv with no fuel in it and now showing 10 complete scan's so its deff not working as intended, the messages are up to an hour late ????, thats it for me till its been fixed what a waste of time, thanks

Same - got 4 scans today after spending all morning scanning, no hope of determing which obelisks or what combinations got it to work.

Not sure I'll give up entirely, but motivation to keep "testing" is quickly diminishing. This isn't science, this is playing the lottery. I could just sit in my ship and collect scans but that doesn't feel right, letting other people do the scanning work while I just parasitically feed off their effort. So when scan messages become more reliable and/or we better understand mechanics, I'll probably stay away from ED for a bit.

whiptail · Jan 13, 2017

Auntystatic · Jan 13, 2017

I need help, I've been pretty banged up by an idiot troll, can anyone tell me the nearest repair station as I haven't explored this part of space,thanks

Danger · Jan 13, 2017

Handing In Data
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After a day at the ruins I returned to Felice Dock and got my 12 million. That was 2 days ago.

I have just returned to Felice Dock after spending a few hours game play collecting UP's (checking out a theory of mine) and I have been given the 'mission' again - which is nice.

So I will be heading back to continue in this information treasure hunt.

I mention this as I got the impression from this thread that you only had one shot at it - apparently not.

I should mention I have changed ships since the first time I got the 'mission'