Can't summon the Thargoid at the Barnacle? Here's how
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I did fool around the Barnacles yesterday and got a bugged Inbox Message after Data-Link scanning the main Barnacle :
Not a Mission though, just a blank bugged Inbox.
AFAIK in any inhabited System, you'll start getting Mission offers if you remain inside the System for a long time (approx. 1 Hour), that's completely normal and happens everywhere.
It's only ever a RNG picked standard MSN with standard content and results.
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Well I've tried the method recommended by this thread, and after a few hours of to and fro, still no encounter.
It's a shame really, I'm not one of those who complain about the game lacking a story, but I can't help but be resentful when some of the largest developments in the story are so hard, random and boring to come by. And even though it's basically a cut scene, I don't want to watch someone else's experience, when should experience it myself.
I could have spent my last dozen hours actually having fun with the game, not gambling my time that I eventually get a pay off, but then I'd feel like I've missed out on some of the story that is one of the parts I like about this game. And it's not like a Fallout game, that has so many little stories in it that you don't mind missing out of a few, there is one main story arc in Elite, and if I don't get to experience it, well, that's pretty disappointing.
Similarly with the Salomé even, you could try to participate, but still you're most likely going to miss out on actually participating.
I could probably come back when FDev up the chances of the event happening, but there's no guarantee that that will happen. And I don't want to give up now, then just have a bitter feeling that I could spend my better when I choose what game to boot up.
Anyway, I'm just venting frustration over the time wasted. RNG has it's places, even in the Engineers I could defend the mechanic, but RNG dictating weather or not I get to experience the story... I can't agree with that.
It's a shame really, I'm not one of those who complain about the game lacking a story, but I can't help but be resentful when some of the largest developments in the story are so hard, random and boring to come by. And even though it's basically a cut scene, I don't want to watch someone else's experience, when should experience it myself.
I could have spent my last dozen hours actually having fun with the game, not gambling my time that I eventually get a pay off, but then I'd feel like I've missed out on some of the story that is one of the parts I like about this game. And it's not like a Fallout game, that has so many little stories in it that you don't mind missing out of a few, there is one main story arc in Elite, and if I don't get to experience it, well, that's pretty disappointing.
Similarly with the Salomé even, you could try to participate, but still you're most likely going to miss out on actually participating.
I could probably come back when FDev up the chances of the event happening, but there's no guarantee that that will happen. And I don't want to give up now, then just have a bitter feeling that I could spend my better when I choose what game to boot up.
Anyway, I'm just venting frustration over the time wasted. RNG has it's places, even in the Engineers I could defend the mechanic, but RNG dictating weather or not I get to experience the story... I can't agree with that.
Thats so odd because i got the Thargoid to appear by do the following.
I put my underpants on my head and jumped in the air and did a star shape... not once, not twice but seven times.
I then made some Kenco Colombian Coffee... (I must stress that the Thargoidn ship does not appear if you use another brand).
I danced with my under pants on my head for exactly 20 minutes to the song Tijuana Taxi by Herb Alpert.
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I then deployed my SRV... drove in 30 circles and returned to my ship..
Finished my coffee and shaved my merkin with toe nail clippers.
The Thargoid ships did Apppearrrrr.
Hope this helps.
For your convenience.
[video=youtube;cK5pl6W2CFE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK5pl6W2CFE[/video]
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The only upside is that when you **do** get it to happen, it feels really special!
Well just logged into Elite Again to try and get my encounter.
And I got it!
...sort of....
....it was bugged....
...since someone else was in that instance, and didn't seem to be going anywhere: I got an idea.
I am tempted to consider this my "Close Encounter of the Thargoid Kind", and just resign myself to watching the non bugged version on youtube.
And I got it!
...sort of....
....it was bugged....
...since someone else was in that instance, and didn't seem to be going anywhere: I got an idea.
You just bounce off
I am tempted to consider this my "Close Encounter of the Thargoid Kind", and just resign myself to watching the non bugged version on youtube.
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oK, so I went with another commander to the double barnacle site from the video of Obsidian Ant. We drove back and forth between the barnacles and the outside of the settlement zone, for about an hour, and nothing happened. Then a third commander came in with his ship and landed near the barnacle. A few seconds later the event triggered. I'm starting to think it is a random thing and the method in this thread to trigger it doesn't work. Would like to trigger it again, so we stayed for another half hour driving back and forth, without the third commander but it didn't happen again.
It does work. We confirmed it by going to our own private group of 8 people. We all started at the same time and got it to trigger after several minutes, with no new players entering the instance. It always triggers when at least one SRV is amongst the barnacles and spikes.
It takes an age with only two people. I'd recommend at least 5. I've gotten it to happen when alone once. Each player has an extremely small chance to trigger it, so the more you get together the more small chances you have. Each time you exit and re-enter the settlement, though, you still have the same small chance. It's not additive, so the amount of time without seeing anything just means you have bad luck. If there was a 1 in 100 chance, for example, doing it 100 times would not guarantee it happening, since it resets each time.
We got it to trigger at least 5 times in one night using Void's method. It was amazing. Always in a different instance, though, as it never seems to trigger twice unless there's a glitch.
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Love that one. Will try your suggestions at the casino next time.
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so all these lambs I've sacrificed have been for what, exactly?
Can confirm this worked for me.
This made me laugh lol
Like the avatar, Rescue on Fractalus by Lucasfilm! I still have that game on cassette on speccy.
Summon the Thargoid?
Eat mushrooms and dance naked around the barnacle while worshiping Michael Brookes' C'Thulu T shirt and listening to this:
[video=vimeo;201372794]https://vimeo.com/201372794[/video]
https://vimeo.com/201372794
Eat mushrooms and dance naked around the barnacle while worshiping Michael Brookes' C'Thulu T shirt and listening to this:
[video=vimeo;201372794]https://vimeo.com/201372794[/video]
https://vimeo.com/201372794
Ian Phillips
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I tried that but it didn't work.
Maybe the wrong sort of mushrooms?
Also .... holding my breath for so long wasn't easy!