Cerberus outbreaks - are we being biologically attacked?

These latest CG's i have followed with interest since the first plague on b2-02 4304, Many good Cmdrs did rally to the cause and we cured that system or so it seemed. It was not a week or so while i was away and shocked to hear on the next outbreak just where we had been. How could this be? previous infections were not so bad surely and now dubbed the Cerberus Plague with its three heads. Something didnt seem right.
While away from my ship looking at the data i looked back through the news reports of previous outbreaks which may be similar and found this isnt the first or last i fear and a pattern.
Now it seems the Cerberus is evolving and becoming more dangerous,
Origin is unknown but the first outbreak i find seemed to be in Ngaliba - Fullerton Horizons. nothing out of the ordinary back in Feb 6. That was cured in 4 days and we moved on with other things. Samples were sent to scientific databases we are told.
5 days later Volungu Blight appears, and not that far from the Ngaliba. It infects from Volungu to 3 systems. Liaedin Lhs 3505 and Furbaide.
This seemed more resiliant and until Aisling Duvals assistance with her Empire Doctors we are told all is cured.
14th April Hudson meets Reyan BPS in Mongan,Moisuc station to set up Medical contracts as well as 'other contracts'. I would assume to prevent future outbreaks and be prepared.
23rd May further afield towards empire space an infection at Persephone.They were saved with a great Community effort it would seem. Similar symptoms but so far from the original outbreak. Along with another far off outbreak earlier at He Bo on the 4th may. an incubation period or mutation period? . i assume it was evolving and adapting. It spread too far on that generation and was cured on both those fronts,, maybe there was a 3rd i do not know.

June 30th Outbreak on BD-02 4304. A massive effort from the Independant pilots saved most of those poor people. Having collected their paychecks they moved on.
July 14 Dajoar, Eleu and 20 Ophiuchi are infected. Somehow it bypassed quarantine or survived and lay dormant till it was ready to move on. I believe it has evolved again to survive our cures,, concentrating the infection area with 3 types of mutation, and the medicines becoming less effective.
Still being managed by local systems they quickly were overwhelmed and unable to tempt enough pilots to their cause. Pirates flocked to hawk off the brave few seemingly with an intent to spread the plague rather than pirate.
So far with the majority of worlds being Federation alligned with a few exeptions of 1 or 2 independant worlds, and liaedin ( empire, but ex federation world ) Many Federal citizens seem to be left alone to their own fate.
Previous outbreak samples are reported to have been sent to empire and fereral authorities but they seem to stay silent leaving the responsibilty to the charitable independant pilots who risk their lives.
With the outbreaks seemingly out of control i have retreated to observe the results to see if they may help , these 3 systems will have to be control experiments to see if we can find some solution or answers to Cerberus.
17 hours remain and there is no hope for the citizens,, let us hope their sactifice may help us, we need help to find a more effective cure. Bless them all, i fear a storm is coming and we better get prepared.
i hope i am wrong.
 
I have been saying the same thing since the first news flashes hinted at mysterious illnesses appeared shortly after the clearly biological Thargoid "navigation beacons" were found and sold at certain stations for small but tidy profit. A trojan horse biological attack would make sense since we hit the Thargoids with a devastating virus in the last skirmish. No one seems to heed my warnings in the past. But now that there is a clear pattern, maybe people will start to prepare by loading up on meds, and avoiding certain infected stations altogether.
 
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Theres something going on for sure.17 hour I recon it's over and lots dead bur will go quiet for a week till something big.keeping on galnet news foe any updates.
 
like Reavers in Firefly?
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All i know is more will be known soon. I'm open minded and Zombies maybe. Parasitic lifeform was reported in the news and withdrawn at one time. loss of control of limbs has been reported in the outbreaks symptoms, and what ever happened to Captain Conspiricy from Radio sidewinder? the feds got him,, implanted him with the 'space goat'
 
they put him in A room with a Moos!!!
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June 30th Outbreak on BD-02 4304. A massive effort from the Independant pilots saved most of those poor people. Having collected their paychecks they moved on.

During said outbreak, as I expect of the others, numerous civilian vessels were fleeing the system at around the time of the quarantine. Local comms chatter was quite heavy with their alarm and panicked talk of finding some other system to be. Doubtless, some were in flight about their business in the system prior to the Newton lockdown and it bears considering that they departed for business about the system after contracting or otherwise becoming subject to the contagion.
It disturbed the... less jaded... members of my crew to hear it and did little for my own patience for the thought that the quarantine should have been enforced far more resolutely and with the actively authoritative support of the Federal Navy. But what can I tell you, my friend? The Federal Navy's track record for reliable logistics and deployment has seemed to me rather weak tea since Volungu's bloodshed.
On reflection, the storm you fear may not simply be disease but rabid slaughter under the guise of triage. Ships aplenty, entire crews, even entire families, set upon with the sharpened knives of ravenous fear...

Still. Could be worse, eh? The speculated link between the known travels of 'Unknown Artefacts' and plague hotspots could soon result in systems as far apart as Alioth, Sol and Achenar feeling the pinch of plague soon enough. And then we'll know.

Good skies to you, Commanders.

This post was brought to you by Lakon's patented MungTight Seals. For when you absolutely have to blaze your trail into places you wouldn't even send your ex-copilot's lawyer...
 
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This is all very interesting from the perspective of the plot line, BUT ...

I have a big problem with the way these latest CGs have been constructed. These latest CGs are completely impossible to win! That's probably by design, but someone should inform the new players so they don't completely waste days of work after reading about the successes of past CGs. I think Frontier is beginning to burn game play enjoyment on the pire of the plot line. Many more new players may not stay in the game as a result.
 
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It's highly doubtful this is the case--no known UA were sold or destroyed near the outbreak sites.


You're assuming that the only UAs in human space were found by CMDRs. They could have just as easily been procured and sold by NPCs.
 
Sometimes you have to fail. A quote I heard from Lave.com maybe. Could tell failure was inevitable after 2nd day,so maybe planned?
As for UA links, I follow that thread a lot but can't find any direct links.
They are in a region nearby but only link is that.besides if nglabia is the first outbreak,it appears before The UAs
Wait and see what happens to the residents next is my plan.

Lets hope its doesnt become a situation of dust off and nuke em from orbit, only way to be sure ;)
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Found this thread as I research for this virus.

Yes, I do believe we are being attacked... and probably so by a Thargoid virus...

But can't help to relate those attacks to the Feds, who's been managing the UA in such mystery, with such care, and in such secrecy, that makes me suspicious.

It got personal the minute they started to mess up with the Twin Systems -ELEU and SANTJALAN- and I just can't help to notice that the victim systems have either being Independent, Empire or just overtaken by the Feds -who just had struck a coup in ELEU the day before the outbreak appeared.

Marry that to the fact that in spite of so many systems falling like flies, BD-02 4304 -a major and old Federation stronghold and bastion in this region of the galaxy- has been the only one able to survive.

I'll leave it there as I need to continue research for an official statement from the SEPP to be issued later today - hopefully.

The situation in SANTJALAN is unbearable at the moment.

Kancro out.

EDIT: I'll take that back. Many systems are Fed as well. Hmm. I'll still blame the Fed, just because!
 
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Its been a intresting week of developments. Been busy rallying the Cmdrs in Bast to achieve the impossible and cure that system. 5 others will fail but this one will succeed.
With some luck i hope it develops the story or we find new clues and infomation about the virus. Last night came across a player group Triadius. They have been involved in pirating and killing against those helping against virus outbreaks on at least 2 major outbreaks and helping the plague spread i believe.
Theres also the possiblity of the Dark Wheel involment in the plague, or a possible link to the UA but nothing concrete to prove a link.
More info will be revealed soon i hope.
 
Its been a intresting week of developments. Been busy rallying the Cmdrs in Bast to achieve the impossible and cure that system. 5 others will fail but this one will succeed.
With some luck i hope it develops the story or we find new clues and infomation about the virus. Last night came across a player group Triadius. They have been involved in pirating and killing against those helping against virus outbreaks on at least 2 major outbreaks and helping the plague spread i believe.
Theres also the possiblity of the Dark Wheel involment in the plague, or a possible link to the UA but nothing concrete to prove a link.
More info will be revealed soon i hope.

May I ask, of all places infected, why Bast? Why are you rallying up to help them?

And yes, familiar with Triadius...they ran the Blockade at ELEU...
 
I say we nuke the site from orbit, its the only way to be sure ;)

For the other systems that's plan B. Now how do we build a nuke or are they sold somewhere?B-)

Bast,because had safest distances,enough med supply near,and was the system the first 100 Cmdrs agreed on to focus efforts to mearly succeed.If that hadn't happened on day 1,all outbreaks would fail through divided efforts.
 
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