My idea was that even Thargoid ships must have a limited amount of cargo space. By giving them an enormous amount of something they like, and we know they really do like Meta-Alloy, it might be possible to learn how big their holds are. Also we know if you drop 5 or more units of MA's, they call for another Thargoid ship and I was wondering if maybe they call for more than one buddy when confronted with an amount of 'sweets' that is impossible for one or two of them to consume.
Short version: I tried to overfeed them and see if there is something to be learned.
It took me quite a while to perform this test (dancin' the Palin Grind for a while to earn the necessary creds, flying back to Jameson, refitting the ship, some materials farming and a little rng'neering, returning to the Pleiades and getting enough Meta-Alloys - damn, that stuff is expensive if you buy it).
[video=youtube;1rLMzlB016M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rLMzlB016M&t=20s[/video]
As you can see in the video, I repeated the test, both times the result was the same: at one point both Thargoids became mad (and red) and attacked. Both times I was careful to keep a safe distance, so there was no obvious reason for them to open fire. It seemed like they ate so much MA, it made them sick and they blamed me for that. I would expect to see this kind of behaviour from a child or maybe an animal (I know dogs do eat more than is good for them), but not from a species that is smart enough to master faster than light space travel. They should be able to understand the consequences of their doing much better than that.
As far as I see, this allows two possible conclusions:
Thargoid technology is organic. If I understand that correctly, that means their 'tools', including their ships are alive, Thargoids do not build things, they breed and grow them.
On the american continent, horses were not an indigenous species, yet there are wild mustangs to be found in the USA. Iirc some of them even descended from the first horses the Spanish shipped there and left behind when they retreated.
Is it possible that the Cyclops Interceptors we encounter today are indeed the former workhorses of the Thargoids, left behind when they retreated from the Pleiades Nebula? Thargoid Mustangs that use the Barnacle sites as watering holes?
(There is a third explanation possible: Thargoid kids riding their ponies, but how likely is that?)
One more thing I noticed:
When I tried to get away from the Thargoids, both times I received the notification 'Hazardous Substance Detected', the same you get when you load Thargoid items into cargo racks which are not corrosion resistant. Since my attempts to escape were not successful, I did not get a chance to inspect the ship's hull for chemical burn marks, but I would not be surprised if they had a striking resemblance to the damage visible on the wrecks to be found in NHSS'.
Short version: I tried to overfeed them and see if there is something to be learned.
It took me quite a while to perform this test (dancin' the Palin Grind for a while to earn the necessary creds, flying back to Jameson, refitting the ship, some materials farming and a little rng'neering, returning to the Pleiades and getting enough Meta-Alloys - damn, that stuff is expensive if you buy it).
[video=youtube;1rLMzlB016M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rLMzlB016M&t=20s[/video]
As you can see in the video, I repeated the test, both times the result was the same: at one point both Thargoids became mad (and red) and attacked. Both times I was careful to keep a safe distance, so there was no obvious reason for them to open fire. It seemed like they ate so much MA, it made them sick and they blamed me for that. I would expect to see this kind of behaviour from a child or maybe an animal (I know dogs do eat more than is good for them), but not from a species that is smart enough to master faster than light space travel. They should be able to understand the consequences of their doing much better than that.
As far as I see, this allows two possible conclusions:
- If these ships are indeed piloted by Thargoids, they must be children, or
- We do not deal with Thargoids, but with their ships only.
Thargoid technology is organic. If I understand that correctly, that means their 'tools', including their ships are alive, Thargoids do not build things, they breed and grow them.
On the american continent, horses were not an indigenous species, yet there are wild mustangs to be found in the USA. Iirc some of them even descended from the first horses the Spanish shipped there and left behind when they retreated.
Is it possible that the Cyclops Interceptors we encounter today are indeed the former workhorses of the Thargoids, left behind when they retreated from the Pleiades Nebula? Thargoid Mustangs that use the Barnacle sites as watering holes?
(There is a third explanation possible: Thargoid kids riding their ponies, but how likely is that?)
One more thing I noticed:
When I tried to get away from the Thargoids, both times I received the notification 'Hazardous Substance Detected', the same you get when you load Thargoid items into cargo racks which are not corrosion resistant. Since my attempts to escape were not successful, I did not get a chance to inspect the ship's hull for chemical burn marks, but I would not be surprised if they had a striking resemblance to the damage visible on the wrecks to be found in NHSS'.
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