Welcome to the Thargoid Interactions thread.
What we know so far:
The newly available Xeno Scanner allows players to scan the Thargoid and reveal it as a Cyclops Variant. It also reveals that it has four hearts that are selectable as sub targets.
Not all of the ships have the exact same marking next to the cockpit, though they all have the same central marking that matches the logo on the barnacles.
Orodir's compendium:
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...y-study-of-Thargoid-Ship-Logograms-Compendium
Non-Combat Interactions
On first meeting the Thargoid will approach and scan you, it's reaction depends on what cargo you are carrying:
Thargoid Sensor, Probe, Link or Meta Alloys
On finishing the scan the Thargoid will not back away from you and if you try to back away it will maintain it's current distance to you. You have 20 seconds to drop the items from your cargo hold, if you do not it will launch the Thargon Swarm. If you have not dropped them in a further 10 seconds it will attack. If you drop the items before it attacks then it will leave you alone and pick them up.
Guardian items
Well it was nice knowing you...
There is no warning, after the scan has finished the Thargoid will launch the swarm and attack.
Anything Else
The Thargoid scans you and then goes about its business.
The Thargoid scans all of the ships and containers in the instance, it is only interested in the following containers:
Thargoid Probe/Sensor/Link - The Thargoid collects them.
Guardian items - The Thargoid destroys them.
Slaves, Imperial Slave, Escape Pods (all types) - The Thargoid collects them.
If you drop at least 5 Meta Alloys while the Thargoid is still in the instance then a second Thargoid will jump in. On it entering you are hit by an EMP pulse which disables your ship. Both Thargoids leave without any further interaction.
Combat Interactions
The Thargoid and Thargon Swarm attack independently of each other.
(to be finished)
Here is a detailed description by Gluttony Fang:
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/380292-How-to-Solo-a-Thargoid-Interceptor-Video
.
![[VR] M4st0d0n](https://d2aefvhu2f0gi9.cloudfront.net/data/avatars/m/182/182772.jpg?1569064854){kind=avatar}
