Thargoid invasion - Next target systems?

[Aleks Zuno]

Week 70, 28th March 3310​

Maelstrom Oya
100% peripheral progress from Spire sites at Lyncis Sector WU-P b5-0 and Cephei Sector XO-A b3.
Carriers list with Research payloads are delivered fully; further clearance payloads are underway.
At present, the next Alert will occur in week 74.

Report
Two Alerts repelled at 65 Kappa Tauri and HR 1403.
Eight Invasions defended at HIPs 20056, 20491, 18857, 21946, 21918 and 19157, Holvandalla and Aurus.
Twenty-two Control evictions at Synuefes OU-D b45-1, OU-D b45-3 and OU-D b45-0, Fotlandjera, Kanus, Col 285 Sectors JG-O c6-13, TS-Z b14-5, TS-Z b14-0, UC-B b14-0, TS-Z b14-4, TS-Z b14-3 and RW-D b12-0, Cephei Sector WO-A b3, HIPs 21165, 10778 and 15415, Lyncis Sector KX-U c2-16, Lhou Mans, Bi Dhorora, Warnones, Niu Yun and Yan Zangata.
One Matrix system cleared at Lyncis Sector WU-P b5-0.
In addition to the defended Invasions, nine recaptured systems starting Recovery are Fotlandjera, Kanus, HIPs 21165 and 15415, Lhou Mans, Bi Dhorora, Warnones, Niu Yun and Yan Zangata.

Targets updated at 08:20 4th April 3310
Sukurbago Invasion 82% *82.1% — Cocijo 24 Ly, 7 ports, 1121 Ls 0.18g planet attack
Isla Alert 42% — Raijin 24 Ly, 888 Ls starport, 1649 Ls outpost, 888 Ls planet
Pegasi Sector HW-V b2-1 Alert 40% — Raijin 26 Ly
Vistnero Invasion 36% *37.4% — Raijin 21 Ly, 3 ports, 521 Ls outpost attack, 147 Ls 0.12g planet damage
68 Tauri Control 36% *37.1% — Indra 26 Ly, 496 strength
HIP 29596 Invasion 34% *34.4% — Hadad 18 Ly, 7 ports, 1548 Ls 0.14g planet + 1580 Ls 0.12g planet + 3015 Ls outpost attack
HIP 22203 Alert 32% — Indra 25 Ly
37 A1 Tauri Alert 28% *28.8% — Indra 25 Ly
HIP 20527 Alert 28% — Indra 23 Ly, 595 Ls starport, 595 Ls outpost, 4805 Ls planet
HIP 20616 Invasion 28% — Indra 22 Ly, 4 ports, 176k Ls 0.4g planet attack
HIP 21788 Alert 28% — Indra 25 Ly
HIP 19757 Alert 26% — Indra 25 Ly, 2256 Ls planet
HIP 20605 Control 26% — Indra 26 Ly, 565 strength
Arietis Sector JR-V b2-2 Control 26% — Indra 26 Ly, 571 strength
HIP 20482 Alert 26% — Indra 25 Ly
Putas Invasion 20% *20.6% — Hadad 23 Ly, 2 ports, 861 Ls outpost attack
Balak Invasion 20% *20.4% — Raijin 23 Ly, 2 ports, 93k Ls outpost attack, 16 Ls 0.12g planet damage
Col 285 Sector AF-E b13-5 Invasion 18% *19% — Cocijo 26 Ly, 0 ports, 471 Ls 0.12g planet damage
Njana Invasion 18% *18.5% — Cocijo 26 Ly, 1 port, 302 Ls outpost attack, 1134 Ls 0.4g planet damage
Pegasi Sector QE-N a8-2 Alert 18% — Raijin 26 Ly
Pegasi Sector RE-N a8-1 Alert 14% — Raijin 26 Ly
Pegasi Sector YQ-J a10-2 Alert 10% *10.1% — Raijin 26 Ly
HIP 20741 Invasion 10% — Indra 24 Ly, 0 ports, 1514 Ls outpost damage
Kamato Invasion 8% *9.6% — Raijin 27 Ly, 0 ports, 390 Ls outpost damage
Theemim Invasion 8% *9.5% — Thor 30 Ly, 4 ports, 3619 Ls outpost attack
Pegasi Sector YQ-J a10-3 Alert 8% *8.6% — Raijin 27 Ly
Pegasi Sector PE-N a8-4 Alert 6% — Raijin 26 Ly
Vaipacnali Invasion 4% *4.8% — Thor 19 Ly, 2 ports, 14 Ls outpost attack, 978 Ls planet damage
Desurinbin Invasion 4% *4.4% — Cocijo 25 Ly, 0 ports, 457k Ls starport damage
Col 285 Sector UD-G b12-2 Invasion 4% — Cocijo 26 Ly, 0 ports, 2203 Ls 0.13g planet damage
HIP 19501 Alert 4% — Thor 31 Ly
HIP 18776 Alert 2% *3.2% — Thor 28 Ly
HIP 22566 Alert 2% *2.8% — Indra 24 Ly, 3626 Ls starport
Nibelaako Alert 2% *2.8% — Raijin 22 Ly, 519 Ls starport, 16k Ls outpost, 519 Ls planet
Col 285 Sector BA-P c6-3 Alert 2% *2.5% — Cocijo 30 Ly
Pegasi Sector OI-S b4-8 Alert 2% *2.4% — Raijin 26 Ly
HIP 20899 Invasion 2% *2.4% — Indra 23 Ly, 0 ports, 876 Ls outpost damage
HIP 20679 Control 2% *2.2% — Indra 18 Ly, 9049 strength
HIP 21261 Control 2% *2.2% — Indra 20 Ly, 4384 strength
Col 285 Sector ZE-P c6-11 Alert 2% — Cocijo 29 Ly
Pegasi Sector HW-V b2-6 Control 2% — Raijin 27 Ly, 671 strength
Pegasi Sector MY-O a7-3 Control 2% — Raijin 27 Ly, 723 strength
Pegasi Sector LY-O a7-3 Control 2% — Raijin 26 Ly, 758 strength
Col 285 Sector EA-Q c5-12 Alert 2% — Thor 34 Ly
Col 285 Sector KV-F b11-1 Alert 2% — Thor 33 Ly
Col 285 Sector PM-B b14-1 Control 2% — Hadad 19 Ly, 3051 strength

Notes
The Alert report lists predicted attackers.

Week 69, 21st March 3310​

Report
Two Alerts repelled at HIP 20019 and Col 285 Sector GQ-O c6-22.
Seven Invasions defended at Neites, HIPs 20485, 20492 and 20948, Obamumbo, Bagalya and Bormuninus.
Twenty-one Control evictions at Col 285 Sectors XN-Z b14-0, VS-Z b14-5, RM-B b14-4, VS-Z b14-4, NR-B b14-1, OR-B b14-7, RM-B b14-6, RX-Z b14-0, OB-D b13-1 and OC-V d2-81, Cephei Sectors AV-Y b2, DQ-Y b1, AF-A c9, AV-Y b3 and WO-A b4, HIPs 8525 and 13179, Sambaho, Muruidooges, Daruwach and Ardhri.
In addition to the defended Invasions, six recaptured systems starting Recovery are HIPs 8525 and 13179, Sambaho, Muruidooges, Daruwach and Ardhri.

 

[Kira Goto]

9 alerts or wherever the total might end up is going to make Indra fun business for anyone who is still in the Titan clearing activity by then.

Assuming we are even still at the “Deal with the Titans” stage by the time it gets to Indra and/or Cocijo.

 

[EISENHORN01]

HIP 18857

LEBERECHT TEMPEL PORT is about to be lost. Just ran my first rescue of the day and it’s on its death bed, internal damage and heat levels make docking extremely dangerous, not sure how many more runs il get in, think the bugs have this one.

 

[Aleks Zuno]

9 alerts or wherever the total might end up is going to make Indra fun business for anyone who is still in the Titan clearing activity by then.
Assuming we are even still at the “Deal with the Titans” stage by the time it gets to Indra and/or Cocijo.

If that weekly Alert amount continues rising, I wonder—perhaps the best approach could be just to let it do that in the meantime. Imagine then turning attention to it after everything within (for example) 40 Ly has become Control, then conducting the biggest expulsion of an entire 10-light-year shell in a single week, possible due to the reduced total strength at each radius. That shell then becomes a sanctuary for a month, during which all Alerts are gone.

During that time, we store dozens of little stockpiles, all targeting different systems within the next shell. At the end of their respite interval, the week just before Alerts would have resumed, deliver it all and knock away another entire shell for another entire month. Continue until at most forty systems remain, after which we can enjoy Alert-free peripheral progress, ten systems per week.

It would be much to ensure Commanders all understand what we are all doing there, but I would not bet against the ability of Commanders to achieve it!

 

[Jack Brolin]

I just checked Oya on the galaxy map and saw a sea of systems in recovery, incredible work you lot! o7

I'm planning on rebuilding the cutter for evacuation and coming to help out when the CG hustle's done. Unless it's bombing time by then, in which case the titan killer Krait is ready to rock!

Ooh question, does helping systems out of recovery have any effect on titan resistance? Pre-CG I was over at Luggerates and AX reactivations became my new favourite thing, I was hoping I was being vaguely useful to the war effort while heisting legitimately salvaging.

 

[Aleks Zuno]

Ooh question, does helping systems out of recovery have any effect on titan resistance?

Unfortunately not—from our knowledge gained at T. Leigong it became clear that only the Control systems have any direct effect on resistance! That also makes Alert and Invasion systems an indirect benefit to complete unless the Titan explodes that week.

The only effect of helping to complete Recovery systems is to restore all of its ports more quickly, although I noted last year that the Recovery base restoration missions were very popular regardless, and in response I added an explicit list of recovering Control systems to the weekly report. The AX reactivation missions in Control systems could help while collapsing another Maelstrom, but not so much at M. Oya now that most of its progress has to come from Spire sieges, nor indeed without an Alert system from which to obtain the mission!

 

[Leadfoot]

HIP 18857

LEBERECHT TEMPEL PORT is about to be lost. Just ran my first rescue of the day and it’s on its death bed, internal damage and heat levels make docking extremely dangerous, not sure how many more runs il get in, think the bugs have this one.

I'm currently working hip 20056 doing rescue missions from the ground port in a cutter.

What time zone are you in? Perhaps I can come and join to assist.

Or, at the very least, help cover when you're not there.

 

[EISENHORN01]

I'm currently working hip 20056 doing rescue missions from the ground port in a cutter.

What time zone are you in? Perhaps I can come and join to assist.

Or, at the very least, help cover when you're not there.

Did a run at 20056 myself but moved on, thinking I’m going to do some more runs their later today, I’m UK based

 

[Leadfoot]

Did a run at 20056 myself but moved on, thinking I’m going to do some more runs their later today, I’m UK based

We will most likely miss each other, I'm Eastern Time us so I probably won't get on until 6:00 p.m. my time but I'll take some of the runs to help out.

 

[Kira Goto]

Damaged orbital starports with the Scythes around them are definitely not for the faint-hearted. Alongside them it’s not unlikely for Medusa and Hydra spawns to occur due to the still working defense guns being rather quick to take out the Scythes as they wait for their targets (but you can still blame the Thargoids for making the Scythes move in a highly predictable circular pattern like they are not being shot at).

Also, is anyone else puzzled at the Titans continuing operations as normal, except for the pulling back of Glaives outside of occasional appearances at surface/orbital station assaults? It’s not as if there’s a good reason for them to just… sit there and wait to be turned into nukes.

 

[Factabulous]

Anyone else having issues with https://dcoh.watch/ ? e.g. Warnones is at 3% but the tracker website shows it still at 0%

 

[Aleks Zuno]

If it helps to know, INTRA is showing 3.0959% for Warnones! The last update from Lyncis Sector WU-P b5-0 was 3.01%, so some other activity has diverged them a bit. Kanus and Niu Yun are in between those, HIPs 15415 and 10778 last reported around 1.6%, Lhou Mans around 1.2%, and others are not yet visited.

 

[Felix DiCestria]

Damaged orbital starports with the Scythes around them are definitely not for the faint-hearted. Alongside them it’s not unlikely for Medusa and Hydra spawns to occur due to the still working defense guns being rather quick to take out the Scythes as they wait for their targets (but you can still blame the Thargoids for making the Scythes move in a highly predictable circular pattern like they are not being shot at).

Also, is anyone else puzzled at the Titans continuing operations as normal, except for the pulling back of Glaives outside of occasional appearances at surface/orbital station assaults? It’s not as if there’s a good reason for them to just… sit there and wait to be turned into nukes.

We never did figure out what the Glaives were upto. It rather begs the question 'Where did they go?'
Attacking Titans causes Glaives to withdraw, why?

 

[PapaDragon_I]

All samples needed for Niu Yun have been sold to the Carrier [TCIA] Dawn of Sari.
Overall 5536 samples have been gathered. 180 of them have been stored on my Carrier, the [SNPX] Resolute due to a completed demand on the [TCIA] Dawn of Sari.
SNPX is now moving on to do some Spire Site progress.
o7 Cmdrs, glory to mankind

 

[Syzuna]

All samples needed for Niu Yun have been sold to the Carrier [TCIA] Dawn of Sari.
Overall 5536 samples have been gathered. 180 of them have been stored on my Carrier, the [SNPX] Resolute due to a completed demand on the [TCIA] Dawn of Sari.
SNPX is now moving on to do some Spire Site progress.
o7 Cmdrs, glory to mankind

Will update the post momentarily.
Starting Elite for the first time today right now
Edit: 5700 samples on board the [TCIA] Dawn of Sari. The projected demand of 5400 for Niu Yun and the market demand of 5700 are both met.

 

[Kira Goto]

Attacking Titans causes Glaives to withdraw, why?

According to the thing from Frontier I read here on the forums - which I don't recall if it was mirrored in GalNet in the game - the Glaives were withdrawn for Titan defense purposes. Or it was my interpretation thereof anyway.

With the Titans focused on survival, we have noticed that Glaive interdictions and hyperdictions have currently ceased.

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They are still among the ships to leave one that is about to meet a fiery end though, if in lesser numbers than Scythes(a - not thoroughly documented and so possibly inaccurate - 3 to 1 ratio for the Scythes vs the Glaives).

Doesn't change... the situation feels a little off.

 

[Felix DiCestria]

Though they don't appear to be defending the Titans to any extent...
I have a feeling they'll pop up en masse somewhere...

 

[EISENHORN01]

We will most likely miss each other, I'm Eastern Time us so I probably won't get on until 6:00 p.m. my time but I'll take some of the runs to help out.

Good luck, I’ve managed 15 runs in to Boole institute today hope you have as much success

 

[Leadfoot]

Good luck, I’ve managed 15 runs in to Boole institute today hope you have as much success

Yeah, just did my first, it's hell. Those Point Defense guns all over the back of my cutter were going crazy, multiple times.
Love it.

 

[EISENHORN01]

HIP 20056 just went into control

arrived at Boole installation and it’s still under attack so the thargs haven’t got the message they’ve been defeated yet

managed 2 more runs but just landed for a 3rd and no missions available, though flight control message is still asking for evacuation flights looks like system control has caught up with reality