UA Mystery thread 4 - The Canonn

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Has Meropes Sun done anything with all these probes pointed at it?

Also, in the shell of star systems that the UAs sit in, is there a common star type?
 
Ah, yes, Von Neumann probes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN-FU8VPoOc

There may be something to that theory. I wonder if with the coming of Horizons and planetary landings we are going to start seeing these things seeding planets. They do look like a weird kind of flower bud that could at some point open up and release a cloud of spores.
This is a very simple and smart explanation. And just as we were told "right in front of us." Because there are so many news and videos about Horizons.
 
As Red says, all the speculation regarding the provenance of the UAs is not useful in game at all - it doesn't help us with knowing where the mystery is going next, nor does it tell us where we're really at now......
Don't forget that we also play metagame with Michael Brookes right here on forum and in this thread - which he repeatedly told us about. So maybe one of our guesses (with some reasoning behind it) would ''trigger'' some new hint from MB that might very well be useful in game
 
Don't forget that we also play metagame with Michael Brookes right here on forum and in this thread - which he repeatedly told us about. So maybe one of our guesses (with some reasoning behind it) would ''trigger'' some new hint from MB that might very well be useful in game

Not to mention some people find the story, and speculating about it, fun. If people don't like that, they can choose not to read it. Ignore list is always available too. Plus it gets boring talking about which rare we have or have not thrown at a UA and the like after a while, not to mention equally speculative, non-evidence based and unproductive.

All of which is a sign of a sad lack of story and narrative, not to mention content, around the whole thing, IMO.
 
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I tried to bring an UA to LAWD 26, because its station Stone's Legacy looks like an UA and Witch's Reach is very close, tried to drop by the Wolf-Rayet star, in the station, after that I sold it.
It was yesterday, today half of the station is in darkness :)

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What has science done?! No seriously was it half dark previously? Also is there a related galnet article?


On the topic of sending wireframe morse to the UA. I was just perusing the original 1984 Elite Manual, and there are ship schematics in it, in wire-frame. Might it be worth converting them to Morse and sending?

I don't have the time, or the skill, but thought I'd mention it.

so basically reply to the error wireframe with a corrected version? anyone know if we've done the lights/coms thing with a corrected version of the wireframe?

Yes. No. No. No.

Methinks the UA mystery is no longer engaging enough to keep me from switching to the Fallout franchise.

seconding this, I'm definitely going to set up the xbone and play for FO4 tomorrow provided I can find a copy (didn't pre-order because no idea where I would be living at that point in time)
 
Incoming Data Transmission.
Mission : Investigate UA gas and dancing lights.
Observations: Switching to solo mode to get high res screenshots did provide what appeared to be more detailed observations. Ultra settings 2715x1527 rendered then downscaled to 1920x1080

Gas emissions from the UA observable easier from a slight distance along with the fairy lights.

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The Cloud of gas it emmits does seem to drift in a direction slightly or not towards another side. some sort of stellar wind or another effect?
Panning the camera against a background light source can make the spacial distortion field easier to see, i used to do this for lighting up black holes nicely but works quite well on the UA's effect too.
Using a couple of bright stars as reference and panning the UA infront of them reveals the distortion fields area of effect.

Previously i had thought there was just around the UA a little bubble and then a big Pop distortion as a UA dies. But it appears the distortion is from the Gas emmited. Moving the reference stars to see where it ends, it appears the blue faries dont have an effect and fly around the UA in a shell sized area with no distortion effect. The Cloud of Gas seems to drift more to one direction and does the distortion as you can see it flowing over reference star . like a light under a flowing river.

Filmed in a Type 9- Armed . No UA's were hurt in the filming of this.
[video=youtube_share;FHYgMo_dFhU]https://youtu.be/FHYgMo_dFhU[/video]
 
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I hadn't even considered they could be seeding planets. That could be very, very interesting. :)

Excellent idea!
It would make sense as a means to alter things in the game . If the UA is an agent of change of sorts they (FDev) can use it to reason any modification to the persistent universe. If this is true then UAs are basically avatars for the developers.
 
The UA is singing:
PLEYADES SECTOR D5Y D39 ;)

Is there a reason its singing the name of the system instead of shape of the T9?
How do you avoid it sending your ship in morse?

Also I cant find that system when I search for it in the Galaxy map
 
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Is there a reason its singing the name of the system instead of shape of the T9?
How do you avoid it sending your ship in morse?

Also I cant find that system when I search for it in the Galaxy map

The question is not how? It is why?
 
Incoming Data Transmission.
Mission : Investigate UA gas and dancing lights.
Observations: Switching to solo mode to get high res screenshots did provide what appeared to be more detailed observations. Ultra settings 2715x1527 rendered then downscaled to 1920x1080

Gas emissions from the UA observable easier from a slight distance along with the fairy lights.

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The Cloud of gas it emmits does seem to drift in a direction slightly or not towards another side. some sort of stellar wind or another effect?
Panning the camera against a background light source can make the spacial distortion field easier to see, i used to do this for lighting up black holes nicely but works quite well on the UA's effect too.
Using a couple of bright stars as reference and panning the UA infront of them reveals the distortion fields area of effect.

Previously i had thought there was just around the UA a little bubble and then a big Pop distortion as a UA dies. But it appears the distortion is from the Gas emmited. Moving the reference stars to see where it ends, it appears the blue faries dont have an effect and fly around the UA in a shell sized area with no distortion effect. The Cloud of Gas seems to drift more to one direction and does the distortion as you can see it flowing over reference star . like a light under a flowing river.

Filmed in a Type 9- Armed . No UA's were hurt in the filming of this.
https://youtu.be/FHYgMo_dFhU

Hi,

Could you post:
- your ship loadout and and what you have in your cargo hold at the time you filmed the UA?
- For how long have you been nearby the UA when currently filming it
- If any actions taken while nearby could you post what you did?
 
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Is there a reason its singing the name of the system instead of shape of the T9?
How do you avoid it sending your ship in morse?

Also I cant find that system when I search for it in the Galaxy map

You should give this thread a read: we are debating about it a lot lately: T6, T7 and T9 NEVER produce the Drawing in the UA morse, the UA spells the System's name. Unless the UA is jettisoned from another non-T ship.
You cannot find the system because the UA spells only alphanumerical characters, not dashes.

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Sorry, my mistake, the System is HYADES SECTOR D5Y D39
 
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Hi guys, I'm posting this here, since it seems it can be related.

While investigating a bizarre theory about why the UAs have 12 pods, I met a SSS with one of these medical transports convoy. Coincidence? The fact is that it's the first I ever met and it was in an uninhabited system (Diadem).

So, do we have an idea of where these transports are popping up and how frequently?

By now my impression is that the medical convoys are just a plot element, but who knows...

Some food for thought

I see them all the time, but then my time is mainly spent on UA activities out on the edges of the bubble. Scientific Research onboard the Convoys is of special interest to me, so if you get one, please do shout. I want to probe it.

They also have occupied escape pods and progenitor cells onboard.. I wonder whats inside the pods?
 
Some food for thought



They also have occupied escape pods and progenitor cells onboard.. I wonder whats inside the pods?

Someone.... or something they want too keep young and healthy? Why else carry progenitor cells, if anything you'd be carrying medicines and or food provisions if you're just carrying regular passenger whether sick or healthy.
 
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