UAs, Barnacles & More Thread 5 - The Canonn

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What do you think about this one. Meta alloys are organic metal made. The only places in merope where we could find organic organism feasting on metals isn't it magma? Like in deep see volcanoes ? That would narrow the search to 1A , 1B, 2A, and 5A .

Ras
 
Got a new semi-theory (gasp, another one!)

But first, on the topic of appearing and dissapearing barnacles based on conditions, i don't think FD can do that with fixed placed objects. Call me Susan if i'm wrong. Spawned stuff, sure, not fixed. It wouldn't be hard to do, i just doubt they have done it.

Back to the theory.

Remember MB had to go and ask someone to check they are there? Why? Well, first of all, it stops MB accidentally giving away anything too specific until it gets to the point where he desparately wants us to know the location so he goes and asks the relevant person. He did say i think that he didn't actually place them.

So, someone was given the task of placing the barnicles. What do you thing their instructions were?

"Right you slimey dev, listen up! I need you to place a few dozen of these things around the galaxy. Put around half a dozen in the Plieades, we definitely want some there, and scatter the rest around other nebulae. Got that? They must be in nebulae. But I might have to let those dim witted players have a clue or two, so don't place them in too obvious locations, like at the north pole of a planet in a named system. Yeah, actually, might be best to avoid named systems alltogether, far too easy that way. Got to make those lazy players work!"

Ok, maybe my imagination isn't doing a good job of imitating MB, but you get the idea.

Dev goes off and places them in places where they know, but not anywhere where someone is simply going to stumble across it easily in any sort of search.

MB said if you are in the right location you will spot it, and from the vid, its not something too small. Its going to be visible from the air at least for a few km.

So, my suggestion is, considering all the efforts we have put into roving around the seven sisters, and since MB has practically stated there is more than one in the Pl. neb. Its perhaps time for us to spread out wings, and get flying above planets in the other systems around the pl-neb.

What about the whole UA pointing to Merope thing? Not connected? Or maybe a future part of the story that's just not yet connected?
 
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Quite a few people continue to believe that the TinFoil is strong with Merope.

It's a system that's actually being pointed to!

So - I propose, unless you (i.e. each individual CMDR) have a better idea that you're married to - that we all focus on Merope. Let's get every single one of the moons surveyed around the clock?

Aerial surveys for interesting features and surface surveys at the same time.

Basically - if you're looking for a planet, pick one in Merope.

Not an attempt at an order (I know I have no actual power!) - just a suggestion.

Edit - Sole Hunter's post wasn't there when I started writing :)

I've been on 1A and 1D recently. Heading somewhere else tonight though. The one that's yellow in the system map, I think that one will be my home tonight.
But the fact that these barnacles can be found in other nebulae, that more than one location has been hand placed, etc. proves that the UAs are not pointing at Merope because of the barnacles. The barnacles are another clue in the big puzzle, not the end of the puzzle. There is still no logical reason to focus the barnacle search in Merope. Every landable planet in the Pleiades has just as much chance of containing the hand placed fixed POI as the planets in Merope, and Merope has already been searched the most.
 
Wow, a day or two away and 130 odd pages!
Expected to see more comanders when i got back in game earlier, are you guys in open, or using a group like Mobius etc?
Anyway, i've had my Government advised 3 days on the wagon, so I'll be joining you in game with a single malt or two later.
Keep going CMDRs, only a matter of time.... although that is relative!

Back to the grind.
 
Okay, I took some time to gather data on HIP 17862, but lack the rights to update spreadsheet ;). See results below (hopefully not to terribly garbled, else excuses in advance)

HIP 17862HIP 17862StarNo11243Class B star
HIP 17862 1High Metal ContentYesYes2.19850GTR 2014ChromiumVanadiumTellurium0.7% ice??? Silicate vapour geysers, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 2High Metal ContentYesYes2.64541Starbeaver, NikanaSilicate vapour geysers, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 2 ARockyYesYes0.21541No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 3NoNo2.281598Silicate vapour geysers, carbon dioxide atmosphere
HIP 17862 3 AYesYes0.07433No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 3 BYesYes0.06433No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 3 CYesYes0.06433No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 3 DYesYes0.06433No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 3 EYesYes0.07433No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 4Gas GiantNo17.09790Hydrogen helium atmosphere
HIP 17862 4 ARockyYesNo0.17441Iron magma, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 4 BRockyNoYes0.13434Silicate magma, sulphur dioxide atmosphere
HIP 17862 4 CRockyYesYes0.14427No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 5NoYes1.61225Iron magma, carbon dioxide atmosphere
HIP 17862 6StarNo490Class Y dwarf
HIP 17862 6 AYesYes0.16398Iron magma, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 6 BYesYes0.17391Iron magma, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 6 CYesNo0.22377No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 6 C 1YesYes0.09377Silicate vapour geysers, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 6 DYesNo0.25370No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 6 D 1YesYes0.08370Silicate vapour geysers, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 7Gas GiantNoNo29.791046Hydrogen-Helium atmosphere
HIP 17862 7 AYesYes0.30471Silicate vapour geysers, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 7 BYesYes0.28445Silicate vapour geysers, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 7 CYesYes0.22409No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 7 DYesYes0.37393No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 7 D 1YesYes0.09393Silicate vapour geysers, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 8Gas GiantNoNo14.75628Hydrogen-Helium atmosphere
HIP 17862 9StarNo350Class Y dwarf
HIP 17862 10Gas GiantNoNo1.2240Hydrogen-Helium atmosphere
HIP 17862 10 AYesYes0.10238Iron magma, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 10 BNoYes0.09238Silicate magma, sulphur-dioxide atmosphere
HIP 17862 10 CYesYes0.09238No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 10 DYesYes0.08237No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 10 EYesYes0.08237No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 11Gas GiantNoNo1.4203Water-based life, Hydrogen-Helium atmosphere
HIP 17862 11 AYesYes0.09197No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 11 BYesYes0.11197Silicate magma, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 11 CYesYes0.09197No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 11 DYesYes0.11196No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 11 EYesNo0.15196No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 11 FYesYes0.10195No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 11 GYesYes0.11195No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 11 HYesYes0.10195No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 12NoNo2.331406Silicate vapour geysers, Water atmosphere
HIP 17862 12 AYesYes0.05194No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 12 BYesYes0.04194No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 12 CYesYes0.05194No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 12 DYesYes0.06194No volcanism, no atmosphere
HIP 17862 13Gas GiantNoNo1.49140Ammonia-based life. Hydrogen Helium atmosphere
 
Wow, a day or two away and 130 odd pages!
Expected to see more comanders when i got back in game earlier, are you guys in open, or using a group like Mobius etc?
Anyway, i've had my Government advised 3 days on the wagon, so I'll be joining you in game with a single malt or two later.
Keep going CMDRs, only a matter of time.... although that is relative!

Back to the grind.
It's time to get out your TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimensions In Space) See? I remembered all the letters!:) i
 
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I was close to the Jellyfish Nebula so decided to drop in and take a look. Will check a few planets here for a while just in case. Will report back if I find anything.
 
people are so stuck on merope. i don't think its the answer. if it was im pretty certain we would have found something by now. merope has been searched since day 1 season 2. i suggest turning back a few pages. look at old data. what systems were UA's spawning in (inside Pleiades nebula) before the shell?

also i found a medical convoy inside one of the Pleiades systems. medical python guarded by THREE vultures. i didn't have a cargo scanner so i have no idea what it was carrying that was so important. but i followed it for a bit and then it high waked out to another system.
 
Just quick tip for those who dont know, apologies in advance for those who do....

If we are not to worried about POI on the radar (blue dots) its a lot easier looking for objects on a planet if you turn the hud off <VTRL>+<ALT>+<G> by default. Its a toggle so you can turn in on now and again to check Altitude (although you get a feel for this quite quickly) or heading if you want to take a methodical approach to your searching.
 
Has anybody seen such a pattern before? Not sure if it's a graphical artefact, although this would be my first with 1000+ hours of playtime.
If you land on it, it's quite greenish. Oh, btw: Pleiades Sector GW-W C1-15, Planet #5, 1.02 G.
Would be grateful if anybody could confirm.
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also i found a medical convoy inside one of the Pleiades systems. medical python guarded by THREE vultures. i didn't have a cargo scanner so i have no idea what it was carrying that was so important. but i followed it for a bit and then it high waked out to another system.

Med convoys are fairly common. The Python carries some occupied cryo-pods (or something to that effect, don't recall exactly), performance enhancers, scientific research, and... Crap, I forgot. I've followed them, and they generally jump around a bit, fly around in front a planet for a while, then jump again. Odd and interesting, but nothing really to go on at this point. The Canonn has performed a raid on them, and stolen their data and everything, but nothing came of it.
 
im on merope 1 b and after being killed by turrets i came back so persistant poi. 4 guardian sentry with heat seeking missiles, 4 turrets and two buildings marked CRP contact point oh yes and private data link, buildings with new shape that i have nt seen before. also last night near here i found t7 crash site which i posted.
this site -44.6159 and 143.2644 if anybody wants a look. loads of poi sites showing up from 20km up.

That's a new one to me. Anyone else? Persistent too?
 
Got a new semi-theory (gasp, another one!)
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So, my suggestion is, considering all the efforts we have put into roving around the seven sisters, and since MB has practically stated there is more than one in the Pl. neb. Its perhaps time for us to spread out wings, and get flying above planets in the other systems around the pl-neb.

But the fact that these barnacles can be found in other nebulae, that more than one location has been hand placed, etc. proves that the UAs are not pointing at Merope because of the barnacles. The barnacles are another clue in the big puzzle, not the end of the puzzle. There is still no logical reason to focus the barnacle search in Merope. Every landable planet in the Pleiades has just as much chance of containing the hand placed fixed POI as the planets in Merope, and Merope has already been searched the most.

FINALLY.
@Szyslak22: your is one of the most clever comment in all the thread +REP for you.
I totally agree with you. If the Barnacles are to be found in other nebula as well, the UA pointing to merope could be not because of the Barnacles.

Unless... around those other nebulas, we could find another UA shell... pointing to some system inside the Nebula itlself :D

@Agony_Aunt: after MB latest posts I've come to your same conclusions.
 
Sad to have to think of what the devs were thinking when placing the POI instead of following some interesting ingame lore...

They are busy pumping out looting and crafting so they can sell more copies, make mroe profit, this is just a lazy plot device. braben does shiny but braben doesnt do indpeth, complex content very well. They would need to rehire the 30 odd canadian employess that were working on the background sim before they fired the lot.

Thats just my review of the situation. Brookes does the best he can with the team they have, they are rehiring hope they actually can hire some taleneted staff ( ex Eve online staff maybe)

Well anyway back to the masisvely online multiplayer grindfest that is selling unknown artifacts to maia ( lots of profit in that)
 
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