It's funny, I went back to the bubble to take care of some stuff after my meta-alloys mission expired, figuring "well I don't really need to keep this up anymore". Bought myself a nice multi-role Asp and ran around picking up rewards from the finished CG's and doing missions to get some cash and the usual, and all I can think about is the Barnacle Hunt. I think I'll be coming back. We have to solve this.
UAs, Barnacles & More Thread 5 - The Canonn
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Hi guys, as a reminder - please use imgur.com and embed with the IMG bbcode or use the inline attachments system for attaching images/media. (edit: you could also use the [imgur]AlbumID[/imgur] to embed that sort of media as well!)
Images that are clicked and dragged into the WYSIWYG text editor will cause the media to be malformed, and causes vBulletin to default the encoding to base64 to nearly all of the post content. Which isn't pretty to look at, and does cause issues with loading pages.
Thanks for understanding and happy hunting.
ahhh - i thought this was just during that server image problem earlier ... will get setup on imgur
edit ... ah oops - didnt catch the text editor dragging issue ... so inline attachments still good .... I hate opening new accounts
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Cheers Commander, and no hard feelings I hope. I had to cancel a few replies because I didn't want to risk misrepresenting the intent. Please know when I was saying logical or not logical I was meaning it in a mathematical / probabilistic sense and never intended to insult your thought process or direct it at anyone personally.
I have very little logical basis for where I'll be searching tonight, but I'll have fun doing it.
If you don't have a planetary landing module, I'd submit a ticket. I understand they were supposed to have been fitted automatically.
Even without an SRV, flyovers are still helpful, although granted, probably not as fun from your end. I can confirm though that (assuming they hook up up with a planetary module) you can scoop up containers from a planet surface directly from your ship via the cargo scoop.
Haven't been able to do any searching the past couple days, and now it feels like we're right on the cusp of finding something. Can feel it in my bones!
Also excited because my new PC build starts arriving today, so come thursday I wont have to be searching on low settings with sub 50fps anymore. Ah....the days of extreme texture pop-ins is coming to an end!
About to jump back on to do some searching. See you guys out there, and good work so far everyone!
Also excited because my new PC build starts arriving today, so come thursday I wont have to be searching on low settings with sub 50fps anymore. Ah....the days of extreme texture pop-ins is coming to an end!
About to jump back on to do some searching. See you guys out there, and good work so far everyone!
@MyklAtrum
That explanation of the ua makes perfect sense! I never had a good way to figure out why they are using morose code in English. It doesn't fit for aliens to use ... It also explains why the feds shut down the first ua project. No one else may take us serious but
I want to believe.
You are my tinfoil hero for the day.
Side note, my phone did not like the forum so it didn't quote your post. Post fail.
That explanation of the ua makes perfect sense! I never had a good way to figure out why they are using morose code in English. It doesn't fit for aliens to use ... It also explains why the feds shut down the first ua project. No one else may take us serious but
I want to believe.
You are my tinfoil hero for the day.
Side note, my phone did not like the forum so it didn't quote your post. Post fail.
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You can still fly and land your ship on a planet but I'd watch a few YouTube vids on how to do it first. Don't want to pancake and lose all that data. Stick to low g worlds (less than a 1G and you should be fine for a first try.
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You can still fly and land your ship with a planet landing module and no SRV but I'd watch a few YouTube vids on how to do it first. Don't want to pancake and lose all that data. Stick to low g worlds (less than a 1G and you should be fine for a first try.
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You can still fly and land your ship with a planet landing module and no SRV but I'd watch a few YouTube vids on how to do it first. Don't want to pancake and lose all that data. Stick to low g worlds (less than a 1G and you should be fine for a first try.
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"obvious if you think about it" [why Barnacles would be found in nebulae] has me thinking- what do all nebulae have in common?
Supernovae remnants; literally the stellar sized debris cloud of its explosion.
Nebulae do not form naturally in the galactic landscape- they are the leftovers of dying stars. BIG stars, stars able to fuse all the heavier elements in its last dying breaths. and where you find the remains of one supernova-ed star (nebula) you are likely to find other supernova stars yet to come (the sisters), because few stars form in isolation- the environment that formed the first to detonate will also contain the sisters of those to detonate shortly- due to the very hot and fast lifecycle of the star types in question.
So- if we put aside "xeno-made device" for a second, and assume they are space-life [possibly xeno engineered though] instead... why would they congregate "instinctively" in nebulae, and point at Big O Stars? A few possibilities:
- They feed on the star stuff of supernovae- all the elements, loosely concentrated in molecular purity in highest densities possible (relatively speaking)in free floating space.
- They feed somehow on the instant of death of a supernovae, Gamma ray bursts/ titanic amounts of electromagnetic radiation
- They interact somehow with the moment of detonation- (food/procreation/migration[powers their warp jump])
- They cause/amplify/minimize the supernovae directly- again- some key process to their metabolism/life cycle
For any of the above reasons it would therefore "make sense" that they would "like" nebulae.
In the Pleiades particular example, we can surmise that Maia B was the first to pop- resulting in the nebula itself, and the black hole left behind. The UA's, if related to the barnacles, are pointing at Merope, which may be the second to pop (how amazing to have a supernova within our human time of existence- the fleetingly short lived species that we are- in a cosmological sense).
And the theater ticket "hint"- If I wanted to pick out a nice, front row seat for the next supernovae, I would earmark a certain moon as well..
Supernovae remnants; literally the stellar sized debris cloud of its explosion.
Nebulae do not form naturally in the galactic landscape- they are the leftovers of dying stars. BIG stars, stars able to fuse all the heavier elements in its last dying breaths. and where you find the remains of one supernova-ed star (nebula) you are likely to find other supernova stars yet to come (the sisters), because few stars form in isolation- the environment that formed the first to detonate will also contain the sisters of those to detonate shortly- due to the very hot and fast lifecycle of the star types in question.
So- if we put aside "xeno-made device" for a second, and assume they are space-life [possibly xeno engineered though] instead... why would they congregate "instinctively" in nebulae, and point at Big O Stars? A few possibilities:
- They feed on the star stuff of supernovae- all the elements, loosely concentrated in molecular purity in highest densities possible (relatively speaking)in free floating space.
- They feed somehow on the instant of death of a supernovae, Gamma ray bursts/ titanic amounts of electromagnetic radiation
- They interact somehow with the moment of detonation- (food/procreation/migration[powers their warp jump])
- They cause/amplify/minimize the supernovae directly- again- some key process to their metabolism/life cycle
For any of the above reasons it would therefore "make sense" that they would "like" nebulae.
In the Pleiades particular example, we can surmise that Maia B was the first to pop- resulting in the nebula itself, and the black hole left behind. The UA's, if related to the barnacles, are pointing at Merope, which may be the second to pop (how amazing to have a supernova within our human time of existence- the fleetingly short lived species that we are- in a cosmological sense).
And the theater ticket "hint"- If I wanted to pick out a nice, front row seat for the next supernovae, I would earmark a certain moon as well..
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In the intrest of morale I for one sometimes think is it worth it... then scenes like this hit you and go "there there it'l be ok... just hang on a bit longer..."
Also do any other Barnacle Hunters fancy an "Apocalypse Now" flight model option ? Where we can have a 20 degree nose down attitude with the windows down, digital binoculars out, just skimming the surface ?
Personally I love the smell of burnt UA in the morning... Keep At it ! o7
Also do any other Barnacle Hunters fancy an "Apocalypse Now" flight model option ? Where we can have a 20 degree nose down attitude with the windows down, digital binoculars out, just skimming the surface ?
Personally I love the smell of burnt UA in the morning... Keep At it ! o7
Haha ... haha.. The first time going from .5G to 1.8G. Yeah, be patient and let gravity do its job and never use vertical down thrust to land quicker. Its amazing how quickly you can underestimate vertical speed on high G planets and the damage is unforgiving
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Yup. Now.. you want some more tinfoil? Some people have already somewhat hit on this.. But if these UA are actually Fed or Alliance made to search for Thargoid ships.. And barnacles are part of wrecked thargoid ships on planets.. then SOMEHOW we can use them as beacons to find the sites. Just not sure how. I'd imagine when a UA scans an actual thargoid ship that it makes a completely different noise.
Has anyone tried droping a UA on a planet surface in the nebula? Maybe UA is a barnacle seed
I Tried, nothing happened. it's stay on the ground
Has anyone tried droping a UA on a planet surface in the nebula? Maybe UA is a barnacle seed
Already tried. Blew one up on a planet and everything. Dropped one from orbit. Nothing.
Ok.
Here is my theory.
The UAs are found in a "shell" ~150ly from Merope.
That looks like an explosion to me, but it could just be a "spawning" event, I'll all it "the exodus".
We don't know how fast they can travel, but lets pretend that they set off at 1C (either a really big explosion, or thats the fastest they can go as they don't have FTL travel).
So that means the "exodus" occurred ~150 years ago.
What's the rough distance between Merope and Maia? I'm going to pretend it's 5ly (I'm not in that region of space at the moment so it's hard to check).
Assuming it's 5ly, then ~145 years ago the UAs got to Maia.
Now look at Merope from Maia. Look at where Maia B is in relation to Maia A and Merope. ~145 years ago did they line up?
If they did then the UAs would have got to Maia B, and Maia B would have blocked them from getting to Maia A.
Assuming the above is correct, then we need to work out which side of the planets were facing Merope ~145 years ago.
The UAs should have landed along with debris (so look for craters) on that side of the planet(s).
Things that would help the search:
Maia B having a really long orbit, it's easier when dealing with rough numbers.
Tidally locked planets. Easier to work out which side is facing Merope back then...
Good luck!
PS It seems to me if the alien homeworld did blow up in Merope, then the asteroids might contain Meta-alloys.
Has anyone fired prospector drones off at any of them?
Here is my theory.
The UAs are found in a "shell" ~150ly from Merope.
That looks like an explosion to me, but it could just be a "spawning" event, I'll all it "the exodus".
We don't know how fast they can travel, but lets pretend that they set off at 1C (either a really big explosion, or thats the fastest they can go as they don't have FTL travel).
So that means the "exodus" occurred ~150 years ago.
What's the rough distance between Merope and Maia? I'm going to pretend it's 5ly (I'm not in that region of space at the moment so it's hard to check).
Assuming it's 5ly, then ~145 years ago the UAs got to Maia.
Now look at Merope from Maia. Look at where Maia B is in relation to Maia A and Merope. ~145 years ago did they line up?
If they did then the UAs would have got to Maia B, and Maia B would have blocked them from getting to Maia A.
Assuming the above is correct, then we need to work out which side of the planets were facing Merope ~145 years ago.
The UAs should have landed along with debris (so look for craters) on that side of the planet(s).
Things that would help the search:
Maia B having a really long orbit, it's easier when dealing with rough numbers.
Tidally locked planets. Easier to work out which side is facing Merope back then...
Good luck!
PS It seems to me if the alien homeworld did blow up in Merope, then the asteroids might contain Meta-alloys.
Has anyone fired prospector drones off at any of them?
I learned this one the hard way i ended up pancaking with my python in electra
Lots of Iron magma volcanoes, out of curiosity has anyone seen aluminium magma volcanoes?
Just asking . . . .
Just asking . . . .
That's pretty boss. I'll submit one. Thanks for the info.
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