What I would like to know is the logic for their placement. I want to know if there are in-game clues to finding them. It boggles my mind to think that these guys just randomly stumbled across a *persistent* site. Like the chances are astronomical, so how? Of all the millions of kilometers on Merope 5C, what is it that lead them to that exact point?
UAs, Barnacles & More Thread 5 - The Canonn
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I predicted yesterday in this thread that they might be found on the outer planet of a system in order to better "filter" (being Barnacles) or access the nebula, which appears to be true, in this case at least. Being organic they could also require to be in the "Goldilocks" zone for temperature, which also appears to be true for this case.
So I would suggest looking for other outer planets in nebulae that are at a reasonable temperature for life as we know it.
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This was incredibly difficult to find even with the co-ordinates. Maybe that's just me!
It sounds very like the UA and emits the same little blue sparkly things. The structures are all made of the foam metal and there is a design on the main "barnacle".
Best pics I could get of it...
It sounds very like the UA and emits the same little blue sparkly things. The structures are all made of the foam metal and there is a design on the main "barnacle".
Best pics I could get of it...
No obvious special conditions? No reason for it to be there? Disappointing (for now)!
There...
The fact that there is nothing remarkable about the planet/moon (rocky, low grav etc) is disappointing after all of our theorising.
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Damn it why does this all happen while Im at work .
Awesome find for sure. I could swear I was close last night in Elephant's Trunk, but it would honestly have been weird to find the first outside the Pleiades Nebula.
That 2km view distance looks brutal, no wonder it went so long trying to brute force this
. Awesome find for sure. I could swear I was close last night in Elephant's Trunk, but it would honestly have been weird to find the first outside the Pleiades Nebula.
That 2km view distance looks brutal, no wonder it went so long trying to brute force this
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Some things I've noted so far. They emit particles and sounds similar to UA. The spikes yield Phosphorous, Nickel, Carbon, Iron, Manganese, Sulphur, Mercury, Arsenic, Germanium - seems they are "feeding" or at least composed of some of the stuff in the nebula. Also, they make some sort of "digging" type noise (best I can explain it) like there is movement undergound. My theory is we will find them in the yellowish sulphur areas. It seems to me that these areas are kind of like "riverbeds" and have had flowing liquid of some sort from geysers or volcanic activity in the past. I'm no scientist, just some thoughts I had.
Edit: also, I think they were onto something about the planet being far from the sun, as the melting point clue in the description mentions they probably dont like it too hot.
Edit: also, I think they were onto something about the planet being far from the sun, as the melting point clue in the description mentions they probably dont like it too hot.
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Music is off, that high pitch sound is the barnacle, as well as the rumblings.
The info seemed to say outside the Blue POI (static placement, not random spawn)
But the SRV WaveScanner pinged it
Congrats on the find to the lucky CMDR's, and congrats to all who helped in the search!
Now to science this one, investigate that transmissions, and find the others!
Now to science this one, investigate that transmissions, and find the others!
I think the same way
Michael Brookes
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I'm afraid not - the nebula that they can be found in relates to their origin and I can't talk about that.
Michael
yes... yes it does.
No obvious special conditions? No reason for it to be there? Disappointing (for now)!
There...
I have said it once but I will repeat since everything is getting lost in this thread, I've added a picture this time, This is what the place it was found looks like from orbit:
See how it's pretty damn obvious? I theorized in the last thread they could be in these because FD describe them in a video as being mineral deposits, and that's the ideal place for a Barnacle to grow its meta alloys.
I would be willing to bet this is the special condition it requires. And I will be testing it shortly by scouring the hell out of other bits like this on the same planet, and then on other planets around the place.
The center cone points right at Merope
Maybe all day side on tidal locked planet?
Maybe all day side on tidal locked planet?
OMG! now the party starts!
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I tried this, and also landslides. nope.
Man the barnacle is so creepy sounding! It sounds like there's a creature inside!
But from the sound of that it means they can only be found in the Pleiades?
Your original statement gave me hope I could find one out where I was
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