Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn

[bitstorm]

Actually, in a way it does. The "score" changes based on what is happening currently. Once you arrive at your destination system, a specific score plays. When you get into combat, another plays. So on and so forth.

I think it's totally worth a shot just to see if any new scores play.

FWIW when I had a UA I tested this a number of time with repeat deployments.

With the UA deployed there *may be* a theme, but if it's there it's very subtle and hard to differentiate from the ambient noises.

But as others have said I gave up with the idea as the music is not something the pilot would hear, breaks the fourth wall as it were.

 

[Han_Zen]

Much tinfoil. Very Horizons. Such wow.

Seriously though, what if the big secret is just that there's insectoid alien babies floating in navy ship holds?

I have no idea what this means, but something is going on.

 

[Cmdr Delmonte[VR]]

Hi, The Anaconda "Lapsed Pacifist" will be flying tonight from around 7:30 in Timocani, most likely Friday night as well then Saturday afternoon from around
3 onwards and same again Sunday, (It helps when your better half is as obsessed as you ;-)

Playing in Mobius group more the merrier ! feel free to Wing up

BTW Asp was one of my personal favourites ! Great ship and took me a long way to Sag A and Back.

Revision of Group :- I will be using the "Milky Way Galaxy Group" I think the idea of a dedicated group should be supported. All entrants are there to advance UA capture rates and I am convinced that the more in the wing and area the better.

Flying alone last night SSS was about every 5 to 10 mins, in a wing this dropped to every 2 to 3 mins. I will discuss with Sub Cmd Outspan but im going to ask her to set up a spread sheet and time between SSS and record number of Pirates / Traps "V" Fed Convoys this will create hard data on spawn rates in and out of Wing.

Fly safe ........

 

[bitstorm]

Is there a master list of audio recordings of UA's we can download to analyze? There's a ton of youtube videos out there, but I was hoping someone had already compiled the audio only files along with the location of the recording.

Not a master list but there's a few bits in my sig "UA files". IO is a good one to use as you can hear lots of purrs and it extends the cycles for as long as possible (to 8%) to maximize the pitch change.

 

[Zenith]

I have no idea what this means, but something is going on.

This might might help explain the phrasing...
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/doge

 

[Sigon]

Of course, not saying anything about the members of the Canonn.

 

[Dommarraa]

Beginning to think?....where have you been?

Upshot is FD have told us its solvable. Their other comments seem to rule out anything but the fact that we cannot see the wood for the trees.

It's going to take a eureka moment......

I am not giving up on the mystery. I am giving up on participating in this thread. I have no interest in Reddit or anything it "discovers", and I have no interest in a super private group, there was nothing wrong with Mobius. The repeated pointless waffle just with the odd spark of sanity grinds my gears, and cant be bothered with it any more.
If you lot want to swan off into your own little clique, help yourself. I will be around in Mobius, if anyone sees me, wing up and I will assist. The one who spots it, gets it.

Fly Sparky Cmdrs

 

[Patau82]

Possibly another UA found in Bast (clicky-clicky)

- - - Updated - - -

It's midnight, I'm heading to bed. Don't solve anything til I wake up haha o7

nice we've got some competition, maybe we could send a cannon wing to requisition it

 

[Han_Zen]

I am not giving up on the mystery. I am giving up on participating in this thread. I have no interest in Reddit or anything it "discovers", and I have no interest in a super private group, there was nothing wrong with Mobius. The repeated pointless waffle just with the odd spark of sanity grinds my gears, and cant be bothered with it any more.
If you lot want to swan off into your own little clique, help yourself. I will be around in Mobius, if anyone sees me, wing up and I will assist. The one who spots it, gets it.

Fly Sparky Cmdrs

You will be back. You need the madness. It triggers you ;-)

I'm always in open (I will only use the "Tinfoil group" if an event is going on there).

I'll wave if I see you in open. O7

Go get yourselfe one now.

Fly safe.

 

[cyberus]

OK Lets asume that the wing video is an hint.
What happens there? An transport carrying UA.... And it's get invited to a wing of 3 and made them 4 wingman... After that its get interdicted ? Have been this scenario tested yet?

 

[RedWizzard]

I am not giving up on the mystery. I am giving up on participating in this thread. I have no interest in Reddit or anything it "discovers", and I have no interest in a super private group, there was nothing wrong with Mobius. The repeated pointless waffle just with the odd spark of sanity grinds my gears, and cant be bothered with it any more.
If you lot want to swan off into your own little clique, help yourself. I will be around in Mobius, if anyone sees me, wing up and I will assist. The one who spots it, gets it.

Fly Sparky Cmdrs

The benefit of the UA group if you're hunting UAs is that you know those commanders are likely ready to assist. I can just send the wing invite. If I'm in Mobius or open I need to see who is online and then figure out or ask them if they are interested.

 

[Cmdr Delmonte[VR]]

The benefit of the UA group if you're hunting UAs is that you know those commanders are likely ready to assist. I can just send the wing invite. If I'm in Mobius or open I need to see who is online and then figure out or ask them if they are interested.

To add to this... If you are in the group then you already KNOW the UA is going to get tested, maybe destroyed you join the group to advance the knowledge, not for personal gain IMHO of course ..

 

[Arcanonn]

I am not giving up on the mystery. I am giving up on participating in this thread. I have no interest in Reddit or anything it "discovers", and I have no interest in a super private group, there was nothing wrong with Mobius. The repeated pointless waffle just with the odd spark of sanity grinds my gears, and cant be bothered with it any more.
If you lot want to swan off into your own little clique, help yourself. I will be around in Mobius, if anyone sees me, wing up and I will assist. The one who spots it, gets it.

Fly Sparky Cmdrs

That's totally your decision and I respect that, and understand.....

"If you lot want to swan off into your own little clique, help yourself."??....... Your grumpy and abrasive manner will be a big miss.......and I actually mean that whole heartedly. We will be here if you change your mind and I hope that you do....and if not all the best out there and thank you for what you have contributed.

Fly Sternly Cmdr

 

[QuantumDelpha]

I got a test for you guys that isn't destructive this time.
Everything from UAs so far has been related to sound, and the hint was to listen to them.

I was thinking about what things relate to sound in ED that might be a bit out-field when I remembered that if you aim at an Ammonia planet, it makes no sound (unlike most planets) and even mutes the ambient music.
Nothing else in the game effects volume of the music of the game like ammonia planets do. Ammonia planets effect sound, for some reason. I can't see any logical reason why they would, it isn't like Ammonia is used for soundproofing or something in real life, and water planets in-game make noise, so it isn't the fact that its core is shielded by fluid.

Perhaps bring a UA to an Ammonia planet, and not any in particular, but rather the one at BD-02 4304. Why there? Because that's where the Cerberus Plague started. The plauge that people think might be related to Thargoids due to us using the Mycoid virus on them in FFE.
So tl;dr, UA is Thargoid - Thargoids live on Ammonia planets - Thargoids may have started the Cerberus Plague - It started in a system with an Ammonia planet in it - Ammonia planets effect sound - UA gives off interesting sounds

 

[clavain]

I am not giving up on the mystery. I am giving up on participating in this thread. I have no interest in Reddit or anything it "discovers", and I have no interest in a super private group, there was nothing wrong with Mobius. The repeated pointless waffle just with the odd spark of sanity grinds my gears, and cant be bothered with it any more.
If you lot want to swan off into your own little clique, help yourself. I will be around in Mobius, if anyone sees me, wing up and I will assist. The one who spots it, gets it.

Fly Sparky Cmdrs

We all get grumpy and fed up in stages. Take a break for a while, it will do you good. I had to, and came back sooner than I thought I would, and now I am grumpy again. I was short with Murp yesterday, for which I apologise, but it gets tiring being told there is only One True Way and One True Place to work on solving the UA puzzle. This place works fine for me, and I can filter out/skim the stuff I am not interested in and focus on the bits I am. As to going over to Reddit to help folks, we have our hands full helping folks and dealing with the same questions from new players here, so I don't have time, or patience, for that (I rarely do here, and do it less and less). Anyways, I will unignore Murp, at least until he mentions Reddit and how we are all doing things wrong again. ;-)

As to groups, I am heading back from the Rift ( currently 7.5K out after managing about 3K last night) and hopefully will be in the bubble and refit for UA hunting (and Fuel Ratting) this weekend. I usually play in Mobius in the bubble, and Open while out exploring, but am happy to go into our private group as need be if it makes things easier once a chase begins to wing up, or for special events. I won't be in it all the time though. No strong views on that either way, other than we don't want to start splintering off into multiple private groups that make it more difficult for new folks to participate in either, or for all of us to know what is going on.

 

[Murp]

We all get grumpy and fed up in stages. Take a break for a while, it will do you good. I had to, and came back sooner than I thought I would, and now I am grumpy again. I was short with Murp yesterday, for which I apologise, but it gets tiring being told there is only One True Way and One True Place to work on solving the UA puzzle. This place works fine for me, and I can filter out/skim the stuff I am not interested in and focus on the bits I am. As to going over to Reddit to help folks, we have our hands full helping folks and dealing with the same questions from new players here, so I don't have time, or patience, for that (I rarely do here, and do it less and less). Anyways, I will unignore Murp, at least until he mentions Reddit and how we are all doing things wrong again. ;-)

As to groups, I am heading back from the Rift ( currently 7.5K out after managing about 3K last night) and hopefully will be in the bubble and refit for UA hunting (and Fuel Ratting) this weekend. I usually play in Mobius in the bubble, and Open while out exploring, but am happy to go into our private group as need be if it makes things easier once a chase begins to wing up, or for special events. I won't be in it all the time though. No strong views on that either way, other than we don't want to start splintering off into multiple private groups that make it more difficult for new folks to participate in either, or for all of us to know what is going on.

I'm guessing you still had me ignored when I posted earlier, so you might want to go back in read that.

TL;DR: I was sleep deprived, people misunderstood what I was saying, **** went down, it's over. Let's get back to work.

 

[danubezoe]

Our private group may have its merits for UA tests or whatever but I agree With Clavain and Dommarraa - less splintering would be preferable.

The hunt is still on.
And the one true way for the guy (me) that brings coffee to the janitor's assistant, is to bring the janitor's assistant coffee
Cheers
Danubezoe

 

[Rauminen]

Any chance you know what frequency this is (in Hz?) I'm not sure exactly what the chittering is.

Ok, so... for the terminology:
- Howl is the big whale noise "starting a cycle" - it is the sound that is played when the UA lights up.

- Chittering follows right after the howl, and plays as long as the lights are showing - this is the Morse, the "data part" of the sound. I think it's about y=75 on your image.
(there is a sort of "encapsulating" sound curving up in pitch at the start, and down at the end - best heard about 300m out, most of my vids have this) This Morse code always spells out the name of the nearest astronomical object, regardless of you having cartographic data for it or not.

- Purrs are the trombone-like sounds, normally 2 types (hi-low) that play all the way, usually 4-6 in one cycle. They are sometimes present even during/under howls, and there's never 3 of the same type in a row ("rule of 2"). There has also been a mention of different pitched purrs, that seem to occur at the very beginning of the recordings, however I'm not sure if that took us anywhere.
There has also been work done transcribing these to a binary dictionary, it's in a spreadsheet somewhere. I would give credit because it's due, but my memory betrays me... halp?

- There's also a background noise, which again contains morse - always the same: VID 8 or HIB 8 according to people with better ear than mine.
In some videos, this background noise is gone, and the number of purrs per cycle goes down to 3 or even 2. This seems to happen with a lot of ships present, really close to the UA. This is an avenue we are still investigating.

NOW. What's interesting for me about the dynamic spectrum you made is that it's capturing more data than the ones I've seen in the higher regions. Question - can you confirm what's the sound around y=290 on your image? It also seems to "die off" about 2 cycles before the end. Weird.

 

[LordZoltan]

We all get grumpy and fed up in stages. Take a break for a while, it will do you good. I had to, and came back sooner than I thought I would, and now I am grumpy again. I was short with Murp yesterday, for which I apologise, but it gets tiring being told there is only One True Way and One True Place to work on solving the UA puzzle. This place works fine for me, and I can filter out/skim the stuff I am not interested in and focus on the bits I am. As to going over to Reddit to help folks, we have our hands full helping folks and dealing with the same questions from new players here, so I don't have time, or patience, for that (I rarely do here, and do it less and less). Anyways, I will unignore Murp, at least until he mentions Reddit and how we are all doing things wrong again. ;-)

As to groups, I am heading back from the Rift ( currently 7.5K out after managing about 3K last night) and hopefully will be in the bubble and refit for UA hunting (and Fuel Ratting) this weekend. I usually play in Mobius in the bubble, and Open while out exploring, but am happy to go into our private group as need be if it makes things easier once a chase begins to wing up, or for special events. I won't be in it all the time though. No strong views on that either way, other than we don't want to start splintering off into multiple private groups that make it more difficult for new folks to participate in either, or for all of us to know what is going on.

Yeah definitely don't want any more PGs!

I wanna head back, but I'm getting lots of stern looks from my wife whenever I even think about playing at the moment - it's spooky.

And you're right - tempers just get frayed. We've all been there - glad you and Murp have (hopefully) buried the hatchet!

We should take a moment to reflect that we still haven't succumbed to Godwin's Law yet

In fact, the only thing that astonishes me more than that we still haven't yet cracked this thing, is that there are still loads of people on this thread that keep contributing, and even when people do inevitably walk off, they typically come back (myself included there).

Well done all.

Spoiler

You bunch of n@zis you

Note - I realise that there might be people here for whom that word will be a genuinely intractable offence - I will remove this attempt at humour and the typical rude word filter sidestepping if that is the case...

Now - how's about a breakthrough

A quick update from me(no, not a breakthrough ) - I'm now nearly half way though 'And Here the Wheel' and the most likely link I can find to anything going on for us is a link between Soontill Relics and the Garry clan (who were mentioned as selling them in Galnet a while ago). I mentioned a link, without specifics, yesterday - but thought I'd just stick it out there now.

It doesn't mean anything specific, other than the fact that FD chose to put a direct link from those relics to the events in the book.

Even Drew didn't get that kind of endorsement - all the stories about Senator Loren were, I believe, originated by him. Perhaps the Soontill Galnets were originated by John Harper - would be nice to know.

Anyway - I know there are others here that have read it already - just wanted to get that background into my head myself, in case there's a detail anybody else has missed.

 

[Rauminen]

Doh, out of the blue - we've taken one of these guys to Jackson's Lighthouse, right? (0 pop system, no starports, but aligned to Federation, ominous description, mentioned in Galnet recently)

Edit: I can't find it in the wiki, but from memory I think I saw a mention of this a few hundred pages back.... can anyone confirm for 100% please?