Odd thought: Looking at the similarities between SAP 8 Core and SAG A* at the core. On my cheapo US keyboard, * is shift 8. possibly the SAP8 is what is needed at SAG A* ? With or w/o the UA?
Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn
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You don't possibly think there's a lack of volunteers on that one, do you? There are people flying to SagA regularly this time of year.
@ Kulin. Got a bit of testing. The calculator works well.
If 1s are on the bootom of the image, we punch the symbols top down. Star with 7 end with 13 (left image).
I think the individual numbers for the left image are: 7, 3, 4, 3, 3, 8, 3, 13 = 183306107273
There are offcource more options. This is just an example.
If 1s are on the bootom of the image, we punch the symbols top down. Star with 7 end with 13 (left image).
I think the individual numbers for the left image are: 7, 3, 4, 3, 3, 8, 3, 13 = 183306107273
There are offcource more options. This is just an example.
Bit random, but is there anywhere that might give you a reflection of your ship? I mean a black hole with weird gravitational lensing or something like that? Something that could be a portal to another alternate universe?
The 'two snakes' riddle got me wondering if you could find somewhere where there were 'two snakes looking at each other, but both are the same' that might mean somewhere where your ship (named after a snake) can see another version of itself (alluding to another parallel universe perhaps) then that might be where to take a UA to, in order to 'open the door'.
Prolly a stupid idea but from a SciFi point of view it seemed kinda cool and semi-worth asking.
The 'two snakes' riddle got me wondering if you could find somewhere where there were 'two snakes looking at each other, but both are the same' that might mean somewhere where your ship (named after a snake) can see another version of itself (alluding to another parallel universe perhaps) then that might be where to take a UA to, in order to 'open the door'.
Prolly a stupid idea but from a SciFi point of view it seemed kinda cool and semi-worth asking.
Only place that has light bending properties that I can think of is a black hole, however it doesn't bend it perfectly so you can see your ship. It also gave me the spooks something fierce.
Look at that video. The thing is designed to to exactly what it does in that video clip. YOu can even see the explosion starts at the bottom cylinders. Which are stored energy. Each little explosion triggers the next sending the energy up to the node. After that it looks like it opens a rip in space.
These things are sending the info through the rip it makes to whomever.
I think after they all have done what they are designed to do explode like that after scanning. Some more strange happenings will start. Or perhaps something will come through the rip. Or the rip will stay open? Who knows because you guys wont let the last 2 off these things do EXACTLY what they are designed to do.
Just let them go see what happens.
I am sure if i am wrong the devs wont let this die and not release a couple more for you to figure out what they do. BUt by simplest explanation the clip of them exploding it EXACTLY what they do.
And people thinking if you take them to sag A. How do you think something that lasts for only 6 min at most or less on its own would ever survive a trip to sag a. It was not designed to do that. It was designed to collect data - explode- send data through rip
Here is a drawing diagram of an EMP bomb. These UAs blow up like an EMP bomb. The explosion increases the energy stored in the device.
These devices are exploding the way they do to send the power up to the blub/node that opens the rip/door/wormhole and sends the info.
I think once the last of these UAs have sent the final message something will happen.
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Yeah that's all I can think of too. The fact that FD have mentioned that riddle twice now made me think it was somehow significant, possibly to this hunt...
Has anyone tried a highres printscreen of that canisters and try to scan the barcode with a barcode scanner?
I should be able to do it with what we have if it's actually a real barcode. Gimme a moment.
JOB DONE! And... nothing. The barcode doesn't follow normal barcode format from what I can tell. My barcode scanner, cell phone barcode reader, and me manually trying to translate it was fruitless.
Invtered and cleaned raw barcode:
Barcode reconstruction:
I tried to translate it to raw numbers, but it doesn't follow the traditional barcode format for any numbering system I know.
I don't think this has anything to do with the artefact at all.
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I just said that also. These things are designed to do what they do Scan - explode - send data through the rip
Look back 2 posts
No offense, but I spent 70+ hours hunting mine down & probably another 30 since shuttling it around. My Anaconda & trading run can do 6M credits an hour, so if you can offer me 600M credits (for the opportunity cost), I'd be happy to just let it die in space. You're also welcome to find one & do that test yourself. But destruction/sale are the very last resorts for me, when there is nothing left to test & we've given up all hope of solving the mystery, content just to let a future update explain it away for us.
Barring that, it's also following cargo rules in space (death after 5 minutes, grab a ton of biowaste/scrap & try it). My ship identifies the Unknown Artefact as a "Canister / Unknown Artefact / Illegal Salvage" - https://youtu.be/eQ-T7590WeA?t=2m25s (pause immediately). It's health ticks down at the same rate as other cargo (see RatKing's recent mega-test of UA + Sap-8 + Painite, they all lost HP at the same rate).
That said, your thoughts on the design of the UA may well be correct. The "top" of it certainly looks like it can open & I wouldn't be surprised if the pods' contents could go out through it.
Thank you. Was worth a shot!
GOod job!*Also, does this post give any new hints? It's a galnet post. I couldn't find references to it in this thread.
"10 JUL 3301
[h=3] Breakthrough in Artefact Research?[/h]Breakthrough in Artefact Research?
After meticulous and sometimes tedious investigation, scientists working under Dr Arcanonn have uncovered that the recently discovered "Unknown Artefacts" may have some basis in human technology.
Audio studies of the objects show that they emit a distorted but audible signal matching the very long-established Earth signalling scheme morse code, through which the artefact broadcasts the identity of the nearest celestial body when released into free space.
Speculation is rife as to what purpose the artefacts have - scanners, navigational aids, or Thargoid homing-beacons. All of which is considered more concerning now that it is understood that the artefacts appear to have knowledge of morse code, and thus potentially other human technologies, embedded within them.
Dr Arcanonn's team have renewed their plea to the Federal Government to release any information they possess about the artefacts in order to assist with the continuing research.
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Thank you. Was worth a shot!
*Also, does this post give any new hints? It's a galnet post. I couldn't find references to it in this thread.
"10 JUL 3301
Breakthrough in Artefact Research?
Breakthrough in Artefact Research?
After meticulous and sometimes tedious investigation, scientists working under Dr Arcanonn have uncovered that the recently discovered "Unknown Artefacts" may have some basis in human technology.
Audio studies of the objects show that they emit a distorted but audible signal matching the very long-established Earth signalling scheme morse code, through which the artefact broadcasts the identity of the nearest celestial body when released into free space.
Speculation is rife as to what purpose the artefacts have - scanners, navigational aids, or Thargoid homing-beacons. All of which is considered more concerning now that it is understood that the artefacts appear to have knowledge of morse code, and thus potentially other human technologies, embedded within them.
Dr Arcanonn's team have renewed their plea to the Federal Government to release any information they possess about the artefacts in order to assist with the continuing research.
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It was player-submitted by someone in this thread (CMDR QQ IIRC?). Again, if I remember it right, FDev posted it without modifications. Perhaps someone else can confirm?
I see. I guess that means all those parts in the message are at least correctly assumed.
That whole riddle was a reference to Conan the barbarian, i don't think it was a hint about this lol
The riddle only has one answer. john milius.
I dont see how john milius has anything to do with these UA's
LOL I do jest. Yes maybe putting both near each other and letting them do what they are supposed to do and scan-explode-send info through rip
BUt anyway i still say the only answer to the riddle was john milius. With out him no one would of remembered Conan. The producer for conan wanted dustin hoffman as conan. john milius said no way.
Confirmed.
How would you know how the answer can be reached without first knowing what the answer is?
You keep saying that, but I don't think anyone is willing to let their artefact self destruct just to see if your right. You'll have better luck going to get some of your own.
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