Unknown Signal or other events?

djkling

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OK guys, help me here... I see these "unknown signals" or something like that when in hypercruise. What are they, how do i get to them, etc?

Also, are there other events I can find?

Its not like eve where I can scan down special spots so... what do I do?

Thanks all :)
 

RangerThunder

RangerThunder
Instances

Hello. The unknown signals are random instances: they range from a police check to a pirate ambush.

A popular instance is the federal distress signal where a battle rages between Federal and Eranin forces. You can find it near the planet Eranin 2.

By the way to enter these instances you proceed the same way as with the space stations. Just exit super cruise when the tool tip shows.
 

djkling

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Sounds fun! Thanks!
No other way to find them than randomly? Ie scan them down etc?

As you can tell I used to play eve a bit and this is a more mature and skillful game IMHO.
 

Rog

Rog
djkling said:
Sounds fun! Thanks!
No other way to find them than randomly? Ie scan them down etc?

As you can tell I used to play eve a bit and this is a more mature and skillful game IMHO.
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Target them first, fly to within 1000km of them and drop out of supercruise. You want to be going slow enough to avoid damaging your ship. You might have to wait a few seconds for whatever's going to be there to show up.

Sometimes you get cargo floating about - sometimes it's gold. :)
Just watch out if it *IS* gold, and other ships show up. They will currently start blasting away at you immediately.
 

Caylo

Caylo
Checking out signal contacts can really pay off. Just last night I, uh, rescued two slaves that had been kidnapped by some wanted criminal in a Hauler. Of course I made sure to drop them off safely at the next starport!
 

Nomadski

Nomadski
I've spent a few days doing gold runs in the system with Freeport and it paid great dividends.

I would say though its pure luck whether you get a bunch of cannisters, and then more luck for it to be gold. More often than not its Explosives or Cobalt.

The feeling though when you do drop and there are 7 gold cannisters, and you know there is every possibility you have about 30 seconds to collect as many as possible before heat shows up, is pretty exciting. I spent the time constantly switching radar spread so I could better gauge nearest cannister, plus getting best heads up if enemies spawn.

Probably got myself about 200k from the gold (in a Viper), over a few hours for 3 days. Your results may vary.
 

forger

forger
yeah, those are now just random with some logic, like agricultural system can have grain canisters at the USS while anarchy can have GOLD (but not only, other minerals and toxic waste i saw there too)

but it's something to keep you occupied for some time :)
 

Sandmann

Sandmann
I stopped at one last night and found a Lakon type 9 with a wanted tag. I had a go at him and he spewed out about 30 tons of explosives then ran away before I could get him to zero. Pity I already had a full hold.
 
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