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'''Thargoid Maelstroms''' are colossal artificial formations composed of highly corrosive gas clouds, deployed by the [[Thargoid|Thargoids]]. Their size is over 100 kilometres in diameter and resembles a small nebula. In orbits above [[Ammonia World|ammonia worlds]], they act as beachheads for invading Thargoid forces in adjacent systems. All Maelstroms were named after gods of thunder from various ancient Earth mythologies. | '''Thargoid Maelstroms''' are colossal artificial formations composed of highly corrosive gas clouds, deployed by the [[Thargoid|Thargoids]]. Their size is over 100 kilometres in diameter and resembles a small nebula. In orbits above [[Ammonia World|ammonia worlds]], they act as beachheads for invading Thargoid forces in adjacent systems. All Maelstroms were named after gods of thunder from various ancient Earth mythologies. | ||
Eight Maelstroms arrived to the [[Core Systems|core systems]] at the end of November and in December 3308 after having traveled thousands of light years at superluminal speeds, bringing about the most devastating Thargoid attacks ever recorded. Although mysterious at first, their Thargoid origin was never disputed and chemical signatures confirmed it. The | == Background == | ||
Eight Maelstroms arrived to the [[Core Systems|core systems]] at the end of November and in December 3308 after having traveled thousands of light years at superluminal speeds, bringing about the most devastating Thargoid attacks ever recorded. Although mysterious at first, their Thargoid origin was never disputed and chemical signatures confirmed it. The innards could not be explored at first because of caustic clouds and repulsing electromagnetic energy waves that appeared to be generated from a denser 'core' region of the cloud. They also generate the disruptive field first witnessed from the Major Anomaly in [[HIP 22460]], incapacitating any [[Guardian]]-based technology in their star systems. | |||
An important breakthrough was when reinstated [[Aegis]] developed and started production of the [[Caustic Sink Launcher]] by next March, which allows a ship to survive longer in caustic enviroments. Pilots used it to collect more [[Caustic Shard|Shards]] of crystalised caustic gas and [[Caustic Tissue Sample|Tissue Samples]] extracted from [[Thargoid Caustic Generator|Thargoid Caustic Generators]] that were already known to generate the clouds. Another big breakthrough was making the [[Thargoid Pulse Neutraliser]] accessible in May, removing the last obstacle to reaching the inner regions. Gargantuan constructs surrounded by an [[Asteroids|asteroid]] field and Thargoid vessels were discovered inside, thus validating speculations that the Maelstroms obscure some sort of mothership. | An important breakthrough was when reinstated [[Aegis]] developed and started production of the [[Caustic Sink Launcher]] by next March, which allows a ship to survive longer in caustic enviroments. Pilots used it to collect more [[Caustic Shard|Shards]] of crystalised caustic gas and [[Caustic Tissue Sample|Tissue Samples]] extracted from [[Thargoid Caustic Generator|Thargoid Caustic Generators]] that were already known to generate the clouds. Another big breakthrough was making the [[Thargoid Pulse Neutraliser]] accessible in May, removing the last obstacle to reaching the inner regions. Gargantuan constructs surrounded by an [[Asteroids|asteroid]] field and Thargoid vessels were discovered inside, thus validating speculations that the Maelstroms obscure some sort of mothership. These immense structures were designated [[Thargoid Titan|Thargoid Titans]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Over the coming weeks, 7 more anomalies were detected, in a large semicircle around the core systems, all of their courses converging on human inhabited space. | Over the coming weeks, 7 more anomalies were detected, in a large semicircle around the core systems, all of their courses converging on human inhabited space. | ||
== Locations == | == Locations == | ||
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!Arrival Date | !Arrival Date | ||
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taranis Taranis] | |Taranis<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taranis Wikipedia: Taranis]</ref> | ||
| Hyades Sector FB-N b7-6 | | Hyades Sector FB-N b7-6 | ||
|29 November 3308 | |29 November 3308 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra Indra] | | Indra<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra Wikipedia: Indra]</ref> | ||
|HIP 20567 | |HIP 20567 | ||
|1 December 3308 | |1 December 3308 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigong Leigong] | |Leigong<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigong Wikipedia: Leigong]</ref> | ||
|HIP 8887 | |HIP 8887 | ||
| 1 December 3308 | | 1 December 3308 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocijo Cocijo] | |Cocijo<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocijo Wikipedia: Cocijo]</ref> | ||
| | |Sol | ||
| | | 5 December 3310 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | | Oya<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oya Wikipedia: Oya]</ref> | ||
|Cephei Sector BV-Y b4 | |Cephei Sector BV-Y b4 | ||
|8 December 3308 | |8 December 3308 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor Thor] | | Thor<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor Wikipedia: Thor]</ref> | ||
|Col 285 Sector IG-O c6-5 | |Col 285 Sector IG-O c6-5 | ||
|15 December 3308 | |15 December 3308 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raijin Raijin] | |Raijin<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raijin Wikipedia: Raijin]</ref> | ||
|Pegasi Sector IH-U b3-3 | |Pegasi Sector IH-U b3-3 | ||
| 15 December 3308 | | 15 December 3308 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadad Hadad] | |Hadad<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadad Wikipedia: Hadad]</ref> | ||
|HIP 30377 | |HIP 30377 | ||
|15 December 3308 | |15 December 3308 | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Notes== | == Notes == | ||
*Thargoid Maelstroms were introduced in Update 14 for ''[[Elite Dangerous: Odyssey]]'' on 29 November 2022, along with new [[Second Thargoid War|Thargoid war]] mechanics. | *Thargoid Maelstroms were introduced in Update 14 for ''[[Elite Dangerous: Odyssey]]'' on 29 November 2022, along with new [[Second Thargoid War|Thargoid war]] mechanics. | ||
== Videos == | |||
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File:Elite Dangerous - Intermediate Tutorial - Into The Maelstrom | |||
File:Dawn of the Darkest Days | |||
</gallery> | |||
== References == | |||
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{{Thargoids}} | {{Thargoids}} | ||
[[ru:Таргоидский вихрь]] | [[ru:Таргоидский вихрь]] | ||