Ancient Ruins: Difference between revisions
Melville Expedition |
More sites |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Refimprove}} | {{Refimprove}} | ||
[[File:Ancient Ruins high contrast.png|right|300px|The Ancient Ruins on Synuefe XR-H d11-102 1 B, shown in high contrast]] | [[File:Ancient Ruins high contrast.png|right|300px|The Ancient Ruins on Synuefe XR-H d11-102 1 B, shown in high contrast]] | ||
'''Ancient Ruins''' are ruins belonging to an alien race known as the [[Guardians]]. The first Ancient Ruins site was discovered on October 27, 3302 by CMDR XDeath in the Synuefe XR-H d11-102 system.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/59l4hk/cmdr_xdeath_found_the_monolith/</ref><ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300054-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-9-The-Canonn</ref> | '''Ancient Ruins''' are ruins belonging to an alien race known as the [[Guardians]]. The first Ancient Ruins site was discovered on October 27, 3302 by CMDR XDeath in the Synuefe XR-H d11-102 system.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/59l4hk/cmdr_xdeath_found_the_monolith/</ref><ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300054-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-9-The-Canonn</ref> Since January 3303, additional sites have been located in other systems. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
===Layouts=== | |||
Ancient Ruins sites have so far been found to have two different topographical configurations. | |||
The | ;Layout A: | ||
The first layout of Ancient Ruins sites consist of one main complex of apparent earthworks or buried structures in a roughly-pentagonal shape, with two sections of concentric circular earthworks or structures. Scattered among the complex are numerous clusters of obelisks, which remain functional despite their abandonment, and inert pillar-like structures placed at intervals. | |||
;Layout B: | |||
A second layout was identified with the discovery of the third Ancient Ruins site. In this layout, obelisks and other artificial structures are organized around a central, conical earthwork topped by a crater-like depression. Smaller circular earthworks of varying size surround this cone. | |||
===Data and Salvage=== | ===Data and Salvage=== | ||
The features of the ruins could be scanned to acquire encrypted data packages in various patterns: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Epsilon. In addition, there were six types of salvageable items that could be found: Ancient Orbs, Tablets, Totems, Urns, Caskets, and Relics. | The features of the ruins could be scanned to acquire encrypted data packages in various patterns: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon. In addition, there were six types of salvageable items that could be found: Ancient Orbs, Tablets, Totems, Urns, Caskets, and Relics. When holding different combinations of relics with Ram Tah's decryption program, the data packages can be decrypted to reveal information about the Guardians. | ||
==History== | |||
===Decryption=== | ===Decryption=== | ||
Beginning on January 10, 3303, [[Engineers|Engineer]] [[Ram Tah]] provided a free decryption program to all ships that docked at any station in the Meene system, which allowed them to decrypt the data found at the ruins. The program was only usable for 28 days after receipt, as the Guardians' technology had the ability to adapt to the decryption. Investigation of the ruins using the program in conjunction with specific combinations of salvage items revealed significant details about the history and culture of the Guardians. As only 36 of 100 possible data entries could be decrypted at the initial site, it was believed that the remaining entries were at other, undiscovered sites. | Beginning on January 10, 3303, [[Engineers|Engineer]] [[Ram Tah]] provided a free decryption program to all ships that docked at any station in the Meene system, which allowed them to decrypt the data found at the ruins. The program was only usable for 28 days after receipt, as the Guardians' technology had the ability to adapt to the decryption. Investigation of the ruins using the program in conjunction with specific combinations of salvage items revealed significant details about the history and culture of the Guardians. As only 36 of 100 possible data entries could be decrypted at the initial site, it was believed that the remaining entries were at other, undiscovered sites. | ||
| Line 19: | Line 26: | ||
===The Melville Expedition=== | ===The Melville Expedition=== | ||
On February 10, 3303, personal logs surfaced from a member of an expedition to locate the Guardians' origin world led by a Professor Melville. Melville was an authority on xeno-biology who had disappeared several months earlier. Theorizing that the Guardians had once occupied a volume of space roughly equivalent to the human bubble before being forced to migrate, and that at least hundreds of ruins sites existed, Melville gathered a cadre of supporters to attempt to find these ruins. According to the logs, the expedition discovered clusters of three ruins sites in each of three systems: Synuefe LY-I b42-2, Synuefe NL-N c23-4, and Synuefe TP-F b44-0. As of February 8, in the logs' final entry, Professor Melville has seized control of the expedition ship and cut off all communication to the rest of the galaxy.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/589db33015ac1c292f68b825 Galactic News: Intriguing Expedition Record Surfaces]</ref> | On February 10, 3303, personal logs surfaced from a member of an expedition to locate the Guardians' origin world led by a Professor Melville. Melville was an authority on xeno-biology who had disappeared several months earlier. Theorizing that the Guardians had once occupied a volume of space roughly equivalent to the human bubble before being forced to migrate, and that at least hundreds of ruins sites existed, Melville gathered a cadre of supporters to attempt to find these ruins. According to the logs, the expedition discovered clusters of three ruins sites in each of three systems: Synuefe LY-I b42-2, Synuefe NL-N c23-4, and Synuefe TP-F b44-0. As of February 8, in the logs' final entry, Professor Melville has seized control of the expedition ship and cut off all communication to the rest of the galaxy.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/589db33015ac1c292f68b825 Galactic News: Intriguing Expedition Record Surfaces]</ref> | ||
===Sites 6 and 7=== | |||
Three days before the Melville Expedition was revealed, CMDRs Madwax, mGtRd, and Nooblz discovered a sixth Ancient Ruins site on planet 8 C of the COL 173 Sector KY-Q d5-47 system. The following day, they also located a second site on the same planet, marking the first example of a planet featuring more than one site. The CMDRs withheld their discoveries, hoping to locate a third site that they believed was on the planet before making an announcement, but the Melville Expedition information caused them to alter their plans and announce the find early.<ref name="6 and 7" /> | |||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
| Line 25: | Line 35: | ||
! Planet | ! Planet | ||
! Surface Coordinates | ! Surface Coordinates | ||
! Site Layout | |||
! Notes | ! Notes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 30: | Line 41: | ||
| 1 B | | 1 B | ||
| -31.806, -128.937 | | -31.806, -128.937 | ||
| A | |||
| First Ancient Ruins site discovered on Oct. 27, 3302 by CMDR XDeath | | First Ancient Ruins site discovered on Oct. 27, 3302 by CMDR XDeath | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 35: | Line 47: | ||
| B 1 | | B 1 | ||
| -29.10, -30.51 | | -29.10, -30.51 | ||
| A | |||
| Second site discovered on Jan. 29, 3303 by CMDR Zorbaq<ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300054-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-9-The-Canonn?p=5079311&viewfull=1#post5079311</ref> | | Second site discovered on Jan. 29, 3303 by CMDR Zorbaq<ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300054-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-9-The-Canonn?p=5079311&viewfull=1#post5079311</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 40: | Line 53: | ||
| C 3 | | C 3 | ||
| 29.42, -59.54 | | 29.42, -59.54 | ||
| B | |||
| Third site discovered on Jan. 30, 3303 by CMDR Khenistry<ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300054-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-9-The-Canonn?p=5083224&viewfull=1#post5083224</ref> | | Third site discovered on Jan. 30, 3303 by CMDR Khenistry<ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300054-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-9-The-Canonn?p=5083224&viewfull=1#post5083224</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 45: | Line 59: | ||
| C 1 | | C 1 | ||
| 19.534, -141.787 | | 19.534, -141.787 | ||
| A | |||
| Fourth site discovered on Feb. 2, 3303 by CMDR Clanga and CMDR Zwei34<ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300054-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-9-The-Canonn?p=5104589&viewfull=1#post5104589</ref> | | Fourth site discovered on Feb. 2, 3303 by CMDR Clanga and CMDR Zwei34<ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300054-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-9-The-Canonn?p=5104589&viewfull=1#post5104589</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 50: | Line 65: | ||
| 9 B | | 9 B | ||
| -23.382, 178.909 | | -23.382, 178.909 | ||
| B | |||
| Fifth site discovered on Feb. 3, 3303 by CMDR Artyomska<ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300054-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-9-The-Canonn?p=5108902&viewfull=1#post5108902</ref> | | Fifth site discovered on Feb. 3, 3303 by CMDR Artyomska<ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300054-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-9-The-Canonn?p=5108902&viewfull=1#post5108902</ref> | ||
|- | |||
| COL 173 Sector KY-Q d5-47 | |||
| 8 C | |||
| 16.270, 18.128 | |||
| A | |||
| Sixth site discovered on Feb. 7, 3303 by CMDR Madwax, CMDR mGtRd, and CMDR Nooblz<ref name="6 and 7">https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300054-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-9-The-Canonn?p=5137501&viewfull=1#post5137501</ref> | |||
|- | |||
| COL 173 Sector KY-Q d5-47 | |||
| 8 C | |||
| 46.07, -171.33 | |||
| B | |||
| Seventh site discovered on Feb. 8, 3303 by CMDR Madwax, CMDR mGtRd, and CMDR Nooblz<ref name="6 and 7" /> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Synuefe LY-I b42-2 | | Synuefe LY-I b42-2 | ||
| | |||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
| Line 58: | Line 87: | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Synuefe LY-I b42-2 | | Synuefe LY-I b42-2 | ||
| | |||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
| Line 63: | Line 93: | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Synuefe LY-I b42-2 | | Synuefe LY-I b42-2 | ||
| | |||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
| Line 68: | Line 99: | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Synuefe NL-N c23-4 | | Synuefe NL-N c23-4 | ||
| | |||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
| Line 73: | Line 105: | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Synuefe NL-N c23-4 | | Synuefe NL-N c23-4 | ||
| | |||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
| Line 78: | Line 111: | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Synuefe NL-N c23-4 | | Synuefe NL-N c23-4 | ||
| | |||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
| Line 83: | Line 117: | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Synuefe TP-F b44-0 | | Synuefe TP-F b44-0 | ||
| | |||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
| Line 88: | Line 123: | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Synuefe TP-F b44-0 | | Synuefe TP-F b44-0 | ||
| | |||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
| Line 93: | Line 129: | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Synuefe TP-F b44-0 | | Synuefe TP-F b44-0 | ||
| | |||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
Revision as of 01:07, 11 February 2017
Ancient Ruins are ruins belonging to an alien race known as the Guardians. The first Ancient Ruins site was discovered on October 27, 3302 by CMDR XDeath in the Synuefe XR-H d11-102 system.[1][2] Since January 3303, additional sites have been located in other systems.
Description
Layouts
Ancient Ruins sites have so far been found to have two different topographical configurations.
- Layout A
The first layout of Ancient Ruins sites consist of one main complex of apparent earthworks or buried structures in a roughly-pentagonal shape, with two sections of concentric circular earthworks or structures. Scattered among the complex are numerous clusters of obelisks, which remain functional despite their abandonment, and inert pillar-like structures placed at intervals.
- Layout B
A second layout was identified with the discovery of the third Ancient Ruins site. In this layout, obelisks and other artificial structures are organized around a central, conical earthwork topped by a crater-like depression. Smaller circular earthworks of varying size surround this cone.
Data and Salvage
The features of the ruins could be scanned to acquire encrypted data packages in various patterns: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon. In addition, there were six types of salvageable items that could be found: Ancient Orbs, Tablets, Totems, Urns, Caskets, and Relics. When holding different combinations of relics with Ram Tah's decryption program, the data packages can be decrypted to reveal information about the Guardians.
History
Decryption
Beginning on January 10, 3303, Engineer Ram Tah provided a free decryption program to all ships that docked at any station in the Meene system, which allowed them to decrypt the data found at the ruins. The program was only usable for 28 days after receipt, as the Guardians' technology had the ability to adapt to the decryption. Investigation of the ruins using the program in conjunction with specific combinations of salvage items revealed significant details about the history and culture of the Guardians. As only 36 of 100 possible data entries could be decrypted at the initial site, it was believed that the remaining entries were at other, undiscovered sites.
Additional Sites
On January 24, 3303, Ram Tah announced that analysis of additional data provided by the galactic community[3] had allowed him to detect additional Guardian ruin sites. Although unable to discern their exact locations, he narrowed down the possible locations to four systems: Synuefe ZL-J d10-119, Synuefe XO-P c22-17, IC 2391 Sector ZE-A d101, and IC 2391 Sector GW-V b2-4.[4] All four sites were located by February 3, 3303.
The Melville Expedition
On February 10, 3303, personal logs surfaced from a member of an expedition to locate the Guardians' origin world led by a Professor Melville. Melville was an authority on xeno-biology who had disappeared several months earlier. Theorizing that the Guardians had once occupied a volume of space roughly equivalent to the human bubble before being forced to migrate, and that at least hundreds of ruins sites existed, Melville gathered a cadre of supporters to attempt to find these ruins. According to the logs, the expedition discovered clusters of three ruins sites in each of three systems: Synuefe LY-I b42-2, Synuefe NL-N c23-4, and Synuefe TP-F b44-0. As of February 8, in the logs' final entry, Professor Melville has seized control of the expedition ship and cut off all communication to the rest of the galaxy.[5]
Sites 6 and 7
Three days before the Melville Expedition was revealed, CMDRs Madwax, mGtRd, and Nooblz discovered a sixth Ancient Ruins site on planet 8 C of the COL 173 Sector KY-Q d5-47 system. The following day, they also located a second site on the same planet, marking the first example of a planet featuring more than one site. The CMDRs withheld their discoveries, hoping to locate a third site that they believed was on the planet before making an announcement, but the Melville Expedition information caused them to alter their plans and announce the find early.[6]
Locations
| System | Planet | Surface Coordinates | Site Layout | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synuefe XR-H d11-102 | 1 B | -31.806, -128.937 | A | First Ancient Ruins site discovered on Oct. 27, 3302 by CMDR XDeath |
| IC 2391 Sector GW-V b2-4 | B 1 | -29.10, -30.51 | A | Second site discovered on Jan. 29, 3303 by CMDR Zorbaq[7] |
| IC 2391 Sector ZE-A d101 | C 3 | 29.42, -59.54 | B | Third site discovered on Jan. 30, 3303 by CMDR Khenistry[8] |
| Synuefe XO-P c22-17 | C 1 | 19.534, -141.787 | A | Fourth site discovered on Feb. 2, 3303 by CMDR Clanga and CMDR Zwei34[9] |
| Synuefe ZL-J d10-119 | 9 B | -23.382, 178.909 | B | Fifth site discovered on Feb. 3, 3303 by CMDR Artyomska[10] |
| COL 173 Sector KY-Q d5-47 | 8 C | 16.270, 18.128 | A | Sixth site discovered on Feb. 7, 3303 by CMDR Madwax, CMDR mGtRd, and CMDR Nooblz[6] |
| COL 173 Sector KY-Q d5-47 | 8 C | 46.07, -171.33 | B | Seventh site discovered on Feb. 8, 3303 by CMDR Madwax, CMDR mGtRd, and CMDR Nooblz[6] |
| Synuefe LY-I b42-2 | One of three sites in the Synuefe LY-I b42-2 system. | |||
| Synuefe LY-I b42-2 | One of three sites in the Synuefe LY-I b42-2 system. | |||
| Synuefe LY-I b42-2 | One of three sites in the Synuefe LY-I b42-2 system. | |||
| Synuefe NL-N c23-4 | One of three sites in the Synuefe NL-N c23-4 system. | |||
| Synuefe NL-N c23-4 | One of three sites in the Synuefe NL-N c23-4 system. | |||
| Synuefe NL-N c23-4 | One of three sites in the Synuefe NL-N c23-4 system. | |||
| Synuefe TP-F b44-0 | One of three sites in the Synuefe TP-F b44-0 system. | |||
| Synuefe TP-F b44-0 | One of three sites in the Synuefe TP-F b44-0 system. | |||
| Synuefe TP-F b44-0 | One of three sites in the Synuefe TP-F b44-0 system. |
Notes
- With the release of the 2.2.03 update on January 10, 2017, in addition to the activation of Ram Tah's archaeology mission, the layout of the first Ancient Ruins site was also slightly changed.
Gallery
Pre-2.2.03
-
The original layout of the Ancient Ruins, before 2.2.03
-
A tower has risen from the ground, containing an Ancient Relic
-
Flying low over the Ruins site
-
whole site area is like a shape or pattern.
-
A fighter flying low next to A group of Obelisks
-
SRV next to A obelisk with a blue prism like shape
-
A salvageable relic
-
SRV next to a icosahedral Ancient Orb
-
Selling off relics
-
Space ship next to Obelisk group patterns
-
SRV next to Obelisk
-
Obelisk Data
_Is_the_Ancient_Ruins_a_Map.jpg){kind=link}
Post-2.2.03
-
The second configuration of ruins on IC 2391 Sector ZE-A d101 C 3
-
IC 2391 Sector ZE-A d101 C 3 ruins in high contrast
.jpg){kind=link}
References
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/59l4hk/cmdr_xdeath_found_the_monolith/
- ↑ https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300054-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-9-The-Canonn
- ↑ Galactic News: Data Appeal Concludes
- ↑ Galactic News: Ram Tah Discovers New Sites
- ↑ Galactic News: Intriguing Expedition Record Surfaces
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300054-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-9-The-Canonn?p=5137501&viewfull=1#post5137501
- ↑ https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300054-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-9-The-Canonn?p=5079311&viewfull=1#post5079311
- ↑ https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300054-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-9-The-Canonn?p=5083224&viewfull=1#post5083224
- ↑ https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300054-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-9-The-Canonn?p=5104589&viewfull=1#post5104589
- ↑ https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300054-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-9-The-Canonn?p=5108902&viewfull=1#post5108902