Thargoid Sensor: Difference between revisions
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* Sell it at Leonard Nimoy Station | * Sell it at Leonard Nimoy Station | ||
** The first sighting of the UA in the 1.2 Wings Trailer <ref name=":3" /> had the carriers heading to Leonard Nimoy Station to sell it. Unfortunately, the UA spawn is so rare that understandably none of the custodians want to sell theirs. | ** The first sighting of the UA in the 1.2 Wings Trailer <ref name=":3" /> had the carriers heading to Leonard Nimoy Station to sell it. Unfortunately, the UA spawn is so rare that understandably none of the custodians want to sell theirs. | ||
* Let them finish what they are designed to do | * Let them finish what they are designed to do | ||
** | ** The theory suggests that the UA tends to want to destroy itself and the ship that carries it, and therefore taking it long distances would seem the opposite of what its designed to do. THe suggestion is that it would be interesting to see in detail, closeup, what happens when they expire. The theory is that they seem to scan an area and then explode from the bottom of the structure toward the head/node. During this, there apppears to be a burst of energy in the vector of the explosion a strange space field type pulse, spacial distortion, dimensional rift or a graphical glitch of the shadow effect of the UA's own silhouette <ref>http://i.imgur.com/X6FjMwf.gifv</ref>. The theory further suggests that the UA's either explode, travel to a new location or go home. The UA has already been filmed expiring on a couple of occasions <ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2541462&viewfull=1#post2541462</ref> and nothing dramatic happened, and unfortunately this theory requires the sacrifice of an exceedingly rare object. | ||
=== Theories Disproved=== | === Theories Disproved=== | ||
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** Her tour locations were listed twice on GalNet (with additional destinations the second time). | ** Her tour locations were listed twice on GalNet (with additional destinations the second time). | ||
** Following the stops in order (up to/including the Azaleach detour) with the UA on-board was tested and nothing extraordinary happened, including checking stations along the way. | ** Following the stops in order (up to/including the Azaleach detour) with the UA on-board was tested and nothing extraordinary happened, including checking stations along the way. | ||
* Limited Number Theory | |||
** It was proposed that there are only a limited number of UA's available in the game in total and that the next step will only be accessible if we let them all expire. Since then confirmed sightings of more UA's have been reported and the possibility of additional UAs in the possession of commanders who don't know of the main research group or who have left the game, the limited number theory has been refuted. It seems unlikely that FD would rely on the destruction of all UAs as a trigger for the next stage as its impossible to tell when that has actually happened. In addition, similarly to the 'Sell It' theory and the 'let them finish' theory, consensus between the UA custodians was that there is still much research work to do before we risk their sacrifice in the name of a hunch.<ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2537143&viewfull=1#post2537143</ref> | |||
=== Tests done === | === Tests done === | ||
* Audio recordings have (mostly) been done in '[[Debug Camera|debug camera]]' mode, so as to eliminate ship sounds and with systems disabled (including life support) | * Audio recordings have (mostly) been done in '[[Debug Camera|debug camera]]' mode, so as to eliminate ship sounds and with systems disabled (including life support) | ||