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{{Quote|Only recently discovered, these mysterious artefacts currently have no designation. Despite much conjecture as to the nature of these objects, it appears that the scientific community is unwilling or unable to openly identify the artefacts' origins. Such mystery only serves to make these objects more widely sought after by wealthy individuals and organisations alike, no matter that their unidentified status automatically prohibits them from being sold on any legal market.|In-game description}} | {{Quote|Only recently discovered, these mysterious artefacts currently have no designation. Despite much conjecture as to the nature of these objects, it appears that the scientific community is unwilling or unable to openly identify the artefacts' origins. Such mystery only serves to make these objects more widely sought after by wealthy individuals and organisations alike, no matter that their unidentified status automatically prohibits them from being sold on any legal market.|In-game description}} | ||
The '''Unknown | The '''Unknown Artifacts''' ('''UAs'''), sometimes known as '''Anomalous Extraterrestrial Objects '''('''AEOs''') have been reported to look like a form of sentient life, far beyond what we humans are capable of creating. It is still unknown what the UA is meant for, some people are speculating that this is the work of [[Thargoids]], and there have been lots of other theories. In a recent livestream, ObsidianAnt speculated that the Unknown Artifacts and the Barnacles look like they were made by different races, and so Thargoids may not be the source of them. To date, none of these theories have been proven, it is 'exceedingly rare' and only a few pilots have been able to see one themselves, making it extremely challenging to carry out tests and theories. However, the rate at which the UAs are appearing have been rapidly increasing lately as of October 3301. In some systems, several UAs have been found within minutes of each other. | ||
A team of scientists known as Canonn Interstellar Research, or simply, The Canonn, are currently leading the effort to solve the mystery behind these objects. Unknown | A team of scientists known as Canonn Interstellar Research, or simply, The Canonn, are currently leading the effort to solve the mystery behind these objects. Unknown Artifacts are believed to have some relation to [[Alien Structure]]s (also known as "Barnacles") and [[Unknown Probe]]s. | ||
== What does it do? == | == What does it do? == | ||
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However, the following aspects have been tested and are known:[[File:Elite Dangerous UA Features|thumb|right|335 px]] | However, the following aspects have been tested and are known:[[File:Elite Dangerous UA Features|thumb|right|335 px]] | ||
*In terms of size, it is roughly the same size as a human, and not much bigger. | *In terms of size, it is roughly the same size as a human, and not much bigger. | ||
*From a distance away it makes a loud whale like sound with some muttering and can be spotted by some sparkling and some purple/green gas-like | *From a distance away it makes a loud whale like sound with some muttering and can be spotted by some sparkling and some purple/green gas-like colors. | ||
*It seems to be made of three parts, the head (it looks like a giant egg with an place at the top where it seems like it can open up but some parts glow when the whale noise happens), the stalk or spine (it seems to have four parts to it and lights up too to the whale noise), the pods or capsules (there are twelve of these). | *It seems to be made of three parts, the head (it looks like a giant egg with an place at the top where it seems like it can open up but some parts glow when the whale noise happens), the stalk or spine (it seems to have four parts to it and lights up too to the whale noise), the pods or capsules (there are twelve of these). | ||
*When close to it you can clearly see it giving off a distortion field of some kind which has sparks appearing and disappearing in it with a gas in the entire area, either green or purple. However in the debug camera you can get close enough to the point where the field isn't in the way and you can get a clear view of the UA. | *When close to it you can clearly see it giving off a distortion field of some kind which has sparks appearing and disappearing in it with a gas in the entire area, either green or purple. However in the debug camera you can get close enough to the point where the field isn't in the way and you can get a clear view of the UA. | ||
*You can hear the sounds it gives off best when closest. You can hear a whale noise (honk/wail), followed by chittering and purring. | *You can hear the sounds it gives off best when closest. You can hear a whale noise (honk/wail), followed by chittering and purring. | ||
**Honk/wail: There seem to be two types, these alternate through the UA deployment | **Honk/wail: There seem to be two types, these alternate through the UA deployment | ||
**Chittering: Has been found to be a garbled | **Chittering: Has been found to be a garbled Morse code, tapping out the name of the closest celestial body or station. The purpose, if there is one, of the other noises are yet to be determined. | ||
**Purrs: There seems to be two types, a low and a high purr. The low purr seems to stay the same through the deployment while the high purr increases in pitch inverse proportionally to the integrity of the UA.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=175726&p=2702300&viewfull=1#post2702300 UA Mystery Thread 3: The Canonn], bitstorm, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-08-16 20:34 GMT</ref> With a degrading UA the pitch will slowly increase until the UA is scooped or decays. With an non-degrading 100% UA, the high purr will not change in pitch. | **Purrs: There seems to be two types, a low and a high purr. The low purr seems to stay the same through the deployment while the high purr increases in pitch inverse proportionally to the integrity of the UA.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=175726&p=2702300&viewfull=1#post2702300 UA Mystery Thread 3: The Canonn], bitstorm, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-08-16 20:34 GMT</ref> With a degrading UA the pitch will slowly increase until the UA is scooped or decays. With an non-degrading 100% UA, the high purr will not change in pitch. | ||
*While inside your ship's cargo hold the UA acts like [[Toxic Waste]] by doing corrosion damage to ALL your ship modules once every so often at random. This has caused Commanders to lose their UAs while in supercruise, as their cargo hatch decayed enough to open. In the upcoming Engineers update, (Horizons only), one engineer has been confirmed to produce Corrosion Resistant cargo racks for transport of the UAs. | *While inside your ship's cargo hold the UA acts like [[Toxic Waste]] by doing corrosion damage to ALL your ship modules once every so often at random. This has caused Commanders to lose their UAs while in supercruise, as their cargo hatch decayed enough to open. In the upcoming Engineers update, (Horizons only), one engineer has been confirmed to produce Corrosion Resistant cargo racks for transport of the UAs. | ||
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** They degrade over time in space (while ejected) and have a life of about 5 minutes max outside the ship, but reset to 100% health when back inside the cargo hold. | ** They degrade over time in space (while ejected) and have a life of about 5 minutes max outside the ship, but reset to 100% health when back inside the cargo hold. | ||
== Finding them == | == Finding them == | ||
One could originally find Unknown | One could originally find Unknown Artifacts in [[System Signal Sources|Strong Signal Sources]]. As of 2.1, they're detectable in [http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Unidentified_Signal_Source Unidentified Signal Sources] as a Threat 4 Anomaly. There are several systems (see below) where they spawn, Timocani and 109 Virginis are the two systems where they have most recently been found and [[Michael Brookes]] has stated that they are 'exceedingly rare' and that they are only available in certain regions of the galaxy,<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=141038&page=71&p=2179457#post2179457 Soontill Relics, the Regor Permit Sector and DB's cryptic hints....], Michael Brookes, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-05-02 10:28 GMT</ref> which would suggest that they are in other systems too. Since v1.3 the number of UA discoveries were low but as of August they seem to have increased significantly. | ||
CMDR Wishblend, one of the original UA finders, gives this advice: | CMDR Wishblend, one of the original UA finders, gives this advice: | ||
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The first kind is made up of numerous ships and includes a Vulture, two Anacondas, the Type-9 and other ships. If you get this one, bear in mind that the Type-9 will probably charge its FSD and jump out of the system on its own. You can either choose to follow it (using a wake scanner) or attack it. | The first kind is made up of numerous ships and includes a Vulture, two Anacondas, the Type-9 and other ships. If you get this one, bear in mind that the Type-9 will probably charge its FSD and jump out of the system on its own. You can either choose to follow it (using a wake scanner) or attack it. | ||
[[File:Ua-convoyA.jpg|thumb|220x220px|This is the first kind of UA carrying convoy. The Type-9 will eventually jump out of the system]] | [[File:Ua-convoyA.jpg|thumb|220x220px|This is the first kind of UA carrying convoy. The Type-9 will eventually jump out of the system]] | ||
The second is made up of four anacondas and the Type-9. This convoy will stop in space and the Anacondas will do a dance around the Type-9. It may be the case that the Type-9 is not a part of the Anaconda wing. It has been reported as the one where the Unknown | The second is made up of four anacondas and the Type-9. This convoy will stop in space and the Anacondas will do a dance around the Type-9. It may be the case that the Type-9 is not a part of the Anaconda wing. It has been reported as the one where the Unknown Artifact will eat its way out of the Type-9's cargo hold without you firing a shot, but this has yet to be corroborated by other commanders. | ||
The third kind was discovered by redditor /u/Boblit67 on the Xbox One in HR 1185 after entering a Strong Signal Source. This historic discovery was not only the first publicly confirmed UA to be found on the Xbox, but also marks the first time a UA had been documented being found floating in normal space, alone, with no convoy. The UA did not degrade, behaving like 'normal' salvage that can be found in signal sources.<ref>[http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/Boblit67/video/6970550 Unknown Artefact], Boblit67, XboxDVR, 2015-08-15 01:51 GMT</ref> | The third kind was discovered by redditor /u/Boblit67 on the Xbox One in HR 1185 after entering a Strong Signal Source. This historic discovery was not only the first publicly confirmed UA to be found on the Xbox, but also marks the first time a UA had been documented being found floating in normal space, alone, with no convoy. The UA did not degrade, behaving like 'normal' salvage that can be found in signal sources.<ref>[http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/Boblit67/video/6970550 Unknown Artefact], Boblit67, XboxDVR, 2015-08-15 01:51 GMT</ref> | ||
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* Siren (unconfirmed) | * Siren (unconfirmed) | ||
* YJ-A c1 | * YJ-A c1 | ||
* Tau Ceti (near planet 4 in a "kill | * Tau Ceti (near planet 4 in a "kill religious leader" mission SS, Thread level 4). 3302-06-18 | ||
* Hind Sector LN-T C3-6 - salvage UA | * Hind Sector LN-T C3-6 - salvage UA | ||
[[File:Ua-convoyB.jpg|thumb|220x220px|This is the second version of the UA carrying convey. This one will hang around and conveniently drop the UA off for you to pick up]] | [[File:Ua-convoyB.jpg|thumb|220x220px|This is the second version of the UA carrying convey. This one will hang around and conveniently drop the UA off for you to pick up]] | ||
== Capturing the Unknown | == Capturing the Unknown Artifact == | ||
So you found a convoy with the Unknown | So you found a convoy with the Unknown Artifact onboard, what now? | ||
The best strategy to capture the | The best strategy to capture the artifact seems to be the following: | ||
* Wing up, three or four commanders | * Wing up, three or four commanders | ||
* Set hyperspace destination to another system. This will help you bail out without the Anacondas mass-lock interfering | * Set hyperspace destination to another system. This will help you bail out without the Anacondas mass-lock interfering | ||
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* As soon as the T-9 is bagged, jump out. Keep in mind you are now wanted in the system and the UA carrier will get a fine whenever scanned | * As soon as the T-9 is bagged, jump out. Keep in mind you are now wanted in the system and the UA carrier will get a fine whenever scanned | ||
== The mystery of the Unknown | == The mystery of the Unknown Artifact == | ||
There is apparently some kind of mystery to be solved around these items, and certain people close to Frontier Developments have said that there are clues in the game, but nobody has spotted them yet. They even went as far to say that they are so obvious that to give any more clues would make it too easy. Despite this, no one has solved the mystery to date. During the period after the first find, some commanders created GalNet content related to the UA which was published, and these are included below but marked with ''[player submitted]''. | There is apparently some kind of mystery to be solved around these items, and certain people close to Frontier Developments have said that there are clues in the game, but nobody has spotted them yet. They even went as far to say that they are so obvious that to give any more clues would make it too easy. Despite this, no one has solved the mystery to date. During the period after the first find, some commanders created GalNet content related to the UA which was published, and these are included below but marked with ''[player submitted]''. | ||
===Timeline of events=== | ===Timeline of events=== | ||
====2280's==== | ====2280's==== | ||
Discovery of first non-human relic in space. Origin still unknown in 3300. The original timeline stated "Origin still unknown in 3200", and has been updated by Frontier to match the Unknown | Discovery of first non-human relic in space. Origin still unknown in 3300. The original timeline stated "Origin still unknown in 3200", and has been updated by Frontier to match the Unknown Artifact storyline in Elite Dangerous, which begins in the year 3300. In Lave Radio Allen Stroud discussed alien life within the Elite: Dangerous universe and specifically mentions the Unknown Artifact and its links to Frontier: Elite II's lore.<ref>[https://www.frontier.co.uk/games/older/frontier_elite_ii/ Frontier: Elite II], Frontier Developments</ref><ref>[http://lotf.co.uk/fe2_gazetteer.html Frontier: Elite II - Gazetteer], Ian Bell, David Braben, Kathy Dickinson, David Massey, 1992</ref><ref>[http://laveradio.com/writers-interview-3-dave-hughes/ Writers Interview 3 – Dave Hughes], Event occurs at 41min, Lave Radio, 2013-03-20</ref> | ||
====3301==== | ====3301==== | ||
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'''28 January''': Federal Congressman George Fallside is revealed to have sent condolences to Smeaton's family 30 minutes before his death was announced.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/75ed632ad84c5abb08d6d6ec717104b90218fcdd Congressman Had Early Knowledge of VP’s Death?], GalNet News, 3301-01-28</ref> | '''28 January''': Federal Congressman George Fallside is revealed to have sent condolences to Smeaton's family 30 minutes before his death was announced.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/75ed632ad84c5abb08d6d6ec717104b90218fcdd Congressman Had Early Knowledge of VP’s Death?], GalNet News, 3301-01-28</ref> | ||
'''10 February''': Soontill Alien | '''10 February''': Soontill Alien Artifacts are mentioned in GalNet. Subsequently confirmed by FD that these Artifacts are not Unknown Artifacts.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/e3650db48fcce4488905b3e13763eebad65735b8 Soontill Alien Artefacts to be Auctioned at Ngurii], GalNet News, 3301-02-10</ref> | ||
'''10 March''': v1.2 is released. Includes "- Adding valuable salvage convoys to three permitted systems: LFT 509, Isinor, Witch's Reach".{{Cite}} | '''10 March''': v1.2 is released. Includes "- Adding valuable salvage convoys to three permitted systems: LFT 509, Isinor, Witch's Reach".{{Cite}} | ||
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'''28 April''': Arcannon innocently asks a simple question and starts the longest thread in Elite Dangerous Forums' history (now closed) which reached almost 10k posts and has had to be redirected to a new thread.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?p=2160913#post2160913 Soontill Relics, the Regor Permit Sector and DB's cryptic hints....], Michael Brookes, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-04-28 11:30 GMT</ref><ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-02 6:28 GMT</ref> | '''28 April''': Arcannon innocently asks a simple question and starts the longest thread in Elite Dangerous Forums' history (now closed) which reached almost 10k posts and has had to be redirected to a new thread.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?p=2160913#post2160913 Soontill Relics, the Regor Permit Sector and DB's cryptic hints....], Michael Brookes, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-04-28 11:30 GMT</ref><ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-02 6:28 GMT</ref> | ||
'''28 April''': Michael Brookes comes into the forum thread and says "Have you listened to them? Garbled | '''28 April''': Michael Brookes comes into the forum thread and says "Have you listened to them? Garbled Morse code has since been discovered to be in the 'Chittering' part of the sound;<ref name=":1">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2507590&viewfull=1#post2507590 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], Jmanis, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-07 10:48 GMT</ref> A [[/List of recordings/]] (video and audio) has been compiled. | ||
'''29 April''': MB confirms later in the same thread that [[Soontill Relics]] are not the same thing as UA's, and that UAs cannot be bought.{{Cite}} | '''29 April''': MB confirms later in the same thread that [[Soontill Relics]] are not the same thing as UA's, and that UAs cannot be bought.{{Cite}} | ||
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'''4 May''': Wishblend finds the first UA in 109 Virginis, but unfortunately doesn't get it.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=141038&p=2187286&viewfull=1#post2187286], Wishblend, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-05-04 12:08 GMT</ref> Henceforth officially celebrated as UA Day across the galaxy, and the official title of UA Seeker was born. That afternoon, a further number were spotted but RedWizzard finally managed to actually grab one in [[Timocani]].<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=141038&p=2187567&viewfull=1#post2187567 Soontill Relics, the Regor Permit Sector and DB's cryptic hints....], RedWizzard, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-05-04 13:10 GMT</ref> Due to a bug a couple more were accidentally duplicated (bug reported).{{Cite}} | '''4 May''': Wishblend finds the first UA in 109 Virginis, but unfortunately doesn't get it.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=141038&p=2187286&viewfull=1#post2187286], Wishblend, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-05-04 12:08 GMT</ref> Henceforth officially celebrated as UA Day across the galaxy, and the official title of UA Seeker was born. That afternoon, a further number were spotted but RedWizzard finally managed to actually grab one in [[Timocani]].<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=141038&p=2187567&viewfull=1#post2187567 Soontill Relics, the Regor Permit Sector and DB's cryptic hints....], RedWizzard, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-05-04 13:10 GMT</ref> Due to a bug a couple more were accidentally duplicated (bug reported).{{Cite}} | ||
'''4 May''': ''[Player Submitted]'' GalNet reports baffled 'scientists' (players involved in the search and recovery UAs) having found an Unknown | '''4 May''': ''[Player Submitted]'' GalNet reports baffled 'scientists' (players involved in the search and recovery UAs) having found an Unknown Artifact.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/86f2081368ff47d51ff9239e8b2f75bc16e34af8 Scientists Baffled by Mysterious Artefacts], GalNet News, 3301-05-04</ref> | ||
'''6 May''': [[President Halsey]]'s tour of the frontier announced.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/fbfb919f69da401c72e062a8165c8e6fcc348180 Tour of Frontier Systems Set to Begin Shortly], GalNet News, 3301-05-06</ref> | '''6 May''': [[President Halsey]]'s tour of the frontier announced.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/fbfb919f69da401c72e062a8165c8e6fcc348180 Tour of Frontier Systems Set to Begin Shortly], GalNet News, 3301-05-06</ref> | ||
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'''22 June''': CMDR MahdDogg publishes his panel discussion about Powerplay, in which CMDR Kerrash mentions that "about the whole UA thing, there ''is'' something behind that, but no one has figured it out yet" (29m 30s) and that "[Frontier] have put some really obvious [clues] in there and we don't want to put anything else in" for fear of spoiling what is to come in the future.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYWolEEM_e0 State of the Game - Elite: Dangerous Panel Discussion], Mahd Dogg, YouTube, 2015-06-22</ref> | '''22 June''': CMDR MahdDogg publishes his panel discussion about Powerplay, in which CMDR Kerrash mentions that "about the whole UA thing, there ''is'' something behind that, but no one has figured it out yet" (29m 30s) and that "[Frontier] have put some really obvious [clues] in there and we don't want to put anything else in" for fear of spoiling what is to come in the future.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYWolEEM_e0 State of the Game - Elite: Dangerous Panel Discussion], Mahd Dogg, YouTube, 2015-06-22</ref> | ||
'''27 June''': CMDR Kerrash talks about various things, including Thargoid conjecture ("They are coming"), and that the UA and confirms there is something to it, and that "if any people watching have got in with the UA thing and got halfway in and not looked into it anymore, please pleeease carry on looking, there is something there, there is an interesting secret there, please look, and the SAP 8 containers as well, there is something going on, | '''27 June''': CMDR Kerrash talks about various things, including Thargoid conjecture ("They are coming"), and that the UA and confirms there is something to it, and that "if any people watching have got in with the UA thing and got halfway in and not looked into it anymore, please pleeease carry on looking, there is something there, there is an interesting secret there, please look, and the SAP 8 containers as well, there is something going on, don't give up!".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RD6rmO_28s?t=10m53s Elite: Dangerous - Kerrash Landing #110 - 2/2], Kerrash Landing, YouTube, 2015-06-27</ref> | ||
'''5 July''': CMDR Kerrash comes into the new thread, asks "Has anybody cracked it yet?", when gently prodded follows up with "Frontier did not spend all this effort in making a wild goose chase, I would imagine quite the fanfare when the truth is uncovered. BTW Are we even sure it is | '''5 July''': CMDR Kerrash comes into the new thread, asks "Has anybody cracked it yet?", when gently prodded follows up with "Frontier did not spend all this effort in making a wild goose chase, I would imagine quite the fanfare when the truth is uncovered. BTW Are we even sure it is Morse code?" and "Yes there is more to it, I will see if I can get FD to drop another hint".<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2502255&viewfull=1#post2502255 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], Kerrash, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-05 18:33 GMT</ref><ref name=":2">https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2502284&viewfull=1#post2502284</ref> | ||
'''6 July''': CMDR Branch finds another UA.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2503739&viewfull=1#post2503739 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], mrtree, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-06 04:22 GMT</ref> | '''6 July''': CMDR Branch finds another UA.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2503739&viewfull=1#post2503739 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], mrtree, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-06 04:22 GMT</ref> | ||
'''10 July''': [player submitted] UA Scientists claim a breakthrough that the UA broadcasts its closest celestial body (or station) in a form of | '''10 July''': [player submitted] UA Scientists claim a breakthrough that the UA broadcasts its closest celestial body (or station) in a form of Morse code.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/559fde649657ba225a47e853 Breakthrough in Artefact Research?], GalNet News, 3301-07-10</ref> | ||
'''14 July''': CMDR Patau82 spots another convoy in Timocani, but unfortunately fails to grab it.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2542242&viewfull=1#post2542242 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], Patau82, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-15 23:57 GMT</ref> | '''14 July''': CMDR Patau82 spots another convoy in Timocani, but unfortunately fails to grab it.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2542242&viewfull=1#post2542242 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], Patau82, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-15 23:57 GMT</ref> | ||
'''14 July''': Reports of a [[Cerberus Plague|'Cerberus' Plague]] "beyond BD-02 4304" which mentions "an unusual three-pronged structure at the ‘head’ of the phage-like organism."<ref name=":4">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/55a52e349657baab7e3de738 Reports of the Cerberus Plague beyond BD-02 4304], GalNet News, 3301-07-14</ref> which led to the Phage Theory (see below). Later lead to six Community Goals in three different systems, three anti piracy and three bring medicines ("Debilitating disease devastating 20 Opiuchi / Dajoar / Eleu" and "Movement For Dajoar | '''14 July''': Reports of a [[Cerberus Plague|'Cerberus' Plague]] "beyond BD-02 4304" which mentions "an unusual three-pronged structure at the ‘head’ of the phage-like organism."<ref name=":4">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/55a52e349657baab7e3de738 Reports of the Cerberus Plague beyond BD-02 4304], GalNet News, 3301-07-14</ref> which led to the Phage Theory (see below). Later lead to six Community Goals in three different systems, three anti piracy and three bring medicines ("Debilitating disease devastating 20 Opiuchi / Dajoar / Eleu" and "Movement For Dajoar Independents / Social Eleu Progressive Party / Workers of 20 Opiuchi Values Party Pay for Protection"). | ||
'''17 July''': CMDR Lurius spots another UA Convoy in Timocani but unfortunately destroyed the UA during scooping. Extra information derived the route the convoy took was Timocani -> Yggdrajang -> Breksta (System jump -> cruising -> dropping into station space -> system jump -> cruising -> dropping into station space). Also, the strange chat (pictured above) continued through [[supercruise]].{{Cite}} | '''17 July''': CMDR Lurius spots another UA Convoy in Timocani but unfortunately destroyed the UA during scooping. Extra information derived the route the convoy took was Timocani -> Yggdrajang -> Breksta (System jump -> cruising -> dropping into station space -> system jump -> cruising -> dropping into station space). Also, the strange chat (pictured above) continued through [[supercruise]].{{Cite}} | ||
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'''20 July''': CMDR Branch loses his second UA through a scooping incident by another commander.{{Cite}} | '''20 July''': CMDR Branch loses his second UA through a scooping incident by another commander.{{Cite}} | ||
'''23 July''': CMDR Britain finds an Unknown | '''23 July''': CMDR Britain finds an Unknown Artifact.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&page=279&p=2583760#post2583760], bitstorm, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-23 22:57 GMT</ref> | ||
'''25 July''': CMDR Branch finds another UA, bringing the known possessed count back up to 3. This is also the third UA Branch has recovered.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2593742&viewfull=1#post2593742 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], mrtree, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-26 03:05 GMT</ref> | '''25 July''': CMDR Branch finds another UA, bringing the known possessed count back up to 3. This is also the third UA Branch has recovered.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2593742&viewfull=1#post2593742 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], mrtree, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-26 03:05 GMT</ref> | ||
'''28 July:''' CMDR Blain Crighton & his wing manage to obtain two Unknown | '''28 July:''' CMDR Blain Crighton & his wing manage to obtain two Unknown Artifacts from the same convoy.<ref group="nb">Obtaining two Unknown Artefacts from the same convoy may be the result of a P2P bug</ref> One of theirs was accidentally crushed after being released in a station, the other was sold at Leonard Nimoy Memorial Station.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_J6apLfs1I Selling UA at LNS], Blain Crighton, YouTube, 2015-07-28</ref> | ||
'''13 October:''' Canonn Interstellar Research Group Announces Breakthrough.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/561b89a49657bac839202698 Canonn Interstellar Research Group Announces Breakthrough], GalNet, 3301-10-13</ref> | '''13 October:''' Canonn Interstellar Research Group Announces Breakthrough.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/561b89a49657bac839202698 Canonn Interstellar Research Group Announces Breakthrough], GalNet, 3301-10-13</ref> | ||
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'''23 October:''' Technical Trouble in 49 Arietis.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5629fd9e9657bab139c6c8a7 Technical Trouble in 49 Arietis], GalNet, 3301-10-23</ref> | '''23 October:''' Technical Trouble in 49 Arietis.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5629fd9e9657bab139c6c8a7 Technical Trouble in 49 Arietis], GalNet, 3301-10-23</ref> | ||
'''26 October:''' Federation Scientist Initiates Independent Research | '''26 October:''' Federation Scientist Initiates Independent Research Program.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/562dfb949657ba7166c8185b Federation Scientist Initiates Independent Research Programme], GalNet, 3301-10-26</ref> | ||
'''28 October:''' Station Services Suspended at Gurragchaa Gateway.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5630a73e9657ba8066c8185c Station Services Suspended at Gurragchaa Gateway], GalNet, 3301-10-28</ref> | '''28 October:''' Station Services Suspended at Gurragchaa Gateway.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5630a73e9657ba8066c8185c Station Services Suspended at Gurragchaa Gateway], GalNet, 3301-10-28</ref> | ||
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'''29 October:''' Technical Issues in 64 Arietis.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5631f2919657bafb4ac8185b Technical Issues in 64 Arietis], GalNet, 3301-10-29</ref> | '''29 October:''' Technical Issues in 64 Arietis.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5631f2919657bafb4ac8185b Technical Issues in 64 Arietis], GalNet, 3301-10-29</ref> | ||
'''29 October:''' CIRG Researcher Addresses | '''29 October:''' CIRG Researcher Addresses Artifact Developments.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5631fca59657bad642c8185c CIRG Researcher Addresses Artefact Developments], GalNet, 3301-10-29</ref> | ||
'''2 November:''' Trouble in Varati.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/563799119657ba15025fe4ab Trouble in Varati], GalNet News, 3301-11-02</ref> | '''2 November:''' Trouble in Varati.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/563799119657ba15025fe4ab Trouble in Varati], GalNet News, 3301-11-02</ref> | ||
'''16 November:''' Market Value of Unknown | '''16 November:''' Market Value of Unknown Artifacts Increases.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/564a172f9657ba1b090ca1ed Market Value of Unknown Artefacts Increases], GalNet News, 3301-11-16</ref> | ||
'''19 November:''' More Malfunction Reports.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/564dbc539657bacd1c4355aa More Malfunction Reports], GalNet News, 3301-11-19</ref> | '''19 November:''' More Malfunction Reports.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/564dbc539657bacd1c4355aa More Malfunction Reports], GalNet News, 3301-11-19</ref> | ||
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'''26 November:''' CIRG Sends Scientists to Bond Hub.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5656ec669657ba5f70802b4d CIRG Sends Scientists to Bond Hub], GalNet News, 3301-11-26</ref> | '''26 November:''' CIRG Sends Scientists to Bond Hub.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5656ec669657ba5f70802b4d CIRG Sends Scientists to Bond Hub], GalNet News, 3301-11-26</ref> | ||
'''4 December:''' The Canonn Calls for Halt to | '''4 December:''' The Canonn Calls for Halt to Artifact Sales.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/56617d6b9657ba562b10d8c3 The Canonn Calls for Halt to Artefact Sales], GalNet News, 3301-12-04</ref> | ||
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'''21 January:''' Community Goal: Professor Ishmael Palin Issues Request for Meta-Alloys.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/56a0efd59657ba7d3461ba05 Community Goal: Professor Ishmael Palin Issues Request for Meta-Alloys], GalNet News, 3302-01-21</ref> | '''21 January:''' Community Goal: Professor Ishmael Palin Issues Request for Meta-Alloys.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/56a0efd59657ba7d3461ba05 Community Goal: Professor Ishmael Palin Issues Request for Meta-Alloys], GalNet News, 3302-01-21</ref> | ||
'''20 May: '''GalNet news reports of Starports damaged by | '''20 May: '''GalNet news reports of Starports damaged by Unknown Artifacts have been repaired with Meta-Alloys.<ref>GalNet News Article: [https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/573f15a09657bad96f9b0b7c][https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/573f15a09657bad96f9b0b7c][https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/573f15a09657bad96f9b0b7c]https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/573f15a09657bad96f9b0b7c</ref> | ||
=== Hypotheses proposed === | === Hypotheses proposed === | ||
* The Sound (When Michael Brookes said "Have you listened to them", this was taken as a most significant clue') | * The Sound (When Michael Brookes said "Have you listened to them", this was taken as a most significant clue') | ||
** The UAs do indeed make an unusual sound. It appears to be made up of three main elements: The Honk (sounds like a whale noise), The Chitter (recently discovered to be a garbled | ** The UAs do indeed make an unusual sound. It appears to be made up of three main elements: The Honk (sounds like a whale noise), The Chitter (recently discovered to be a garbled Morse code of the closest celestial body or station) and The Purr (When sped up x3 sounds like a trombone).<ref name=":1" /> '''There is a fourth element''', a constant buzzing noise which has yet to be analyzed fully, but also appears to have Morse code embedded ...- .. -.. ---.. (VID8).<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&page=202&p=2563545&viewfull=1#post2563545 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], rizal72, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-19 19:31 GMT</ref> Another "4th signal" theory based on an examination of the audio proposes that there is a continuous S.O.S. signal being emitted by the probe that can be heard on most recordings.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=175726&p=2707702&viewfull=1#post2707702], Fractux, Elite Dangerous Forums, 2015-08-19 00:53 GMT</ref> | ||
*** ''However'', this "4th signal" is ''not present'' when the UA was recorded in HR1185 (Free floating UA) & HIP63835D (UA Deployed & degrading), for reasons unknown.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdS3U2j1c9Y Elite: Dangerous - Unknown Artefact @ HR 1185 B (15 Aug)], Cmdr Zenith Ddraiglas, YouTube, 2015-08-15</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb7fM6FRyrU?t=8m37s Elite: Dangerous Testing UA with black hole nearby Part 2], Ratking15, YouTube, 2015-05-24</ref> | *** ''However'', this "4th signal" is ''not present'' when the UA was recorded in HR1185 (Free floating UA) & HIP63835D (UA Deployed & degrading), for reasons unknown.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdS3U2j1c9Y Elite: Dangerous - Unknown Artefact @ HR 1185 B (15 Aug)], Cmdr Zenith Ddraiglas, YouTube, 2015-08-15</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb7fM6FRyrU?t=8m37s Elite: Dangerous Testing UA with black hole nearby Part 2], Ratking15, YouTube, 2015-05-24</ref> | ||
** The UAs do sound very similar to the in-ship basic discovery scanner, along with some other strange noises that could be similar to galactic noises heard in the galactic map or in space. | ** The UAs do sound very similar to the in-ship basic discovery scanner, along with some other strange noises that could be similar to galactic noises heard in the galactic map or in space. | ||
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** Various sound recordings from different locations and pilots were fed into a Slow Scan TV decoder, no coherent images were produced. If there is SSTV data stored within the sound it is distorted beyond easy recovery. | ** Various sound recordings from different locations and pilots were fed into a Slow Scan TV decoder, no coherent images were produced. If there is SSTV data stored within the sound it is distorted beyond easy recovery. | ||
* Advanced Scanner device | * Advanced Scanner device | ||
** The sounds the UA makes are very similar to those made by the basic discovery scanner, and it has been recently proven <ref name=":2" /> that the UA produces a ' | ** The sounds the UA makes are very similar to those made by the basic discovery scanner, and it has been recently proven <ref name=":2" /> that the UA produces a 'stylized Morse code' of the name of the closest celestial body during the 'chittering' section of the sound. The purpose of the whale noise and the purrs are yet to be determined. | ||
** The sounds the UA makes have also been compared to the sounds planetary bodies make in the system map.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=144782 GUIDE: Planet sounds and how to know everything from System Map.], CMDR AKIRA MASAKARI, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-05-13 16:27 GMT</ref> | ** The sounds the UA makes have also been compared to the sounds planetary bodies make in the system map.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=144782 GUIDE: Planet sounds and how to know everything from System Map.], CMDR AKIRA MASAKARI, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-05-13 16:27 GMT</ref> | ||
* The | * The Color Pulse Theory | ||
** The UA pulses with purple and green gas-like substances, apparently randomly. There is a new theory that the green pulses increase in number the closer it is to its origin (or destination).<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2510274&viewfull=1#post2510274 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], Wishblend, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-07 15:22 GMT</ref> | ** The UA pulses with purple and green gas-like substances, apparently randomly. There is a new theory that the green pulses increase in number the closer it is to its origin (or destination).<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2510274&viewfull=1#post2510274 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], Wishblend, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-07 15:22 GMT</ref> | ||
** Currently, the tests are non-conclusive, as multiple tests in the same system give different results. This suggests a random rather than deliberate distribution. | ** Currently, the tests are non-conclusive, as multiple tests in the same system give different results. This suggests a random rather than deliberate distribution. | ||
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** A recent poster suggested that it might be a miniature space station and the little flecks of light are its tiny ships.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2519619&viewfull=1#post2519619 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], bitstorm, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-09 15:58 GMT</ref> Further speculation included ejecting gold nearby to tempt the Leprechauns out of hiding, suggesting an Irish origin. These theories have yet to be disproved. | ** A recent poster suggested that it might be a miniature space station and the little flecks of light are its tiny ships.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2519619&viewfull=1#post2519619 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], bitstorm, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-09 15:58 GMT</ref> Further speculation included ejecting gold nearby to tempt the Leprechauns out of hiding, suggesting an Irish origin. These theories have yet to be disproved. | ||
* The Leviathan Theory | * The Leviathan Theory | ||
** Influenced by possible clues in the Wings 1.2 Trailer, this theory picks up many references which appear to point towards the word 'Leviathan' and whales.<ref name=":3" /><ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2568833&viewfull=1#post2568833 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], Han_Zen, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-20 21:48 GMT</ref> In Frontier First Encounters, The Leviathan was a 200 | ** Influenced by possible clues in the Wings 1.2 Trailer, this theory picks up many references which appear to point towards the word 'Leviathan' and whales.<ref name=":3" /><ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2568833&viewfull=1#post2568833 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], Han_Zen, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-20 21:48 GMT</ref> In Frontier First Encounters, The Leviathan was a 200 meter long fish or whale which inhabited the planet New California in the Liaququ system, and could travel in space as a ship. Unfortunately, that system doesn't appear to exist in the game. Another version of this theory involves Junior the intelligent dolphin and his companion, also from Frontier First Encounters.{{Cite}} | ||
* The Phage Theory | * The Phage Theory | ||
** On 14 July a Galnet article mentioned an outbreak of disease, which mentioned a three pronged 'phage like' organism' which led people to make the connection that the UA could be a Phage of some sorts, as it looks similar in some ways.<ref name=":4" /><ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2551422&viewfull=1#post2551422 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], Cmdr Clade, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-16 09:11 GMT</ref><ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2569753&viewfull=1#post2569753 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], simulacrae, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-21 04:24 GMT</ref> Earth Phages are microscopic organisms, so the UA's host would have to be enormous, which is a scary thought. | ** On 14 July a Galnet article mentioned an outbreak of disease, which mentioned a three pronged 'phage like' organism' which led people to make the connection that the UA could be a Phage of some sorts, as it looks similar in some ways.<ref name=":4" /><ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2551422&viewfull=1#post2551422 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], Cmdr Clade, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-16 09:11 GMT</ref><ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2569753&viewfull=1#post2569753 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], simulacrae, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-21 04:24 GMT</ref> Earth Phages are microscopic organisms, so the UA's host would have to be enormous, which is a scary thought. | ||
* Discharge upon final decay | * Discharge upon final decay | ||
** Once a UA reaches 0% in open space, it explosively discharges green sparks from the 12 "pods" while emitting a screaming howl, and fires what appears to be an energy or plasma pulse rapidly away from the "head" of the | ** Once a UA reaches 0% in open space, it explosively discharges green sparks from the 12 "pods" while emitting a screaming howl, and fires what appears to be an energy or plasma pulse rapidly away from the "head" of the artifact.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhpdLsLgsWc Unknown Artifact Oddity], SetaX9, YouTube, 2015-05-04</ref> What is the purpose of this explosive ending?<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edvUqVgAcY0 Elite Dangerous Unknown Artifact], Trent Gman, YouTube, 2015-07-18</ref> Is the UA going off like a bomb? Is it delivering a payload of some kind? Some speculate that the UAs might be used to counter the so-called "Cerberus Plague" in some manner. Others speculate that the Cerberus Plague is being spread by the UAs. Further research is needed to determine the nature and character of a UA's decay and demise. | ||
* The Decoy Beacon Theory | * The Decoy Beacon Theory | ||
** Along the lines of President Halsey's mysterious disappearance, her ship jumped and never arrived at the point it was expected. This theory proposes that the UA acts as a decoy nav beacon, drawing its unlucky victim into a waiting ambush instead of the usual arrival point.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2611454&viewfull=1#post2611454 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], Grumbleweed, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-30 08:18 GMT</ref> | ** Along the lines of President Halsey's mysterious disappearance, her ship jumped and never arrived at the point it was expected. This theory proposes that the UA acts as a decoy nav beacon, drawing its unlucky victim into a waiting ambush instead of the usual arrival point.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2611454&viewfull=1#post2611454 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], Grumbleweed, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-30 08:18 GMT</ref> | ||
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** Based on consistent lore from [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/And_Here_The_Wheel John Harper's And Here the Wheel] and in-game [[:Category:Events|Events]], as well as [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/FFE/Journals from Frontier First Encounters], this theory posits that the UAs are being used to generate fear of aliens, via propaganda linking them to such events as the Cerberus Plague and the disappearance of Starship One. [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/INRA INRA], or a breakaway faction of [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/The_Dark_Wheel the Dark Wheel,] the Circle of Elite Independent Pilots, or "Ceepers", would be behind the appearance of the UAs and the propaganda, and the assassination of the Federation President and linking that event to the UAs and aliens, in order to force a war between the Federation and Empire so that humanity would unite under the winner against the purported alien threat. It is possible that the crystal at the heart of the SAP-8 Core Container is a data crystal from a Ceeper Base containing information related to Soontill, Raxxla, and aliens. | ** Based on consistent lore from [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/And_Here_The_Wheel John Harper's And Here the Wheel] and in-game [[:Category:Events|Events]], as well as [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/FFE/Journals from Frontier First Encounters], this theory posits that the UAs are being used to generate fear of aliens, via propaganda linking them to such events as the Cerberus Plague and the disappearance of Starship One. [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/INRA INRA], or a breakaway faction of [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/The_Dark_Wheel the Dark Wheel,] the Circle of Elite Independent Pilots, or "Ceepers", would be behind the appearance of the UAs and the propaganda, and the assassination of the Federation President and linking that event to the UAs and aliens, in order to force a war between the Federation and Empire so that humanity would unite under the winner against the purported alien threat. It is possible that the crystal at the heart of the SAP-8 Core Container is a data crystal from a Ceeper Base containing information related to Soontill, Raxxla, and aliens. | ||
* The Alien Probe or Alien Terraformer theory | * The Alien Probe or Alien Terraformer theory | ||
** Similar to the scanner theory above, the idea here is that the alien race behind the UA have encountered one or both of the Voyagers (which were believed to have gone missing in the game, but voyager 2 has recently been found),<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=175726&p=2720590&viewfull=1#post2720590 UA Mystery Thread 3: The Canonn], Panzartard, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-08-20</ref> from which they | ** Similar to the scanner theory above, the idea here is that the alien race behind the UA have encountered one or both of the Voyagers (which were believed to have gone missing in the game, but voyager 2 has recently been found),<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=175726&p=2720590&viewfull=1#post2720590 UA Mystery Thread 3: The Canonn], Panzartard, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-08-20</ref> from which they learned to communicate via the stylized Morse and the whale sounds and dolphin or sea turtle chittering and honks that are similar to their own language. Find a Voyager, and with it and the UA together, communication can occur with the aliens, somehow. | ||
** Or, the probe is looking for something, like a suitable planet for terraforming, and transmitting its coordinates using the stylized Morse. Once it has found what it is looking for, this message will change. | ** Or, the probe is looking for something, like a suitable planet for terraforming, and transmitting its coordinates using the stylized Morse. Once it has found what it is looking for, this message will change. | ||
** Neither hold a lot of water as it deteriorates over time in space. Although the probe could be damaged. | ** Neither hold a lot of water as it deteriorates over time in space. Although the probe could be damaged. | ||
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** The theory that the UA points either where it came from or where it wants to go has been disproven. When ejected they point in no particular direction | ** The theory that the UA points either where it came from or where it wants to go has been disproven. When ejected they point in no particular direction | ||
* Halsey's Tour | * Halsey's Tour | ||
** The theory is that President Halsey's ship was carrying an Unknown | ** The theory is that President Halsey's ship was carrying an Unknown Artifact, which caused the complex multiple-system failure.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/c2955e4406913906e65a0a519c91e0b1eb477572 Malfunction or Malice?], GalNet News, 3301-05-30</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/556da9049657bae92433fa1c The Loss of Starship One Linked to Mechanical Failure], GalNet News, 3301-06-02</ref> | ||
** 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. | ||
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** 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 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], daygobay, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-14 00:08 GMT</ref> | ** 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 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], daygobay, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-14 00:08 GMT</ref> | ||
* Let them finish what they are designed to do (unverifiable) | * Let them finish what they are designed to do (unverifiable) | ||
** 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 | ** 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 appears 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 Elite Dangerous - Unknown Artefact Spore Explosion], Imgur, 2015-05-04 20:47 GMT</ref> The theory further suggests that the UAs either explode, travel to a new location or go home. The UA has already been filmed expiring on a couple of occasions and nothing dramatic happened, and unfortunately this theory requires the sacrifice of an exceedingly rare object.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2541462&viewfull=1#post2541462 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], Dr.Evanzan, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-14 20:39 GMT</ref> | ||
* 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. | ||
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** Every sound sequence had 3 purrs in this recording. That means SAP8, Hafnium 178 and/or Painite can't be discounted as an influence.{{Cite}} | ** Every sound sequence had 3 purrs in this recording. That means SAP8, Hafnium 178 and/or Painite can't be discounted as an influence.{{Cite}} | ||
* Tests with the UA next to 8, 6, 4 SAP 8 core containers <ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2551696&viewfull=1#post2551696 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], Zenith, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-16 21:19 GMT</ref> | * Tests with the UA next to 8, 6, 4 SAP 8 core containers <ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=162998&p=2551696&viewfull=1#post2551696 Unknown Artefact (or artifact) Community Thread - The Canonn], Zenith, Elite: Dangerous Forums, 2015-07-16 21:19 GMT</ref> | ||
** '''Interesting result:''' the number of purrs (after the howl, after the | ** '''Interesting result:''' the number of purrs (after the howl, after the Morse chitter sequence) changes from 5 to 3 purrs with 8 SAP 8 Canisters nearby. More tests required to verify if this is an effect of SAP 8 specifically, or canisters of any kind? Will 12 have more of an effect? etc.{{Cite}} | ||
* Tests with the UA next to 12 SAP 8 core container.{{Cite}} | * Tests with the UA next to 12 SAP 8 core container.{{Cite}} | ||
* Tried to go into witchspace through the | * Tried to go into witchspace through the original Elite way (pitch and roll at maximum).{{Cite}} | ||
* Tests with the UA being in the darkness of a planet.{{Cite}} | * Tests with the UA being in the darkness of a planet.{{Cite}} | ||
* Checked for bulletin board missions relating to it at many stations and outposts including Leonard Nimoy several times over.{{Cite}} | * Checked for bulletin board missions relating to it at many stations and outposts including Leonard Nimoy several times over.{{Cite}} | ||
* Ship carrying the UA has been interdicted several times - and has interdicted others while carrying the UA.{{Cite}} | * Ship carrying the UA has been interdicted several times - and has interdicted others while carrying the UA.{{Cite}} | ||
* UA has been taken to many systems and has found to produce | * UA has been taken to many systems and has found to produce Morse code of the nearest celestial object (or station - the first decoding of the Morse was SEEGA PORT).{{Cite}} | ||
* Two UA's in one ship has done nothing except made the corrosion damage done to the cargo hatch double, it was attempted to get 3 into the ship but could not get the two ships into the right instance to hand over a UA.{{Cite}} Another pilot got 8 UA's into single ship, but lost them in supercruise due to damage to cargo hatch. | * Two UA's in one ship has done nothing except made the corrosion damage done to the cargo hatch double, it was attempted to get 3 into the ship but could not get the two ships into the right instance to hand over a UA.{{Cite}} Another pilot got 8 UA's into single ship, but lost them in supercruise due to damage to cargo hatch. | ||
* UA has been dropped by | * UA has been dropped by itself and with a SAP 8 container at the same area.{{Cite}} | ||
* UA has been taken to a capital ship, both in the cargo hold & free-floating in space. No comms or interest from the capital ship at all.{{Cite}} | * UA has been taken to a capital ship, both in the cargo hold & free-floating in space. No comms or interest from the capital ship at all.{{Cite}} | ||
* Has been taken to Themiscrya, it can be found on galaxy map by searching for "them" (as in have you tried listening to them), in mythology this was the capital of the nation of all-female warriors called Amazons.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Themiscyra (mythology)|Themiscyra (mythology)]], Wikipedia, 2015-09-04 22:55 GMT</ref> The Thargoids are also an all female race.<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous/comments?cursor=2332567#comment-2332566 Elite: Dangerous by Frontier Developments — Kickstarter], Frontier Developments, Kickstarter, 2013-02-28</ref> | * Has been taken to Themiscrya, it can be found on galaxy map by searching for "them" (as in have you tried listening to them), in mythology this was the capital of the nation of all-female warriors called Amazons.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Themiscyra (mythology)|Themiscyra (mythology)]], Wikipedia, 2015-09-04 22:55 GMT</ref> The Thargoids are also an all female race.<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous/comments?cursor=2332567#comment-2332566 Elite: Dangerous by Frontier Developments — Kickstarter], Frontier Developments, Kickstarter, 2013-02-28</ref> | ||
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* Attempted shutting off Life Support to see if it would affect the toxic corrosion (w/o O2 in the cargo hold) = Nothing <ref name=":5" /> | * Attempted shutting off Life Support to see if it would affect the toxic corrosion (w/o O2 in the cargo hold) = Nothing <ref name=":5" /> | ||
* CMDR's have jumped systems or into supercruise while near a UA or into a system with the UA being deployed to no effect. This has been done in a Wing as well, with part of the Wing in one system and the UA and the rest of the Wing in an adjacent system, with the UA dropped in normal space to see if it would work as some sort of system to system jump beacon for a Wing, to no effect. | * CMDR's have jumped systems or into supercruise while near a UA or into a system with the UA being deployed to no effect. This has been done in a Wing as well, with part of the Wing in one system and the UA and the rest of the Wing in an adjacent system, with the UA dropped in normal space to see if it would work as some sort of system to system jump beacon for a Wing, to no effect. | ||
* Taken to Hippoc Bioceuticals Research Station in 51 Arietis, an odd system where it says it needs a permit but I think | * Taken to Hippoc Bioceuticals Research Station in 51 Arietis, an odd system where it says it needs a permit but I think its bugged so any can enter. Could see nothing in contact/missions/commodities. | ||
* Listened to inside and outside an ORCA = Nothing.{{Cite}} | * Listened to inside and outside an ORCA = Nothing.{{Cite}} | ||
* Hit with mining laser no effect.{{Cite}} | * Hit with mining laser no effect.{{Cite}} | ||