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==UA Bombing== | ==UA Bombing== | ||
"UA Bombing" is the colloquial term for the practice of selling Thargoid Sensors en masse at a specific station with a black market, with the goal of shutting that station down using the Sensors' technology-disrupting properties. Stations that are | "UA Bombing" is the colloquial term for the practice of selling Thargoid Sensors en masse at a specific station with a black market, with the goal of shutting that station down using the Sensors' technology-disrupting properties. Stations that are shut down can still be docked with, but have most services disabled, similar to a Lockdown state. While the effects of UA Bombing are not permanent and will reverse over time even without intervention, the suspension of vital station services for several weeks can be inconvenient. | ||
UA Bombing requires a significant quantity of Thargoid Sensors, up to 100, though the number can vary. The Sensors must all be sold at the same station within the same week for the UA Bombing to be successful. Once enough Sensors are sold, the station will experience "technical issues" and be "on the brink of closure". At this time, selling thousands of units of [[Meta-Alloys]] at that station before the next weekly server downtime period can counteract the Sensors and prevent the shutdown entirely. If no action is taken, then after the weekly server downtime the station will be forced to shutdown. If this occurs, the station will automatically begin repairing itself, but the process will take several weeks on its own. Meta-Alloys can be sold there to increase the pace of repairs and shorten the shutdown period. | UA Bombing requires a significant quantity of Thargoid Sensors, up to 100, though the number can vary. The Sensors must all be sold at the same station within the same week for the UA Bombing to be successful. Once enough Sensors are sold, the station will experience "technical issues" and be "on the brink of closure". At this time, selling thousands of units of [[Meta-Alloys]] at that station before the next weekly server downtime period can counteract the Sensors and prevent the shutdown entirely. If no action is taken, then after the weekly server downtime the station will be forced to shutdown. If this occurs, the station will automatically begin repairing itself, but the process will take several weeks on its own. Meta-Alloys can be sold there to increase the pace of repairs and shorten the shutdown period. | ||