Crashed Thargoid Ship
A Crashed Thargoid Ship consists of an ancient Thargoid Interceptor shipwreck on a planet's surface. The first site was discovered in the Pleiades Sector AB-W b2-4 system on August 30, 3302. Additional sites were later found in HIP 17862, HIP 17403, and elsewhere. Initially, it was not known or obvious that these sites had any connection to the Thargoids, but on October 14, 3303, Professor Alba Tesreau of Aegis confirmed that the crashed ships were Thargoid Interceptors.
Description
Crashed Thargoid Ship sites consist of wreckage from a Thargoid Interceptor scattered in a canyon, near a shallow depression caused by the impact. There are fourteen visible pieces of the alien ship, and five distinct types of pieces. Additional pieces may or may not be buried beneath the visible wreckage. Thirteen pieces are external wing-like structures of unknown purpose. The fourteenth and largest piece is ostensibly the central part of the ship, a semi-octagonal "core" with a centralized circular "aperture", also of unknown purpose. While the intact ship has eight of each piece, save for the core, the crash sites seem to be missing some parts. All of the pieces are considerably larger than a Scarab SRV, and the intact ship is approximately between a Python and an Anaconda in diameter.
The circumstances that caused these Thargoid shipwrecks are unknown. The wreckage at all sites bears no obvious signs of weapon damage. Additionally, given the concentration of wreckage in a relatively small area at each site, it is possible that the ships were intact up until they impacted and shattered on their respective planets and moons.
History
In 3302, three Commanders, Mahina Dillon, Otto Granger, and Logan Kohl, experienced an "incident" that led them to a discovery of great importance. On August 27, 3302, the three hacked public GalNet news transmissions and inserted coded text that directed other CMDRs to them. On August 28, 3302, they appeared in the systems Apademak and Cail, and offered to reveal their discovery to the galaxy via a series of clues if they were each given large quantities of certain commodities, marking the beginning of "the Hunt".[1] On August 30, 3302, after Kohl's request for 6 million tons of narcotics was fulfilled and he offered his next clue, CMDRs Noctrach and Ihazevich located the correct planet that the clue hinted at and subsequently discovered the "Alien Crash Site" in a canyon there.[2] Their discovery was noted in a GalNet article posted the following day.[3] The shipwreck was initially called an Unknown Ship, because their origin was a mystery.[4]
On October 14, 3303, an analysis by Professor Alba Tesreau of Aegis confirmed suspicions that the first crash site was an ancient Thargoid Interceptor. Tesreau stated, "Recent analysis of the Thargoid shipwreck in the Pleiades Sector AB-W B2-4 system indicates that it is a little over 100 years old, despite being extremely similar, if not identical, to the currently active Thargoid Interceptor. This suggests that Thargoid ship design does not change particularly rapidly, and also that the shipwreck in HIP 17125 could be equally old."[4] Another Crashed Thargoid Ship, the site on planet 3 of the Musca Dark Region PJ-P b6-1 system, predates 3111, as that year was when that particular site was originally discovered by Professor Penelope Carver's survey team.
Locations
| System | Planet | Surface Coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleiades Sector AB-W b2-4 | 9 A | -26.37, 97.70 | First Crashed Thargois Ship discovered on Aug. 30, 3302 by CMDRs Noctrach and Ihazevich |
| HIP 17862 | 6 C A | 30.32, -98.58 | Discovered Nov. 3, 3302; Thargoid Sensor Fragments can be found at this site, as well as Thargoid Resin and Thargoid Technology Samples. |
| HIP 17403 | A 4 A | -34.98, -141.41 | Discovered Nov. 5, 3302; Thargoid Sensors can be found at this site. A crashed Anaconda and Type-9 Heavy or Type-10 Defender can be found close to the shipwreck. Planet is tidally locked; crater is in permanent darkness. |
| Musca Dark Region PJ-P b6-1 | 3 | Discovered Oct. 29, 3306; associated with the Adamastor incident. |
Notes
- According to Frontier's Michael Brookes, the Crashed Thargoid Ship at Pleiades Sector AB-W B2-4 was the final objective of "the Hunt".[5] No new content related to the aliens was added until the Elite Dangerous: Horizons 2.2 update.[6]
Videos
Gallery
- Crashed Thargoid Ship
- A close-up of the Crashed Thargoid Ship
References
- ↑ Reddit: "News about 'the Hunt'"
- ↑ Reddit comment by user HuttonOrbital (CMDR Noctrach)
- ↑ Galnet News - Galactic News: Mysterious Wreckage Discovered
- 1 2 GalNet: Galactic News: Speculation over Thargoid Ship
- ↑ Elite Dangerous forums, Michael Brooke comment 1
- ↑ Elite Dangerous forums, Michael Brooke comment 2
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