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Tau-37 Unknown Object inside sun''s corona?

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Lite

Post Fri Mar 28, 2003 6:07 am

Tau-37 Unknown Object inside sun''s corona?

Sorry I can't post a pic of this, I'm at work right now. Hopefully someone hasn't already posted this. I didn't see anything on the first few pages.

I was playing a little MP the other day, cruising towards a waypoint in Tau-37 that took my path nearby the double blue dwarves in the center of the system. As I approached the corona and my autopilot kicked in to swing me around the danger zone, my scanners picked up an "Unknown Object" that was approx 4.4K INSIDE the sun's corona. I haven't yet had a chance to explore this in SP, but theoretically it may be possible to make it in and out of there in one of the higher nanobot holding ships. You'd have to mash the "g" button every few seconds to get in and out, unless you want to mod up and cheat a little.

I picked up the object just due south of the double star. Can anyone verify or is this just a bug in my version? I'll see if I can grap a cap of this tomorrow.

Why Santa, why?

secretspy711

Post Fri Mar 28, 2003 7:52 am

I found a similar thing.....though the unknown jump hole from Omricron Gamma. In the upper right corner there appears to be a star, but it is in fact about 100K off the map. It said "unknown object" and it never appeared on my sensors, but I could target it. It was a very big sun, and I flew right up to it and touched it, inside the corona (14m away, in a Sabre w/ class 10 sheild) It wouldnt let me get any closer than 14m. I didnt find anything else interesting about it. In my scanner you can see it, it looks very weird....the same as yours? I have some pics: (P.S. This nomad controlled system is where the monkey planet is....there are actually monkeys on the planet, and there is a job icon but it says "come back when you are friendlier"





Edited by - secretspy711 on 28-03-2003 07:55:56

Edited by - secretspy711 on 28-03-2003 07:58:45

killer

Post Fri Mar 28, 2003 12:54 pm

I also found the unknown object in the TAU37 system in SP, but I'm not able to reach it, even in GOD MODE. Ik get to about 1100m and then I get bounced of. I think it's a little programming error or something. Or maybe something for an (hopefull) add-on pack

Nephilim

Post Fri Mar 28, 2003 12:57 pm

Well, the mystery object in Tau-37 is apparently a stranded protoplanet... or so the .ini file tells me:

[Object
nickname = Ew01_planet_core
pos = -35, 0, -97
ring = Zone_Ew01_sun_ring, solar\rings\protoplanet.ini

As for the weird star in Unknown: it's unique in that it doesn't have a radiation/death zone around it, but there are NO other objects nearby (except the accompanying lightsource, which shouldn't be detectable).

il_partigiano

Post Sat Mar 29, 2003 10:35 pm

see this is what this game should have been about....EXPLORING!!!
he he
its turned out to be quite fun to go explore stuff that perhaps is there just as a result of a bug....or maybe it was an 'easter egg' left for us by the guys at DigiAn
In any case, they should add a pack that contains a 100 new systems and countless new lifeforms that you can meet and learn about their culture, perhaps get their unique weapons and ships and all that would allow us to find stuff on our own.
Perhaps a random generation engine that would generate further star systems with their uniqe stellar objects....they should add black holes, big commets that pass through systems and actual nebulas and perhaps some ion storms, plasma fields and stars going NOVA etc..... yah i'm gettin' a bit TREKKIE here but wouldn't it be fun for those of us who enjoy exploring stellar phenomena???

Zertz

Post Sun Mar 30, 2003 4:54 am

Well, what I would like to see is a very user friendly system designer program (like Starcraft's StarEdit). Just make that and it would satisfy quite alot of people. (and yes I realize it'd be quite a bit harder to make something like that for Freelancer than it is for Starcraft)

il_partigiano

Post Sun Mar 30, 2003 5:27 am

I doubt they'd do that but that is an excellent idea.

I was affraid and still am that there is not going to be much done as far as editors, sequels and add-ons as soon as i read how DigiAn might have rushed to release this game the way it is because of a lot of delays and contract obligations with Microsoft...if that was the only motivation, then it seems they are going to be disbanded and most likely won't make much more for this game.
I do realize its quite successful but i think no matter if its the game of the year, DigiAn will not do much more for this.

Now the founding father of this type of game, mr. Roberts, might return in another "outfit" to bring something new and more interesting, so there still is something to look forward to!

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