The end of Titan Taranis
03 Mar 2024Darkcyde
Titan Taranis, the first of the Thargoid Titans. The first to arrive, and now the first to be destroyed.I was late to the party, having stayed safely away from the Thargoids for most of their incursion, but as Taranis was going down fast, I wanted a piece of the action.
I tried to get in to do damage to the core, but being new at it, I failed twice to get in. It was a steep learning curve for someone who's never touched Thargoid combat at all. Still, I finally managed to get in, but only after the Titan was critically damaged, and before the final detonation, just to see what was there. Then, on the Saturday, with just a few seconds to go, I was half way through the caustic cloud when Taranis blew, throwing me, and everyone else, out of the cloud. It was glorious!
I've since had a couple of full-on runs at Leigong now, joining in with other Cmdr's in hitting the core, so I will at least get something for that. They say paintjobs and a decal, so I'm told, with rumors of ship kits too. I just need to make sure I hit each of the remaining Titans as they start being taken down too.
Taranis has left behind a huge caustic cloud, impenetrable for now, but there are theories as to what has been left behind by it's destruction. Maybe riches to be had, or new technologies to be researched. Whatever is there, I'm sure it will be fascinating to explore...