Barnacle Scan Data Package Investigation
04 Dec 2022Sunsbane
A few days ago, on the first of December, I found out that the Pilot's Federation has quietly issued an update to the SRV data link.This update has escaped the notice of most commanders, which is understandable given the circumstances.
The update allows for the retrieval of a "Barnacle Scan Data Package" by scanning the main structure of a Barnacle site
What this data can be used for is still a mystery to me, then again any data we can gather about the threat we're facing now is highly valuable.
My investigation lead me to two planets which host Barnacle sites where this works:
Merope 5 c
Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2 2 around the Canonn Crater tourist beacon - 5 Barnacles
I have also heard reports that attempting to scan a Barnacle at a site unofficially designated as a "Barnacle forest" can lead to a system failure.
During the course of my investigation I also attempted to scan the barnacles while carrying the following cargo:
A Unclassified Relic, a Thargoid Probe, a Thargoid Sensor and both a Probe and Sensor, this didn't yield any novel results.
Update December 8th:
I have now visited Chloe Sedesi, Zacariah Nemo and Liz Ryder with the data and cashed it in at each of their bases.
None of them were interested.