#001 | Thargoid Structure - First Visit
01 Jan 2023Asentinn
Wednesday, December 28, 3308Hyades Sector AQ-Y D81 | AB
Today I've decided to grab some Meta-Alloys directly from the Barnacles I've heard so much about. On my way to the destination planet, I've come across something calledUnknown Structure. It happened to be the Thargoid remains, spanning right about few kilometers in a diameter.
I have landed next to it with the intent to research the structure and get to its center.
I'm jumping in my SRV to close the gap to one of the "arms". This thing is huge.. I am always amazed how things appear smaller from space or even ship, but when on foot.. my god, it is an entirely different story.
Is this the dead Thargoid Interceptor? It looks like one, definitely - but scale does not match.. Anyway, I'm coming back to my SRV.
After a while my sensors picked up some signals - I'm not surprised, this is a Thargoid remains, of course there would be some activity expected. Fortunately, these are only Thargoid Scavengers - shrimp-like organisms/synthetics that stay neutral unless bothered. I've heard about these from other commanders, but actually never bothered asking how dangerous they can be when enraged. I don't know if they would become angry just from walking to close - and would they call for backups. Meeting with Interceptor is the last thing I wish to happen so far away from my ship.
I'm observing them from more than 100 meters using the drone camera. It appears like they are collecting a green mucus-like substance from the structure. During that and moving, their tail lights up with red, which makes me think that they have some kind of power source in their abdomen - either producing power to collectors and/or internal "refinery" to process the material before dumping it away. It is unknown to me where they store the obtained substance.
Around the center of the structure there are needle structures. These are the Thargoid Barnacle Barbs. I'm lucky as one of them have a ripe seed that can be collected - Meta-Alloy.
When I'm driving around, I'm stumbling upon some untargetable fumes vents. They can't be shot, don't damage the SRV - despite how it looks like, fumes are non-toxic.
I'm closing to the center of the remains. I'm interested in what is going on in the inside because it appears like there are many scavengers working there, but in my way stands an impenetrable door and deep underground, the Thargoid Device.
It is unknown to me if it is possible to enter the structure, but even so, I don't know how. So, I am starting to move outside the ring and on my way back to the ship my radar pick up some
Thargoid Uplink Devices. When scanning them with my SRV I'm getting different kind of data - I see no use for them right now, but definitely such days will come.
Finally, I'm writing this log from the safe of my ship. Fly safe, Commanders!
