"unknown" ships ?

Major Grubert · Post by **Major Grubert** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:17 pm

Hi space peoples,
last time i was around Actarius and must shot down 2 "unknown" ships, with a strange shape
not vonari, nothing i ever see since i start the game (ok, short time ago)

i do little search by now, but.. who are those "unknown" ??

Post by **Marvin** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:54 am

They are the flying saucers you've been hearing about since 1947.

Busch · Post by **Busch** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:11 am

Le objets inconnous are the "Unknowns of Actarius". Several builds ago, Vice "adjusted" the game software to allow "incursions" into known space, from Actarius. Greatest area of occurrance was in Cerulean, oddly enough.

Clan Bro Gorf first introduced me to them in Actarius. And, I've battled them in Cerulean with pilots Powell, AirAssassin, and Wavey. When the Unknown appeared in Cerulean, game software identified them as red "Vonari B-models", but with their own saucer-icon appearance. Everything else as described stayed the same. Once upon a time, Powell and I bunkered up in 360 degree coverage of each other, whilst AA and Bro Wavey played "Nigel" for us.

The Unknowns have some very challenging flight characteristics. Should you employ missiles against them, fairly soon their shields will adapt. Watch for gravity wells. In attack-mode, don't get close enough to them so that their shields over-lap yous. As it has a deleterious effect on your weapons suite, trust me. Their flight dynamics are such that they are able to adjust/apply thrust thru any axis/axes. Watch for that. Fairly soon, you'll be down to solely cannon and lasers against them.
Good luck, bon chance/a Dieu, buena suerte' y via con Dios !

:P:P:P:P:P:P:P:P

Check the Screenshots slice, there are several entries of the Unknowns, up-close and personal.

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Major Grubert · Post by **Major Grubert** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:48 am

Ok thanks guys !

I'll take care about them with your tactical tips.

Da OToth · Post by **Da OToth** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 1:25 am

I assume these are the same ones I ran into at the end of the second IMG quest which ended at Actarius. It was strange -- the sysem is rated as Good, but when I deployed a sensor array it showed a plethora of red blips! I jumped to one and aproched it peacefully and was promptly attacked! Ship showed as "unknown" and had a saucer shape. Used guns (kinetic) in it's attack - no missiles. My Excalibur took it down with one salvo. The next one attacked the same way, but I had no probems takng it out with my Maxim-R / Fusion combo.

Any other unknown ships around elsewhere?

Post by **Marvin** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 5:04 am

Those are them. You can't trust them. Use caution when one appears.

Munshine · Post by **Munshine** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 4:12 pm

Well that's funny but I can't remember those flying saucers from the IMG quest. Maybe I didn't pay attention. When they are red, they are all the same to me

.

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 5:21 pm

From post: 145584, Topic: tid=9423, author=Munshine wrote:Well that's funny but I can't remember those flying saucers from the IMG quest. Maybe I didn't pay attention. When they are red, they are all the same to me .

They are not in the IMG, they are in the
Quest for Peace!

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:08 pm

When I did the Quest for Peace I did not encounter any unknowns in Actarius!, They must be scared of Earth Landers!......

:P

On another excursion into Actarius I did not see any unknows as described above either. Then I decided to built a Station and that they did not like, suddenly they started to pop up all over the place!......

:P

Major Grubert · Post by **Major Grubert** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 9:48 pm

This is my next direction...

I'm lost for to long in the deep south farming billions of cash, trading those missile stuff auto launch platinum mining beam and so on... i equiped a little the good old ship, the crew buddies are 100% since eons
gonna take some fleet with me and test if they follow so far back in the north with me...

Major Grubert · Post by **Major Grubert** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 9:50 pm

By the way, I selected a possible sprouting system for the GQC... possibly maybe... a small one, far far away from any gated road.... maybe this is the good one..

Post by **Marvin** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:49 pm

IM has been forced to abandon many of its "boondocks" star systems and will be happy to pass along the coordinates of at least one system. All we ask is that you be good to its citizens.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 6:59 am

Hmmm. this is all true about the Unknowns in Actarius... but just a few days ago I found one "Unknown" flying on the surface of the Earth... :/ After greeting him, he started spouting doom and gloom about the human race, so I promptly began making him eat some CFH Industrial cannons.

If he was a happy camper before hand, well... he certainly wasn't after me... lmao. Us Earth landers will not tolerate such unpleasant visitors to the Earth.

He wasn't flying a traditional saucer, but seemed to favor the Actarian Unknowns.

Major Grubert · Post by **Major Grubert** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 4:50 pm

From post: 145661, Topic: tid=9423, author=Marvin wrote: IM has been forced to abandon many of its "boondocks" star systems and will be happy to pass along the coordinates of at least one system. All we ask is that you be good to its citizens.

could be an option, send coordinates by mp and i'll check that place while in the area...

don't worry, we are very friendly to citizens, till they are not edible

I must check something before gettin back to north, spin a little around something, some system not registered on the map, the interactive one, seejay's ones ? i forgot at the time... however, i do love unidentified places...

Post by **Marvin** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 6:40 pm

U2U sent.

Major Grubert · Post by **Major Grubert** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:17 pm

roger that

Hunter · Post by **Hunter** » Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:13 am

I tried to do something with this ships, I thought maybe will take 25x anti-material
I not remember what was, I think some cargo and only, and that ships did stop my ship and started shoot.

Major Grubert · Post by **Major Grubert** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:11 am

From post: 145652, Topic: tid=9423, author=Major Grubert wrote:This is my next direction...

I'm lost for to long in the deep south farming billions of cash, trading those missile stuff auto launch platinum mining beam and so on... i equiped a little the good old ship, the crew buddies are 100% since eons
gonna take some fleet with me and test if they follow so far back in the north with me...

i'm in view of Actarius... after so long i've done my way from pearl... find many systems on the way so it took me some time to travel all that

so, this night i'll turn around and see if they are still there

Busch · Post by **Busch** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:33 pm

I've found launching from either Cerulean or Atlas, headed for Actarius, to be a little more facile in terms of time/hops/fuel consumption. The StarWolves used to have an embassy compound there, on the Starport 6 platform. Wonder if it's still there....

Major Grubert · Post by **Major Grubert** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:10 pm

From post: 148575, Topic: tid=9423, author=Busch wrote:I've found launching from either Cerulean or Atlas, headed for Actarius, to be a little more facile in terms of time/hops/fuel consumption. The StarWolves used to have an embassy compound there, on the Starport 6 platform. Wonder if it's still there....

i'm right between Ceru. and Acta.
found some good road trade here...

got some touchy contact with Unknown guys... they are not cool at all...

will turn a little around and tell you if i find that "embassy compound"

Major Grubert · Post by **Major Grubert** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 7:02 pm

Just found some IM stations around here

no starwolves embassy at this time, still cruising in the area

Post by **Marvin** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 8:34 pm

Where did you find IM stations and on which server?

Hunter · Post by **Hunter** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 9:09 pm

I thought it is topic about unknown ships...
Write in rules,
"Rules is only for users."
And, I told something about doing of anyone?No)

Actarius unknown ships did beat my ship)
They have, maybe force laser, 500m radius, I think.
But I not understand, why there is background of andromeda?

Major Grubert · Post by **Major Grubert** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 9:48 pm

From post: 148683, Topic: tid=9423, author=Marvin wrote: Where did you find IM stations and on which server?

SP6, one in O447 calling somethin like [IM]was here
and another one just near actarius called something like.. dunno... "exploration" maybe... something cool like that

i've done some trades with both of them