Do those UFOs actually do anything?

Aeshi · Post by **Aeshi** » Thu, 12. Jan 12, 20:45

I was just curious because I've seen them flying around a few times (and shot up a few, but they're too fast to catch most of the time.) but I was wondering if they actually serve any purpose (and whether they belong to anyone because I remember reading somewhere that there was a 6th/7th race in X whose ships were all cloaked or something)

Spectre01 · Post by **Spectre01** » Thu, 12. Jan 12, 20:49

If you follow it (not hard with a m5), it will eventually lead you to its base, where you can buy everything(weapons, wares, ships) with unlimited supply.

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it's a joke.LOLOLOLOLOL

Post by **Cycrow** » Thu, 12. Jan 12, 20:49

if you follow them, you might find the secret ufo base

palm911 · Post by **palm911** » Thu, 12. Jan 12, 20:59

yup, all the wares are 70% off in the secret ufo base

Aeshi · Post by **Aeshi** » Thu, 12. Jan 12, 21:12

So they don't actually do anything? That's kind of a disappointment

Legionos · Post by **Legionos** » Thu, 12. Jan 12, 21:13

you know its bad when a mod perpetrates the myth to young impressionable X-newbies

shame on you all

Shootist · Post by **Shootist** » Thu, 12. Jan 12, 21:16

Legionos wrote:you know its bad when a mod perpetrates the myth to young impressionable X-newbies

shame on you all

He perpetuates nothing. The UFOs have a base and it is secret. Follow a UFO long enough and it will dock.

Coruskane · Post by **Coruskane** » Thu, 12. Jan 12, 21:48

I never tried it, but I heard that - at least in X3R - that they move throughout the whole map. Thus, if you set a ship to follow it you will (eventually) discover a lot of sectors.

Legionos · Post by **Legionos** » Thu, 12. Jan 12, 22:13

Shootist wrote:
Legionos wrote:you know its bad when a mod perpetrates the myth to young impressionable X-newbies

shame on you all
He perpetuates nothing. The UFOs have a base and it is secret. Follow a UFO long enough and it will dock.

complete bull and you know it

lich83 · Post by **lich83** » Thu, 12. Jan 12, 22:17

Legionos wrote:
Shootist wrote:
Legionos wrote:you know its bad when a mod perpetrates the myth to young impressionable X-newbies

shame on you all
He perpetuates nothing. The UFOs have a base and it is secret. Follow a UFO long enough and it will dock.
complete bull and you know it

Well, I have followed snd it led me to the bailed Khaak cluster:)
Regrettably I dont remember if it was in X3:R or X3:TC...

Shootist · Post by **Shootist** » Thu, 12. Jan 12, 22:20

Legionos wrote:
Shootist wrote:
Legionos wrote:you know its bad when a mod perpetrates the myth to young impressionable X-newbies

shame on you all
He perpetuates nothing. The UFOs have a base and it is secret. Follow a UFO long enough and it will dock.
complete bull and you know it

Nevertheless, it will dock. Then undock to fly its circuit again.

Legionos · Post by **Legionos** » Thu, 12. Jan 12, 22:22

Shootist wrote:
Legionos wrote:
Shootist wrote:
Legionos wrote:you know its bad when a mod perpetrates the myth to young impressionable X-newbies

shame on you all
He perpetuates nothing. The UFOs have a base and it is secret. Follow a UFO long enough and it will dock.
complete bull and you know it
Nevertheless, it will dock. Then undock to fly its circuit again.

but not at a secret UFO base.

funny how theres NO evidence on the x forums

Fulgrymm · Post by **Fulgrymm** » Thu, 12. Jan 12, 23:06

They seem to belong to the Goners. If you shoot them up, your Goner rank will drop, so try avoiding it if Goner rep is important to you.

Post by **Nanook** » Thu, 12. Jan 12, 23:19

It's not that they 'belong' to the Goners, it's just that the Goner's, being scientists, want to study them. So you shooting those UFO's up tends to make the Goners a bit upset.

TTD · Post by **TTD** » Thu, 12. Jan 12, 23:25

The registration begins with a G,so I guess it's a Goner.

Post by **Nanook** » Thu, 12. Jan 12, 23:31

That just means the Goners protect/claim them, not that they build or own them. They're simply listed in the Universal Ship Database that way, since no one really knows what, or who, they really are.

Cpt.Jericho · Post by **Cpt.Jericho** » Thu, 12. Jan 12, 23:34

If I fire long enough at it becomes a goner...

ConCorDian · Post by **ConCorDian** » Thu, 12. Jan 12, 23:58

Cpt.Jericho wrote:If I fire long enough at it becomes a goner...

oh my.... really?

my argument is that there is a cloaking device in the game!!! (the ship in X3:R name has escaped me just now) i reckon the UFO do have a base, it just happens to have 750mil laser energy coupled with 10000 weapon slots and it is cloaked. so feel free to follow them and see if you can find it, just dont hurt one of there ships or youll have the base to deal with when you do

Legionos · Post by **Legionos** » Fri, 13. Jan 12, 00:17

ConCorDian wrote:
Cpt.Jericho wrote:If I fire long enough at it becomes a goner...
oh my.... really?

my argument is that there is a cloaking device in the game!!! (the ship in X3:R name has escaped me just now) i reckon the UFO do have a base, it just happens to have 750mil laser energy coupled with 10000 weapon slots and it is cloaked. so feel free to follow them and see if you can find it, just dont hurt one of there ships or youll have the base to deal with when you do

yeah because its not hard for someone to script this magical bae in if it existed and then provide evidence via screenshots and such

oh wait...

Jumee · Post by **Jumee** » Fri, 13. Jan 12, 00:17

the only way to find a UFO base is to equip your ship with signature scrambler and cargo bay shielding before you order it to follow UFO ship and than all you need is a lot of patience (that base is worth it)

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Do those UFOs actually do anything?

Do those UFOs actually do anything?