But I’m keen to offer the reminder that we are dealing with a species of enormous intelligence and complexity, not a horde of voracious animals. “Our future relationship with the Thargoids is uncertain.
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I believe we now have the Thargoids’ full attention.” Instead, we have sought to decimate their numbers again, just as with the Mycoid virus centuries ago. We are no longer troublesome scavengers claiming the scraps left behind by higher life forms. This suggests that their perception of humanity has changed. “However, in HIP 22460 we witnessed something new: an active countermeasure to the Proteus Wave. What we think of as an ancient war might be recent or ongoing from their viewpoint.” Even the Thargoids’ perception of time could be very different to ours. Their hostile reaction to Guardian artefacts may be something like a genetic memory, hard-coded into their technologies. “While Thargoids frequently drag ships out of hyperspace to be scanned, not all of these incidents result in an attack. If living Thargoids have ever been studied, as is rumoured, then it is by clandestine means, concealed from the scientific community.” Due to the biomechanical nature of their constructs, we are even uncertain about the dividing line between individual beings and their vessels. “As yet we have almost no knowledge of their hierarchy, beyond broad assumptions that they follow the functional roles of known insect species. Of course, their willingness to fight is one of the few traits we definitely share.”
Non-violent interactions with their spacecraft in recent years have provided little insight, other than their commitment to patrolling and harvesting meta-alloy sources. We still have almost no true understanding of their language, society, culture or objectives. “Despite many decades of research, the Thargoid civilisation remains totally alien. I feel it is important to underscore how much is absent from our understanding.” I have witnessed governments, militaries and public figures characterise them as a mindless destructive force, akin to a swarm of locusts. “Recent events have once again brought a focus on the alien species we call Thargoids. Professor Ishmael Palin, the foremost authority on the Thargoids, has authored a short article for the scientific journal The Empirical. ︎Outfitting search Find nearest ships, modules and personal equipment vendors.︎Components trading Find where to buy or sell engineering components.︎Commodities Get best commodity prices.︎Trade routes Get the most profitable trade routes.
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