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On Tuesday, August 28th, Update 3.2 brought in some new content about the Guardians, such as the Guardians Beacons. We do not yet know the exact purpose of these beacons, however it is possible for us to interact with them and progress through the new content in Chapter 3.

Guardians Beacons & Structures (Vessel)

Guideline to unlock the Hybrid Guardians Fighters

The discovery of these Guardian Beacons comes from Ram Tah’s Researches. Once again, the engineer puts us on the right track by telling us that he has detected unusual energy signatures in certain areas of space: sectors NGC 2451A and IC 2391, and the Synuefe EN-H region.

From here, we departed to these designated regions & sectors where the energy signatures have been spotted. The scientists from Remlok, Cannons and many other groups rushed to these sytems in order to track the signals down. Cannon found the very first beacon in the system Synuefe KU-F B4-44. Near this star, your left hand navigation panel indicates that there is a Guardian Beacon nearby. Get closer, and exist supercruise.

Nine beacons are known at the moment:

• Synuefe KU-F B4-44
• NGC 2451A Sector LX-U d2-25
• Synuefe OF-E b45-4
• Synuefe IL-N c23-15
• Synuefe ZG-J d10-49
• IC 2391 Sector MX-T b3-6
• Synuefe QA-E b45-4
• HIP 36823
• Synuefe CS-H d11-121

After admiring the scenery, you can observe three branches to this spatial structure. You will need an energy weapon, like a laser beam, to activate them by shooting at it. This done, the Beacon should come to life!

Approach the center of the beacon and scan the central core. You should receive a message that will tell you the next step: You have to reach a new Guardians structure on the surface. Before leaving, do not forget the Antique Key that appears “under” the structure. It is extremely bright, you can’t miss it.
Of course, you need free space in your cargo to collect the key. It is not a Material.

Once arrived at the Guardian Structure, thanks to the indications received in the previous log, you will have to solve a puzzle in order to activate the structure and recover an important Data: A Guardian Vessel Blueprint Segment. The previous link describes exactly how these structures work as well as the hazards and materials/data discovered on-site.

Pay attention to the many sentinels present here, there are way more in numbers than the other structures. Destroy them and recover their materials, open fire on the cyan panels, activate the 6 pylons to unlock the data; In short: Fire fire fire! Collect gather scan! After activating the 6 pylons, insert the Ancient Key you have recovered from the Guardian Beacon, into the “X” near the console.

In addition to the Guardian Vessel data, you will need a lot of materials to… unlock the Guardian/Human Hybrid Fighters! 😉

Hybrid Guardians Fighters

Yes yes yes, Chapter 3 offers three Hybrid Guardian/Human Fighters, and these are excellent!
Let’s detail together how to obtain and equip these.

• Javelin XG8 || Shard Launcher
  • Vessel x1 // Guardian Structure (Synuefe KU-F B4-44)
  • Power Cell x25 // Guardian Structure
  • Pattern Epsilon Obelisk Data x26 // Farm in the Ancient Sites
    
  • Sentinel Wreckage Components x18 // Guardian Structure
  • Technology Components x25 // Guardian Structure
• Lance XG9 || Gauss Focus Cannon
  • Vessel x1 // Guardian Structure (Synuefe KU-F B4-44)
  • Power Cell x25 // Structure Gardienne
  • Pattern Epsilon Obelisk Data x26 // Farm in the Ancient Sites
  • Sentinel Weapon Parts x18 // Guardian Structure
  • Technology Components x25 // Guardian Structure
• Trident XG7 || Plasma Autocannon
  • Vessel x1 // Guardian Structure (Synuefe KU-F B4-44)
  • Power Cell x25 // Guardian Structure
  • Pattern Epsilon Obelisk Data x26 // Farm in the Ancient Sites
  • Pattern BetaObelisk Data x18 // Farm in the Ancient Sites
  • Technology Components x25 // Guardian Structure

Compared to other fighters, these hybrids are rather well ranked, without overpowering the other humans fighters.
The shields are also original and respond to the damage by creating polygons, representing the shield.

• #2 in speed & boost after the Condor,
• #2 in maneuverability after the Imperial Fighter,
• #1 in shields and regeneration above the Taipan,
• #4 in armor, the Taipan being #1.

They will be excellent assets in the fight against the Thargoids… especially when a new Hydra Interceptor enter the scene! Good luck with its 8 hearts, 128 Thargons and many destructive weapons.