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  • Elite's alien menace has finally returned

    After a 22-year absence, Elite's legendary alien menace, the Thargoids, are back. This isn't a surprise invasion, of course; developer Frontier has been teasing the Thargoids' eventual return in Elite: Dangerous for over two years now, with a masterfully orchestrated campaign of steadily escalating alien activity that did its job, leaving fans in an anticipatory frenzy. The tease is finally over though: Elite: Dangerous' 2.4 update ("The Return") released earlier this week and set the Thargoids loose upon the galaxy once and for all - and Elite's sometimes divided community has united to uncover the secrets of the series' most formidable foe.
    Elite: Dangerous' long Thargoid reveal started back in 2015, with the discovery of Unknown Artefacts. These mysterious commodities offered the earliest hint of an alien presence in the galaxy, and marked the start of Frontier's patient, beautifully paced unveiling of the Thargoids' return. That initial discovery ignited an exploratory spirit all across the community, and soon eager explorers had uncovered strange alien "barnacles" on desolate planets, alien transmitters orbiting around ammonia-based worlds, mysterious signals and alien crash sites. Players have even witnessed the hazy green aftermath of devastating battles that gave terrifying hints of the Thargoids' power.
    Things finally came to a head in January this year when first contact was made. A player known as Commander DP Sayre was unexpectedly hyperdicted - that is, dragged out of hyperspace by a Thargoid vessel - during a routine flight, and the resulting video evidence sent the community into overdrive. From then on out, the floodgates were open, and further proof of Thargoid activity piled higher and higher. Sightings increased, vast alien structures were uncovered, and ancient machines were bought back to laser-spewing life. The seeds were sown for the Thargoids return, and a newly energised community had united toward one grand, common goal.
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