Newcomer / Intro What are you up to?

[Fnord Velkor]

It was more fun second visit as other commanders were there. Going in solo is tough. That's the problem with a lot of Thargoid war content. It excludes the solo player.

It seems to me to be another issue introduced by the influx of FPS and RPG people into the development team - just a carry-over of their experiences / expectations / whatever in their past work. Everything it seems has to have incrementally harder "boss battles", you have to "level up" with one type to have a chance (get the gear) with the next.

Well at least it is something that keeps the epeen combat types engaged with Elite I suppose.

 

[TR]

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

"Stop right where you are!"

I lost my Scorpion today. Neck deep in one of those big burning structures again when the scavs dropped by. Tch. Very irritating.

 

[aRJay]

"Stop right where you are!"

I lost my Scorpion today. Nek deep in one of those big burning structures again when the scavs dropped by. Tch. Very irritating.

How about you look for a sale, buy a second copy, set up an alt then physical multiplayer you alt into the turret seat of your Scorpion to defend it.

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

How about you look for a sale, buy a second copy, set up an alt then physical multiplayer you alt into the turret seat of your Scorpion to defend it.

Great idea but I doubt my tiny mind could cope!

 

[Marvin the Martian]

I lost my Scorpion today.

I honestly can't remember the last time I took mine out. The gun is just so horrible I've been in the SRV and not touched it. Oddly, I've not lost a single SRV yet. Nobody lives long enough to get remotely close to it.

 

[]M[]

"Stop right where you are!"

I lost my Scorpion today. Nek deep in one of those big burning structures again when the scavs dropped by. Tch. Very irritating.

Scavs? Pfft… try riding a Banshee!
(Had similar results with the SRV though… )

Source: https://youtu.be/gBL0Q5yKemg?si=vW137ofsumUZuyqR

(clip posted purely for the purposes of entertainment, NOT exemplary gameplay ;p)

 

[]M[]

How about you look for a sale, buy a second copy, set up an alt then physical multiplayer you alt into the turret seat of your Scorpion to defend it.

Pity it’s not possible to just deploy your NPC-crew to it for safekeeping…?

 

[CMDRQuainMarln]

And probably involves mucho le grind.

It does, but nothing compared to personal equipment engineering

 

[TR]

You might want to, you know, keep that loaded...?

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

Well that was a, well, sort of fun high CZ. All the enemies were glued to the ground. {Mwahahaha! )

I was of a mind to shoot them all to death to win the CZ, i.e. no capturing of waypoints. But I sort of ran out of time so had to do a few just to move the conflict along a bit quicker.

 

[CMDR Timber McWolf]

"Stop right where you are!"

I lost my Scorpion today. Neck deep in one of those big burning structures again when the scavs dropped by. Tch. Very irritating.

Looking at that turret construction, I can see why it performs so badly.
I'm honestly surprised that the gun stays mounted where it is when used...

 

[]M[]

So it can be done... though tbh I'd recommend hunting the beashts on foot still ;]

Source: https://youtu.be/CVqciNR6gGA?si=F2mA4Z_8U09luCrL&t=1025

 

[Markov Chaney]

I'm taking a pass at the moment myself. I wish I was more interested.

I believe a catheter mod is available for the suits now which means you can take a pass without even leaving the pilot chair.

 

[Eric Palmer]

I am on a slow trip out on the colonia bridge. Honking and doing bio along the way. I was wondering if there are any abandoned settlements or POI along the way. I am only going out to the 5k ly mark to open an engineer. Any thoughts?

 

[aRJay]

I am on a slow trip out on the colonia bridge. Honking and doing bio along the way. I was wondering if there are any abandoned settlements or POI along the way. I am only going out to the 5k ly mark to open an engineer. Any thoughts?

I went the other way when I did that unlock then got temporarily trapped on the way back due to the locked systems that were in my slightly different route back.

I didn't go that far out again until years later when I got my Fleet Carrier so I have never travelled the bridge so no knowledge.
My guess is settlements get less likely the further out you are but chances might be higher near the stations on the bridge.

 

[Eric Palmer]

So far, I have found bio and geo but no signal or problems to speak of. Having a little trouble inputting the next system with a mega ship, the nav system says no match but after entering and exiting the galaxy map a few times it works. Odd!

 

[CMDR Timber McWolf]

I am debating with myself if I should visit one of those spire sites. In my head, this sounds like the Beatles having a little jam session, playing two, sometimes three songs intertwined.

I am unsure if any of my ships has the means to get there in one piece. And back "home" again.

 

[Rhialto]

I am on a slow trip out on the colonia bridge. Honking and doing bio along the way. I was wondering if there are any abandoned settlements or POI along the way. I am only going out to the 5k ly mark to open an engineer. Any thoughts?

I am planning the same thing.
I have almost all engineers unlocked, except those who require the 5000 ly trip and Lori Jameson who requires a high combat rank, and those in Colonia of course.

 

[CMDRQuainMarln]

I am debating with myself if I should visit one of those spire sites. In my head, this sounds like the Beatles having a little jam session, playing two, sometimes three songs intertwined.

I am unsure if any of my ships has the means to get there in one piece. And back "home" again.

You can visit and take a look keeping your distance in any ship. I used my short range exploration DBX with a 72ly jump range for my first look.