I did. Worse 6000 credits I ever made transporting that thing
Right on. It was the player themselves.
Q9. How did you escape from the Supernova mission in the original Elite?
Drew's tricky Elite quiz, separating the Jamesons from the Ryders
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Right on. It was the player themselves.
Q9. How did you escape from the Supernova mission in the original Elite?
No, you were the getaway driver, nothing more, the hitchhikers STOLE the statue.Right on. It was the player themselves.
Galactic Hyperspace outta there?
That was the answer I was looking for!
And last question before lunch...
Q10. In the original game, there was a system nicknamed the "Restaurant the the end of the universe". What was it called, where was it, and why the nick-name?
Cheers,
Drew.
That was the answer I was looking for!
And last question before lunch...
Q10. In the original game, there was a system nicknamed the "Restaurant the the end of the universe". What was it called, where was it, and why the nick-name?
Cheers,
Drew.
There was a system you couldn't reach, except by lucky mis-jump. Don't know the name.
OK, I admit, I'm guessing here. I never got as far as the Supernova mission, and I enjoyed misjumping to scoop Thargons. There was a system you couldn't reach though, and theoretically you could get to it by mis-jump.
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That was the answer I was looking for!
And last question before lunch...
Q10. In the original game, there was a system nicknamed the "Restaurant the the end of the universe". What was it called, where was it, and why the nick-name?
Cheers,
Drew.
Please don't say Milliways.
Not quite. You could reach it, but, rather like the hotel California, you could never leave...
And it is?
Actually it was 5 (6 if you count one after Douglas's death)
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Please don't say Milliways.
Or Magrathea
Ah, I stand corrected, I got to "So long and thanks for all the fish" the fourth book of the trilogy. Have a rep point
It was Oresrati, it was 7 ly or so out and, with a low tech level, you couldn't jump out
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Mastermind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastermind_(TV_series
And your specialist subject?
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The lore of Elite.
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Thanks Drew
or should that be Magnus?
And your specialist subject?
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The lore of Elite.
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Thanks Drew
or should that be Magnus?
I don't recall a link myself. When are the two missions linked together?
Just looking here: http://www.jades.org/missions.htm
The Statue mission is available at the start of the game on 1st Jan, just checked that in FFE myself.
According to Jades the Hitchhikers don't feature until Feb.
And you don't take them to Achenar where the statue is.
Is there something in the journals that links them to the statue later or something?
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Is the right answer!
You could jump to it using Galactic Hyperspace, but you couldn't jump to any nearby systems as they were beyond the 7 light year limit, and you couldn't buy another Galactic Hyperspace drive due to the low tech level.
And that concludes the first round. Not bad, Commanders, not bad.
More later on.
Cheers,
Drew.
The Hitchhikers were [accused of being] spies if you didnt take the mission
HOLIDAY-MAKERS ARRESTED
M.C.S
Two wandering hitch-hikers passing through the Imperial mining colony of Moore Starport on the planet Solo's Rock (Urtize) in the Imperial sector (3,-4) en route to the Federal Democracy of Finn (Edethex) have been arrested by an over-zealous detachment of the local Imperial Guard and are being detained on the usual spurious spying charges.
The two have not yet been named but are believed to originate from Tiliala.
Both are being held incommunicado and, in direct contravention of the terms of the 3-P treaty, are neither being given access to a Federation defence lawyer nor are they being allowed to make contact with the local Federal Consul on Finn.
The Sector Ambassador, Dr T J Tyth has made representation at the highest level possible under the circumstances and is awaiting a response from the Commander of the Urtizian Imperial Guard. In a similar case last year, a single hitchhiker was killed when the ship in which she had hitched a ride was destroyed by a detachment from the Imperial Navy shortly after take off from an unmarked landing strip on the closed to the mining complex.
SPIES SHOT WHILE ATTEMPTING ESCAPE
M.C.S
The two Federal spies detained on Solo's Rock in the Urtize system (3,-4) have both committed suicide whilst under the care of the Urtizian Imperial Guard. The Guard Commander has issued a statement of regret that the two could not be brought to full trial coupled with a warning to any others who consider the state-of-the-art ore extraction technology on Urtize to be an easy touch for industrial espionage.
Miners reported two low-flying ships attempting to make landing in the area during the quiet period of the shift and it is believed that a rescue attempt was under way similar to that thwarted by the diligence of the Imperial Naval Internal Protectorate last year. All miners and their householders are reminded of their duty to maintain constant watchfulness and to report any unusual aerial sightings to their local Guard Commander.
M.C.S
Two wandering hitch-hikers passing through the Imperial mining colony of Moore Starport on the planet Solo's Rock (Urtize) in the Imperial sector (3,-4) en route to the Federal Democracy of Finn (Edethex) have been arrested by an over-zealous detachment of the local Imperial Guard and are being detained on the usual spurious spying charges.
The two have not yet been named but are believed to originate from Tiliala.
Both are being held incommunicado and, in direct contravention of the terms of the 3-P treaty, are neither being given access to a Federation defence lawyer nor are they being allowed to make contact with the local Federal Consul on Finn.
The Sector Ambassador, Dr T J Tyth has made representation at the highest level possible under the circumstances and is awaiting a response from the Commander of the Urtizian Imperial Guard. In a similar case last year, a single hitchhiker was killed when the ship in which she had hitched a ride was destroyed by a detachment from the Imperial Navy shortly after take off from an unmarked landing strip on the closed to the mining complex.
SPIES SHOT WHILE ATTEMPTING ESCAPE
M.C.S
The two Federal spies detained on Solo's Rock in the Urtize system (3,-4) have both committed suicide whilst under the care of the Urtizian Imperial Guard. The Guard Commander has issued a statement of regret that the two could not be brought to full trial coupled with a warning to any others who consider the state-of-the-art ore extraction technology on Urtize to be an easy touch for industrial espionage.
Miners reported two low-flying ships attempting to make landing in the area during the quiet period of the shift and it is believed that a rescue attempt was under way similar to that thwarted by the diligence of the Imperial Naval Internal Protectorate last year. All miners and their householders are reminded of their duty to maintain constant watchfulness and to report any unusual aerial sightings to their local Guard Commander.