Distant Worlds - A journey beyond the Abyss

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Erimus Kamzel

Erimus Kamzel
Mangel said:
It would indeed be fantastic to get there, but just getting across 65k would be an accomplishment for the books.

With the SRV bay and the 1C bi-weave shields I would fit as a result, I lose 4.17ly, from 21.47 to 18.30. It might be worth it, but I think I'll stick with it.

Besides, I've done some testing, and as long as someone is in an SRV to discover and shoot the rocks, it's possible to scoop the materials with a ship, so for most of the trip I'm going to be flying with a buddy. Hopefully I'll manage to get enough materials by the time I need them.
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That's cool, I didn't know ships could scoop this stuff. But yeah, it makes sense... and a Sidwinder is probably the ideal ship to scoop them due to its size.

If you get anywhere near BP I will make sure you have players escorting you all the way finding the materials you need and laying a trail of breadcrumbs for you to scoop!... heck I'll be one of them! o7
 

Mangel

Mangel
Erimus said:
That's cool, I didn't know ships could scoop this stuff. But yeah, it makes sense... and a Sidwinder is probably the ideal ship to scoop them due to its size.

If you get anywhere near BP I will make sure you have players escorting you all the way finding the materials you need and laying a trail of breadcrumbs for you to scoop!... heck I'll be one of them! o7
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Yeah, both my trip buddy and I were surprised it worked as well.

That would be awesome, making getting a Sidewinder to Beagle Point a group effort. I'd be proud to have the help.
 

Erimus Kamzel

Erimus Kamzel
Little Amanda said:
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Dear Sir,

Could you possibly share you intended fit? I can't see, to get your exact range...
Also may I be so daring as to propose to take an Eagle instead? With a 3A FSD we can actually fit an SRV there and still have an SRV and an advanced discovery scanner and a heatsink with a max range of 21.85.
I've been yearning to get back into a sidewinder for ages... but an eagle could do too... ;)
It would be too tedious to brave these waters alone in a small ship, but it could be fun in a group...?

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I've been just toying with the idea - but the range gets down to 18LY+/- pennies.

Damn it is getting reaaaaaly tempting!
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If smaller ranged ships get within 1,000 LYs of Beagle Point I'm pretty sure there will be a lot of players rooting for you guys to make that final 1K, and helping get the materials needed to help you out.

By the time we get out that far we'll have been on this journey together for 3 months, and traveled 80,000 LYs as one team, so you'll have fellow pilots willing to help you get over the line. :)
 
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Mangel

Mangel
Little Amanda said:
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Dear Sir,

Could you possibly share you intended fit? I can't see, to get your exact range...
Also may I be so daring as to propose to take an Eagle instead? With a 3A FSD we can actually fit an SRV there and still have an SRV and an advanced discovery scanner and a heatsink with a max range of 21.85.
I've been yearning to get back into a sidewinder for ages... but an eagle could do too... ;)
It would be too tedious to brave these waters alone in a small ship, but it could be fun in a group...?
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I'm dead-set on getting a Sidewinder out there, so if you want to follow along in an Eagle, you're more than welcome to.

My internals are just a 2A scoop, 2D shields and an ADS. I could probably fit an AFMU as well, since I'm not taking an SRV.

Erimus said:
There is actually a really good system just 3K from Beagle Point that is abundant with Niobium, Arsenic, and Yttrium.

If we can find a Polonium source nearby we'll use that system to gather all the lower ranged ships together and make sure they're stocked with premium grade jumponium.
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Sounds like a great plan to me, as long as this system is on the far side of the abyss, as I'm not going to be getting anywhere near the close shore ;)
 
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Erimus Kamzel

Erimus Kamzel
There is actually a really good system just 3K from Beagle Point that is abundant with Niobium, Arsenic, and Yttrium.

If we can find a Polonium source nearby we'll use that system to gather all the lower ranged ships together and make sure they're stocked with premium grade jumponium.
 

Steamlined

Steamlined
Mangel said:
Besides, I've done some testing...
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Hey, give your test buddy some credit in this! I was the one who practically forced you to come try it out! :p

But yes, I, too, was surprised to find that ships could scoop materials. It'd be very helpful for those in smaller ships, knowing that if they lose all their SRVs, it's not the end of the journey.
 

Little Amanda

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Mangel said:
I'm dead-set on getting a Sidewinder out there, so if you want to follow along in an Eagle, you're more than welcome to.

My internals are just a 2A scoop, 2D shields and an ADS. I could probably fit an AFMU as well, since I'm not taking an SRV.




Sounds like a great plan to me, as long as this system is on the far side of the abyss, as I'm not going to be getting anywhere near the close shore ;)
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Thanks!

Right... am I missing something though... can you scoop things with a ship that does not have, well, a cargo hold?
I think I am well set on the idea of taking a small ship. I am touring with both an eagle and a sidewinder in the next couple of days and making up my mind.

Fly safe
 

Macros Black

Macros Black
Little Amanda said:
Thanks!

Right... am I missing something though... can you scoop things with a ship that does not have, well, a cargo hold?
I think I am well set on the idea of taking a small ship. I am touring with both an eagle and a sidewinder in the next couple of days and making up my mind.

Fly safe
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If you can scoop materials with your ship, as it would seem, you should not need a cargo rack, as materials are not stored there. Totally guessing here.
 

Zenith

Zenith
Okay, this is what I'm doing for materials and synthesis. I'm stocking up in advance.

I can't remember who came up with this original spreadsheet, but I took a copy and use only the syntheses that I'll probably be using.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PMwjwpKI5NKcEFgZxFMKChjgidWnsOZqRscGBVKCrBA/edit?usp=sharing

My aim is to have at least 6 of each FSD injection, 6 of each basic level and 1 of each standard and premium.
That's what gave me the rough targets to aim for. As you can see, I'm already well on the way to having a full inventory. What I'll be doing is continuing to build on the FSD injections to have them banked up ready.

My 3 principle sources for the Ultra-rare materials are:
  • Shinrata Dezhra 2 - Niobium, Arsenic, Germanium, Polonium
  • HR 6421 1 - Iron, Nickel, Manganese, Zirconium, Molybdenum, Cadmium, Vanadium, Technetium
  • Junga 5 - Carbon, Sulphur, Phosphorus, Iron, Arsenic, Germanium, Vanadium, Mercury, Yttrium

They pretty much cover all the materials for jumponium.
 
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RaSenche

RaSenche
Erimus said:
If smaller ranged ships get within 1,000 LYs of Beagle Point I'm pretty sure there will be a lot of players rooting for you guys to make that final 1K, and helping get the materials needed to help you out.

By the time we get out that far we'll have been on this journey together for 3 months, and traveled 80,000 LYs as one team, so you'll have fellow pilots willing to help you get over the line. :)
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Is that past the section ppl might be running on fumes or is that a different route?
I'm up for helping tchem if I'll be in an Anaconda. (EU times/NL)
 
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robbyp

robbyp
Yes, during landing sequences we are going to have to be very careful. A mistake by one commander could end the expedition of him or others.
 

Cdr Voorheez

Cdr Voorheez
Yeah it's why I'm sticking with my x4 D class SBs and x4 E class SBs and a 5D shield for this trip.
Was practice landing last night and 'creamed in' a bit too fast. Just lost 1 ring..works well. (My build hasn't changed I'll post later if you are interested).
On the subject of bi weave shields I have tested and they are useless in this scenario. Good as combat shields that's it. Way too heavy for this venture.
 
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Karla

Karla
Mangel said:
Yeah, both my trip buddy and I were surprised it worked as well.

That would be awesome, making getting a Sidewinder to Beagle Point a group effort. I'd be proud to have the help.
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I'm joining the expedition for the social aspect of it rather than actually wanting to get to Beagle's point and was looking to help out somehow, but it seems no one needs the help of a lowly Asp. I would love to help a sidewinder reach beagle's point. It sounds completely mental. I find it painful enough travelling between my ships using a side winder in the bubble. What kind of support do you require?
 

Karla

Karla
Little Amanda said:
Thanks!
I think I am well set on the idea of taking a small ship. I am touring with both an eagle and a sidewinder in the next couple of days and making up my mind.
Fly safe
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If you do, what would you need from a dedicated support ship?

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Mangel said:
That would be awesome, making getting a Sidewinder to Beagle Point a group effort. I'd be proud to have the help.
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My reply to this seems to have gone missing. Anyway, I signed up for Distant World's for the social aspect of it. I don't actually care about getting to Beagle's Point, I just want to be useful. I have an Asp but haven't yet decided on any kind of role. How could you benefit from an Asp helping you on your way? Getting a sidewinder to the other side of the galaxy really appeals to me. It's a crazy endeavour which people will automatically think that you shouldn't do. Which is precisely why you should!
 

BigF

BigF
Karla said:
Getting a sidewinder to the other side of the galaxy really appeals to me. It's a crazy endeavor which people will automatically think that you shouldn't do. Which is precisely why you should!
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That's exactly what I was thinking, while I was being rescued by the Fuel Rats last night 500ly south spin of Imperial Space.

anatron said:
Looks like the thargoids are in tha game now as a faction:

http://i.imgur.com/zsdUfOH.jpg
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Whats the chance they just happen to choose to come back at one of the waypoints to Beagle point ??

Guns and Gifts I think that way it can go both ways.

If it goes the guns way I think the whole of the bubble will be coming out to get your backs.
 
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