Distant Worlds - A journey beyond the Abyss
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When do you expect to be there?
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much faster, wouldnt there be that much attractions aside
as pics didnt described well enough I had to make a little vid, too
and so ETA + 30min
think this is already known,
but as its not that far away from our route and new to me ...
found a "hollow cube" near the route from wp6 to wp7 ( GREAE PHIO KN-B D1572 )
[video=youtube;2La4_Qs28GI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2La4_Qs28GI[/video]
much faster, wouldnt there be that much attractions aside
as pics didnt described well enough I had to make a little vid, too
and so ETA + 30min
think this is already known,
but as its not that far away from our route and new to me
...found a "hollow cube" near the route from wp6 to wp7 ( GREAE PHIO KN-B D1572 )
[video=youtube;2La4_Qs28GI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2La4_Qs28GI[/video]
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That's a cute little nebula! I love me those little ones. Thanks for the tip! Will make my way up there now.
Well folks, not sure what just happened but I was approaching Greae Phio DT-G D11-1302 (B 1) and homing in on Michael Darkmore, got within 2Km of surface and then began normal landing process - level off, throttle to zero, deploy gear and then use down thrusters to land.
Well, did the first three and then looked down to hit the deploy gear and then looked back. Suddenly the game said I had hit the surface (I think) and the canopy was breached and I had 7 mins of O2. I switched to modules, fired up the AFM and then was switched back to forward view, watched the canopy disappear and then the ship exploded.
Watching CMDRs said they saw me hovering so no idea what the heck happpened. It's been reported to FD but I'll be out of the Rock Rats for a few days. Most of what I've been doing for past 3 weeks is prospecting so only basic scans lost.
I'm hoping FD can figure out what the heck happened and sort things out.
Signing off for a few days
Montague Druitt
Well, did the first three and then looked down to hit the deploy gear and then looked back. Suddenly the game said I had hit the surface (I think) and the canopy was breached and I had 7 mins of O2. I switched to modules, fired up the AFM and then was switched back to forward view, watched the canopy disappear and then the ship exploded.
Watching CMDRs said they saw me hovering so no idea what the heck happpened. It's been reported to FD but I'll be out of the Rock Rats for a few days. Most of what I've been doing for past 3 weeks is prospecting so only basic scans lost.
I'm hoping FD can figure out what the heck happened and sort things out.
Signing off for a few days
Montague Druitt
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Just seen announcement that WP8 is 4200lys away, or around 2hrs travel time in a 30ly ship.
Is that really how fast most people travel?
I feel like I must be doing something wrong - takes me 40 mins to cover a Kylie, in a 34ly Conda, and that's without even opening the system map. If the travel time is not a typo, please share your secret
I'm using an ASP with a 31.8Ly max jump and can cover a Kylie in 28mins. The biggest killer is the fuel scoop - I have an A6 which can do a full fill in about 1 min.
My technique for normal jumping :
1. Enter system
2. Immediately home to new location on full thrust whilst scanning system
3. As soon as FSD cool down is complete, start the sequence
4. Ignore heat warnings - if power away then it should not exceed 90% normally
If the next location is blocked, thrust below sun and then spin up FSD asap and only lock onto the target at last second.
Refuel when a) next system is non-scoop and you have less than 25% b) You get the "Primary tank exhausted"
That's what I do and whilst intense I can cover 4.2LY in about 2.25hrs
Nothing to be scared of guys, "as always, zero your throttle on countdown to the jump",,, on entering a Neutron system you will not see the Neutron star, so to prevent driving into it, enter Nav panel and target it,,, then on zero throttle either swing around and scan it, or swing away and drive away,,, either way, presuming that you have entered the system on zero throttle, always angle away from the star before applying power, do not drive towards it,,,,,,,and these babies are 55,000 a pop undiscovered, happy farming o7
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Just seen announcement that WP8 is 4200lys away, or around 2hrs travel time in a 30ly ship.
Is that really how fast most people travel?
I feel like I must be doing something wrong - takes me 40 mins to cover a Kylie, in a 34ly Conda, and that's without even opening the system map. If the travel time is not a typo, please share your secret
Yup, typo, 1h 45m oughta do it o7
Nom, Nom, no.... whut?
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I've often wondered about the holes typically found on the planets, now I know what caused them
PS: System?
I just finished prospecting GREAE PHIO QE-Q E5-1712 10 4.30g planet if you want something big to land on, 160ly from WP7.
Biggest I have found so far around WP7, still fine with analog control on vertical thrusters. You need a good stomach for driving around on those high g worlds. The buggy sticks to the terrain like glue, which makes hilly terrain a good recipe for motion sickness. Best to keep your eyes focused on the scanner. No risk of getting air born so always go flat out!
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So, myself and another commander sort of spontaneously decided to SRV our way down da Gama Trench, in the dark, without really realizing how steep it got. I decided to turn back when it got to about a 45 degree slope, but started sliding backwards down before being launched into the darkness of the abyss. Shortly afterwards i heard the by now all too familiar sound an SRV makes when it explodes as my companion hit something a little too solid, and figured i was next. By the grace of someone, i hit something and kept going, but hull had dropped below 50%. Somehow i manged to synthesize a repair and get myself pointing vaguely 'up', and keep firing the thrusters enough to soften any further impacts, although i did hit 95% and a second repair for good measure.
Finally came to a rest what felt like minutes later on some mercifully flat ground right at the bottom...
Although shortly afterwards i was reminded just how lucky i was when this went rolling past my canopy...
Drive safely commanders.
Finally came to a rest what felt like minutes later on some mercifully flat ground right at the bottom...
Although shortly afterwards i was reminded just how lucky i was when this went rolling past my canopy...
Drive safely commanders.
Flying hard and fast to WP8 having joined really late. I plan to be at wp8 in 2 or 3 days. I am currently halfway between 5 and 6.
Yeah, did the same, just by being too nosy while having a look into the canyon. I slid all the way down with my SRV. Down there the surface is very peculiar. It feels as if you drive a few centimeters above ground, which is very slippery also. Upon recalling my ship, it failed to finish the landing procedure. It just hovered above ground. So I had to do the 'relog into non-Horizon' trick. It felt a bit like cheating, but I reported this as a bug. There were some perfectly flat places down in the abyss, so an automatic ship landing should not have been a problem.TL;DR: don't drive down into Da Gama Trench with your SRV
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XCOM2 is sweet!
So .... what did I miss?
So .... what did I miss?
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