Murderer

MattG

MattG
Mistress Farseer is a hard taskmaster. Just 4 Chemical Manipulators was all I needed, so I could lay my 2 sacrifices before the RNG Gods in the hope for their favour on a level 5 modded FSD. I spent hours trying to better the galaxy by hunting wrong do-ers and hoping for a precious Chemical Manipulator as my reward. I scavenged wrecked ships. I even tried looking in the awful mission boards. But I found not a single one. I had my canopy smashed up twice in the process and one time made it back with just seconds of air left. I thought I would be forever cursed.

By now, I've been back in "civilized" space for too long. I started to feel what I can only describe as "bubble madness". For the first time in my (to-date) esteemed career, I fitted an interdictor FSD. And I hunted. My first target was an Orca. If I'd known it was hosting a wedding, perhaps I would've chosen differently but it was too late at that point. I ripped it apart, and in the seconds after I was overcome with guilt. After a few more seconds, I checked the contact list and there it was: 1 x Chemical Manipulator. Guilt turned to exhilaration. I quickly set back about my new purpose. In total, I murdered the crews of some 20 or so trade vessels and 5 weddings (honestly, who gets married in a (mostly) unarmed barge in a system with no government? They were asking for it). But I had my 4 Chemical Manipulators.

I prayed hard, and rolled my first attempt. The RNG Gods were happy: 42% optimal mass increase, and a slight increase to maximum fuel too. I assumed I wouldn't better that, so I took the Conda back and gave it another shot with my ExplorAsp using the last set of resources. Again, 42% optimal mass increase. If the RNG Gods were angry at my murderous ways, they were not showing it.

Hi, I'm MattG, and I'm a murderer. (But seriously watch me not care because it was totally worth it).




As an aside, I don't think you can transfer modded components. It looks like if you replace a component with like-for-like (so 4A PP for a 4A PP), the new one will inherit the modifications of the old one, there is no buy back option in another ship. If you replace with not like-for-like, the modded one is gone, again no buy back option in another ship. (That, or I did it wrong).
 

Cybermykl

Cybermykl
MattG, you should write drama. This was so entertaining. I couldn't stop laughing. We are pawns in an intergalactic conspiracy. Luckily you found favor with the RNG Gods.
 

Eisen

Eisen
Well... well written, Matt!:D
You have a good excuse. FD is to blame. If they only fit Chemical Manipulators in Orcas and such you can roam the RES forever without getting one. They force you to become evil ;)
 

Traveller_GG

Traveller_GG
The RNG Gods are the Elder Gods, they revel in your sacrifice.

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ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn


 

marx

marx
I'll confess to blowing up haulage ships for their chemical manipulators too. But hey, most of them were Feds. And I find it quite ironic that despite the rumours of coming danger in deep space, explorers appear to be arming themselves not to be able to fight that off, but to blow up human vessels for their chemical stuff.
 

Traveller_GG

Traveller_GG
marx said:
I'll confess to blowing up haulage ships for their chemical manipulators too. But hey, most of them were Feds. And I find it quite ironic that despite the rumours of coming danger in deep space, explorers appear to be arming themselves not to be able to fight that off, but to blow up human vessels for their chemical stuff.
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But everyone knows explorers love a great trip.
 

[VR] purolator

[VR] purolator
MattG said:
For the first time in my (to-date) esteemed career, I fitted an interdictor FSD. And I hunted. My first target was an Orca. If I'd known it was hosting a wedding, perhaps I would've chosen differently but it was too late at that point. I ripped it apart, and in the seconds after I was overcome with guilt. After a few more seconds, I checked the contact list and there it was: 1 x Chemical Manipulator. Guilt turned to exhilaration. I quickly set back about my new purpose. In total, I murdered the crews of some 20 or so trade vessels and 5 weddings (honestly, who gets married in a (mostly) unarmed barge in a system with no government? They were asking for it). But I had my 4 Chemical Manipulators.
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You, sir, are a murderer, yes.

And a wedding crasher.

Not to mention a class-A divorce preventer.
 
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Mengy

Mengy
This thread immediately made me think of that Battlestar Galactica episode called “33”, where Apollo wrestles with having to destroy the Olympic Carrier, a passenger ship, simply because it was compromised and he had to do it.

Don’t worry Matt, it gets better in time…..
 

Kalpa

Kalpa
Mistress Farseer is a hard one indeed. Took all my level 5 FSD upgrade materials but didn't give an upgrade in return.
 
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mls

mls
Kalpa said:
Mistress Farseer is a hard one indeed. Took all my level 5 FSD upgrade materials but didn't give an upgrade in return.
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public void Farseer(.. mats); // ?

at least she didn't give you a downgrade you can't deny :-D
 

Traveller_GG

Traveller_GG
Can I just add that my own post is kind of weirding me out? I'm half tempted to remove it because I feel sanity rolls failing....


(genuinely disturbed by it!)
 
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Roqinn

Roqinn
I just sold 8 of those on the Commodity Board.... I've been getting so many different mats from doing missions and I have no idea on what to do with them and I need room in my near non-existent cargo hold.
 

Kalpa

Kalpa
Roqinn said:
I just sold 8 of those on the Commodity Board.... I've been getting so many different mats from doing missions and I have no idea on what to do with them and I need room in my near non-existent cargo hold.
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The what board? I was under impression materials can't be traded in any way...
 
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