Yeah, looking at the beacons again might be worthwhile, but could there be other points along the way where something could have been missed?
THE FORMIDINE RIFT MYSTERY (Part 4)
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Yeah, looking at the beacons again might be worthwhile, but could there be other points along the way where something could have been missed?
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Which would be unfortunate, because there's so much meaningless (unless you care about the BGS) crap to wade through that scanning local Galnet is a pain in the rear.. That's assuming you're even in the right system, which is statistically unlikely.
Relying on someone.in the right system to read local Galnet and recognize something as being a Rift 'clue', as a way of disseminating information, seems a little optimistic to me.
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Re Sidewinder, no, as I mentioned & linked earlier (but the thread is moving fast), a Sidey from FFE could have a jump range of 9 or 36(!) LYs, depending upon the class of the drive, however it's very unlikely to of had the cls 2 (36 LY) drive as that would of taken up precious cargo needed for transporting the beacons (Hyperdrives took up cargo space in FFE, which btw starts at 3250).
Yes spotted that too on FFE wiki - but you're rigth those times if you put biggesst badass engine in ship there was not much cargo left in sidey i think 2-3 tons max.
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As someone mentioned Drew's article about Hyperdrives excludes sidewinder as jump capable, article was corrected, sidey disapears from article.
Today we have message from delta outpost - stranded sidewinder - with empty cargohold - very little fuel 1t maybe ? max jump 36ly. With that big drive i don't think there was much space for fuelscoop, and as someone mentionet it was hauler for beacons.
She cannot jump further than 36ly without Fuelscoop. Any ELs in that range ?
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Absolutely agree - only think it cos we know Drew did place some clues in GalNet a long time ago, and was not aware they dropped off.
Did you watch the movie 'The Martian'?
She spent 2 weeks in an abandoned base, filled with equipment. What's the betting she spent some of that time retrofitting her Sidey cargo space to fuel tanks?
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You'd think maybe they'd have realized how inefficient the technique is, wouldn't you?
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Good point, im tempted to install ffe to check sidey range with full cargo of Hydrogen fuel
So what Drew was saying is that we've just spent two weeks brute forcing the search for the bases and complaining that we don't have in-game tools for it, when there were clues to be found that could have led us straight there in the first place?
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I am lost for words. How did we miss those clues? If they were in local Gal-hey! Did anyone check local Galnet for Reorte and Riedquat? Any local news containing clues to this expedition would surely have come from there? Either that or the Children of Raxxla's home system, as the CG basically started from there
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I am lost for words. How did we miss those clues? If they were in local Gal-hey! Did anyone check local Galnet for Reorte and Riedquat? Any local news containing clues to this expedition would surely have come from there? Either that or the Children of Raxxla's home system, as the CG basically started from there
True, but the Sidey's might of had the default Cls 1 hyperdrives anyway.
Worth checking, but given that we already know the planets, the idea that the coordinates are going to be found back in the bubble seems crazy to me. Though I suppose it's possible - maybe a listing with a string of locations but no context (ie no planets)?
Don't limit yourself to those stars though. It's possible to find them around other stars too - I've even seen them around neutron stars.
Yes someone did check those 2 systems for Galnet articles! I can't remember who though
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Who said the clues are in the bubble? Could be from the beacons?
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I don't suppose theirs any mathematical correlation between the beacons system location name & the base co-ordinates for example???
Yes someone did check those 2 systems for Galnet articles! I can't remember who though
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Who said the clues are in the bubble? Could be from the beacons?
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I don't suppose theirs any mathematical correlation between the beacons system location name & the base co-ordinates for example???
The problem with Reorte and Riedquat is that those name came from a found base - in other words, you're jumping ahead of the puzzle and then going back.
Yep, agreed
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Just 1 thing, you're repeating a typo (I've PM'ed Zach about it btw), it should say ELW here, not there.
Folks, please post the ELWs you have searched within 200 LYs of EAFOTS EU-R C4-1.
I'll update my list, until/if Zach takes over
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I don't want to waste time searching ones already done!
Assimilator... are you still keeping a list ? I have another system here that i have searched thoroughly planet to planet, contained an ELW.
Has anyone noticed how every settlement has power but the delta site does not?
And how above every gate has the triangle symbol which could be interpreted as delta in Greek, then S-2?
And how above every gate has the triangle symbol which could be interpreted as delta in Greek, then S-2?
I'm in the bubble now anyway, so I'll go check them out... Assuming they're still available to view.
The Delta site does have power, I saw a small radar like dish turning slowly there earlier.
, link in my sig (I'm off to bed in a sec though, in UK, so GMT).
Yep, pity you didn't say which system
, link in my sig (I'm off to bed in a sec though, in UK, so GMT).
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What are other systems associated with the Rift mystery that a local Galnet entry could have come from?
The Delta site does have power, I saw a small radar like dish turning slowly there earlier.
Yep, pity you didn't say which system
Ahh i see it, i'm still in the system now. EAFOTS EK-A D0 planet 5 was the ELW, I have searched all in this system... nada.
Yes someone did check those 2 systems for Galnet articles! I can't remember who though
I went through both systems GalNets and tourists beacons, then another CMDR went after me to double check and look for unregistered comms beacons. There's nothing there except copies of the articles from the CoR CG and a tinfoily connection to Faulcon de Lacey and Sirius Corp. through the tourist beacons.