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Thanks a million! That sure is a short list. Quite the achievement to be on there with those legendary Cmdrs! Even sweeter to break their records
New Galactic Limits - Farthest Below the Plane
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Thanks a million! That sure is a short list. Quite the achievement to be on there with those legendary Cmdrs! Even sweeter to break their records
After being included on this list, it got me thinking about exploration achievements, so I pose the question to the forum community:
What exploration record do you hold most dear, which is the most impressive? Your answer need not be on this list of course. For me it has to be furthest distance from Sol, however this record appears locked forever - there doesn't appear to be any systems further out....
What exploration record do you hold most dear, which is the most impressive? Your answer need not be on this list of course. For me it has to be furthest distance from Sol, however this record appears locked forever - there doesn't appear to be any systems further out....
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My largest A class supergiant record, definitely. 499.9831 solar radii. Largest procedurally generated object in the game.
Amazing pictures (spoiler tags should be used).
Imagine landing on the planets with atmosphere...
Kudos for the achievement.
Thanks! Good news was this was covered in the newsletter this week. Fdev seemingly caring about expolration! And yeh
... I know the spoiler tag. Will edit OP when I get home.
"Nadir" means Rare/Unique/infrequent in Turkish language. I'm very surprised to see this name. So very sagacious name choice
This is Google translate here https://translate.google.com/#tr/en/Nadir
This is Google translate here https://translate.google.com/#tr/en/Nadir
Wow, huge achievement
Can you share your ship loadout.
I'm about to go exploring again.
o7
Can you share your ship loadout.
I'm about to go exploring again.
o7
Getting to Star One, the nearest system (currently) to the Andromeda Galaxy. It took a heck of a lot of jumponium boosts to get that far out in a pre-2.3 AspX.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/278215-Star-One-reached-at-last
Made it. Scanned one moon at Sluenoe CL-Y g5.
Hope I make it back...
The OP is a hero of exploration. Right on, Commander!
Hope I make it back...
The OP is a hero of exploration. Right on, Commander!
Congrats Cmdr on making it here! You made it! According to EDSM you are only the third cmdr to visit this system! I wonder did you see any other cmdr names on the moons beside mine? Thanks for the kind words about 'hero,' looks like you have joined the ranks and are in good company! Nice work...
I certainly hope you also scanned the amazing ELW?
I saw no other names beside yours, CMDR Parabolus. It is possible another ship scanned a moon and has not made it back to civilization yet.
That's a beautiful ringed ELW, isn't it? I've been scanning a few more on my trip towards The Tenebris and Arm's End. Sadly not ringed ones!
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I'm sorry for the NecroPost, But I'm thinking of trying to get to Nadir. I have an Asp-X with a 66 LY jump range, getting me 264 off a Neutron star. An FSD Premium Boost (100% distance) means I should get a 132 LY max jump, like from a White Dwarf. If Nadir requires a 214 LY jump from a Neutron star to get to it, how does one get out of there? I've never heard of a ship that could get over a 100 LY base jump range, even with the best of engineering.
Double neutron boost...
To quote the original post: "The final jump is reachable on a single Neutron Boost, however to return alive a technically challenging double-boost is required at the final stop." That double-boost was a bug which could be used to get two charges from a single neutron star, but Frontier have fixed that since. So now, you need a fleet carrier if you want to visit the system and get out alive.
June 2, 3303
08:07:26 AM
Only one day following a new record for the highest reached system above the galactic plane, former SHEPARD Expedition Leader Cmdr Parabolus has just beaten the record for the deepest system visited below the plane, and returned to tell about it.
After extensive searching over 25,000 light years back and forth underneath the galactic core and over 1000 system scanned and surveyed, Cmdr Parabolas has just surpassed the record held for the deepest visited system below the galactic plane. The existing record holder is known Mariana, and is according to the Galactic Mapping Project currently believed to be the system deepest below the galactic plane ever reached, 3.216 LY below Sol. Mariana was visited and recorded by Cmdr Allitnl on Feb 16, 3303. Cmdr Parabolus has surpassed this record reaching 3,220 light-years below the plane [-3219.46ly]. While a new distance of four light years deeper does not shatter the existing record, given the sparsity of star systems below the plane on the fringe of intergalactic space, it is still quite an achievement.
This new system at 3,220ly below the plane has been named Nadir by Cmdr Parabolus, which has two meanings: the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith, but also means the lowest point of greatest adversity or despair. Nadir requires a sequence of Neutron FSD boosts to reach it - one of which is a 250ly mega-jump. The final jump is reachable on a single Neutron Boost, however to return alive a technically challenging double-boost is required at the final stop. Commander Parabolas reached AND returned from Nadir using this difficult technique to sell the data to Universal Cartographics.
Nadir may be reached using the following route:
Kyloae Prau PI-S e4-4
Kyloae Prau FB-X f1-10 > 122.35ly
Sluenoe CL-Y g5 > 250.37ly
Sluenoe CL-Y g4 [Nadir] > 213.14ly
I would like to describe the final two systems here in more detail:
Nadir itself is a relatively unremarkable system, containing an O-class star and a B-class star. These stars, however, shed magnificent light deep into the void as they are surrounded by absolute darkness. Moreover, this system offers incredible views back toward the entirety of the galaxy. I took a while in this system enjoying its silence, enjoying the accomplishment.
The final system before reaching Nadir is Sluenoe CL-Y g5, and a truly remarkable system indeed. This system at more than 3120 light-years below the galactic plane serves as one of the deepest accessible systems in the galaxy. Moreover, with two black holes and a pulsar neutron star, the system's planets and moons are bathed in a unique light. Please note the Neutron Star is very close the the arrival black hole. Explorers should proceed with caution. The system contains a few gas giants and dwarf stars. That being said, the system's most unique feature orbiting one of the dwarf stars is a Ringed Earth-like Moon, 5,000ls from the arrival point! This is the most distant known Earth-like World from the galactic plane - either above or below, at a depth of 3,120 light years.
Furthermore, there are 34 moons in this system, I only scanned moons adjacent to the Earth-like Moon, therefore leaving 23 moons unscanned and untagged. I ask that each commander who is daring enough to attempt to reach Nadir, scan only one moon within this access system marking their presence here. This system will therefore serve as a memento for all commanders daring enough to successfully reach the absolute that's below the plane - for those daring enough to venture this way. Although 3220 light years below the plane is extremely deep and was difficult to attain, I am convinced that this record too will be broken. As such I will continue my search over the next ensuing weeks for any system deeper than Nadir to continue to push the limits of galactic cartographic knowledge through the Galactic Mapping Project.
Cmdr Parabolus at Sluenoe CL-Y g5
Cmdr Parabolus at Nadir [Sluenoe CL-Y g4]
Godspeed Commanders. o7
- Cmdr Parabolus
Fantastic! Congratulations CMDR!
That's what I was thinking. The Nadir system itself doesn't have a Neutron in it, just an O and a B. I wasn't sure what the "Double Boost" was and thought maybe it referred to the Premium FSD Injection, which only doubles the range. Guess I can forget going to Nadir then. But I can reach the Neutron prior to it and use it to get out. I might consider that trip after my journey to Beagle Point is done.