Taking an FDL...to Beagle Point!

Paroxsym · Sep 2, 2017

Yes, I'm insane! But so far this journey has been quite the interesting one! I've made it a good portion of the way there and as of today there is 27.8k ly left to go, so I figured it was time to share the journey a bit more! Its all for charity, afterall. Specifically, Special Effect. [smile]

If you want to drop in and see whats up, I'll be streaming some today before (and after) CMDR Plater and I do Zen Cast, and hoping to finish up the trip tomorrow!

https://gaming.youtube.com/c/ParoxsymalGaming/live

Lunchmoney · Sep 2, 2017

Good luck and Right On, Commander! o7

FoxTwo · Sep 2, 2017

Wow... I could never get my FDL to go much over 20LY per jump.... even engineered... What's your jumprange?

+rep for you sir!

jasonbarron · Sep 2, 2017

Paroxsym said:
Yes, I'm insane! But so far this journey has been quite the interesting one! I've made it a good portion of the way there and as of today there is 27.8k ly left to go, so I figured it was time to share the journey a bit more! Its all for charity, afterall. Specifically, Special Effect. [smile]

If you want to drop in and see whats up, I'll be streaming some today before (and after) CMDR Plater and I do Zen Cast, and hoping to finish up the trip tomorrow!

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https://gaming.youtube.com/c/ParoxsymalGaming/live

How are you set-up? I'm trying to figure out if it's even possible to reach BP with an FdL.

Arthur Shappey · Sep 2, 2017

Tell us your setup!! Jealous..

shadowhand · Sep 2, 2017

Right on Commander - that sounds like quite a journey in a Fer-de-Lance.

Madd_Matt · Sep 2, 2017

For those wondering about what an exploration-built FdL can do, some time ago I put together on that'll pull 30.39ly (32.26ly stripped down).

One thing to bear in mind is that pre-engineers, an AspX with the same loadout would only do 33.85ly, and an Anaconda 36.70ly...

[VR] optimal_909 · Sep 2, 2017

Welcome to the club, as I've got the honour to fly the first FDL to BP - the journey in pictures can be found here.

I don't know your jumprange, mine was 24ly, which is now 26ly with further optimization, but I did add 4A shields to be safe and 5A dd thrusters (only grade 3 at the time, now it is grade 5 already) to enjoy those planetary flights.
I also had an oversized powerplant believing it helps with heat control - I'm better educated now.

There are routes for the final 30 jumps or so, it's worth to check them out as stars are truly sparse out there.

lokvette · Sep 2, 2017

I find going anywhere in my FDL a right royal pain in the backside, so respect commander o7, have some rep. [up]

Spacecat · Sep 2, 2017

lokvette said:
I find going anywhere in my FDL a right royal pain in the backside, so respect commander o7, have some rep. [up]

It's best simply left in a system with good RES sites.

ShadowWolf Kell · Sep 2, 2017

Spacecat said:
It's best simply left in a system with good RES sites.

It's not so bad with a decent FSD mod. Mine's 20ly A rated with an additional fuel tank. Stripped down I'm pretty sure it'll do 25-30 which is more than enough for Beagle Point.

Ian Skippy · Sep 2, 2017

jasonbarron said:
How are you set-up? I'm trying to figure out if it's even possible to reach BP with an FdL.

The first cmdr had a 33LY asp. FDL goes to almost 30LY I guess, which should be fine if you bring enough for synthesis, or add an SRV.

Stealthie · Sep 3, 2017

The lengths some people are willing to go to just to gank others!

Great stuff, though. [up]

I was thinking of doing something similar, either in a Vulture or a Corvette.
The way I see it, as long as you've got the biggest possible fuel-scoop, that's all that really matters.
It doesn't matter if you're jumping 20Ly or 80Ly. That's all the same.
It's the delays while scooping which are soul-destroying.

Paroxsym · Sep 3, 2017

My range as engineered and outfitted right now is 30.44ly

I stocked up enough mats for 35 premium injections though, just in case.

And the 5A scoop makes short work of refuels, but 8t of fuel doesn't go very far regardless! haha

All in all its been a helluva journey, and its not over yet! Second part of today's stream is delayed a bit because I live two blocks from a stadium and it happens to be game night..... mic would be naught but Stadium Announcer noises haha!

This is a link to the Coriolis build, for those who want to see how I fitted it: https://eddp.co/u/9sXMpuaY

Shinji Ikari · Sep 3, 2017

jasonbarron said:
How are you set-up? I'm trying to figure out if it's even possible to reach BP with an FdL.

It surely is

jasonbarron · Sep 3, 2017

Paroxsym said:
My range as engineered and outfitted right now is 30.44ly I stocked up enough mats for 35 premium injections though, just in case.

And the 5A scoop makes short work of refuels, but 8t of fuel doesn't go very far regardless! haha

All in all its been a helluva journey, and its not over yet! Second part of today's stream is delayed a bit because I live two blocks from a stadium and it happens to be game night..... mic would be naught but Stadium Announcer noises haha!

This is a link to the Coriolis build, for those who want to see how I fitted it: https://eddp.co/u/9sXMpuaY

That's pretty interesting. I've never considered building an FdL like that. That's almost the same as an Anaconda I took to BP and back pre engineers. Safe journeys my friend!

Paroxsym · Sep 3, 2017

jasonbarron said:
That's pretty interesting. I've never considered building an FdL like that. That's almost the same as an Anaconda I took to BP and back pre engineers. Safe journeys my friend!

Appreciated!

Its not a build I would've done normally, but the challenge was set and thats what I came up with. xD So far it seems to work decently well. Even landed on a 3G planet without taking any damage

GraXXoR · Sep 3, 2017

Paroxsym said:
My range as engineered and outfitted right now is 30.44ly I stocked up enough mats for 35 premium injections though, just in case.

And the 5A scoop makes short work of refuels, but 8t of fuel doesn't go very far regardless! haha

All in all its been a helluva journey, and its not over yet! Second part of today's stream is delayed a bit because I live two blocks from a stadium and it happens to be game night..... mic would be naught but Stadium Announcer noises haha!

This is a link to the Coriolis build, for those who want to see how I fitted it: https://eddp.co/u/9sXMpuaY

Is the FDL your only ship or something? Why choose that?

ShadowWolf Kell · Sep 3, 2017

GraXXoR said:
Is the FDL your only ship or something? Why choose that?

Probably for style points, but FdLs and Vettes have already made it to Beagle Point, as well as circumnavigated the galaxy iirc.

Does handle pretty well though for exploration, and it's got a great view while flying around both in space and on planets. It's a fun ship to fly, so that's reason enough imo.

FoxTwo · Sep 3, 2017

GraXXoR said:
Is the FDL your only ship or something? Why choose that?

Sometimes, people just do things for this thing called "fun"... may be a concept unfamiliar to you. Not everybody does things in the most efficient manner that has the best return-on-investment.

For example, I routinely fly ships in Buckyball Races wholly unsuited for the course.... just to see how it'd fare. I'd usually be the ONLY Vulture, or Adder, or T7 in the whole race, where everyone else is in an Annie or an Asp trying to get to the top of the boards.

I also have flown a Viper out for "exploration" too... came back with about 60-70 million in data after selling. Didn't go very far, only about 19,000 LY out before returning.