Ooh, so much engineers I have to unlock still. I have access now to the first four, but I switched to working my way up the ranks of the federation
o in order to get access to the Corvette...)
[SAS] The "Sidey Appreciation Society"
- Thread starter Jermus
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Ooh, so much engineers I have to unlock still. I have access now to the first four, but I switched to working my way up the ranks of the federation
o in order to get access to the Corvette...)
I reached Deadly this morning. 99% to go to Elite. The enhanced drives help a lot. not only can I get around the field more quickly, but they're a great help for boosting away. I had to lose some weight to get an advantage from them. I lost a 1T HRP and changed my MRP to a class 1 to save another ton, then I had to give up my KWS, so I get 30% less bounties now, but that doesn't matter because I already have 600 million, which can't be spent on anything if you only use a SW.
It's a bit weird: I have to re-train my brain out of money-making mode. Normally, I'd get all excited about a juicy Anaconda with a 440k bounty on it, but now I have no use for the money and killing that ship would be a big time-waster. Now, Elite Sidewinders are the jewels I need to hunt for.
It's a bit weird: I have to re-train my brain out of money-making mode. Normally, I'd get all excited about a juicy Anaconda with a 440k bounty on it, but now I have no use for the money and killing that ship would be a big time-waster. Now, Elite Sidewinders are the jewels I need to hunt for.
Ooh, so much engineers I have to unlock still. I have access now to the first four, but I switched to working my way up the ranks of the federation
Wait... you already have access to the best ship in the game and you want a Corvette? For shame.
Congratulations on getting to Deadly in a Sidey, rep inbound. I also use the Enhanced Drives with a G3 DD on top purely for running away as I don't normally carry weapons. I prefer a longer jump distance.
Your second paragraph is exactly the reason flying a SW is so much fun, you have to think about what you're doing, plan accordingly and be prepared to reboot your game play style if necessary.
SAS Exploration Wing Galactic Circumnavigation Expedition
No apologies for this tldr:
True, but it is absolutely necessary for the sort of adventure I had in mind.
PS. Well done getting to Sag A* with 22.9L-y range. That's good to know. Gives me confidence in a Sidewinder Expedition.
I've never organized an expedition myself. But if co-ordination of Time Zones was an issue I would hold parallel meet-ups for Eastern and Western hemisphere players at convenient times, delegating someone else to organize the meet-up for the Eastern Hemisphere, since I'm at GMT. If it's a high-publicity event though, I'd hold it over a weekend at an agreed time so that everybody can meet up no matter where they're based.
Yeah. Since everyone's ignoring me now I guess that the Sidewinder Syndicate Wing on Inara is not the SAS. Maybe I'll set up my own SAS Exploration Wing on Inara.
You see, this is what happens when two Commanders join your Society and one of them isn't put on the Members' List because Admin isn't serious about maintaining the Society:
Sidewinder Commanders wanted for hazardous Galactic circumnavigation led by the SAS Exploration Wing. Vast solitudes, Galactic voids to traverse, low jump range, no defences, limited equipment, tiny quarters, long months of complete darkness. Safe return uncertain. Honour and recognition in event of success. Only Commanders of fully-engineered long range Sidewinder Mk. I scout vessels need apply.
Applications are invited for the inaugural Expedition of the Sidewinder Appreciation Society, the SAS Exploration Wing Galactic Circumnavigation Expedition. The SASEWGCE is an ambitious and perilous circumnavigation of the Galaxy, by a representative wing of Sidewinder Mk. I scout ships, specially-engineered for long range exploration, in nine distinct Stages, each Stage consisting of a series of waypoint meetups. The Expedition aims to investigate different types of alien installation in the vicinity of the Bubble, then investigate along the length of the mysterious Formidine Rift, before prospecting for systems of interest right around the Galaxy, stopping at some significant locations along the way, including Beagle Point.
The Expedition will commence at the site of the former Onrira Orbital Shipyards,where manufacture of the first Sidewinder Mk. I ships began back in AD2982, now the location of Ham Terminal in the CD-35 9019 System, the Headquarters of the Sidewinder Appreciation Society. The Departure Ceremony will include the first ever mass rally of Sidewinder-class ships. A good turn-out of Sidewinders is essential at this time, to publicize the Expedition, the Society, and the campaign to restore the original name of Onrira to the CD-35 9019 System. Sidewinder pilots from outside of the Society are encouraged to attend. The mass rally will then see the ships of the Exploration Wing of the SAS embark upon the First Stage of their epic voyage.
In the First Stage, a reconnaissance of alien sites in the Pleiades will settle the Wing into the Expedition, and establish the level of Thargoid threat to the Bubble.
In the Second Stage, the SAS Exploration Wing will traverse the length of the Formidine Rift, investigating a number of sites in that mysterious region.
In the later seven Stages (details yet to be worked out), waypoints will mostly be much more remote from each other, as the SAS will concentrate on circumnavigating the entire Galaxy via Wagar's Reach (Mount Glenn), the Galactic Aphelion (The Nest), Beagle Point, the Viatori Patuit (Penguin's Rest), the Tenebris (Void's Brink), and Eta Carinae, before finally returning to SAS HQ at the Onrira Orbital Shipyards. The primary purpose of this circumnavigation is to search for interesting systems to add to the EDDB Database, and any such systems discovered by individual Expedition Members may be included as additional waypoints for the entire expedition, with discovery rights being strictly maintained by the Expedition to the original Discoverer. The Galactic Aphelion to Beagle Point Stage (Stage Five) will consist of less separated waypoints owing to the number of interesting systems already known in the region, as will the home stretch from Eta Carinae to Onrira (Stage Nine).
The entire Expedition may take more than two years to complete, with Beagle Point hopefully being reached in time for Christmas 3304.
This is an ambitious undertaking even for exploration-rigged Anacondas. But for the humble Sidewinder Mk. I, it is nothing short of heroic. Many of the routes will take the Expedition through sparsely populated regions of the Galaxy, where routes for ships with maximum jump ranges below 30L-y are uncharted if they are even possible. It is more than likely that ships will become stuck. Not all of the ships that depart on this mission will be able to complete it, maybe not even most of them. For this reason, the Sidewinders of the Expedition are severely limited in their choice of loadout.
The Sidewinder is equipped with four Module slots, two each of Class 2 and Class 1. Each prospective Expedition Sidewinder must of course have a Fuel Scoop, and this should be a Class 2A. Each Sidewinder must also possess either a gigantic supply of Jumponium adequate for a Galactic circumnavigation attempt, or else possess a Class 2G SRV Hangar in order to acquire Jumponium, particularly at Jumponium Depot stops along the way. Naturally an Advanced Discovery Scanner is mandatory unless the pilot is flying in a Wing. The final Class 1 slot could then be reserved for an AFMU for FSD servicing following Neutron Jumps, or for a Detailed Surface Scanner for Jumponium prospecting, or shielding for awkward landings, or extra fuel tanks for navigating brown dwarf fields.
There are other possibilities of course. And there will be opportunities to reoutfit ships at some of the earlier waypoints as far as the Flaming Star Logistics Centre in the Orion-Perseus Gap. For example:
Xeno Sidey (unnecessary after the Pleiades Nebula)
2A Fuel Scoop
2A Shield Generator
1E Research Limpet Controller
1E Corrosion Resistant Cargo Rack
Survey Sidey (for prospecting for Jumponium)
Fuel/Repair Sidey
2A Fuel Scoop
2G SRV Hangar
1C ADS
1C DSS
Fuel Sidey (Rescue)
2A Fuel Scoop
2E Fuel Tank
1D FuelRepair Limpet Controller
1E Cargo Rack
Repair Sidey (Rescue)
2A Fuel Scoop
2E Cargo Rack
1C ADS
1D Repair Limpet Controller
Neutron Sidey (Pathfinder)
2A Fuel Scoop
2G SRV Hangar
1B AFMU
1C ADS
These are just guidelines, not definitive loadouts. It is for each prospective Expedition Member to choose their own configuration. A jump range of less than 33L-y is not going to be adequate for this voyage without Jumponium, so a supply of Jumponium is absolutely essential to the Expedition. Also a maximal jump range is essential, so a Grade 5 Increased Range FSD is also a prerequisite. For example:
The maximum possible jump range of any engineered Sidewinder is nearly 37L-y, but such a ship will carry no SRV or Scanners, and is entirely reliant upon Wingmates for exploration data, and upon their own supplies for Jumponium. Without engineering the maximum jump range of such a ship is more like 24L-y.
The maximum possible jump range of a fully-engineered Sidewinder with SRV and ADS is more like 29L-y. Without engineering, it is more like 19L-y.
Therefore as a rough guide, an Expedition Sidewinder should have a maximum jump range of 27L-y at the very least, and a practically inexhaustible supply of Jumponium, either pre-acquired or available for acquisition by SRV.
The Expedition will require at least 20 Commanders to be viable, with at least 2 Commanders serving as advance Pathfinders for the Expedition, particularly beyond the early Stages. This Expedition is not for the faint-hearted. It may be possible that the Expedition cannot be completed. But any Commander who is unswervingly dedicated to the Sidewinder Mk. I should consider it a privilege to commit to it regardless. With enough support and dedication, the Expedition could prove the most significant since DWE.
STAGE ONE - THE PLEIADES NEBULA
The first stage of the expedition sees the first great rally of Sidewinders in the game, as Sidewinder pilots from around the Galaxy gather to see off those Members of the SAS committed to this epic Galactic circumnavigation, from SAS HQ at the site of the former Onrira Orbital Shipyards where the Sidewinder Mk. I was first manufactured. It continues by reconnoitring Thargoid sites in the vicinity of the Pleiades Nebula, before retiring to Moni's Hub in the Maia System.
1 - 0 - 0 - Ham Terminal, CD-35 9019 [Onrira]
2 - 477.23 - 477.23 - Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2 1 21.93, 96.98, Thargoid Barnacle Site
3 - 69.45 - 546.68 - Pleiades Sector AB-W b2-4 9A -26.37, 97.70, Thargoid Crash Site
4 -75.25 - 621.93 - HIP 19026, Thargoid Surface Site
5 - 94.93 - 716.86 - Hyades Sector AQ-Y d81 C2 9.2924, -153.9815, Thargoid Barnacle Forest
6 - 119.49 - 836.35 - Moni's Hub, Maia
TOTAL - 836.35L-y
STAGE TWO - THE FORMIDINE RIFT
The second stage of this mission sees the beginning of the expedition proper, with the SAS leaving the outskirts of the Bubble and venturing deep into the Formidine Rift, investigating a number of mysterious ammonia-worlds and human relics, before traversing the entire length of the Rift to the Far Bridge in a voyage made all the more intrepid for being undertaken by a fleet of Faulcon DeLacy Sidewinder Mk. Is!
1 - 0 - 0 Moni's Hub, Maia M-BM-O-RS-RF-RP
2 - 621.45 - 621.45 - Mic Turner Research Facility, California Sector BA-A e6 M-BM-O-RS-RF-RP
3 - 790.39 - 1411.84 - Flaming Star Logistics Centre, Flaming Star Sector LX-T b3-0 M-O-RS-RF-RP
4 - 949.44 - 2361.28 - Trifid of the North Nebula, Trifid of the North Sector HR-W d1-8 LANDING SITE TBC
5 - 1701.11 - 4062.39 - Oyster Nebula, GCRV 2334 LANDING SITE TBC
6 - 1225.77 - 5288.16 - The Sleguae Terrestrials, Sleguae XT-A b20-11 LANDING SITE TBC
7 - 1697.09 - 6985.25 - Altera's Eye, IC 1805 Sector DQ-Y e3 NO LANDING SITE
8 - 1312.35 - 8297.60 - Farsight Expedition Base, Heart Sector IR-V b2-0 M-BM-RS-RF-RP
9 - 832.01 - 9129.61 - Formidine Rift Abandoned Settlements, Eafots LZ-H b10-0 D1 -23.08, -174.89
10 - 1945.84 - 11075.45 - Triptych in Bronze, Myoideau JI-K d8-4 LANDING SITE TBC
11 - 714.38 - 11789.83 - Formidine Rift Depot, Phrio Hypa TF-L d9-0 LANDING SITE TBC
12 - 1459.56 - 13249.39 - Zurara, Syreadiae JX-F c0 NO LANDING SITE
13 - 2695.72 - 15945.11 - Rho Cassiopeiae NO LANDING SITE
14 - 10094.15 - 26039.26 - The Far Bridge, Pria Eup TD-T d3-8 NO LANDING SITE
STAGE THREE - WAGAR'S REACH (Mount Glenn) Hypi Bra CH-M d7-85
(To be determined)
STAGE FOUR - THE GALACTIC APHELION (The Nest) Pyriveae FK-C d14-72
(To be determined)
STAGE FIVE - BEAGLE POINT
(To be determined)
STAGE SIX - BEES PATTHAR (Penguin's Rest) Gooroa GY-F d12-7
(To be determined)
STAGE SEVEN - VOID'S BRINK Chanoa QK-C d14-0
(To be determined)
STAGE EIGHT - ETA CARINAE
(To be determined)
STAGE NINE - ONRIRA CD-35 9019
(To be determined)
If enough interest is forthcoming, the Expedition will go ahead before the beginning of AD3304 with the SAS Exploration Wing determining a full itinerary for the entire circumnavigation, subject to change once the Expedition is actually underway by agreement between Expedition Members. In the meantime The SAS welcomes any new Members, particularly those who wish to join the SAS Exploration Wing Galactic Circumnavigation Expedition.
Right on /\/\ Commanders o7
No apologies for this tldr:
True, but it is absolutely necessary for the sort of adventure I had in mind.
PS. Well done getting to Sag A* with 22.9L-y range. That's good to know. Gives me confidence in a Sidewinder Expedition.
I've never organized an expedition myself. But if co-ordination of Time Zones was an issue I would hold parallel meet-ups for Eastern and Western hemisphere players at convenient times, delegating someone else to organize the meet-up for the Eastern Hemisphere, since I'm at GMT. If it's a high-publicity event though, I'd hold it over a weekend at an agreed time so that everybody can meet up no matter where they're based.
Yeah. Since everyone's ignoring me now I guess that the Sidewinder Syndicate Wing on Inara is not the SAS. Maybe I'll set up my own SAS Exploration Wing on Inara.
You see, this is what happens when two Commanders join your Society and one of them isn't put on the Members' List because Admin isn't serious about maintaining the Society:
SIDEWINDER COMMANDERS WANTED
Sidewinder Commanders wanted for hazardous Galactic circumnavigation led by the SAS Exploration Wing. Vast solitudes, Galactic voids to traverse, low jump range, no defences, limited equipment, tiny quarters, long months of complete darkness. Safe return uncertain. Honour and recognition in event of success. Only Commanders of fully-engineered long range Sidewinder Mk. I scout vessels need apply.
Applications are invited for the inaugural Expedition of the Sidewinder Appreciation Society, the SAS Exploration Wing Galactic Circumnavigation Expedition. The SASEWGCE is an ambitious and perilous circumnavigation of the Galaxy, by a representative wing of Sidewinder Mk. I scout ships, specially-engineered for long range exploration, in nine distinct Stages, each Stage consisting of a series of waypoint meetups. The Expedition aims to investigate different types of alien installation in the vicinity of the Bubble, then investigate along the length of the mysterious Formidine Rift, before prospecting for systems of interest right around the Galaxy, stopping at some significant locations along the way, including Beagle Point.
The Expedition will commence at the site of the former Onrira Orbital Shipyards,where manufacture of the first Sidewinder Mk. I ships began back in AD2982, now the location of Ham Terminal in the CD-35 9019 System, the Headquarters of the Sidewinder Appreciation Society. The Departure Ceremony will include the first ever mass rally of Sidewinder-class ships. A good turn-out of Sidewinders is essential at this time, to publicize the Expedition, the Society, and the campaign to restore the original name of Onrira to the CD-35 9019 System. Sidewinder pilots from outside of the Society are encouraged to attend. The mass rally will then see the ships of the Exploration Wing of the SAS embark upon the First Stage of their epic voyage.
In the First Stage, a reconnaissance of alien sites in the Pleiades will settle the Wing into the Expedition, and establish the level of Thargoid threat to the Bubble.
In the Second Stage, the SAS Exploration Wing will traverse the length of the Formidine Rift, investigating a number of sites in that mysterious region.
In the later seven Stages (details yet to be worked out), waypoints will mostly be much more remote from each other, as the SAS will concentrate on circumnavigating the entire Galaxy via Wagar's Reach (Mount Glenn), the Galactic Aphelion (The Nest), Beagle Point, the Viatori Patuit (Penguin's Rest), the Tenebris (Void's Brink), and Eta Carinae, before finally returning to SAS HQ at the Onrira Orbital Shipyards. The primary purpose of this circumnavigation is to search for interesting systems to add to the EDDB Database, and any such systems discovered by individual Expedition Members may be included as additional waypoints for the entire expedition, with discovery rights being strictly maintained by the Expedition to the original Discoverer. The Galactic Aphelion to Beagle Point Stage (Stage Five) will consist of less separated waypoints owing to the number of interesting systems already known in the region, as will the home stretch from Eta Carinae to Onrira (Stage Nine).
The entire Expedition may take more than two years to complete, with Beagle Point hopefully being reached in time for Christmas 3304.
This is an ambitious undertaking even for exploration-rigged Anacondas. But for the humble Sidewinder Mk. I, it is nothing short of heroic. Many of the routes will take the Expedition through sparsely populated regions of the Galaxy, where routes for ships with maximum jump ranges below 30L-y are uncharted if they are even possible. It is more than likely that ships will become stuck. Not all of the ships that depart on this mission will be able to complete it, maybe not even most of them. For this reason, the Sidewinders of the Expedition are severely limited in their choice of loadout.
The Sidewinder is equipped with four Module slots, two each of Class 2 and Class 1. Each prospective Expedition Sidewinder must of course have a Fuel Scoop, and this should be a Class 2A. Each Sidewinder must also possess either a gigantic supply of Jumponium adequate for a Galactic circumnavigation attempt, or else possess a Class 2G SRV Hangar in order to acquire Jumponium, particularly at Jumponium Depot stops along the way. Naturally an Advanced Discovery Scanner is mandatory unless the pilot is flying in a Wing. The final Class 1 slot could then be reserved for an AFMU for FSD servicing following Neutron Jumps, or for a Detailed Surface Scanner for Jumponium prospecting, or shielding for awkward landings, or extra fuel tanks for navigating brown dwarf fields.
There are other possibilities of course. And there will be opportunities to reoutfit ships at some of the earlier waypoints as far as the Flaming Star Logistics Centre in the Orion-Perseus Gap. For example:
Xeno Sidey (unnecessary after the Pleiades Nebula)
2A Fuel Scoop
2A Shield Generator
1E Research Limpet Controller
1E Corrosion Resistant Cargo Rack
Survey Sidey (for prospecting for Jumponium)
Fuel/Repair Sidey
2A Fuel Scoop
2G SRV Hangar
1C ADS
1C DSS
Fuel Sidey (Rescue)
2A Fuel Scoop
2E Fuel Tank
1D FuelRepair Limpet Controller
1E Cargo Rack
Repair Sidey (Rescue)
2A Fuel Scoop
2E Cargo Rack
1C ADS
1D Repair Limpet Controller
Neutron Sidey (Pathfinder)
2A Fuel Scoop
2G SRV Hangar
1B AFMU
1C ADS
These are just guidelines, not definitive loadouts. It is for each prospective Expedition Member to choose their own configuration. A jump range of less than 33L-y is not going to be adequate for this voyage without Jumponium, so a supply of Jumponium is absolutely essential to the Expedition. Also a maximal jump range is essential, so a Grade 5 Increased Range FSD is also a prerequisite. For example:
The maximum possible jump range of any engineered Sidewinder is nearly 37L-y, but such a ship will carry no SRV or Scanners, and is entirely reliant upon Wingmates for exploration data, and upon their own supplies for Jumponium. Without engineering the maximum jump range of such a ship is more like 24L-y.
The maximum possible jump range of a fully-engineered Sidewinder with SRV and ADS is more like 29L-y. Without engineering, it is more like 19L-y.
Therefore as a rough guide, an Expedition Sidewinder should have a maximum jump range of 27L-y at the very least, and a practically inexhaustible supply of Jumponium, either pre-acquired or available for acquisition by SRV.
The Expedition will require at least 20 Commanders to be viable, with at least 2 Commanders serving as advance Pathfinders for the Expedition, particularly beyond the early Stages. This Expedition is not for the faint-hearted. It may be possible that the Expedition cannot be completed. But any Commander who is unswervingly dedicated to the Sidewinder Mk. I should consider it a privilege to commit to it regardless. With enough support and dedication, the Expedition could prove the most significant since DWE.
STAGE ONE - THE PLEIADES NEBULA
The first stage of the expedition sees the first great rally of Sidewinders in the game, as Sidewinder pilots from around the Galaxy gather to see off those Members of the SAS committed to this epic Galactic circumnavigation, from SAS HQ at the site of the former Onrira Orbital Shipyards where the Sidewinder Mk. I was first manufactured. It continues by reconnoitring Thargoid sites in the vicinity of the Pleiades Nebula, before retiring to Moni's Hub in the Maia System.
1 - 0 - 0 - Ham Terminal, CD-35 9019 [Onrira]
2 - 477.23 - 477.23 - Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2 1 21.93, 96.98, Thargoid Barnacle Site
3 - 69.45 - 546.68 - Pleiades Sector AB-W b2-4 9A -26.37, 97.70, Thargoid Crash Site
4 -75.25 - 621.93 - HIP 19026, Thargoid Surface Site
5 - 94.93 - 716.86 - Hyades Sector AQ-Y d81 C2 9.2924, -153.9815, Thargoid Barnacle Forest
6 - 119.49 - 836.35 - Moni's Hub, Maia
TOTAL - 836.35L-y
STAGE TWO - THE FORMIDINE RIFT
The second stage of this mission sees the beginning of the expedition proper, with the SAS leaving the outskirts of the Bubble and venturing deep into the Formidine Rift, investigating a number of mysterious ammonia-worlds and human relics, before traversing the entire length of the Rift to the Far Bridge in a voyage made all the more intrepid for being undertaken by a fleet of Faulcon DeLacy Sidewinder Mk. Is!
1 - 0 - 0 Moni's Hub, Maia M-BM-O-RS-RF-RP
2 - 621.45 - 621.45 - Mic Turner Research Facility, California Sector BA-A e6 M-BM-O-RS-RF-RP
3 - 790.39 - 1411.84 - Flaming Star Logistics Centre, Flaming Star Sector LX-T b3-0 M-O-RS-RF-RP
4 - 949.44 - 2361.28 - Trifid of the North Nebula, Trifid of the North Sector HR-W d1-8 LANDING SITE TBC
5 - 1701.11 - 4062.39 - Oyster Nebula, GCRV 2334 LANDING SITE TBC
6 - 1225.77 - 5288.16 - The Sleguae Terrestrials, Sleguae XT-A b20-11 LANDING SITE TBC
7 - 1697.09 - 6985.25 - Altera's Eye, IC 1805 Sector DQ-Y e3 NO LANDING SITE
8 - 1312.35 - 8297.60 - Farsight Expedition Base, Heart Sector IR-V b2-0 M-BM-RS-RF-RP
9 - 832.01 - 9129.61 - Formidine Rift Abandoned Settlements, Eafots LZ-H b10-0 D1 -23.08, -174.89
10 - 1945.84 - 11075.45 - Triptych in Bronze, Myoideau JI-K d8-4 LANDING SITE TBC
11 - 714.38 - 11789.83 - Formidine Rift Depot, Phrio Hypa TF-L d9-0 LANDING SITE TBC
12 - 1459.56 - 13249.39 - Zurara, Syreadiae JX-F c0 NO LANDING SITE
13 - 2695.72 - 15945.11 - Rho Cassiopeiae NO LANDING SITE
14 - 10094.15 - 26039.26 - The Far Bridge, Pria Eup TD-T d3-8 NO LANDING SITE
STAGE THREE - WAGAR'S REACH (Mount Glenn) Hypi Bra CH-M d7-85
(To be determined)
STAGE FOUR - THE GALACTIC APHELION (The Nest) Pyriveae FK-C d14-72
(To be determined)
STAGE FIVE - BEAGLE POINT
(To be determined)
STAGE SIX - BEES PATTHAR (Penguin's Rest) Gooroa GY-F d12-7
(To be determined)
STAGE SEVEN - VOID'S BRINK Chanoa QK-C d14-0
(To be determined)
STAGE EIGHT - ETA CARINAE
(To be determined)
STAGE NINE - ONRIRA CD-35 9019
(To be determined)
If enough interest is forthcoming, the Expedition will go ahead before the beginning of AD3304 with the SAS Exploration Wing determining a full itinerary for the entire circumnavigation, subject to change once the Expedition is actually underway by agreement between Expedition Members. In the meantime The SAS welcomes any new Members, particularly those who wish to join the SAS Exploration Wing Galactic Circumnavigation Expedition.
Right on /\/\ Commanders o7
SAS Exploration Wing Galactic Circumnavigation Expedition
Hell's teeth! That's a vast undertaking for anyone let alone Sidey pilots. I don't think I could set aside two years for this, in fact I know I can't.
It's way too ambitious a plan for me so I'll politely decline the offer. Good luck to you though, hope you pull it off.
Hell's teeth! That's a vast undertaking for anyone let alone Sidey pilots. I don't think I could set aside two years for this, in fact I know I can't.
It's way too ambitious a plan for me so I'll politely decline the offer. Good luck to you though, hope you pull it off.
Unfortunately it's about 9000 points required for Elite. The problem with combat rank is that you get 1 point for killing someone of the same combat rank as you.
One rank less is 0.5 points... 2 ranks 0.25 points...
That means that to get to Elite, you'll be on the Deadly rank and only get 0.25 points for killing a Master, 0.5 for Dangerous and 1pt for Deadly... 1.5pts for Elite.
That's one hell of a challenge you've set for yourself there and I salute you.
Also, doing anything that needs cargo is going to be severely limited.
I myself am a longtime member of the SAS but I couldn't stomach the pre Engineering trip around the galaxy in my Sidey with it's SRV laden, sub 20ly jump range. I got as far "south" as the Formidine rift before turning back...
I now have a fully engineered, gold plated sidewinder so I might try it again... But the idea of getting to Combat Elite in a sidewinder? It might be possible if you wing up with a bunch of 3Cs.. (Condas, Corvettes, Cutters)
https://inara.cz/wing/896/
We're not very active either and many have left but you're welcome to stick your name on the list... Fraud Digger got to Beagle Point in his Sidewinder.
Cider enhanced playstyle... Love it!
Blimy... 600 deaths? That's almost as many as Sir Richard Frances Burton in Riverworld!!! A record, perhaps?
I may have to join you. You can find me in game as CMDR Graxxor A Vidhelssen hit me up with a friend request.
Are you in Mobius or anything?
The problem with Sidewinders' short jump range only really becomes apparent between spiral arms or when travelling towards the edge... The sparser the stars, the less likely you are to make a jump near your maximum jump range. Travelling towards Sag A* where the stars are dense means that half your journey will be made with jumps very near the optimum range.
I'm 20% Deadly now in two days. I reckon about another 2 weeks to go or 60 hours of play. Each 10% is taking roughly 8 hours and 430 kills. It's very bad on my nerves though. I'm taking more and more risks to speed things up. thankfully, I've still only been blown up twice - once by the feds and once by a Gunship's fighter that I forgot about.
I made an interesting observation along the way. I don't know if this applies to all ships or whether the fighter is programmed to go for the lowest risk ship, but if you shoot the mothership from a Sidewinder, it's absolutely guaranteed that the fighter will be shooting you from behind within about 2 seconds, and they're very difficult to shake off, so you can make a general rule that you shouldn't shoot a ship that has a fighter except if it's guaranteed to blow up in 5 seconds or less. If you watch the radar, you can often see the fighter hanging around behind you waiting for you to shoot.
I made an interesting observation along the way. I don't know if this applies to all ships or whether the fighter is programmed to go for the lowest risk ship, but if you shoot the mothership from a Sidewinder, it's absolutely guaranteed that the fighter will be shooting you from behind within about 2 seconds, and they're very difficult to shake off, so you can make a general rule that you shouldn't shoot a ship that has a fighter except if it's guaranteed to blow up in 5 seconds or less. If you watch the radar, you can often see the fighter hanging around behind you waiting for you to shoot.
Now, if we could only get the following weapons as a "small" mount:
- Plasma Accelerator
- Pack Launcher
Then my Sidey is perfect.
- Plasma Accelerator
- Pack Launcher
Then my Sidey is perfect.
Now I no longer have big ship envy I have no idea why I bought the bigger ships
I only ever seem to fly the Sidey!
Can I join the club?
I only ever seem to fly the Sidey!
Can I join the club?
Does SAS have a home system?
What a nice idea this thread is - I hopped in a Sidey the other day messing about as like most players I was out of it ASAP, I imagine with engineering though it is great fun and I will have to get around to doing this at some point. Only problem is I a lazy when it comes to engineers
This sounds amazing, I have signed up on Dead Ends circumnavigation trip and I am a little apprehensive about it going in something alot bigger, trying it in a Sidey though - best of luck it is very ambitious and would be great to see it happen.
Are you trying for triple Elite in the Sidey? I am not sure I would have the patients for it especially trade.
This sounds amazing, I have signed up on Dead Ends circumnavigation trip and I am a little apprehensive about it going in something alot bigger, trying it in a Sidey though - best of luck it is very ambitious and would be great to see it happen.
Are you trying for triple Elite in the Sidey? I am not sure I would have the patients for it especially trade.
I just made it back from a long exploration trip in my Sidey 'Mostly Harmless' and made Elite!
1) NPCs cheat. They have superhuman aim and knowledge of your current facing etc etc
2) NPCs really REALLY cheat with rails. They use them in gimbal mode...
Call yourself the SAS?
You ought to be ashamed!
The best ship in game is currently sick. It got busted in 2.4.
[video=youtube;q33bQ4ERc7Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q33bQ4ERc7Q[/video]
In VR, the outside front panels are rendered incorrectly. I have made the bug report - the issue has been acknowleged. The poxy iCourier has been given some love, but not the Sidewinder!
Please please please PLEASE - add your voice to the bug report. Spam it. Copy it. Share it. Get it noticed!
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/379500-Sidewinder-Hull-Panels-rendered-incorrectly-transparent-you-can-see-through-the-ship!
SAS members, hear the SOS of the Sidewinder and do something!
Thanks
You ought to be ashamed!
The best ship in game is currently sick. It got busted in 2.4.
[video=youtube;q33bQ4ERc7Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q33bQ4ERc7Q[/video]
In VR, the outside front panels are rendered incorrectly. I have made the bug report - the issue has been acknowleged. The poxy iCourier has been given some love, but not the Sidewinder!
Please please please PLEASE - add your voice to the bug report. Spam it. Copy it. Share it. Get it noticed!
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/379500-Sidewinder-Hull-Panels-rendered-incorrectly-transparent-you-can-see-through-the-ship!
SAS members, hear the SOS of the Sidewinder and do something!
Thanks