Planetary Circumnavigation - Wilson Edition
- Thread starter Bomba Luigi
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Hey Bomba, what time of day / timezone are you usually running in? I don't know if we overlap, so I'm not sure if it makes sense to try to come say hi or not.
My guess going by the timestamp on the surface view system map pictures is afternoon UK/Europe time.
Hey Bomba, what time of day / timezone are you usually running in? I don't know if we overlap, so I'm not sure if it makes sense to try to come say hi or not.
Both time I bumped into Bomba at the weekend it was around 5pm UK time.
Day 20
Sushi: The others got it right, going by the ingame clock between 16:00 and 18:00 is where you can find me during the week usually.
Now to today, lucky enough I had daylight and with that good visability
At this point I have to start looking for a way out of the Canyon
And there I stopped at -10.10/-172.06
Now just follow along the canyon aiming for the little hill. Being out of the canyon I should pretty much not have any more difficult parts, its going well!
I know you don't need to be here, but I want to wait with blowing me up just in case it turns out I messed up and did drive a meter short of completion or something. You never know with me
Sushi: The others got it right, going by the ingame clock between 16:00 and 18:00 is where you can find me during the week usually.
Now to today, lucky enough I had daylight and with that good visability
The way ahead is clear, there is what looks like a way up ahead
Its a good canyon to drive in, nothing too difficult to go through
Just some bumpy areas
And minor height diffrences here and there
Getting closer to the point where this canyon crosses with the next the terrain gets a bit more interessting
But I have a nice little road to follow here
It leads me here, sticking to my heading would mean having to go over this part which turns out to be a bit too high and steep
But no worries, while the road I came from makes a sharp turn into the wrong direction keep following it will lead me higher up
Once up I just have to jump across that hole
And from there with a bit more jumping I can make it to a plateau high up, where I also can see the place where I came from down there
Its a good canyon to drive in, nothing too difficult to go through
Just some bumpy areas
And minor height diffrences here and there
Getting closer to the point where this canyon crosses with the next the terrain gets a bit more interessting
But I have a nice little road to follow here
It leads me here, sticking to my heading would mean having to go over this part which turns out to be a bit too high and steep
But no worries, while the road I came from makes a sharp turn into the wrong direction keep following it will lead me higher up
Once up I just have to jump across that hole
And from there with a bit more jumping I can make it to a plateau high up, where I also can see the place where I came from down there
At this point I have to start looking for a way out of the Canyon
Down there is the crossroads
First gonna go down, then I could stay on low ground following that way there, but being on high ground is always good and climbing up that in front of me looks doable
And here I start to wonder, this would be the earliest place to go out of the Canyon. I tough "nah" when I scouted, but I look at it now and it looks very doable
So I jump over there, there is too what looks like a road
A bit steep but its going pretty well
Some more driving and jumping and it looks like I passed the most difficult looking parts
And indeed, soon after I am out of the Canyon. Silly bomba, why did I think here wouldn't be a good way out? ^^
First gonna go down, then I could stay on low ground following that way there, but being on high ground is always good and climbing up that in front of me looks doable
And here I start to wonder, this would be the earliest place to go out of the Canyon. I tough "nah" when I scouted, but I look at it now and it looks very doable
So I jump over there, there is too what looks like a road
A bit steep but its going pretty well
Some more driving and jumping and it looks like I passed the most difficult looking parts
And indeed, soon after I am out of the Canyon. Silly bomba, why did I think here wouldn't be a good way out? ^^
And there I stopped at -10.10/-172.06
Now just follow along the canyon aiming for the little hill. Being out of the canyon I should pretty much not have any more difficult parts, its going well!
I know you don't need to be here, but I want to wait with blowing me up just in case it turns out I messed up and did drive a meter short of completion or something. You never know with me
Sushi: The others got it right, going by the ingame clock between 16:00 and 18:00 is where you can find me during the week usually.
Now to today, lucky enough I had daylight and with that good visability
The way ahead is clear, there is what looks like a way up ahead
http://abload.de/img/0201zlszd.jpg
Its a good canyon to drive in, nothing too difficult to go through
http://abload.de/img/0204was1k.jpg
Just some bumpy areas
http://abload.de/img/020549som.jpg
And minor height diffrences here and there
http://abload.de/img/02079bsch.jpg
Getting closer to the point where this canyon crosses with the next the terrain gets a bit more interessting
http://abload.de/img/02010mjsto.jpg
But I have a nice little road to follow here
http://abload.de/img/020127tsl8.jpg
It leads me here, sticking to my heading would mean having to go over this part which turns out to be a bit too high and steep
http://abload.de/img/02013jls7a.jpg
But no worries, while the road I came from makes a sharp turn into the wrong direction keep following it will lead me higher up
http://abload.de/img/0201474sjw.jpg
Once up I just have to jump across that hole
http://abload.de/img/020166nsp1.jpg
And from there with a bit more jumping I can make it to a plateau high up, where I also can see the place where I came from down there
http://abload.de/img/02019rysf0.jpg
At this point I have to start looking for a way out of the Canyon
Down there is the crossroads
http://abload.de/img/02021msq7u.jpg
First gonna go down, then I could stay on low ground following that way there, but being on high ground is always good and climbing up that in front of me looks doable
http://abload.de/img/0202234qnd.jpg
And here I start to wonder, this would be the earliest place to go out of the Canyon. I tough "nah" when I scouted, but I look at it now and it looks very doable
http://abload.de/img/0202433pbq.jpg
So I jump over there, there is too what looks like a road
http://abload.de/img/02027ltrvy.jpg
A bit steep but its going pretty well
http://abload.de/img/02028a3qiu.jpg
Some more driving and jumping and it looks like I passed the most difficult looking parts
http://abload.de/img/0203274pl2.jpg
And indeed, soon after I am out of the Canyon. Silly bomba, why did I think here wouldn't be a good way out? ^^
http://abload.de/img/02033hpru2.jpg
And there I stopped at -10.10/-172.06
Now just follow along the canyon aiming for the little hill. Being out of the canyon I should pretty much not have any more difficult parts, its going well!
Finally got back to some wifi that can do justice to these amazing screenshots. Just glorious Bomba, I'm missing this thread already. Who's next?
Day 21
And thanks Jazz and Alec for praising my screenies, Wilson can be quite photogenic!
As for today, not a lot happen, just a quick update
And thats it, stopped at -9.02/179.30
There is a easy solution, just start driving until you on the other sideA shame, I'm almost exactly on the wrong side of the planet.
And thanks Jazz and Alec for praising my screenies, Wilson can be quite photogenic!
As for today, not a lot happen, just a quick update
And its dark, so not much to see either
But I do like palying with shadows
From what I can see there are some really nice vistas here, wish it where a bit brighter
A poor soul
And this debris was in a weird place
And again, looking back I would love see it at daylight
And I have a smaler canyon to cross
But I do like palying with shadows
From what I can see there are some really nice vistas here, wish it where a bit brighter
A poor soul
And this debris was in a weird place
And again, looking back I would love see it at daylight
And I have a smaler canyon to cross
And thats it, stopped at -9.02/179.30
Day 22
First of all something got in the way yesterday so I couldn't play, runining my perfect score of playing every day on this trip ^^
But it doesn't matter, lets get to today where I had some company again!
Then it was time to do some climbing!
My position is -11.34/171.22
Gonna have to get back on track after all that detour, next waypoint is gonna be going up the ridge where I started. That will be familiar territory!
First of all something got in the way yesterday so I couldn't play, runining my perfect score of playing every day on this trip ^^
But it doesn't matter, lets get to today where I had some company again!
Also some good lightning conditions
And there comes Alec joining me!
He felt a bit funny today
[video=youtube_share;pIjQOwWouVs]https://youtu.be/pIjQOwWouVs[/video]
Then we did go drive together, here he comes flying
The next waypoint is not far away, its the little mountain in sight
Side by side driving
And there he comes flying again
... He flies a lot
And there comes Alec joining me!
He felt a bit funny today
[video=youtube_share;pIjQOwWouVs]https://youtu.be/pIjQOwWouVs[/video]
Then we did go drive together, here he comes flying
The next waypoint is not far away, its the little mountain in sight
Side by side driving
And there he comes flying again
... He flies a lot
Then it was time to do some climbing!
It goes well for me, but Alec is running into some trouble. Wilson is having some fun with him
Tried to film a bit of him driving up, but being further away his srv is tiny and just a low detail model so the Video is a bit strange ^^
[video=youtube_share;W-QTw0EZlK0]https://youtu.be/W-QTw0EZlK0[/video]
And I'm on the Top!
The opposite direction of where I have to go is a nice looking mountain
Alec hat to leave again and for me it was time to hop down
[video=youtube_share;nkDDW6_TJUA]https://youtu.be/nkDDW6_TJUA[/video]
I drive a bit more, looking back
And then ending for today here
Tried to film a bit of him driving up, but being further away his srv is tiny and just a low detail model so the Video is a bit strange ^^
[video=youtube_share;W-QTw0EZlK0]https://youtu.be/W-QTw0EZlK0[/video]
And I'm on the Top!
The opposite direction of where I have to go is a nice looking mountain
Alec hat to leave again and for me it was time to hop down
[video=youtube_share;nkDDW6_TJUA]https://youtu.be/nkDDW6_TJUA[/video]
I drive a bit more, looking back
And then ending for today here
My position is -11.34/171.22
Gonna have to get back on track after all that detour, next waypoint is gonna be going up the ridge where I started. That will be familiar territory!
Great photos and videos as usual Bomba, love the one of my ship launch piggyback jump, I see what you mean about the ship nearly boosting straight into me!
As for that mountain drive, it was seriously weird. The terrain I was seeing through the windscreen bore absolutely no relation to the terrain I was apparently driving on. I'd see a hill in front of me but drive straight down through it, I'd crash into rocks that weren't there or I'd be on level ground, hear the wheels spinning for grip and then suddenly tumble end over end over end down slopes I couldn't see. Simply had to give up in the end and recall the ship (and even getting to my ship was a real challenge, it landed like 10ft off the ground and then I couldn't get under it).
You know what? I'm not sure the surface of planet Wilson is entirely stable!
Be careful out there.
As for that mountain drive, it was seriously weird. The terrain I was seeing through the windscreen bore absolutely no relation to the terrain I was apparently driving on. I'd see a hill in front of me but drive straight down through it, I'd crash into rocks that weren't there or I'd be on level ground, hear the wheels spinning for grip and then suddenly tumble end over end over end down slopes I couldn't see. Simply had to give up in the end and recall the ship (and even getting to my ship was a real challenge, it landed like 10ft off the ground and then I couldn't get under it).
You know what? I'm not sure the surface of planet Wilson is entirely stable!
Be careful out there.
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Day 23
I had such an experience with where the ground is and where textures are not being the same at the Mad Mans Ridge when I scouted weeks ago, but when I did go there on my Tour now all was good. So I guess its not permanent thing. Alltough its weird that it does not effect everybody in the same instance equaly, since for me everything was allright yesterday at the same place.
And now to today!
And right ahead was the ridge where I started, time to get on known territory!
Current coords are -17.63/164.13
Only about 90km to go now, will stop by the place where I made the SOS but I think that should be doable tomorrow.
I had such an experience with where the ground is and where textures are not being the same at the Mad Mans Ridge when I scouted weeks ago, but when I did go there on my Tour now all was good. So I guess its not permanent thing. Alltough its weird that it does not effect everybody in the same instance equaly, since for me everything was allright yesterday at the same place.
And now to today!
It was the bright kind of night
The terrain gets a bit more rough, there should be two very small canyons crossing each other causing that
Better to see here, while not deep at all the characteristics of a canyon are there
Then Alec came joining me again!
He filmed me for a while driving from his ship, where everything when absoultley perfect and flawless on my part, then he joined me driving a bit
There he comes
He had to again, but his DBX sure chose a weird landing spot considering where at an large, flat, open Area
The terrain gets a bit more rough, there should be two very small canyons crossing each other causing that
Better to see here, while not deep at all the characteristics of a canyon are there
Then Alec came joining me again!
He filmed me for a while driving from his ship, where everything when absoultley perfect and flawless on my part, then he joined me driving a bit
There he comes
He had to again, but his DBX sure chose a weird landing spot considering where at an large, flat, open Area
And right ahead was the ridge where I started, time to get on known territory!
Getting the ridge on sight for the first time
And I made it to Ramp Camp, coming in from the opposite side I we came from almost 2 years ago
That should be around the same place from back then, alltough from the shot I made today thats difficult to see because of where I took the shot
I try to retrack the route we took back then...
... and I think I got it right so far, looks like the same place
A bit further ahead the "Gates of Hell"
Comparsion still looks good, I always managed to not take a shot at the same place but I'm on the right track
Then up to the top via the Ski Slope
Best comparsion shot I could find, it should be around the same area
And then I'm made it up
Here I got coords, so I definitly should be close to the same place as here
And just a little bit further ahead is my resting place for the night, would always recognise this place. Large flat area with a little bump here makes it easy to do
No doubt
And I made it to Ramp Camp, coming in from the opposite side I we came from almost 2 years ago
That should be around the same place from back then, alltough from the shot I made today thats difficult to see because of where I took the shot
I try to retrack the route we took back then...
... and I think I got it right so far, looks like the same place
A bit further ahead the "Gates of Hell"
Comparsion still looks good, I always managed to not take a shot at the same place but I'm on the right track
Then up to the top via the Ski Slope
Best comparsion shot I could find, it should be around the same area
And then I'm made it up
Here I got coords, so I definitly should be close to the same place as here
And just a little bit further ahead is my resting place for the night, would always recognise this place. Large flat area with a little bump here makes it easy to do
No doubt
Current coords are -17.63/164.13
Only about 90km to go now, will stop by the place where I made the SOS but I think that should be doable tomorrow.
So close, nice going.
Nice to fly and drive with you a bit more today Bomba, I have some video of you driving, ahem, absolutely flawlessly, which I'll upload tomorrow once I've, ahem, edited out the flawed boring bits. It's a shame you didn't make it as far as site 12b ... given we were in the same instance you might have found something I left there for you (photos of this tomorrow as well).
One more day should do it I guess ... careful now!
o7
One more day should do it I guess ... careful now!
o7
OK, here's one video from yesterday (the DBX PoV footage). Apologies for how dark it is (seemed brighter on my screen yesterday), you might want to give it 10 mins or so until YouTube has the 1080p version available.
[video=youtube_share;uFF2E_SaYkg]https://youtu.be/uFF2E_SaYkg[/video]
SRV PoV footage coming later.
[video=youtube_share;uFF2E_SaYkg]https://youtu.be/uFF2E_SaYkg[/video]
SRV PoV footage coming later.
And here's the SRV PoV video. Nothing spectacular (I seem to have completely failed to capture some of the better segments when I was really on your tail) but I like the words of my music choice.
[video=youtube_share;SV8s1J6Ai0g]https://youtu.be/SV8s1J6Ai0g[/video]
[video=youtube_share;SV8s1J6Ai0g]https://youtu.be/SV8s1J6Ai0g[/video]
thats a nice SOS Alec
But I'm pretty sure there is no way that would have been still there if I had gotten there yesterday. Theres a limit to how long those tyre tracks stay visible or how many tyre tracks one srv can make.
And watching that video where you are in the DBX made me think it would have been funny if you hit me from behind while I'm in the Air. I wonder how much speed that could give me
But I'm pretty sure there is no way that would have been still there if I had gotten there yesterday. Theres a limit to how long those tyre tracks stay visible or how many tyre tracks one srv can make.
And watching that video where you are in the DBX made me think it would have been funny if you hit me from behind while I'm in the Air. I wonder how much speed that could give me
I'm genuinely really curious about this actually (must try to grab someone from Frontier at Lavecon and ask about it). I'm not convinced there is a time limit on track marks, I always assumed they were permanent for the instance (you must have had the thing where you drive back to somewhere you were at some time ago and re-discover your own track marks?).
I started a thread about this sort of thing ages ago which didn't gain any traction ..
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/389660-When-is-an-instance-not-an-instance
So, as another example for that thread ... say I land and draw some tracks. If you then log in and message me your co-ordinates and I fly to your location (without jumping in or out of supercruise and without ever experiencing any kind of instance joining delay like you might get when dropping out at a popular station) ... if you followed me back to where I drew the tracks would you see them? If I then logged off would they disappear or would your continue to keep my instance (and my tracks) in existence? If we each drew track marks before meeting and then we met up and I came to see yours and you came to see my mine, would they both be there? Have the instances somehow merged?
Like I say, geuinely curious about how all this works.
Alec, are you still on Planet Wilson?
See if Bomba's tracks are still here when you get to the finish?
I'm sitting by the wreck of his SRV .......
See if Bomba's tracks are still here when you get to the finish?
I'm sitting by the wreck of his SRV .......