Yes, but you get no choice in which sector you end up in. 
And it's 1 way.
And it's 1 way.
Quick-Jump "Wormholes" to jump between different sectors of the Galaxy map
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You said it yourself, route plotting. Flying a ship with a high jump range negates much of the challenge, but it also reduces any requirement to fast-track to a particular location.
I spent three months travelling about 2,000ly once, I was effectively navigating a 3d maze where I only knew that it could be done. I took a 19ly corvette to Beagle Point. I later returned in a 64ly Conda and just plotted a route straight across the void and I went several systems beyond BP too, emulating the challenge of my first visit for maybe an hour.
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There is someone that went from Sol to Beagle point in 6 hours.
6 hours pressing the J key. Wow, I bet that is a record. Imagine if it was 10 minutes to BP via Sector Jump.
I'm staggered at how many people think it would be a bad idea to make the map more accessible.
Fdev: how about Sector Jump facility as part of a Paid Premium feature? So that hard-core explorers can continue as is, whereas I can "Pay to Explore"?
How much would you pay?
something similar to the price of a ship pack maybe? in order to access a Sector Jump module for that ship?
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See you're ignoring the other factors of the game. When someone travel to point A to B they Either are hauling cargo, People or Exploring systems. We don't need Lazy mode. If you want lazy type gameplay Go play another game that caters to your game type.
On the last Topic about Wormholes I pointed out one of David Braben quote when he was asked about Wormholes. Ya, you could have done a little more research before posting.
Q & A David Braben CEO Frontier Developments plc. Look on Page 17
See you are the generation of players who had games that Had easy mode handed to them Teleport anywhere. Well, Go play those types of games let us have a game without wormholes aka Teleportation.
Yes, my bad. I only started following the game last year. I would say Braben is misguided if he thinks pressing the J key thousands of times over several days/weeks to get to a system that has no new gameplay content is an achievement.
Not really, I just want value for my time spent staring at a PC screen. And yes, I can see that Fallout 76 is out today!
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Lol. And FSDs are real?
See that thing going over your head? That was the point!
If you fly to hutton orbital you can fit a SFSD (sector Frame Shift Drive) they only sell them in class 7 so you need a Cutter, and also King rank to enable you to dock there
its the end game.
Dude, spoiler wrap please.
I don't think jumping hundreds or thousands of times on a single trip was originally imagined to be mainstream by the designers. It was just something that could be done, the game did not prevent it. Similarly the three Elite targets were massive in-game goals most players were not expected to reach. Even now there are only a few hundred players that are triple elite and only a couple are quad.
But it turned out to be pretty popular, so more stuff has been added for exploration gameplay - the route plotter was added, then extended to 1,000ly, then to 20,000ly. First discovered tags were added. Jump ranges have been increased.
It's the players that thought this style of travelling is fun, all the alien content & stuff non-dedicated explorer content is near the bubble.
Ok, so my question is: what exactly did the designers have in mind when creating millions of systems ? Was adding content to those systems ever part of the original plan? is it just that we are not yet at that stage in the development lifespan ?
I would love to go to some far away systems but, FDev: i need to be able to get there quickly and I need something to do when I get there other than take a screenshot or scratch around for some materials.
... because it is an emulation of the actual Milky Way galaxy.
I really think you need a different game because your desire for instant gratification won't be found in E D. Maybe you need something that has imaginary places and things in an imaginary cartoon universe.
... because it is an emulation of the actual Milky Way galaxy.
I really think you need a different game because your desire for instant gratification won't be found in E D. Maybe you need something that has imaginary places and things in an imaginary cartoon universe.
I agree. One of the best things this game does, it's USP (Unique Selling Point) above all others is that it simulates the actual galaxy we live in. I don't think the designers ever expected what is now called Beagle Point (arguably the furthest a non-engineered ship can go from the start) to become a popular destination, they built the whole galaxy because they could and made a way for it to be possible to travel around it. It's an educational experience and arguably a work of art.
But it has become popular, and so they have added extra easter eggs (like Colonia and other populated nebulae).
I support any idea that diminishes the time I waste looking at loading screens and increases my actual play time. My time is limited, precious and the "vastness" of space is not diminished by shorter times it takes me to get places. As I already have a good concept of how long a light year is, and the insane amount of unexplored systems in between locations and especially towards the core.
I find it funny that most people who call themselves explorers because of how painful it is to get places are not mostly willing to max endurance jumps between here and where they want to go. Nor do I see large swaths fields of systems fully explored by these so called explorers who want to experience the "vastness" of space.
So yes, again, and vehemently so anything that increases jump rate or distance will get my vote of approval. Nay sayers can still have the option to max endurance to their masochism's delight.
I read it and got the to point where you started launched ad hominim attacks with "so called explorers" and thought, it doesn't mater what he has to say for himself, he's not worth reading if his argument devolves to attacking a group of people and not presenting valid arguments, so you are hereby ignored, hopefully by all but if it's just by me then that's ok.