Intent to Race
CMDR Swoop Dogg
Crazy Ivan (Hauler)
Regulation Hauler
CMDR Swoop Dogg
Crazy Ivan (Hauler)
Regulation Hauler
I figured it out:Oh, and on the subject of advice, someone asked earlier (Ozric?) how to tell which side of the asteroid belt to approach Squirrels Nest from so you don't drop out some 35 Km (?) away from the installation. Well, I think I'm right in saying that Pleione 3 (the neighbouring ringed planet) is always on the same side of the rings as Squirrels Nest so I've been experimenting (with some success) with doing a gravity braking fly-by of Pleione 3 before heading directly to Squirrels Nest.
P.S. better late than never, I've now updated our website: http://www.buckyballracing.org.uk/
In Regulation Hauler Class, Cookiehole is back.
I've never committed a hostile act against them though. I bought the meta alloys that I needed, and I collected the fragments for Palin from an alien crash site. I've not even shot any barnacles.
I can second this; I don't have any Guardian tech onboard and haven't been targeted either.Second thing: could it be that carrying Guardian tech aboard could be a determining factor in the chances of being pulled over by the angry flowers? Could explain why some happens to be Thargoid magnets while I'm being ignored like a vegan at a BBQ party...
They don't care about what kind of tech you have fitted on board your ship. Only if you have cargo. And hyperdictions are completely random and there is no way to influence that whatsoever.I can second this; I don't have any Guardian tech onboard and haven't been targeted either.
But I also haven't had any Thargoid interaction at all so far except from shooting 1 or 2 Barnacles and visiting a few crash sites.
Regulation Hauler Class
In Regulation Hauler Class, Cookiehole is back.
Next time, I'll try N-{1-[(6-Chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-yl}nitramide.
I wonder if there may have been a bit of confusion around the problems I'm having with Squirrels Nest (or my mistunderstanding), I know which side of the planet it's on Pleione 3 makes a great brake as Alec said so you have enough time to spot that easily, it's which side of the rings.
With Artemis Lodge it's easy to see which side you need to be because of the station hologram.
Because there's no mailslot visible on the station, I know that I need to be on the other side of the rings.
But with Squirrel's Nest
No idea which side to be on.
Dropping out here took me 45Km away into the ring
I figured it out:
Come directly from the main star and approach in a way that puts Barnard's Loop behind the ring and you're golden.
So is Dr Nagi's comment about Barnard's Loop the solution to this? (it sounds better than my Pleione 3 solution where the difference is still a bit subtle).
I'm not sure really because Barnard's Loop would be behind the rings regardless of which side your on.
The way I have been approaching Squirrels Nest is by first making my stop at Stargazer, then flying back towards Pleione with Squirrels Nest on the right side of the star. I then make my final approach from the top of the ring from that reference frame.
Luck?! That's not what I call it!Thank you, good to know, so luck it is then.