Guide / Tutorial Dav's Hope for the new commander

[Para Handy]

Context: Dav's Hope is an abandoned mining camp on planet A5 in system Hyades Sector DR-V C2-23 - it is a source of manufactured materials in 10 drop-points around the base (plus a "periscope" data point to scan for encoded materials).

Finding it: With the new DSS mapping tools you no longer have to navigate to the base using northings and eastings (planetary co-ordinates) on your initial visit, you can see its navigation marker in your HUD after mapping - but it doesn't appear in your nav panel until you actually go there. Here is a screenshot showing this from a clear-save commander:

Spoiler: View on approach to Dav's Hope

Spoiler: Dav's Hope material drops

P.S. I have uploaded a new video of a circuit of Dav's Hope, showing the material drop points and data gathering from the data point and a circling ship:

 

[Rustnsawdust]

Everyone should visit Dav's Hope. In addition to the mats drops, it reveals an interesting story.

 

[Chris Simon]

I will have to go see what is it all about, one day.

 

[Dr Seuss]

When you visit Davs Hope do so in Solo Mode, it as well as Engineer locations are a magnet for gankers

 

[Maenden]

When you visit Davs Hope do so in Solo Mode, it as well as Engineer locations are a magnet for gankers

I went there yesterday in Mobius and met another guy trundling around in a SRV.

 

[MoonRacer]

Just there...
Nice description. Can recommend it (not the log method), but the mood of the site is just great. Also there are often ships circling the site, all of them clean and belonging to a system faction. Dismiss your ship anyway, just to be safe.
The site is really well build, and makes a proper 'science fiction' impression. Just driving around is fun. Scan all 6 data points to learn the story.

 

[Troopi]

there are many abandoned camps with materials to collect around the bubble. Do not restric yourselves to Dav's hope. It can even crash with the excess of players in it.

 

[Monkey Pants]

Nice guide.

Would also add it is the perfect place to practise driving the SRV from the turret position: you can learnt to slalom around the buildings in relative safety

MP

 

[Para Handy]

............... It can even crash with the excess of players in it.

Never experienced that even once in all the time since Horizons launched - in multiple accounts.

 

[ElectricFactory]

Also highly recommend Dav’s Hope in Solo mode, great place to visit to collect mats, great place to refine SRV skills and it looks terrific. Dismiss your ship, have a ball.

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

Until fairly recently, I neglected scanning the nav beacon. D'oh. As they say in the vernacular.

 

[gehirn]

I went there yesterday in Mobius and met another guy trundling around in a SRV.

For the Order, brother!

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

Another thread subjected to necrotic rituals.

 

[Para Handy]

Another thread subjected to necrotic rituals.

However, guides and tutorials, if still accurate and relevant, can benefit from being bumped if they have helped a reader.

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

Perhaps it needs a pin...

 

[Banger_uk]

that me : necrotic rituals

 

[Wombat1940]

It's on my list of important places to visit. Just need to complete a few more training sessions first .....

 

[Para Handy]

Just an FYI since the thread got bumped anyway:

Currently there are two drop points where the goodies spawn beneath the surface, sometimes they seem not to have "caught" at all and are not there so scoop, other times you will see the targeting "box" and scanner icon showing their presence - you can still target and collect them even if you cannot see even part of it above the surface. So these are the two drops near the data point and on the "mountain" side of the site - m1 and m2, ringed in this image:

 

[Wombat1940]

Bumped! Not by me! Wouldn't even know how ......

 

[SCiARA]

still very relevant!
are there any other sites as common/effective?