What are you up to?
The thread titled asks.
I joined in on this thread not long ago posting what I was up to in the moment, but have not yet shared what my slightly longer term plan was.
On 29 March 3308 I left the bubble with 6.18 billion credits with a goal to earn 1 billion credits in Colonia before returning to the bubble to buy a fleet carrier. So round up a little and my target is 7.2 billion credits before I return. I left the bubble with 20 data courier missions for delivery in the Colonia area. That made me about 30 million on arrival. In the Colonia area, I've done some passenger missions from Diggiggi making about 36 million an hour, laser mining platinum in a new Python I bought which makes 50 to 60 million an hour depending on prices. Then I did stacks pirate massacre missions for quite a while.
That me to the half way point of 6.7 billion when another part of my plan began. If I was ever going to visit Beagle Point and Salome's Reach, it was going to be now. I went for it. I've just arrived back in Colonia from that trip and there are many pictures on this thread from it. I had a great time.
I am in the process of selling the exploration data now - 33 pages! 6.5 million in Exobiology made me a 'Compiler'. As I sell the other exploration data, I'm starting to wonder if the other half billion I need to complete the challenge is going to come from this alone. My NPC pilot takes 10% of everything which is a bit rough considering he's had his feet up catching up with his family and friends in Colonia. This is where I originally employed him as a harmless pilot with an over developed idea of his ability. He's deadly now and some 600+ million credits richer.
I mapped a lot of first discovery water worlds, so I wonder how much the data will sell for...
'Retrieving Data'
... and promotion to
Elite I in exploration
'Retrieving Data'
...and 7 biillion credit balance...
'Retrieving Data'
... I love it when 1 page sells for over 30 million...
'Retrieving Data'
...bit of a let down when the next page sells for 1.8 million...
'Retrieving Data'
...and the final credit balance is: 7,135,569,158
Roughly 500 million in exploration data sales. Most I've ever done in one trip.
Not far from Colonia I discovered a new ELW in a system with just a neutron star. Exceptionally rare, but nothing special to look at.
So only about 65 million credits to go.
That's one Platinum run which takes an hour plus one or two round trips of passenger missions. I might have to beat up on Brian's Thugs again before I leave. I can't let the crowds of other commanders that do the same here have all the fun.
Maybe I might take the Orca out core mining again. It's really good at it being so fast - finds the next core asteroid quicker than the usual Python/Krait II suspects.
On the way back to the bubble, I think I'll grab a bit more exploration data to sell in a Federation system. One of my future challenges is going to be, Federation Lieutenant to Rear Admiral with a total ban on data courier missions unless it's a rank promotion mission. However long it takes, I'll make Rear Admiral having fun - no grind. I wonder what I can do with a fleet carrier to make that process more entertaining. Thing is, I'm not that eager to own a Federal Corvette. I want to do it because it's there and there is the challenge of a barrier to get over to get one.Tyres O'Flaherty
CMDR
