Well, let me set the stage for you guys first. So, I had been cruising around the Akhenaten system, searching for bounties. I pulled a couple of NPCs out of SC to try and cash in on their bounties, but both got away 
However, before they jumped, one dropped around 6 tons of silver, and the other dropped a couple tons of sugar. I don't consider myself a smuggler, but I'm hurting for creds, and the silver in particular ought to turn a decent profit, even on the black market, so I figure I'll take a chance, if just this once
I drop out of SC in front of W*ng Platform (I know, I know - try to ignore that for now and follow along ) and prep for my approach. I was thinking of trying to sneak in with Silent Running on, but I read a post on these boards from someone who has a lot of luck doing the opposite, so I put four pips to engines, two to shields, and ready myself for the mad dash through the letterbox. I inch within 10k km, request docking, then boost straight at the letterbox the second it's granted...
And that's where things got interesting, because, you see... a Type-9 had chosen just that moment to lumber his way out of the station.
And I'm headed straight for him.
Barreling towards the hulking behemoth at 'ludicrous speed', I rattle of a few 'colorful metaphors', desperately trying to alter course and slide underneath the putz. At the last second, I brush against his ventral shields, and slip through the letterbox, unharmed! I'm so incredulous at the fact that I actually survived the encounter, I then wait a second too long to hit the breaks, and nearly crater against the far wall, lol
Best part? I land, bring up Station Services...
No black market!
Well, they say it's all about the journey, right?
(By the way, the forums wouldn't let me post the actual name of the station. Ain't that rich?)
However, before they jumped, one dropped around 6 tons of silver, and the other dropped a couple tons of sugar. I don't consider myself a smuggler, but I'm hurting for creds, and the silver in particular ought to turn a decent profit, even on the black market, so I figure I'll take a chance, if just this once I drop out of SC in front of W*ng Platform (I know, I know - try to ignore that for now and follow along
) and prep for my approach. I was thinking of trying to sneak in with Silent Running on, but I read a post on these boards from someone who has a lot of luck doing the opposite, so I put four pips to engines, two to shields, and ready myself for the mad dash through the letterbox. I inch within 10k km, request docking, then boost straight at the letterbox the second it's granted...And that's where things got interesting, because, you see... a Type-9 had chosen just that moment to lumber his way out of the station.
And I'm headed straight for him.
Barreling towards the hulking behemoth at 'ludicrous speed', I rattle of a few 'colorful metaphors', desperately trying to alter course and slide underneath the putz. At the last second, I brush against his ventral shields, and slip through the letterbox, unharmed! I'm so incredulous at the fact that I actually survived the encounter, I then wait a second too long to hit the breaks, and nearly crater against the far wall, lol
Best part? I land, bring up Station Services...
No black market!
Well, they say it's all about the journey, right?
(By the way, the forums wouldn't let me post the actual name of the station. Ain't that rich?)
