13 jumps?! Worst. Route. Ever.

RyanBigDog · Jul 2, 2017

I'm sure people have had worse than this, but notice how the system I was going to was only 13 Ly away! All the jumps quadrupled that distance.

This is the weirdest route I've ever had to take and I wonder why it had to go that way.

https://youtu.be/1-zqhvC5NP0

Pyrotiger · Jul 2, 2017

Look at your map. You may have your route set to economical rather than fastest.

Wyaston Hypatia · Jul 2, 2017

You didn't have the jump range for 13Ly. Upgrading your frameshift drive and/or reduce mass is required.
Also check you didn't have economical routes set - second tab in Galaxy map.

JJ Waan · Jul 2, 2017

Friends, he has fastest route on

KillaALF · Jul 2, 2017

Your jump range (laden) is 8.87LYs and Nervi is 13.09LYs away, so the route planner had to find a route to your destination with that restriction in mind. And it did.

Upgrade your FSD.

Wyaston Hypatia · Jul 2, 2017

JJ Waan said:
Friends, he has fastest route on

Ah, missed that on the first watch - though he resets to economical - not much difference.
So definitely low jump range - we didn't see what FSD he had. Might be worth checking that it's not been downgraded in size.

Jammie1789 · Jul 2, 2017

JJ Waan said:
Friends, he has fastest route on

He starts on economical, then switches to fastest after plotting the route. I'm not sure, but don't you need to re-plot the route if you switch the plan type?

EDIT: Nope, just saw it changed slightly. Purely a jump range issue then.

JJ Waan · Jul 2, 2017

Looks like its time for an upgrade. What ship is that anyways ? A Cobra ? Maybe not ideal for supply runs.

RyanBigDog · Jul 2, 2017

JJ Waan said:
Looks like its time for an upgrade. What ship is that anyways ? A Cobra ? Maybe not ideal for supply runs.

Yea that was a Cobra. But once I reached the station I was going to I upgraded to a Viper MkIV.

And yea, you guys are probably right. I didn't take in to account the minimum jump distance. So definitely need to upgrade the FSD. I'll look in to it next time I'm on.

JJ Waan · Jul 2, 2017

Aha, you like more of those fighter type ships. Long as you have fun friend, use what ever ship you want. Maybe upgrade parts a bit.

Cmdr Nemo · Jul 2, 2017

RyanBigDog said:
I'm sure people have had worse than this, but notice how the system I was going to was only 13 Ly away! All the jumps quadrupled that distance.

This is the weirdest route I've ever had to take and I wonder why it had to go that way.

https://youtu.be/1-zqhvC5NP0

I had a simular one happen to me while in a stock t6 freighter, ironically, before the next trip which was a return to the place I had just left, I spent 1.5 million upgrading it to the max. Now it has a resale of 2.5 million. When I plotted the trip back the routing changed, where as my trip there involved 6 jumps, the trip back was only three. Don't know how muched it helped if at all, but I have no hard points. I am not a fighter and I only play in solo. I out ran more than two dozens interdiction attempts in a winder but had some small repair bills each time, my t6 never receives any damage when interdicted prior to upgrading, maybe luck, but the interdictions have dropped to 2 in a ten hour play time.