07 Commanders and explorers - I hope 3307 is going well for you so far.
In 3306 we took a very basic planetary ops Sidewinder from the bubble to Colonia in a three month journey on Twitch.TV to see if it could be done, and with a jump range between 7.5-10 ly we discovered that it was. (Possibly a world first, but you know how those assumptions go - there is always someone out there better and crazier than yourself)
This year we're going to be embarking on a similar journey to Beagle Point. Now, this time I know for sure the journey will not be possible by willpower alone and intervention will be needed toward the end. So the mission isn't so much getting to beagle point, but rather discovering just how far the Planetary Ops Sidewinder with stock core modules, no engineering and guardian tech can go before having to hail a space taxi.
The build is here Sidewinder Express MK 2
Now, Many commanders will instant baulk at no AFMU, and for good reason - where is the AFMU? In this case I have opted not to use one as I want to only really use Neutron Star jumps as a necessity rather than a central logistics decision. By doing it this way we will encapsulate the feelings of Survival and Exploration in one neat package. With the fantastic DSSA set up we will have more options this time around in mitigating disasters too, so I am more confident than ever in the decision.
Not intended as an advertisement for my socials, but rather to highlight how/where the journey will be archived for those interested: The entirety of this journey will likely take 2 years and will be covered live on TwitchTV, with YouTube recaps of cool discoveries and logistics struggles, with all twitch revenue* donated to SpecialEffect. (* after twitch and PayPal take their cut).
The voyage will be heavily supported by tools and logistics advice from IGAU, ED Astro and ED Observatory and we will be departing tomorrow morning at 8am. I look forward to sharing cool stories and discoveries on this threat as time goes by. Have a lovely new year commanders, and thanks as always for being the best community in online gaming.
** Edit
We will push the little ship as far as it will go. On the last IGAU Fleetcarrier we stop at we will strip out the SRV bay as I will not need it for mats at that point and make as many T3 jump enrichments as we possibly can until I run out of ideas. At that point as a very very last resort we will hit a ride on a fleet carrier if it can not be done. (I sincerely doubt that it can)
In 3306 we took a very basic planetary ops Sidewinder from the bubble to Colonia in a three month journey on Twitch.TV to see if it could be done, and with a jump range between 7.5-10 ly we discovered that it was. (Possibly a world first, but you know how those assumptions go - there is always someone out there better and crazier than yourself)
This year we're going to be embarking on a similar journey to Beagle Point. Now, this time I know for sure the journey will not be possible by willpower alone and intervention will be needed toward the end. So the mission isn't so much getting to beagle point, but rather discovering just how far the Planetary Ops Sidewinder with stock core modules, no engineering and guardian tech can go before having to hail a space taxi.
The build is here Sidewinder Express MK 2
Now, Many commanders will instant baulk at no AFMU, and for good reason - where is the AFMU? In this case I have opted not to use one as I want to only really use Neutron Star jumps as a necessity rather than a central logistics decision. By doing it this way we will encapsulate the feelings of Survival and Exploration in one neat package. With the fantastic DSSA set up we will have more options this time around in mitigating disasters too, so I am more confident than ever in the decision.
Not intended as an advertisement for my socials, but rather to highlight how/where the journey will be archived for those interested: The entirety of this journey will likely take 2 years and will be covered live on TwitchTV, with YouTube recaps of cool discoveries and logistics struggles, with all twitch revenue* donated to SpecialEffect. (* after twitch and PayPal take their cut).
The voyage will be heavily supported by tools and logistics advice from IGAU, ED Astro and ED Observatory and we will be departing tomorrow morning at 8am. I look forward to sharing cool stories and discoveries on this threat as time goes by. Have a lovely new year commanders, and thanks as always for being the best community in online gaming.
** Edit
We will push the little ship as far as it will go. On the last IGAU Fleetcarrier we stop at we will strip out the SRV bay as I will not need it for mats at that point and make as many T3 jump enrichments as we possibly can until I run out of ideas. At that point as a very very last resort we will hit a ride on a fleet carrier if it can not be done. (I sincerely doubt that it can)
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