65000 Ly from Sol Club, thread the fourth

[The Golden Knight]

I'll put this on my radar, as I've been planning another Buckeyball Classic run to the center, in a vanilla Diamondback (albeit Grade-A components, but no other enhancements), which is closer to 38ly jump range. On the other hand, I heard a report of a hurricane coming to my area in a day or so, so if you don't hear from me in a while, you know why.

Given my Cobra run to the center was under a day, and I'll be using something with upwards of double the jump distance, combined with this being at or around twice as long, it's definitely doable.

 

[UnoToro]

I'd like to submit my first trip to Beagle Point:

CMDR	Date	Distance	Other Notes
UnoToro	3306-08-07	65,279.35 LY	Diamondback Explorer Jump Range: 35.64 LY Fueled, 39.61 LY Max

Screenshots to show I'm there: I couldn't target Sol without the permit, so I've targeted A. Centauri for my cockpit picture

Screenshot to show that I got hear without a carrier taxi:
Link to my EDSM flight logs for further verification: https://www.edsm.net/en/user/flight-logs/id/110738/cmdr/UnoToro

I hope this is sufficient. I'm also hoping/planning to have a shot at 48 hour run once I've gotten back to the bubble and engineered a ship properly.

 

[iain666]

CMDR	Date	Distance	Other Notes
UnoToro	3306-08-07	65,279.35 LY	Diamondback Explorer Jump Range: 35.64 LY Fueled, 39.61 LY Max

o7 Cmdr

 

[The Golden Knight]

I am currently in the process of setting up for my Classic Buckeyball run with a vanilla Diamondback (so the cross-referencing with them should help my legitimacy, doubly as I am too new to be able to afford a carrier without some kind of blatant cheating), stripped down to the barest essential parts in the hopes I can kill two birds with one stone and also attempt reaching Beagle Point while I'm headed in that vague direction.

This post acts as a mark for cross-referencing purposes, and while not denoting the precise time of start, can be used to help validate the historical accuracy of this attempt I intend to commence today. There will be screenshots after the attempt is done, so this post does not mean the clock starts ticking now. It is only to help create a cross-reference for validation and legitimacy purposes.

Starting statistics:

CMDR	Date	Distance	Other Notes
Golden-Knight	3306-08-10	65,279.35 LY	Diamondback Explorer, doublling Buckeyball Sag'A* Classic Challenge CMDR RP-name "Jason Blaze", ship name "Lonely Bachelor"

Will end by 8-12-2020, if all goes well...I fully intend on completing the 48 hour challenge, even though as of this writing, I'm saddling up and doing last-minute preparations.

Semper Bellum.

 

[The Golden Knight]

Made it to Sag'A just now, and given the time I made, combined with the comparatively loose 48 hour window for the journey, this is a good time for a lunch break. No records were broken in the making of this effort, which has me INCREDIBLY BUMMED!

 

[GJ51]

Meh

Did it years ago

Nothings an achievement anymore

Everybody gets a ribbon

Wouldn't want anyone to feel bad...

 

[The Golden Knight]

Nothing's an achievement anymore.

I noticed, and it SUCKS! But for different reasons: all the achievements have already been claimed...many times over. And to me, that sucks out most of the fun in Elite.

Also I had to fix some punctuation up there. I'm sure you wouldn't mind (or notice).

 

[The Golden Knight]

1 day in, and MY GOD is it mind-numbing! I admit, I DID have to sleep for 8 hours, but still, I'd better be halfway to my goal by now. Probably won't have enough time for a second sleep. See attachments for progress report.

 

[iain666]

No records were broken in the making of this effort, which has me INCREDIBLY BUMMED!

We still call it the 48h challenge but you've got less than an eighth of that to be setting records round here these days

 

[The Golden Knight]

We still call it the 48h challenge but you've got less than an eighth of that to be setting records round here these days

I was referring to a different record, specifically the fastest time in a vanilla Diamondback from Moon to Sag'A. But yeah, I was never planning on going for THAT record. Though yeah, vanilla ship with no boosts or anything, making the trek in 48 hours...that is still pretty hardcore. Getting within a couple hundred jumps now, and let me tell you, it's no joke. In fact, it's kinda like SUPER Buckeyball. XD

 

[The Golden Knight]

• Your commander's name - CMDR Golden-Knight
• Your ship's name - Lonely Bachelor
• Your ship type - Diamondback Explorer
• If you used Jumponium - NOPE!
• If you modified any component in your ship - NOPE! Eligible for Buckyball Classic
• Your total race time - 38:30:49 (assuming my Math is correct, the details are in the pictures - either way, 48 Hour Challenge SUCCESS!!!)
• Links to your three screenshots: See Attached Files. For more extensive cross-referencing verification that the times reported are legitimate, see the series of screenshots here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17IXL7h_hfpqxXkbKyeIS-aRc-ytk-TSx?usp=sharing

CMDR	Date	Distance	Other Notes
Golden-Knight	3306-08-12	65,279 LY	Diamondback Explorer, doubling Buckyball Sag'A* Classic Challenge CMDR RP-name "Jason Blaze", ship name "Lonely Bachelor" 48 Hour Challenge SUCCESS!!!

 

[Kerenn]

Hello,

I just saw that my entry (#45) doesn't have distance, here's two screenshots for proof, if you want them :

https://imgur.com/REl0IBP

Source: https://imgur.com/REl0IBP

https://imgur.com/6kenmtS

Source: https://imgur.com/6kenmtS

 

[iain666]

CMDR	Date	Distance	Other Notes
Golden-Knight	3306-08-12	65,279 LY	Diamondback Explorer, doubling Buckeyball Sag'A* Classic Challenge CMDR RP-name "Jason Blaze", ship name "Lonely Bachelor" 48 Hour Challenge SUCCESS!!!

o7 Cmdr, added to both sheets.

I just saw that my entry (#45) doesn't have distance, here's two screenshots for proof, if you want them :

Two jumps to get there, I assume

Sheet updated.

 

[whopper7]

CMDR	Date	Distance	Other Notes
Whopper7	08-08-3306	65,647 Ly	Anaconda Jump range: 65.01 Ly Beagle Point POI - p.55 @ Aug 8, 2020, 3:39:20 AM (https://www.edsm.net/en/poi-visitors-list/index/id/124406/name/Beagle+Point/p/55)

I use EDDiscovery (which is where I pulled the GalMap image from) and it failed to convert the pictures from Oevasy SG-Y d0, but I can post the jump log from Colonia if needed. Likewise, I failed to grab a picture showing the right hand panel, but I hope the GalMap (or log, if needed) plus the picture of my obnoxious bubble letters will suffice. I could also throw the Oevasy SG-Y d0 bitmaps to Imgur as well.

 

[Y_KEITA]

I decided to go to the other side of the galaxy for my summer vacation

CMDR	Date	Distance	Other Notes
Y_KEITA	24-Aug-3306	65,647.34Ly	Anaconda (72.95ly)

The ship was renamed from Discovery to commemorate reaching Beagle point. (The screenshots are from Oevasy SG-Y d0)

Edit: added EDSM Travel Map capture

 

[iain666]

CMDR	Date	Distance	Other Notes
Whopper7	08-08-3306	65,647 Ly	Anaconda Jump range: 65.01 Ly Beagle Point POI - p.55 @ Aug 8, 2020, 3:39:20 AM (https://www.edsm.net/en/poi-visitors-list/index/id/124406/name/Beagle+Point/p/55)

CMDR	Date	Distance	Other Notes
Y_KEITA	24-Aug-3306	65,647.34Ly	Anaconda (72.95ly)

o7 Cmdrs.

 

[Kim_S]

After a 2 year hiatus on a deep space moon rock, I returned to my trusty ship and decided to visit Colonia to see what all the fuss was about. Since I made it that far, I obviously had to drop by our friendly super massive black hole. And since I made it that far, it was just a short jump to Beagle Point and beyond. Not crazy at all.

But finally I made it

CMDR	Date	Distance	Other Notes
Kimberley Sandoval	26-08-3306	65,647.34 Ly	Asp Explorer Jump range: 46.32 Ly

A few pics and links (resolution could be better, but VR you know! )

My EDSM flight log:

EDSM - Elite Dangerous Star Map

The Galactic Positioning System of Elite: Dangerous at your service.

www.edsm.net

 

[iain666]

CMDR	Date	Distance	Other Notes
Kimberley Sandoval	26-08-3306	65,647.34 Ly	Asp Explorer Jump range: 46.32 Ly

o7 Cmdr.

Reminder to anyone else, if you're not in the club it's buckyball time, entries close in 5 days.

 

[The Golden Knight]

o7 Cmdr.

Reminder to anyone else, if you're not in the club it's buckyball time, entries close in 5 days.

Good choice of words, because I think I have reason to list myself as part of Buckyball's pride.

Anyway, just here cheering on anyone else who'd want to attempt the 48 hour challenge. And if you go double-hard and be Classic Mode...well, let me tell you, that's no joke.

As for me personally, I think I'm good to go.

 

[iain666]

I was casting no aspersions on your achievement, it was just you mentioning a carrier being at Semotus already that triggered my musings.

However challenging it used to be to get somewhere when you can catch a bus then making note of who got there starts to seem less important.

I certainly lack both the time and the will to check flight logs in the long term. In the short term I think I will accept 65k club entries for another couple of months where non-carrier assist can be demonstrated, just to allow anyone who might be en-route with the intention of joining a chance to make it and then stop.

I'll continue to maintain the 48h challenge for as long as people show interest.

The 65k Club is now closed, with 1,217 members.

When we started there were few ships that could jump more than 30ly, now double that is routine. Crossing the Abyss was hard, now you hardly register its existence. You had to make every jump yourself, you couldn't dock in a carrier and be moved thousands of light years between logins.

The trip is still worthwhile, the view remains the same and the sense of remoteness, while diminished, is still real. There's no longer any real achievement just in getting there, nothing is required but patience even if you don't just get the bus.

PS: The 48hr challenge will continue to be maintained.