Horizons About Sagittarius A* How can we go?

[shunulu]

I am really thinking that to go core of the our beloved galaxy. But i really don't know how i can do that. How could you calculate which way is correct one? Galaxy map is so small to understand where we are directing to go now and so big to figure out where the heck we were?¿

Is there any easy way to draw path?

Also i wanna ask something to pathfinders; Out of the human space bubble, can you see any AI ship or interact/interdict them?

Thanks for any comments/answers

 

[TheDayman]

Just select a star and plot a course... unless I'm missing your point?

 

[shunulu]

Just select a star and plot a course... unless I'm missing your point?

Can we direct select Sag A* and Elite Dangerous draw a route?

 

[CmdrCanine]

I believe you can only plot a course up to 1000LY away? So choose a star in the direction of the core, plot a course, then plot a new one when/if you reach it (I think)

 

[Surly_Badger]

When it's longer than your routing distance, what you do is this:
Search for your destination.
Drop a marker on your destination.
Then click back so you're at your current point.
Then zoom out a bit and scroll toward your destination.
Occasionally hover over stars so you can see how far they are away.
Eventually when you're about 800ly in the right direction, pick a likely star and plot a course to it.
Repeat as necessary.

Near Sag A* it's very very crowded and plotting can take a really long time. Things to do are typically (restrict plot to only a particular class of stars, which will cut down on how many have to be searched) go in 1000ly below the galactic plane, or above it, and when you're right over/under Sag A* then make a single upward/downward leg.

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[Bran Tse Mallory]

I am really thinking that to go core of the our beloved galaxy. But i really don't know how i can do that. How could you calculate which way is correct one? Galaxy map is so small to understand where we are directing to go now and so big to figure out where the heck we were?¿

Is there any easy way to draw path?

Also i wanna ask something to pathfinders; Out of the human space bubble, can you see any AI ship or interact/interdict them?

Thanks for any comments/answers

You stop seeing AI at the edge of the bubble, you may get lucky and see another player if in open or group but so far I've not seen a single sole. As for how to plan the route, I zoom out to see where the central mass is then select a star in that direction up to 1,000 LY away and then get to the jumping and honking. Any interesting systems along the way get a full scan of each body.

I don't get to much time in Elite right now but when I do I get through around 1,000 LY per night, sometimes less if I find a large system. I don't mind the slow going as I find this more fun than anything available to do in the bubble.

 

[shunulu]

When it's longer than your routing distance, what you do is this:
Search for your destination.
Then click back so you're at your current point.
Then zoom out a bit and scroll toward your destination.
Occasionally hover over stars so you can see how far they are away.
Eventually when you're about 800ly in the right direction, pick a likely star and plot a course to it.
Repeat as necessary.

Near Sag A* it's very very crowded and plotting can take a really long time. Things to do are typically (restrict plot to only a particular class of stars, which will cut down on how many have to be searched) go in 1000ly below the galactic plane, or above it, and when you're right over/under Sag A* then make a single upward/downward leg.

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Yes it is good one. I must prepare really good because i even don't know which star is scoop-able and which star not. How can i make an outfit my ship. For example; Should i buy a lot of Fuel racks? Which ship? Diamondback Explorer? But she has just 5 internals. ASP Explorer?

I must really watch YouTube videos i think

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You stop seeing AI at the edge of the bubble, you may get lucky and see another player if in open or group but so far I've not seen a single sole. As for how to plan the route, I zoom out to see where the central mass is then select a star in that direction up to 1,000 LY away and then get to the jumping and honking. Any interesting systems along the way get a full scan of each body.

I don't get to much time in Elite right now but when I do I get through around 1,000 LY per night, sometimes less if I find a large system. I don't mind the slow going as I find this more fun than anything available to do in the bubble.

Thank you sir. Appreciated

 

[hairychris]

As has been said the maximium route plot that you can do is 1000ly. You need to navigate in steps. Plotting routes closer to the core you need to keep short, and also deselect both shortest and most efficient route planning when doing so. Running a 30ly jump ship, 1000ly takes 34 - 40 jumps most times, and can take ~45mins if all you do is a discovery scan (aka honk) plus have a big scoop.

Outside occupied space I've never met an NPC and have been to Sag A* twice.

 

[CmdrCanine]

I don't get to much time in Elite right now but when I do I get through around 1,000 LY per night, sometimes less if I find a large system. I don't mind the slow going as I find this more fun than anything available to do in the bubble.

I agree. I went to Orion Nebula a few weeks back and I spent a good hour in my SRV with the lights off just looking. very exciting and rewarding.

 

[hairychris]

Yes it is good one. I must prepare really good because i even don't know which star is scoop-able and which star not. How can i make an outfit my ship. For example; Should i buy a lot of Fuel racks? Which ship? Diamondback Explorer? But she has just 5 internals. ASP Explorer?

I must really watch YouTube videos i think

Personally an Asp Explorer, A class drive, the largest fuel scoop you can fit, advanced discovery scanner, 2 repair units, a couple of guns, SRV if on Horizons. I don't fit extra fuel but do scoop every system that I can - an Asp can jump ~3 times at max range between scoops.

YMMV. People have different load outs. I like the Asp because you can load a lot of kit in to it. I may try a DBX at some point.

 

[Duckfather]

Yes it is good one. I must prepare really good because i even don't know which star is scoop-able and which star not...

To remember which stars are scoopable, just remember this :-

KGB FOAM

All the stars of the above types are scoopable. Anything else isn't

 

[Alec Turner]

You have to plot the route to Sag A* in <1000LY stages.

Basically arrange the galaxy map so you're looking down on it with the center of the galaxy directly "up" the screen. Zoom to the point where you can see numbers on the grid in multiples of 100 or so. Pan forwards to a point approx. 1000LY away from you ("up" the screen). Zoom in and start hovering over stars. Find one that <1000LY, plot route and get jumping!

Incidentally, if you're interested in making a race of it, check this out ...

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=168568

 

[Surly_Badger]

I must prepare really good because i even don't know which star is scoop-able and which star not.

Set your star map to only show stars of type KGB FOAM, although if you like black holes and neutron stars you may also want to look for non-sequence stars. When you're just travelling to get someplace, having non-sequence can be a surprise - whoops: neutron star!

 

[shunulu]

Set your star map to only show stars of type KGB FOAM, although if you like black holes and neutron stars you may also want to look for non-sequence stars. When you're just travelling to get someplace, having non-sequence can be a surprise - whoops: neutron star!

wow, are there really neutron stars? That's my favourite! Just amazing...

Edit : Did anyone see a Pulsar in ED?

 

[Greyhawk]

Personally an Asp Explorer, A class drive, the largest fuel scoop you can fit, advanced discovery scanner, 2 repair units, a couple of guns, SRV if on Horizons. I don't fit extra fuel but do scoop every system that I can - an Asp can jump ~3 times at max range between scoops.

YMMV. People have different load outs. I like the Asp because you can load a lot of kit in to it. I may try a DBX at some point.

Flying one now. Really wish it had just one more internal. As it is you can rig it to explore if you dont want to carry any cargo. I was going to barnacle hunt but passing up all those found canisters cos I dont have any cargo racks is really annoying so heading back to the bubble to grab a big hairy Asp then flying back to Maia.

 

[SMcA]

When it's longer than your routing distance, what you do is this:
Search for your destination.
Drop a marker on your destination.
Then click back so you're at your current point.
Then zoom out a bit and scroll toward your destination.
Occasionally hover over stars so you can see how far they are away.
Eventually when you're about 800ly in the right direction, pick a likely star and plot a course to it.
Repeat as necessary.

Near Sag A* it's very very crowded and plotting can take a really long time. Things to do are typically (restrict plot to only a particular class of stars, which will cut down on how many have to be searched) go in 1000ly below the galactic plane, or above it, and when you're right over/under Sag A* then make a single upward/downward leg.

http://ranum.com/stock_content/my-fuel-rats-badge.jpg
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This is what I do but I also rotate the G Map so that it is side on to the galaxy. Then I drop/raise the cursor until it intersects the imaginary line connecting your location and the final destination.

 

[Vincent Starson]

There's numbers on the map, a coordinate system.

Sol is 0,0.

When plotting your 1,000 ly courses, use the grid to make sure you are navigating in the right direction. You might have to zoom out a bit to see it.

 

[stocko1111]

Personally an Asp Explorer, A class drive, the largest fuel scoop you can fit, advanced discovery scanner, 2 repair units, a couple of guns, SRV if on Horizons. I don't fit extra fuel but do scoop every system that I can - an Asp can jump ~3 times at max range between scoops.

YMMV. People have different load outs. I like the Asp because you can load a lot of kit in to it. I may try a DBX at some point.

Now, if you have an SRV you don't really need two repair units as you can gather pretty common resources to refill it, saving another slot. With the DBX now though, although it's a great ship, there's just not enough slots for long range exploring unless you do it without an SRV. (EDIT: Sorry, you could do it in a DBX without a cargo rack as at the moment there's nothing worth collecting out in the black that you can't find in the bubble. This may change though with the whole barnacle thing going on). Asp is still the best all round explorer at the moment.

 

[jonne]

Go to the Lonely Explorer's thread and send out friend request to a bunch of commanders and it won't be that lonely. Don't overthink the course to the core. You'll bump into a nebula here and there, and your course will change.

 

[James Son]

I am really thinking that to go core of the our beloved galaxy.

Well, good for you! Arm yourself with much much patience...

I've done the trip and returned safely just before Horizons. I took my time as i explored much in the way, so it took some months to go there and return back to the bubble. There were many times of infinite boredom as E: D is very repetitive (as is now). Once you go out there, after a while you realize there's not much new stuff to see. Horizons may have changed that just a little and future upgrades may change it even more.

Anyway, as others said, draw a little less than 1000 Lys routes towards the center and eventually you'll get there (after ~25KLYs). Saggy is just amazing. When you reach there, just record the last jump and the first minutes in the system (remember to go fullstop as soon as you enter Saggy, then sit back and enjoy).

Retrofit your ship before you go. I used an ASP Explorer, which seems to be one of the ships which when retrofitted properly, it has a pretty large jump range (can easily reach >30LYs per jump). Here's one example. You do not want to have it loaded with stuff but it's wise to not totally unload it. Keep a shield on it (you'll need it, especially if you land on planets on the way there. Just make sure it's the lightest that can protect your ship). Also keep some weapons on. When you return to the bubble, you may find out you've become everyone's favourite interdiction target.

If you decide to go, good luck. Here are a couple of threads that may prove useful.

Explorer's bible
Another interesting read

EDIT: Also, if you explore, you may find this tool (and similar ones) pretty helpful to keep some log of what you find. Just remember to keep notes only for important systems, otherwise it will take you about 2-3 years to go out there and return home...