Beagle Point - do not go out there
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How did she say: "hey, what did you expect?"
Yeah, Beagle Point is just another system. No wormhole to Thargoid space.
Yeah, Beagle Point is just another system. No wormhole to Thargoid space.
No one ever said there was anything there. The system just happens to be that one.
I've said it before to other folks: bragging rights. That's really all it amounts to. Especially these days, where jump ranges are high enough to get you to Beagle without any concern, and a lot of that region is tagged to oblivion. I mean, I guess if you're into the whole 'historical significance' angle from ingame lore perspective than great, but if you're a jaded cynic like me then it's just a place like any other. 
Ishum's Reach is the 'real' noteworthy system out there in my opinion, and even that one is safe enough now, with more pathways than you can shake a stick at.
Ishum's Reach is the 'real' noteworthy system out there in my opinion, and even that one is safe enough now, with more pathways than you can shake a stick at.
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Ya know its kinda funny, my trip to Beagle Point was also initially filled with disappointment, however, not for the same reasons as you. Firstly, let me say that I actually had a good time in the system itself. There are some nice planets out there, and if you are interested in 'what' to do out there, you need only look at the weeks of activities of Distant Worlds. During the SHEPARD Mission out at Beagle we also did some fighter pvp [not possible in your Asp], re-ran the rally race from DW, as well as other events. I had a good time at Beagle, but as EtherealCereal mentioned, Ishum's Reach for me is a much more exciting system. While not as difficult to get to anymore, the system is fantastic, especially the last furthest moon, Salome's Reach, which has remarkable deep canyons, coloraton, etc. My disappointment with Beagle was not the system itself, but actually the region. I was bummed because of how many of the systems out there had already been tagged. That's my fault..... In hindsight I realize perhaps you don't travel to a well-known historical and tourist destination with a naive expectation that new systems are out there to be explored!!! That being said, I did find two systems more than 65,300ly away that are now first discovered by me... so that's an accomplishment.
Which leads me to my final point. The longer it has been since I was at Beagle, and the closer I am getting to the bubble, the more I miss Beagle and the absolute distance. Maybe it is nostalgia, but as every day passes, the more my yearning to return to Beagle grows.... give it some time. Hopefully you will eventually feel the same way.
-Cmdr Parabolus
Which leads me to my final point. The longer it has been since I was at Beagle, and the closer I am getting to the bubble, the more I miss Beagle and the absolute distance. Maybe it is nostalgia, but as every day passes, the more my yearning to return to Beagle grows.... give it some time. Hopefully you will eventually feel the same way.
-Cmdr Parabolus
Psss, Beagle Point is for the weak, Ishum's Reach is the big deal nowadays
Why were you disappointed? Have anyone told you to expect anything in particular out there?
What makes Beagle Point special for me (and many others I think) is the fact that we decided it was special. Special enough to travel across the galaxy to reach it. It has become a symbol of traveling to the furthest reaches of the galaxy, even if it is not the furthest system in an absolute sense.
In the early exploration era it was the furthest an AspX could go. Later pilots in Anacondas managed to push the limit a little further. With jumponium even further. With engineering all the way to the most distant system in the galaxy - Ishum´s Reach. Does the fact that Ishum's Reach is the furthest system in an absolute sense diminish the accomplishment it is to reach Beagle Point? Not in my book! Not for the ones that went there pre-jumponium and not for the ones that do it today. It remains a commitment to go there - and that is why it is special
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Agreed. The historical significance that we have created is what made it special. This is also why Roncevoux Crossing is a great system, and Lone Star. The exploration spirit of the systems (lore if you will), is why Shepard Mission stopped at all of them.... a means to understand the significance of the early pioneers - to make our journey more meaningful!
Yep, Harold told me there will be the best burgers in the world, not some italian pasta thingy, but hey, I traveled through some beautiful places, so it will have to do
Yep, Harold told me there will be the best burgers in the world, not some italian pasta thingy, but hey, I traveled through some beautiful places, so it will have to do
Quite an amazing image you have there. Where is that?
Thank you, details of the place are here, it was on my way to Beagle so it is 41k from Sol, but worth the trip. Planet is tidally locked, so the sun stays where it is, just moving up and down a bit (I think )
As for OP, you will have to watch "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle" to understand the story, obviously not many people did, cannot blame you
)As for OP, you will have to watch "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle" to understand the story, obviously not many people did, cannot blame you
You know, I wonder about being the farthest these days. Of course, the question should be: the farthest from where? From Sol, obviously - but from what I've heard, the farthest system from Sag. A* is in a considerably more interesting region than Beagle Point. Haven't been there myself, to neither of the two. (Although I have been to Shackleton's Star, well before jumponium or engineering.) Anyway, earlier on it was a 65 kly journey from the nearest dock - but since Jaques did his "accidental" relocation, that distance has shrunk to, hm, 45k ly?It has become a symbol of traveling to the furthest reaches of the galaxy, even if it is not the furthest system in an absolute sense.
In the early exploration era it was the furthest an AspX could go. Later pilots in Anacondas managed to push the limit a little further. With jumponium even further. With engineering all the way to the most distant system in the galaxy - Ishum´s Reach. Does the fact that Ishum's Reach is the furthest system in an absolute sense diminish the accomplishment it is to reach Beagle Point? Not in my book! Not for the ones that went there pre-jumponium and not for the ones that do it today. It remains a commitment to go there - and that is why it is special
Of course, there is no quick-and-easy way to get to Jaques either, but my point is that if you set up shop there - even temporarily - then the journey has shrunk considerably.
An interesting idea might be to reach the farthest system from both Jaques and Hell Port. (Those being the two farthest shipyards.) That would be somewhere in the Tenebris region, which at least is nowhere near as trodden-over as the far North is.
I live and work in outback south Australia and we have a place here called halligans bay. It's on the edge of lake eyre, it's a long empty track (unless you know where to stop to look) and when you get there it's an empty flat white salt lake to the horizon. Many people comment that when they get there they feel disappointed. I think they forget it's about the journey. Anyway halligans bay it's SA's beagle point
Buddy, not sure what you expected, but even if there was a Hooters there with the Rolling Stones as the house band and Father Christmas handing out jackpot lottery tickets made from Pamela Anderson's swimsuit, I would still say "too far for me Son, perhaps I'll go for a pint in my local".
Utmost respect for getting there though
Utmost respect for getting there though
OP i saw you on the cmdrs map on EDSM i got there last night and met up with a great guy called Bio-Flame we chatted for a while and did some screenshots etc. it is what you make it. This is the second time i have been there. the system may be a bit of a damp squib (yes it is just like every other system) but the achievement of travelling that distance is what makes it memorable to me. i travelled on to Oevasy SG-Y d0 (Semotus Beacon (Ishum's Reach)) also (still there currently)
the bubble bores me but i can keep going in teh black for as long as i want.
oh and thanks for the locations of the geysers i am off to check them out really very much appreciated
the bubble bores me but i can keep going in teh black for as long as i want.
oh and thanks for the locations of the geysers i am off to check them out really very much appreciated
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Thank you, details of the place are here, it was on my way to Beagle so it is 41k from Sol, but worth the trip. Planet is tidally locked, so the sun stays where it is, just moving up and down a bit (I think
As for OP, you will have to watch "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle" to understand the story, obviously not many people did, cannot blame you
I would like to add those geyser sites near Beagle Point to the Galactic Mapping Project, if that is ok with?
Do you have any suggestions for names or descriptions for these three sites?
Cheers
EDIT: And no, I am not familiar with the movie you are referring too... sorry
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I felt the same about reaching the nearest point to the Andromeda Galaxy, out on the "west-south-west" rim.
But you did find the Crystal cave with the Braben Statue,... right?