CMDR: Dr. Chives
Ship: Racing Rodent
Shiptype: Anaconda
Class: Unlimited
Time: 1:36:10
Ship: Racing Rodent
Shiptype: Anaconda
Class: Unlimited
Time: 1:36:10
And Alot's off the Unlimited podium!CMDR: Dr. Chives
Ship: Racing Rodent
Shiptype: Anaconda
Class: Unlimited
Time: 1:36:10
I didn't think that I'd ever see that posted for any BRC event, especially this one.And Alot's off the Unlimited podium!
It's a new era for the A* Challenge. Nice run Dr Chives, congratulations!
So basically if you fancy making a run with the super FSD fitted, then please post your run here. I'll find a way to include it unofficially, and fingers crossed this is an experiment for future double engineering and I can include a "controversial era" on the 'History of the Record' tables. For now though, the only way to officially beat @Ravenov's Conda and non-Conda records is to use an FSD that all Cmdrs can access.I'm quite frustrated about needing to ban anything at all from the A* Challenge. Anyone who does get one of the 'experimental' FSDs and makes a run is still more than welcome to post their time to the A* Challenge thread. It'll have to be an unofficial run and so won't appear on the BRC leaderboards, but I'll still find a way to record the achievement, especially if it's a record time.
Hopefully in due course a similar jump distance will be available to all Cmdrs.
And Alot's off the Unlimited podium!
It's a new era for the A* Challenge. Nice run Dr Chives, congratulations!
It's really pleasing to see that my silly videos have got people interested in racing. Even when they then go and beat me.Thanks guys, appreciate it! On the other hand, since the old videos of @Esvandiary were the initial impulse which brought me to Buckyball racing (and a nudge of @Ravenov of course), I feel kind of proud that I could beat his time, and sad the same time, because he's no longer on the podium. Nevertheless, in my book, you are still one of the most iconic Sag A* racers, Alot. Thanks for the inspiration!
I've just moved house, I think you have some time to breathe... I'll be a bit busy to try it any time soon.You'll do it again? Brb, need to improve the time, these 40 seconds feel a bit close...
When I started playing the game version was beta 1.03 .. would have been around August 2014 i believe. Did take part in one or two of the early Buckyball Runs, although didn't place very well (mostly from using sub-standard ships, iirc)The worst part is I can't even yell at him to get off my lawn since I'm pretty sure he's been playing about as long as I have.
Hah, I think we started at almost exactly the same time then! My first race was BBR6 like Raiko, where I did one run in Big Bird the Asp before finding my preferred ship and promptly christening the Explodes on Contact.When I started playing the game version was beta 1.03 .. would have been around August 2014 i believe. Did take part in one or two of the early Buckyball Runs, although didn't place very well (mostly from using sub-standard ships, iirc)
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has an incredibly fast spinning neutron star.All screenshots are here: https://static.xobotun.com/images/elite_dangerous/buckyball_race_11.11.2020/CMDR's name: Xobotun
Forum name: Xobotun
Ship's name: oh, well. Is that necessary? It never had one before. Let it be "Frog", as it jumps too.
Ship type: Diamondback Explorer
Race time: 03:47:46
Race type: unlimited. No injections, though. Only neutron starts, an engineered FSD and a FSD booster.
Hey @FoxTwo - nice to hear from you again! You know what, if you ever want to stop by, say hi and find out who's still around then you should just drop into the Buckyball Discord. Lots of old faces in there as well as plenty of new ones.Uhhhh Hi? Is ElectricZ still around?
I've been away for 2 years.... still haven't gotten around to "coming back" But just poking my head in here to say HI TO ALL RACERS!
ps: What's this, a new race to the centre of the Galaxy??
I very occasionally see him pop up as online in-game and usually have a quick chat on such occasions... So I think he's still kicking at leastAlas we haven't heard from ElectricZ in a long LONG time.
Nope, this is still the exact same race to the centre started by ElectricZ and then looked after by Drakhyr and then me. Your runs are still up on the classic leaderboard, the board's just got a lot longer. Still says Alot at the top of the Classic board though, so that bit hasn't changed.ps: What's this, a new race to the centre of the Galaxy??