These are absolutely wonderful!
Community Event / Creation Buckyball Racing Club presents: X^2 Marks the Dash (Triple Eight Championship, Race 8)
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Looking at the Unlimited Leaderboard podium, either you all are consistently shaving off five seconds/hop even compared to my best times (which is definitely a possibility), or there's a route where where I can shave off another jump. Since I can't race this morning, it's time to break out the proverbial corkboard and string, and see if I can find the connection I missed the first time.
one hour later
And I found it!!!
Woo!!!
Yeah, think I could save a jump. Will investigate that diagram I drew up and fly around a bit.Looking at the Unlimited Leaderboard podium, either you all are consistently shaving off five seconds/hop even compared to my best times (which is definitely a possibility), or there's a route where where I can shave off another jump. Since I can't race this morning, it's time to break out the proverbial corkboard and string, and see if I can find the connection I missed the first time.
one hour later
And I found it!!!
I hope I still have enough time to make at least one run before the event ends...
!&%$§?&%§$§$%! Real life.
!&%$§?&%§$§$%! Real life.
Last night's unlimited run submitted. YouTube's uploading thingy hung up, so the video was uploaded (and checked, etc) last night but not published, so I never got to the page that gives you the linky.
I will be brushing the cobwebs off my Clipper and then off to molest the Titan tonight. Need to score those SCO FSDs, and #ForTheDecal
Yes! Best race update everThese are absolutely wonderful!
Uh oh...And I found it!!!
I will be brushing the cobwebs off my Clipper and then off to molest the Titan tonight. Need to score those SCO FSDs, and #ForTheDecal
Unlimited and Regulation runs (finally) completed, will begin uploading and submitting after I throw a ship together to try and get some Titan damage in for the CG.
A few things:
A) DAMN YOU SCARLET KRAITS AND ORANGE SIDEWINDERS.
B)Does anybody else feel like they get flashbanged after entering Vonarburg? Can't even see the pad lights it's so damn bright, had to land solely with the compass.
C)Is anyone else getting much better performance after the update? I'm seeing a 5 to 15 fps boost in all environments, it's almost like before Odyssey.
A few things:
A) DAMN YOU SCARLET KRAITS AND ORANGE SIDEWINDERS.
B)Does anybody else feel like they get flashbanged after entering Vonarburg? Can't even see the pad lights it's so damn bright, had to land solely with the compass.
C)Is anyone else getting much better performance after the update? I'm seeing a 5 to 15 fps boost in all environments, it's almost like before Odyssey.
Finally got a chance to get an Unlimited run with my new route this morning. While it was plagued with Braben Tunnels, long duration drops at stations, and screwing up two landings (two still counts as “fewer” with this many waypoints, right? RIGHT???) , with BREEZER adjustments I did improve my time. I was a bit rushed with my submission in order to get to work relatively on time, so hopefully I didn’t make any mistakes on the form.
Tonight, if Real Life Permits, I’ll make an attempt at the Regulation run.
Tonight, if Real Life Permits, I’ll make an attempt at the Regulation run.
I just realized that time isn't on my team...
After the update cut another hour out of the little time I have at the moment, I decided that it would be better to cut my losses and focus my efforts on collecting materials to be able to get the engineering done some day. Now I'm just hoping that this will be done before next year's round of races takes off.
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I just managed to get another run in. Was going fine for Braben tunnels until a couple of jumps from the end when I got a big one.
I must be doing something fundamentally wrong though, as I hit pretty much a perfect run. Was a bit slow at Pawelczyk Hangar, but nailed a few other approaches including one where my speed just dropped into the safe zone when I was 300Km from the station
But I'm 3 minutes off the pace of Alec's current run. I'll have another look at my route, but I'm not holding out much hope Just a fool's hope.
Yes pesky Slavers and their sparkling stations lording over their minions. Honestly coming into the pad is incredibly savage, I think I need 3 pairs of sunglasses.
I'll let Bruski confirm but it's looking like it might go till Wednesday 12pm, instead of Monday.
I must be doing something fundamentally wrong though, as I hit pretty much a perfect run. Was a bit slow at Pawelczyk Hangar, but nailed a few other approaches including one where my speed just dropped into the safe zone when I was 300Km from the station
But I'm 3 minutes off the pace of Alec's current run. I'll have another look at my route, but I'm not holding out much hope
Just a fool's hope.Yes pesky Slavers and their sparkling stations lording over their minions. Honestly coming into the pad is incredibly savage, I think I need 3 pairs of sunglasses.
Bruski hasn't mentioned it here, but because of the update and the Titan appearing in Sol with people not wanting to miss out on the improved FSDs, the race is set to get an extension.
I just realized that time isn't on my team...
After the update cut another hour out of the little time I have at the moment, I decided that it would be better to cut my losses and focus my efforts on collecting materials to be able to get the engineering done some day. Now I'm just hoping that this will be done before next year's round of races takes off.
I'll let Bruski confirm but it's looking like it might go till Wednesday 12pm, instead of Monday.
That's nice. But a short session after my last post showed me that with the way things unfold on my end, I can only hope to have my ships ready to compete when next year's season starts... It's just how my life rolls, at the moment...
You know you didn't have much time to play if your copilot is complaining about you being away for so long, every time you log in...
Last night wasn't kind (got home late enough from work that it completely ate up what I'd hoped would be a window to race), but I got up early enough to make an attempt this morning to make a Regulation Run, analyze it, and submit it. I'd originally looked at the Leader Board Podium and wondered if I'd missed something obvious, but after running this route, I'm no longer quite sure. I can't be certain until I get at least three attempts at this route, but correcting for mistakes, my normal variability, and obscured jumps does put me in range.
One thing's for certain, I was overly pessimistic when I calculated how long this route should take me.
One thing's for certain, I was overly pessimistic when I calculated how long this route should take me.
One thing I've always recommended for time short Commanders (like myself) is that when engineering, concentrate on G3 engineering at first, and use those G5 components (especially data and raw materials, which are harder to come by) to trade down with. G3 Engineering gives you about 90% of the benefits of a fully G5 module, has a much smaller penalty, and uses only 2% of the materials. After you've finished with the G3 Engineering, then you can start strategically improving your modules to G5, starting with the FSD and Thrusters.
Also, don't grind for your materials if at all possible, but keep your eyes open for opportunities to gather them as you play normally. I've always carried a Wake Scanner and scanned a single wake on my way out from a station. I investigated any USSs along my flight path and dropped into Encoded (frequently a good source for data) and HGEs (you only need a few these days to fill up most of your lesser bins) I encountered. And when I had an reason to descend to the surface of a world, I'd land and use my SRVs WAVE scanner to sweep for metallic meteorites.
G3 is mostly done, even G5 on some of the FSDs. For thrusters, I still have to unlock that guy in the Sirius system, or better: unlock the permit to said system.
The inprovements to mat collecting are quite helpful, but I feel like the encoded mats could use some TLC.
Due to a plethora of intervening events, including two Buckyball connected races this weekend (check out the Gank Cancer Lockdown challenge in the discord announcements and events!), and the opportunity to obtain even more double-engineered FSDs, the X marks the Dash race will be EXTENDED to allow more time for competition.
The race was set to end on Monday, and will be extended 3 days (not quit four, sorry @homborger666 ) to end on THURSDAY at 12:00 (noon) Game Time.
This will allow for Racers to take a break from the race and complete the "Improve A* Challenge Times" Community Goal.
We very much appreciate the Pilot's Federation's recognition of Buckyballers and their specific needs in this case, and love that they set up a community goal just for us.
The race was set to end on Monday, and will be extended 3 days (not quit four, sorry @homborger666 ) to end on THURSDAY at 12:00 (noon) Game Time.
This will allow for Racers to take a break from the race and complete the "Improve A* Challenge Times" Community Goal.
We very much appreciate the Pilot's Federation's recognition of Buckyballers and their specific needs in this case, and love that they set up a community goal just for us.
After 2 sessions of happily kicking the Titan up the pineapple, I've just got a decent Unlimited and Regulation run submitted. I'd like the race to end as normal tomorrow, please. 
Tonight did not go well: couple of runs, several minutes off my submitted pace. I have concluded some rascal must have sabotaged my ship while I was off saving humanity's birthplace. What is the world galaxy coming to?
This sounds like a classic monday morning...
Maybe some Thargoid sleeper agents exacted revenge for your deeds.
Real Life refused to cooperate with my gaming ambitions over these last four days. I think it’s telling that the dream I remember from last night was me being chased through an underground labyrinth by carnivorous aliens disguised as little children. Every time I thought had escaped, there was another one behind me, saying “I’m hungry mommy! Feed me!” 
Yikes.Real Life refused to cooperate with my gaming ambitions over these last four days. I think it’s telling that the dream I remember from last night was me being chased through an underground labyrinth by carnivorous aliens disguised as little children. Every time I thought had escaped, there was another one behind me, saying “I’m hungry mommy! Feed me!”
Zoinks.
Jinkies.