No that's for sure, but it is epic though!
Is there a phonebooth outside the FD offices in cambrigde?
Community Event / Creation Buckyball Run A*: What do you do when a mountain is there? Move it.
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No that's for sure, but it is epic though!
Is there a phonebooth outside the FD offices in cambrigde?
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Well done, that's a pretty good time!
EZ's last post seemed to suggest it was likely to be around two weeks away. Which is good, as I still have over 21,000LY to get back and I do want to do some scanning on the way!
The recent update to tidy the GalMap has made a bit of difference to the navigation performance - e.g. I can now use the mouse again to select stars. They also seem to have made the 'snap to target' a bit more aggressive, which is great in the majority of cases but a couple of times I have searched for next destination and the map has suddenly flicked from the searched for star to one under the mouse cursor...even though I am only using keyboard controls. This becomes even worse if you are in the process of clicking on plot route - suddenly you are plotting a route to a star at a bad distance...
EDIT: and exit map still doesn't stop the plot, you have to force-quit or try to log-out to main menu
EDIT: and exit map still doesn't stop the plot, you have to force-quit or try to log-out to main menu
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From the Active Community Goals thread:
Please could Bucky try to include Buckey Ring Station (NLTT 57216) in a future Buckyball Run?
Please could Bucky try to include Buckey Ring Station (NLTT 57216) in a future Buckyball Run?
From the Active Community Goals thread:
Please could Bucky try to include Buckey Ring Station (NLTT 57216) in a future Buckyball Run?
This seems like a logical place to go xD
You don't need to force quit. This is what I did:
1) select a system near you first as your backup plan in case the plot goes sour.
2) Attempt the plot.
3) Wait.
4) If it goes wrong and your game has the FPS of a toaster, close the galmap and just hit the hyperspace button.
5) As soon as you jump, the plot will stop.
You can also stop the plot by plotting a system within one jump of your current system, but this assumes you're not lagged to hell. Good luck!
A quiet retirement
After I got Shadow Lurk home, I outfitted her for what she was initially intended for: exploration. What I found was that she really wasn't ideal for that - which is one reason, I suspect, there aren't more Adders on the Bucky board. The Hauler does the job faster, better, and cheaper; the Diamondback Explorer give good performance at mid-range cost; the Asp provides the best performance at a slightly higher-end range, while the Anaconda... well. About the one thing the Adder is probably best at is a budget miner, and mining isn't something that ever interested me.
So... I sold the data from her exploration run - about 7 million - stripped her of any valuable equipment, bought an Explorer, and retired her. I didn't sell her - I couldn't do that - but I parked her at Hamilton Gateway. I got her home, she's there if I ever want an Adder for Bucky 8 or some other run, but other than that, she's retired.
She served well, got to see places few ships have seen and lived to tell the tale. She made the A* run in under 18 hours. Not too shabby.
After I got Shadow Lurk home, I outfitted her for what she was initially intended for: exploration. What I found was that she really wasn't ideal for that - which is one reason, I suspect, there aren't more Adders on the Bucky board. The Hauler does the job faster, better, and cheaper; the Diamondback Explorer give good performance at mid-range cost; the Asp provides the best performance at a slightly higher-end range, while the Anaconda... well. About the one thing the Adder is probably best at is a budget miner, and mining isn't something that ever interested me.
So... I sold the data from her exploration run - about 7 million - stripped her of any valuable equipment, bought an Explorer, and retired her. I didn't sell her - I couldn't do that - but I parked her at Hamilton Gateway. I got her home, she's there if I ever want an Adder for Bucky 8 or some other run, but other than that, she's retired.
She served well, got to see places few ships have seen and lived to tell the tale. She made the A* run in under 18 hours. Not too shabby.
Alright, here we go. Wife's away for the weekend, and I'm a little too ambitious for my own good. Wish me luck!
Commander name: ojrac
Ship name: Smoky
Ship type: Asp
I'll be posting pictures (and proof shots) here: http://imgur.com/a/zHfQp#0
Commander name: ojrac
Ship name: Smoky
Ship type: Asp
I'll be posting pictures (and proof shots) here: http://imgur.com/a/zHfQp#0
Running with a friend this weekend. I am
CMDR: FREEDOM4556
SHIP NAME: Plum Crazy
SHIP TYPE: Asp Explorer
CMDR: FREEDOM4556
SHIP NAME: Plum Crazy
SHIP TYPE: Asp Explorer
It occurs to me that in preparation for Buckyball Run 8, we ought to be thinking about getting a decent advert on Radio Sidewinder. Any suggestions?
First thought I had was whether we have any singers in the community who could record a new version of the Cannonball Run theme
Hmmm. Problem with this is, well... it's a Bucky run. Adverts don't really fit. It'd be like advertising a public rave and hoping the cops don't come. On the other hand... A public service announcement perhaps, warning pilots not to participate? And since we have a ready-made adversary thanks to EZ...
"At a political rally in Eotiensis today, Senator Denton Patreus spoke out harshly against 'reckless piloting' and 'foolish acts of bravado' from freelance pilots, citing the Buckyball Runs in particular as 'a clear sign of the rot that has infested the youth in today's society'. He vowed to stop the Buckyball Run 8, scheduled for July XX, committing both Imperial and hired freelance ships to stop this nuisance."
Good luck to Ojrac, Freedom4556 and Sarrdis. Looks like you guys have yourselves a race! Keep us posted, last one to Sag A buys the drinks.
Hmm...
You realise that a Galnet article like that would attract an awful lot more Patreus supporting pvp combat CMDRs than racers?
I enjoy watching CMDR Bangfish's pvp videos on youtube (Dangerous Bangfish), but I'm not sure that I fancy trying to evade him and his friends at Buckyball 8.
I'd still race though.
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Good luck to everyone running this weekend.
Thanks! Not sure about the rest, but I made 4k LY last night. Singed a few systems trying to jump too soon after fuel scooping, but my poor ship's called Smokey for a reason. Looking forward to seeing some more variety as I get closer to the core today!
You'll definitely start to notice a lot more stars in the sky. If I remember rightly it becomes quite stunning around the 10kly mark.
Thanks and great tip Uberfish - I'll try that tonight as I continue to work out my magic plot band.
The latest updates to the GalMap seem to have stopped it from completely locking up for me, so whilst not great, it is getting closer to how it was in 1.2.
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Good luck Ojrac, Freedom4556 and Sarrdis - fly safe CMDRs
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