Colonia?

[howardtay1]

O.K, I have been playing Elite from the BBC Model B to Amstrads and PCs for a long, long time I am 76 years old, I am a retired Computer Sales Consultant, I have 50 Billion Credits 5 large engineered ships and a Diamondback Taxi, I have just decommisioned my Fleet Carrier, but I am now wondering whether to load the carrier with all my ships and purchase engineered components and set out for Colonia, what are the advantages and disadvantages of doing this? is it worth doing, I am getting a little bored with the bubble and all the grind involved with engineering ships so I would be interested in any relevent comments you guys might have?

Fly Safe Commanders.

 

[Joe Cool]

1. Build an exploration ship, take it out a few 1,000LYs for a shakedown. Return, rebuild it right and sort your Artemis Suit.
Disappear off into the black until the creaks and groans of your ship become voices in your head and you start stumbling over 'just another Stratum Tectonicas'.

2. Time sink your life into colonisation and build your own personal bubble (might wanna bring the FC back online for this).
Don't flesh out your systems while we're still in Beta, but this is a once in a game lifecycle land grab.

Colonia has its own engineers so no need to carry engineered modules out there. By all accounts, they're easier access than those in the bubble. Been their done it, can't really recommend it unless you're desperate to G5 your life supports - that is one thing still unique to Colonia.

 

[PilotB]

Colonia is the bubble but without the aliens around it. Without the regular events. Without power play. Currently without colonies. Extremely low tritium supply

You can build ships, engineer ships, play the BGS and it's in a far better spot as a base for exploring the galaxy with a ship but a worse spot for carrier trips due to the low fuel availability. It's basically bubble - new developments and storyline. I'd leave most of your ships in the bubble and build yourself new copies for colonia either in the bubble or colonia. Then you have ships staged in both places and if you show up in your taxi you can just swap over and do your thing.

 

[howardtay1]

Thanks for the input, I'm based at Jameson have been there from the beginning, I have a 700 ton cargo cutter so I could fill my Fleet Carrier to breaking point with Tritium and just head out to Colonia, I haven't heard anything, yet, that could encourage me to go, I'm just bored with the constant grind and looking for a way to reduce it and just have some fun or maybe it's time to look at the new space sims and see if they are different from Elite, it's just a personal preference, I love this game and how it looks and handles, always have, but the grind is finally getting to me, something entirely different might be the answer...

 

[DoG Duggy]

Colonia Pros :
better skybox
you live in a nebula
all engineers are within 3 jumps of each other
less gankers (if thats a worry for you)
lots of intresting places to visit
smaller bubble gives a higher chance of meeting random cmdrs
every pve mission type available in the bubble is also available in Colonia bubble

Colonia Cons :
No system colonisation
no tritium
no powerplay
no 15% discount on ships/modules

 

[Nadreck]

Colonia is the best place to be for both ship and on-foot engineering (fewer Engineers offering more upgrades each). Though actually gathering materials isn't better (no equivalent of Jameson's Cobra, and the Crystalline Shard sites are a long way out near the galactic rim). At least tourist missions to the beacons near Jacques Station can be stacked.

 

[PilotB]

the grind is finally getting to me, something entirely different might be the answer...

ED follows the MMO principle of maximum grind. You either have to invent yourself a little side mission from the various tasks you've enjoyed or take a step back. Have a look through the stuff you can do in game and go try some of the ones you haven't done. Visit some lore, follow some beacons. Try find the missing anomalies. It's all grind but that's OK when you're having fun and can achieve micro goals along the way.

 

[Rat Catcher]

Colonia engineers offer more blueprints each than their bubble counterparts - so less time spent hopiing around and more time flying.
There is plenty of Tritium available near Colonia for the informed criminal CMDR
The skybox is amazing, and plenty of sightseeing to do if so desired.
A very active couple of player groups determined to 'own' the entire nebula if you fancy upsetting the balance there...

Otherwise same old stuff, just with a higher player concentration due to its size.

I forgot, main advantage: NO PP