Thwarptide
Banned
I've been learning prospecting for about 1.5 weeks and it's actually quite relaxing. Not near as boring has hauling contracts. I'm more successful than when I first tried it. Knowing how to read what the scanner is telling me and where it's telling me is obvious the key to success. So far I haven't wrecked or damaged my SRV. Knowing I can refuel it on the fly also builds confidence. Being able to recall my ship allows me to wander as far as I want in search of swag! (yarrrr)
Finding systems that hold landable planets with any type of voclanism is dern close to a gold mine for many things. I don't know why but I enjoy those environments.
I got a bit cocky during one such adventure and dern near ruined it. Had I not had the time to gather my wits and formulate a recovery plan then I'd be paying a 1.2 million insurance deductible.
It was......
Well, that was a hoot! I had just finished prospecting round a geological site that had water geysers. On the way back to the ship, about 500m away there were two geysers. One was just pushing splatters of water and the other was a full blown jet. I wondered what would happen if I took the srv and ...... I maxed the throttle through the small one. I couldn't tell if I became airborne because of the small jet or if forward speed jumped me. OK, let's put it to the test through the huge one.
Zooom...... Woah! Up up and away. I kept the SRV level during ascent which after a minute or two peaked at 3.4km. What a view! Plenty of time to gather my noobish wits about me and plan on breaking my descent. When I got down to 1km I just kept hitting the tiny thrusters burning off descent speed until I smacked the ground at 74ms. (hull dmg dropped to 87%). But I landed back in the canyon I just crawled out of, tumbling down the side. I timed it to stop the tumble so when I was right side up I hit the thrusters again, got it level and hit em again....... On the way back down I gave em a braking hit and landed upright............ More than 4 km away from the ship. I crawled out the canyon close to some level spots and recalled my ship.
What an edge of your seat hoot!
But I don't think I'll be trying that again anytime soon.
NEW NOOBS, DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME ((just yet))
Finding systems that hold landable planets with any type of voclanism is dern close to a gold mine for many things. I don't know why but I enjoy those environments.
I got a bit cocky during one such adventure and dern near ruined it. Had I not had the time to gather my wits and formulate a recovery plan then I'd be paying a 1.2 million insurance deductible.
It was......
Well, that was a hoot! I had just finished prospecting round a geological site that had water geysers. On the way back to the ship, about 500m away there were two geysers. One was just pushing splatters of water and the other was a full blown jet. I wondered what would happen if I took the srv and ...... I maxed the throttle through the small one. I couldn't tell if I became airborne because of the small jet or if forward speed jumped me. OK, let's put it to the test through the huge one.
Zooom...... Woah! Up up and away. I kept the SRV level during ascent which after a minute or two peaked at 3.4km. What a view! Plenty of time to gather my noobish wits about me and plan on breaking my descent. When I got down to 1km I just kept hitting the tiny thrusters burning off descent speed until I smacked the ground at 74ms. (hull dmg dropped to 87%). But I landed back in the canyon I just crawled out of, tumbling down the side. I timed it to stop the tumble so when I was right side up I hit the thrusters again, got it level and hit em again....... On the way back down I gave em a braking hit and landed upright............ More than 4 km away from the ship. I crawled out the canyon close to some level spots and recalled my ship.
What an edge of your seat hoot!
But I don't think I'll be trying that again anytime soon.
NEW NOOBS, DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME ((just yet))
