Why Hera Tani? She's not a must for exploration by any means, but for those wishing to go the extra mile for a grade 5 Power Plant that can trump the Guardian variant - this is the engineer you'll need.
Prerequisites (what you need to have done on your own): Have accessed Liz Ryder up to grade 3-4 and gained "Outsider" rank with the Imperial Navy (that's the very first rank, so very easy to achieve).
Where we can help to unlock: You will need to acquire 50t of Kamitra Cigars to unlock Hera Tani. This is usually quite time consuming as the max. allocation of Kamitra Cigars is normally 6t. With the help of numerous CMDRs from groups such as The Ceremonial Teabaggers and The Winged Hussars, we aim to create a boom state in Kamitra to increase that allocation
to 45t. The additonal 5t can be topped up by one of our distributors so you only need to make this run once!
UPDATE: With the release of chapter 4, max. allocations of rares have changed so that the maximum one can buy at one time during certain states is a lot higher than it used to be. As a result it is now possible to collect 50t of Kamitra Cigars in one go from Hammel Terminal in the Kamitra system.
You can therefore do this on your own and in your own time throughout the week - so we will not be distributing Kamitra Cigars!
A
big shout-out to the Winged Hussars and all other commanders who have aided in creating the system state for this to be possible.
(And to the Teabaggers for the contingency plan
)
Why Selene Jean for exploration? The Grade 5 Heavy Duty + Deep Plating applied to stock Lightweight Alloy Bulkheads greatly increases integrity with no increase in mass. This helps survive an accidental collision or excessive heat damage. It is not a necessity, but you will need to unlock her to gain access to Didi Vatermann and Bill turner (see bellow).
Prerequisites (what you need to have done on your own): Have accessed Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn up to grade 3-4 to discover Selene Jean in-game.
Where we can help to unlock: To receive an invite for Selene Jean
you need to refine 500 ores. But you needn't do it alone, and we can help you get up to speed with the new mining mechanics in the process so you are prepared to help out in the upcoming
Distant Worlds 2 Community Goal.
The mining location will be chosen specifically so you get your supply of 10t Painite to then unlock Selene Jean in due time. Alternatively, we may also offer distribution of Painite upon request so you can get right to the engineering. We welcome any experienced miners to help out and share your knowledge!
Thanks to CMDR Polish_Dan & the iMU, a guide has been created specifically on the new mining mechanics that you can
view here.
Why Bill Turner for exploration? Aside from Lori Jameson, who requires a combat rank of Dangerous and at least one Elite rank to unlock, Bill Turner is the only engineer for Life Support. There are two reasons why this engineering is interesting for explorers:
1. Grade 3 Lightweight applied to a D-rated Life Support reduces mass and thus increases jump range.
2. Grade 3 Lightweight to an A-rated Life Support reduces mass slightly lower than that of a standard D-rated, while gaining you an extra 17m 30s of oxygen supply before needing to synthesise to resupply oxygen in the (extremely rare) case that your canopy breaks.
Prerequisites (what you need to have done on your own): Have accessed Selene Jean up to grade 3-4, be friendly with the Alliance, and have the Alioth Permit to discover and receive an invite for Bill Turner.
Where we can help: To unlock you will need 50t of Bromellite. Our dedicated Mining Department in co-operation with the iMU and numerous voluntary CMDRs will offer distribution of Bromellite upon request so you can get right to the engineering. Again, we welcome any experienced miners to help out and share your knowledge!
Thanks to CMDR Polish_Dan & the iMU, a guide has been created specifically on the new mining mechanics that you can
view here.
Why Shield Boosters for exploration? That is a very good question, that the DW2 Outfitting team investigated extensively over the last few weeks.
In short: the more MJ you have, the better your chances of surviving collisions with surfaces or other CMDRs.
In detail: Your ship's mass, shield class and any resistances are completely irrelevant during collisions. Only the MJ and speed are taken into account, as well as a ship-specific factor that defines how many MJ that ship requires to withstand the impact (which we have yet to determine). Also bear in mind that damage received through collisions with planetary surfaces can be quite random due to the surface/angle/internet lag/etc during impact, so it's best to be a little generous with the MJ you apply, within reason.
Engineered 0E Shield Boosters allow for a significant increase of MJ at very little mass. Example: grade 1 Heavy Duty + Super Capacitors allows for a 20.1% MJ increase at just 1t of additional mass; grade 5 can do 50.7% MJ increase at just 2t. The former is already nearly the equivalent to equipping a shield generator one class higher, therefore allowing you to prioritise larger optional internal slots for other modules, or simply to keep mass at a minimum without sacrificing safety.
Prerequisites (what you need to have done on your own): You will need a trade rank of Merchant or higher, and have accessed Selene Jean (grade 3-4) to receive an invitation for Didi Vatermann. You must do this on your own.
Unlock: 50t of Lavian Brandy are required to unlock Didi Vatermann. With the help of numerous CMDRs, we aim to create a boom state in Lave throughout the week so the brandy can flow! However, you must gather the brandy on your own (it's just one jump to Didi after all).
This is to quickly and efficiently gather data & manufactured materials. It works by winging up with some combat players who engage the NPCs in a conflict zone, while you remain neutral and fetch the materials and data from the resulting debris.
Please note that we cannot guarantee wings as this is entirely based on player availability during the respective times. We will do our best to coordinate this though, so be sure to fill out the form linked in the first post!
