Home, sweet home - Expedition Summary
The Goal
The idea from the very beginning was to find a system which is further than 65647Ly from Sol. That is the reason why I chose the fastest way to Silentium & The Solitude Void Regions. When I got there, I quickly realized that all the farthest systems are not even close to that distance. I moved quickly towards Beagle Point and Semotus Beacon. As originally suspected, there was only one way to beat that record.. Actually one more higher 65649Ly by Schumy.. And I did it! I flew into the darkness on Supercruise counting every ton of fuel, leaving only fumes to jump back to safety.. I made it to 65652Ly from Sol.. And believe me, this is not my last word..
The journey back was pretty sad, as all my private cargo hold bourbon stock went into the fuel tank….
Pre-expedition Research
It was my first long distance expedition and I spent really decent amount of time studying the maps and trying to figure out everything about the region, before the journey actually started. I could have done better however.. Learned so much
Photo Documentation
As mentioned alreadyat the beginning of this thread, there is always an album dedicated toparticular expedition. Please have a look, I hope you are going to enjoy it
Expedition I: Silentium & The Solitude Void Regions - 8th to 30th Oct 3303
The Ship
In the past I used"Rocinante" as pretty powerful battleship for military missions and actually did not fly a lot. I did a complete re-engineering and overhaul to transform it into a very decent exploration vessel. I did not use any external tools for it, it was pretty painful experimenting with engineers (obviously preceded by very long collection of necessary materials) to get to final results. She handles very well, has very light modules, no shields, minimum power distribution which is actually turned off. She flies quite cool, 20-22%heat during normal supercruise. This allows quite safe escape jumps, on occasions that I screwed up scooping or system approach. Additionally I can engage hyper jump very early, as the overheating caused by the FSD prep sequence is really insignificant. The only thing I have already changed after coming back to The Founders World was the power plant, from overcharged 3A to overcharged 2D.. Surprise: I only gained like .9 Ly on the jump range and now my power usage jumped from 54% to 84% (keep in mind, I keep maintenance modules off and the rest is very precisely prioritized).. I love that ship and I will not change it soon, when it comes to exploration
Next Steps
Of course after this amazing and very successful journey I have already so more ideas/future plans.For now, I need to collect some more materials, to be on the safer side, but for those who were following my steps.. Very soon look for upcoming expeditions:
- The Diagonals
- The Secrets of 3 Geminorum
- All The Clouds In The Sky
I am not sure yet in which order however.. Well, I guess that for the "Clouds" I am going to wait untill Q1/Q2 2018 when the full planetary overhaul is promised.. The biggest value of any expedition, except of wild satisfaction, are some really good shots of the universe.. So maybe it is actually worth waiting for.. The project is also the biggest (the longest one), yet another reason to wait for full 2.4 rollout and then go into the wilderness of cosmos, waiting for other changes of season 2018
Credits
Thanks a lot for all the cheering, messages, rep, pet on the shoulder.. If you enjoyed my crazy journey 65,652Ly from Sol, a half as I enjoyed it - you enjoyed hell a lot
Fly Safe Commanders
The Goal
The idea from the very beginning was to find a system which is further than 65647Ly from Sol. That is the reason why I chose the fastest way to Silentium & The Solitude Void Regions. When I got there, I quickly realized that all the farthest systems are not even close to that distance. I moved quickly towards Beagle Point and Semotus Beacon. As originally suspected, there was only one way to beat that record.. Actually one more higher 65649Ly by Schumy.. And I did it! I flew into the darkness on Supercruise counting every ton of fuel, leaving only fumes to jump back to safety.. I made it to 65652Ly from Sol.. And believe me, this is not my last word..
The journey back was pretty sad, as all my private cargo hold bourbon stock went into the fuel tank….
Pre-expedition Research
It was my first long distance expedition and I spent really decent amount of time studying the maps and trying to figure out everything about the region, before the journey actually started. I could have done better however.. Learned so much
Photo Documentation
As mentioned alreadyat the beginning of this thread, there is always an album dedicated toparticular expedition. Please have a look, I hope you are going to enjoy it
Expedition I: Silentium & The Solitude Void Regions - 8th to 30th Oct 3303
The Ship
In the past I used"Rocinante" as pretty powerful battleship for military missions and actually did not fly a lot. I did a complete re-engineering and overhaul to transform it into a very decent exploration vessel. I did not use any external tools for it, it was pretty painful experimenting with engineers (obviously preceded by very long collection of necessary materials) to get to final results. She handles very well, has very light modules, no shields, minimum power distribution which is actually turned off. She flies quite cool, 20-22%heat during normal supercruise. This allows quite safe escape jumps, on occasions that I screwed up scooping or system approach. Additionally I can engage hyper jump very early, as the overheating caused by the FSD prep sequence is really insignificant. The only thing I have already changed after coming back to The Founders World was the power plant, from overcharged 3A to overcharged 2D.. Surprise: I only gained like .9 Ly on the jump range and now my power usage jumped from 54% to 84% (keep in mind, I keep maintenance modules off and the rest is very precisely prioritized).. I love that ship and I will not change it soon, when it comes to exploration
Next Steps
Of course after this amazing and very successful journey I have already so more ideas/future plans.For now, I need to collect some more materials, to be on the safer side, but for those who were following my steps.. Very soon look for upcoming expeditions:
- The Diagonals
- The Secrets of 3 Geminorum
- All The Clouds In The Sky
I am not sure yet in which order however.. Well, I guess that for the "Clouds" I am going to wait untill Q1/Q2 2018 when the full planetary overhaul is promised.. The biggest value of any expedition, except of wild satisfaction, are some really good shots of the universe.. So maybe it is actually worth waiting for.. The project is also the biggest (the longest one), yet another reason to wait for full 2.4 rollout and then go into the wilderness of cosmos, waiting for other changes of season 2018
Credits
Thanks a lot for all the cheering, messages, rep, pet on the shoulder.. If you enjoyed my crazy journey 65,652Ly from Sol, a half as I enjoyed it - you enjoyed hell a lot
Fly Safe Commanders
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