And then you could submit them to the list of icy worldsPeople already get paid for ELWs. You should make it for ice worlds instead. At least have a wooden spoon award for them...
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And then you could submit them to the list of icy worldsPeople already get paid for ELWs. You should make it for ice worlds instead. At least have a wooden spoon award for them...
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Out of curiosity as you've done so much exploring, what is your exploration ship of choice these days for a mission of this kind?Now I just gotta fill up the gas tank......
DBX without a doubt....Out of curiosity as you've done so much exploring, what is your exploration ship of choice these days for a mission of this kind?
Hi Cmdr Chiggy,
Can you make it ELWs in unscoopable star systems only? I'd like to join for this kind of challenge.
Yah, this was my thinking...hottest, coldest, biggest, smallest, most ringed ELWs, most ELMs, etc. all have a smaller side award.Instead of just making it more restrictive can it be left as ELW search for the main "award" but also have separate awards for say "in non-OBAFGKM" or / also "ringed ELW" etc. I worry that if it is made very restrictive it might dissuade some from participating.
Thats a good Cobra tip.Incidentally, the reason I would not use a Cobra MK3 for exploring where I do planetary landings has nothing to do with jump range. The Cobra has a big hull for a class 4 shield generator and once a heat sink launcher is fitted you only have space for 1 shield booster. No amount of engineering will make its shield strong enough to save the ship if you slip up on a high G planet landing and hit the ground hard. Other ships have better shield generator and booster vs. hull size (weight) ratios that make it possible with engineering to have light weigh low power shields good enough to make the ship as good as indestructible on landings.
I've got 3167 so far. I'll be more than happy to share hunting tips!Speaking as someone who has first discoverer and mapper on one ELW ever (Qiedea IZ-D d13-36 planet 4) - by accident, it's challenge enough to find ELWs in any number in a part of the galaxy I've not been near before.
Side awards for those that want to go for it sound like a fun addition, though.
I smashed the Phantom into the ground like this once - after 5 x low G moon landings my brain was not conditioned right for the big planet that came next. Fortunately only an hour of exploration data loss. I don't want this to happen with weeks of data....Thats a good Cobra tip.
Cool. I'll be with you for at least some of the 6 months even if it means I get to your location under my own steam if I can't get to the carrier at the right time. I'll probably go on to Sag A* and Colonia after that - never been there before and I can get some more non-essential lightweight engineering done while I'm there.I've got 3167 so far. I'll be more than happy to share hunting tips!
I think you are talking about the engineered one available from Technology Brokers that comes with G5 expanded probe radius.So when did they introduce the super ranged DSS? I'm loving this thing...
OK cool. I'll make some other plans to use the time until then.I'm thinking departure date sometime in September...I'm headed back out to the core to do a bit of scouting...