This thread is going to be the exploration log of CMDR MuzzUK.
So today on the 15th of July I quit Power-play, bounty hunting and doing missions for a new temp career! I decided on exploring as I traded during betas and release and I am a little bored of shooting things now. I still love Elite but want something to keep me busy and in the loop without taking a break. I have chosen exploring it's something new to keep me busy and as a former Frontier II, First Encounters and space sim veteran I didn't do on the other games but have experienced the other careers many times.
The other real lure for me was the fact I can be first to put my name on certain systems that I scan and that will remain there for as long as the game lives. My goal is to visit the North American Nebula, the Pelican Nebula and then the Sadr Region and hopefully back to Sol. Then who knows! I predict the trip will be around 5000 - 7000 light years depending what I scan and choose to take images of. I play 3-4 times a week so I can put some serious time in and with dual screens I'll be able to Facebook/eBay/Stream on the other whilst waiting to scans those really far out bodies.
I set out from EZ Aquarii today where I have my Viper and Vulture stored. I'm in my Type 6 originally bought for mining but I stripped it and fitted for exploring. It seems a good explorer not quite ASP or Cobra jump range but I'm sure it's up to the task having read guides.
After day one hull currently on 98% due to getting the hang of fuel scooping...... I have a field repair unit in case things get scary!
So today on the 15th of July I quit Power-play, bounty hunting and doing missions for a new temp career! I decided on exploring as I traded during betas and release and I am a little bored of shooting things now. I still love Elite but want something to keep me busy and in the loop without taking a break. I have chosen exploring it's something new to keep me busy and as a former Frontier II, First Encounters and space sim veteran I didn't do on the other games but have experienced the other careers many times.
The other real lure for me was the fact I can be first to put my name on certain systems that I scan and that will remain there for as long as the game lives. My goal is to visit the North American Nebula, the Pelican Nebula and then the Sadr Region and hopefully back to Sol. Then who knows! I predict the trip will be around 5000 - 7000 light years depending what I scan and choose to take images of. I play 3-4 times a week so I can put some serious time in and with dual screens I'll be able to Facebook/eBay/Stream on the other whilst waiting to scans those really far out bodies.
I set out from EZ Aquarii today where I have my Viper and Vulture stored. I'm in my Type 6 originally bought for mining but I stripped it and fitted for exploring. It seems a good explorer not quite ASP or Cobra jump range but I'm sure it's up to the task having read guides.
After day one hull currently on 98% due to getting the hang of fuel scooping...... I have a field repair unit in case things get scary!
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