A short while later I end up hitting a gravitational anomaly and decide to call it a day.
Tomorrow, unless I have a dramatic change of mind, I begin the long journey home!
Colonia Jedis Confirmed!
Fly safe, cmdr. Thank you for your visit.
A short while later I end up hitting a gravitational anomaly and decide to call it a day.
Tomorrow, unless I have a dramatic change of mind, I begin the long journey home!
All I'm going to say, is good luck. And can i come with lmao?
Going toCaliforniaColonia
Spent my days with a woman unkindSmoked my stuff and drank all my wineMade up my mind to make a new startGoing ToCaliforniaColonia with an aching in my heartSomeone told me there's a girl out thereWith love in her eyes and flowers in her hair(Led Zeppelin - 1971)
I've been putting it off for a long time but I'm stating my intention to finally take a proper trip out to Colonia (just as soon as Speedbowl IV is over). I want to do it properly tho, not rush it (which is why I deliberately avoided taking part in Exigeous' Colonia Speedrun earlier in the year) - but try to make a proper journey out of it.
For that reason I'm looking for suggestions of "must see" waypoints along the way so I can break the journey there (and back) into a whole bunch of shorter stages, each with a specific destination in mind along the route (and I don't mind taking a few detours either ... within reason).
I'm looking for all sorts of things. Systems of inherent natural beauty, awesome planets for a spot of SRV exploration, locations of cool stellar phenonema (I've only really seen the common variants in the bubble and not void hearts or peduncle trees for example) plus any other locations of special historical or community interest (for example, I definitely want to visit Evelyn's Light).
So ... please post your suggestions with descriptions (and preferably screenshots or short videos) and I'll start to try and compile a route plan here in the OP of this thread.
Colonia Connection Highway
Conflux abandoned settlements
"Evelyn's Light" - a memorial to jellowiggler's daughter (maybe take "Shan's Charis Orchid")
Thanks to @zibadian I've already been referred to EDSM's galactic map and prominent POI search facility plus its selection of interesting surface features, and also a few specific examples:
Floalt WC-C b16-6 (Chilled Views) - ice world with "spectacular views"
Trifid Sector OI-S b4-12 (Lucifer's Lair) - a rocky ice world in the trifid nebula with Pomeche like surface features
Nyeajaae IT-M c9-19 (Viridian Dreams) - a glowing green gas giant
Preae Ain CG-X e1-14 (Galactic Helium Reserve) - a system containing 23 Helium rich giants (a galactic record?)
Boeph ZJ-R e4-62 AB 1 a - planetary circumnavigation candidate (137 km Radius = 860.79 km circumference)
Spoihaae XE-X d2-9 (World of Death) - the planet that goes inside a neutron cone
Eol Prou RN-I C10-203 1 A - beautiful ridges to drive along
EOL PROU SR-W D1-1199 - binary pair of potato moons (maybe user geyser to jump between them?)
"Skaudai sites" - ruins of the Guardian exiles
Eoch Flyuae PY-R e4-684 (Clockwork nebula)
Clooku GR-U d3-112 (Fields of Elysium) - two ringed ELW's just 1ls apart
Smojoo ZE-R d4-109 (Musica Universalis) - An underappreciated system relatively close to the bubble but somewhat off the direct path
Eor Aowsy GR-W e1-1381 - glowing green giant
Eol Prou KW-L c8-32 - glowing green giant
Dryooe Prou FF-Z d696 - glowing green giant
"The festival grounds" - a short way before Colonia, has enough nebulae to keep you interested in finding your own sights for weeks[/url]
Things to see around Colonia
Foster Terminal in CoeusDONE
the twilight mountains of Concordia Hub in Edge Fraternity Landing
Mortimer's Charm in KinesiDONE
Hyford's Wreck in the Colonia systemDONE
mysterious wreckage orbiting Kinesi 3bDONE
Cmdr commemoration beacon outside Jaques StationDONE
Dove Enigma memorial megashipDONE
"Colonia Point" - a pair of Wolf-Rayet stars at Thaae Pruae AA-A h5 giving a spectacular view of the galactic planeDONE
An 11g planet in KYLOALL CL-Y G1518 D1
Updated Traveller's Guide to Colonia, with some bonus content
Well, it's been an exciting six months out in Colonia with lots going on - expeditions, research, wars, community initiatives - and the Traveller's Guide for Colonia is definitely due for an update. information on the events of the last six months some new photographs (just one site still in...forums.frontier.co.uk
TODO while I'm there ..
Rank up with Etienne Dorn (also the other Colonia engineers) and get Grade 5 lightweight life support pinned (see advice on levelling Colonia engineers, superceded by this update)DONEHave a go at the Colonia Trophy Dash Buckyball race.DONEClimb mountain at The Bone YardDONEHave a go at the "Surly buys a round" SRV time trial at Surly's Nest in Rodentia (see Buckyball Discord for details)DONEGo ridge running at Kraken's Retreat in the Los systemDONEUse a research limpet controller to get tissue samples from molluscs, etcDONEVisit Hyford's Wreck in the Colonia system, and the mysterious wreckage orbiting Kinesi 3bDONEVisit "Colonia Point" - a pair of Wolf-Rayet stars at Thaae Pruae AA-A h5 giving a spectacular view of the galactic plane.DONE- Decide which Colonia engineer blueprints to pin based on information from operation La Forge
Table of locations (note to self: I've added up to Musica Universalis from the above list of suggestions so far)
Name Description System Distance from Sol Done? Mammon Monitoring Facility Asteroid Base (Colonia connection highway) Mammon : 2 999 ly Y Hillary Depot Planetary Outpost (Colonia connection highway) Blu Thua AI-A c14-10 : A 4 a 2,105 ly Y Amundsen Terminal Planetary Outpost (Colonia connection highway) Lagoon Sector NI-S b4-10 : 1 4,481 ly Attenborough's Watch Asteroid Base (Colonia connection highway) Lagoon Sector FW-W d1-122 : A 5 4,510 ly Y Musica Universalis Underappreciated gas giant with colourful collection of moons Smojoo ZE-R d4-109 4,737 ly Observation Post Epsilon Asteroid Base (Colonia connection highway) Trifid Sector IR-W d1-52 : 1 5,219 ly Rock of Isolation Detention Centre (Colonia connection highway) Omega Sector OD-S b4-0 : ABCD 1 5,503 ly Omega Mining Operation Asteroid Base (Colonia connection highway) Omega Sector VE-Q b5-15 : 7 5,513 ly Y Eagle Sector Secure Facility Asteroid Base (Colonia connection highway) Eagle Sector IR-W d1-105 : A 1 7,006 ly Eagle's Landing Planetary Outpost (Colonia connection highway) Eagle Sector IR-W d1-117 : 2 a 7,018 ly Mjolnir's Wrath Detention Centre (Colonia connection highway) Nyeajaae VU-Y a27-9 : 1 a 7,688 ly Eudaemon Anchorage Ocellus Starport (Colonia connection highway) Rohini : AB 1 7,692 ly Y Eudoxus Hithe Outpost (Colonia connection highway) ^^^ : AB 2 ^^^ Y Alpha settlement Conflux abandoned settlement PRU AESCS TY-J A64-1 : 3 9,165 ly Y Beta settlement Conflux abandoned settlement PRU AESCS HW-S B31-2 : CD1 9,166 ly Y Delta settlement Conflux abandoned settlement PRU AESCS NC-M D7-192 : A3A 9,167 ly Y Gamma settlement Conflux abandoned settlement PRU AESCS OI-K A64-0 : 1A 9,169 ly Y Sacaqawea Space Port Planetary Outpost (Colonia connection highway) Skaudai CH-B d14-34 : 1 a 11,797 ly Skaudai sites Guardian ruins, sites 68, 69 and 92 Skaudai AM-B d14-138 : A B 7 A 11,797 ly Fields of Elysium Two glorious ringed ELW's Clooku GR-U d3-112 13,423 ly Y Gagarin Gate Planetary Outpost (Colonia connection highway) Gru Hypue KS-T d3-31 : 4 14,317 ly Penal Ship Omicron Detention Centre (Colonia connection highway) Stuelou AT-J c25-24 : 2 15,615 ly Caravanserai Ocellus Starport (Colonia connection highway) Gandharvi : A 1 15,620 ly Y Marlin's Reach Outpost (Colonia connection highway) ^^^ : BC 2 ^^^ Y Polo Harbour Planetary Outpost (Colonia connection highway) Boewnst KS-S c20-959 : 2 a 17,589 ly Y Eor Aowsy GR-W e1-1381 Glowing green giant Eor Aowsy GR-W e1-1381 : ? 18,008 ly Y Boeph ZJ-R e4-62 AB 1 a Planetary circumnavigation candidate Boeph ZJ-R e4-62 : AB 1 a 18,261 ly Vihara Gate Ocellus Starport (Colonia connection highway) Kashyapa : 1 19,470 ly Martyr's Rest Outpost (Colonia connection highway) ^^^ : 2 a ^^^ Clockwork nebula Nebula Eoch Flyuae PY-R e4-684 19,648 ly XTE J1856+053 Black hole on the edge of the "festival grounds" nebula collection XTE J1856+053 21,000 ly Evelyn's Light Memorial for jellowiggler's daughter Evelyn's Light 21,464 ly EOL PROU SR-W D1-1199 Challenge to jump SRV between two binary worlds EOL PROU SR-W D1-1199 21,725 ly World of Death Planet inside neutron cone Spoihaae XE-X d2-9 : A 1 21,817 ly Y Kremmen's Respite Station named after ElvisKremmen Kioti 368 21,972 ly Y Jaques Station Colonia Colonia 22,000 ly Y Eol Prou KW-L c8-32 Glowing green giant Eol Prou KW-L c8-32 : ? 22,006 ly Eol Prou RN-I C10-203 1 A Planet with awesome ridges to drive along Eol Prou RN-I C10-203 : 1 A 22,058 ly Y Dryooe Prou FF-Z d696 Glowing green giant Dryooe Prou FF-Z d696 : ? 22,821 ly
Link to the start of the adventure proper.
Thanks! You'd be welcome to come along, the only issue being the fact that, since you're replying to post #1 here, I suspect you might not yet have read the subsequent 42 days worth of adventures which bring me to my most recent update from this morning where I declare my intention to start heading back home again. I've had an absolute blast so far tho' so by all means follow in my foosteps and maybe we'll cross paths somewhere in the middle!All I'm going to say, is good luck. And can i come with lmao?
Thanks for informing me, good luck back home. Make sure to keep an eye out on your fuel, I'll be waiting if you run out, make sure to have a snicker!Thanks! You'd be welcome to come along, the only issue being the fact that, since you're replying to post #1 here, I suspect you might not yet have read the subsequent 42 days worth of adventures which bring me to my most recent update from this morning where I declare my intention to start heading back home again. I've had an absolute blast so far tho' so by all means follow in my foosteps and maybe we'll cross paths somewhere in the middle!
As soon as I saw Hojo say that I knew what was going to happen...
I submit my runs and joke about how difficult it would be to make that jump from the "Back To Rehab" run while driving in reverse but Hojo assures me that the whole "reverse" thing wasn't supposed to be taken seriously ... but if there is a way to pull it off, I will surely make a "You need an Intervention" category.
Hmmm.
Awesome!Day 42 - 1.02.3307
RIDGE RUNNING
You can't say that and then not post the image Ian!Some of these views do take patience - there's a particular screenshot from Prisma Renata which I knew was possible but it took me four years to actually be there at the right time for it
It's the one on the front of the Traveller's Guide - transit of Aurora Astrum 2 across the star, viewed from the Prisma Renata surface port on Aurora Astrum 3.You can't say that and then not post the image Ian!
May the colours of Evelyn's Light shine forever.
❤
Quite right too ... I hadn't spotted the anniversary approaching until I wrote my post this morning.I will be at Evelyns Light end of February.
I hope you get them in daylight - poor quality video of my first visit below: (I hadn't packed a SRV)Next stop, the Skaudai Guardian ruins
No problem, friend request accepted. My jump range is actually just under 60ly but I'm using mostly neutron scooped jumps now which gives a 400% supercharge to the FSD.Hope you don't mind Cmdr, I've sent you a friend request in-game. I'm heading in the opposite direction to you because of this great thread and would love to see where our journeys cross. You appear to have a 200ly range, whereas I have a more modest 40!
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