Help, I need Ship Rats!

Iain Stewart · Jul 5, 2016

Hello. Hello?

Well, true to form, I'm not up and about till everyone else has gone to bed. But, on a brighter note, it's a lovely sunny day over the Bermuda Triangle and environs so I thought a spot of high altitude reconnaissance imagery might be in order.

This first one is from approximately 200km up. You can really see the curvature of Planet Wilson but the distortion from the camera drone does make it harder to identify ground features at this altitude. Bomba's Canyon is just off my port bow. The area marked by Count as 'The Rose' is just to port of my cockpit and my hull is obscuring the majority of the North and North West Plateaus.

This is the far western end of Bomba's Ridge, looking back towards Bermuda Triangle area, although that is out of sight over the horizon at the altitude (somewhere around 70km I think).

Edit: after looking at Count's bigger picture further down the thread, I realise this is the far Eastern end of the Ridge, rather than the Western edge as stated above. I must have lost my bearings while climbing to altitude.

And this last one is just because shiney

Count · Jul 5, 2016

Iain Stewart said:
Hello. Hello?

Well, true to form, I'm not up and about till everyone else has gone to bed. But, on a brighter note, it's a lovely sunny day over the Bermuda Triangle and environs so I thought a spot of high altitude reconnaissance imagery might be in order.

This first one is from approximately 200km up. You can really see the curvature of Planet Wilson but the distortion from the camera drone does make it harder to identify ground features at this altitude. Bomba's Canyon is just off my port bow. The area marked by Count as 'The Rose' is just to port of my cockpit and my hull is obscuring the majority of the North and North West Plateaus.

http://i.imgur.com/QtbgIYj.png

This is the far western end of Bomba's Ridge, looking back towards Bermuda Triangle area, although that is out of sight over the horizon at the altitude (somewhere around 70km I think).

http://i.imgur.com/9vMLD18.png

And this last one is just because shiney

http://i.imgur.com/gUsmTuQ.png

Welcome!

Here, have a badge!

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I have updated the Map of the General Bermuda Triangle area.

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...d-Ship-Rats!?p=4192284&viewfull=1#post4192284

Those plateaus just name themselves!

Bomba's last camp was at the Rough End, coords somewhere a few posts back where the 7 SRVs and 3 ships were pctured together.

Count · Jul 5, 2016

Take that planet Wilson!!

Peregrinus takes out his frustration at this mischievous scamp of a planet!

Thar she blows! Karl Marx's luxurious Orca makes a visit to the Bermuda Triangle, and we join Bomba for some tea at camp before the SRV party headed off for Ramp Camp and the Ski Slope.

Dormus' Sidey at Ramp Camp - it raised itself up higher on its landing struts to release the SRV!

Kietrax refuelled someone at Ramp Camp, here are the spent fuel cans on the ground!

Kietrax in his Purple Python!

Cajuncontroller · Jul 5, 2016

Count said:
An overview of the Bermuda Triangle area with the major features.

https://s20.postimg.org/h0mf9ipil/btmap.jpg

Where is Count's Landing? I so wanted to see Count's Landing.....

Count · Jul 5, 2016

Cajuncontroller said:
Where is Count's Landing? I so wanted to see Count's Landing.....

Count's Landing. (I haven't had a named feature yet!

)

Looking South along Bomb's Canyon from the edge of Count's Landing, high above the canyon!

Count's Landing is at the foot of Bomba's Point, which is far above!

Hovering over the Count's Landing to show the terrain. I wonder if it's accessible by SRV?

[Don't think I didn't detect a dig at my landing skills!

]

PEREGRINUS19 · Jul 5, 2016

Wow you go to sleep for a few hours and so much happens on Planet Wilson lol

Tons of awesome pics, great maps, CMDRs meeting and having adventures in SRVs.
Awesome bages Craith, you really have a nack for making cool badges

RL keeping me away, but after some food shall be back online in 1 to 2 hrs.

Cajuncontroller said:
Where is Count's Landing? I so wanted to see Count's Landing.....

Good god man have you seen the canyons and craters here?
Where else did you think Count has been practicing his landings

Sorry Count, I just couldn't resist

...you can make fun of my horrible SRV skills

Count · Jul 5, 2016

PEREGRINUS19 said:
Wow you go to sleep for a few hours and so much happens on Planet Wilson lol
Tons of awesome pics, great maps, CMDRs meeting and having adventures in SRVs.
Awesome bages Craith, you really have a nack for making cool badges
RL keeping me away, but after some food shall be back online in 1 to 2 hrs.

Good god man have you seen the canyons and craters here?
Where else did you think Count has been practicing his landings

Sorry Count, I just couldn't resist ...you can make fun of my horrible SRV skills

I am on my way back to Wilson having gone back to Teaka to swap the Clipper for the Aspex, kitted out especially.

1 x Chaff (so others can see me in the dark)
3 x Heat Sink
1F Burst Laser (to point the way in the dark)
5A Power Plant
5A Thrusters (Heavier I know, but better for all that maneuvering)
5A FSD
4D Life Support
4A Distributer
5D Sensors (Should have gone for A for better range)
32 x Fuel Tank
6G Planetary Vehicle Hanger (4 x SRV)
5A Shields
8 x Fuel Tank
3A Fuel Scoop
Advanced Discocery Scanner
8 x Cargo
1 Water
1 Fish
1 Fruit & Veg
1 Tea
1 Coffee
1 Beer
1 Wine
1 Liquor

But I wish I'd gone for a repair unit and a Detailed Surface Scanner... hmmmm

Might go back tomorrow.

Dang this commute to Wilson!

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PEREGRINUS19 said:
Wow you go to sleep for a few hours and so much happens on Planet Wilson lol
Tons of awesome pics, great maps, CMDRs meeting and having adventures in SRVs.
Awesome bages Craith, you really have a nack for making cool badges
RL keeping me away, but after some food shall be back online in 1 to 2 hrs.

Good god man have you seen the canyons and craters here?
Where else did you think Count has been practicing his landings

Sorry Count, I just couldn't resist ...you can make fun of my horrible SRV skills

Are you saying I'm responsible for some of the canyons and craters around here?!?

I have scraped the ground a few times.

And slammed into it pretty hard a few more too, whadaya saying?!

PEREGRINUS19 · Jul 5, 2016

Count said:
I am on my way back to Wilson having gone back to Teaka to swap the Clipper for the Aspex, kitted out especially.

1 x Chaff (so others can see me in the dark)
3 x Heat Sink
1F Burst Laser (to point the way in the dark)
5A Power Plant
5A Thrusters (Heavier I know, but better for all that maneuvering)
5A FSD
4D Life Support
4A Distributer
5D Sensors (Should have gone for A for better range)
32 x Fuel Tank
6G Planetary Vehicle Hanger (4 x SRV)
5A Shields
8 x Fuel Tank
3A Fuel Scoop
Advanced Discocery Scanner
8 x Cargo
1 Water
1 Fish
1 Fruit & Veg
1 Tea
1 Coffee
1 Beer
1 Wine
1 Liquor

But I wish I'd gone for a repair unit and a Detailed Surface Scanner... hmmmm

Might go back tomorrow.

Dang this commute to Wilson!

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Are you saying I'm responsible for some of the canyons and craters around here?!?

I have scraped the ground a few times.

And slammed into it pretty hard a few more too, whadaya saying?!

Nice, yea I would put in at least a AFMU on your ASP....not because of your landings

lol but because of Planet Wilson

...and space is a beautiful and deadly creature

wellllllll yes, yes I am. I think you are making Planet Wilson into what you want it to look like

full on good food, going to reinstall my video drivers & GEForce Experience Beta ...the beta is not doing what I hope it would, instead it is maxing out my drive writes lol....lets see how this goes...then back to ED regardless cuz I want to play games not work lol

Count · Jul 5, 2016

Looking at the bigger picture...

Bermuda Triangle is dead centre.

You can see how far Bomba's Ridge stretches to the East. And the plateau above it, the North East Plateau is enormous!

Below that Snake Canyon looks like a shallow canyon.

Interesting set of features to the bottom of the picture, a cluster of very tall peaks in a crater.

PEREGRINUS19 · Jul 5, 2016

Count said:
Looking at the bigger picture...

https://s20.postimg.org/53ze2scz1/Screenshot_0111.png

Bermuda Triangle is dead centre.

You can see how far Bomba's Ridge stretches to the East. And the plateau above it, the North East Plateau is enormous!

Below that Snake Canyon looks like a shallow canyon.

Interesting set of features to the bottom of the picture, a cluster of very tall peaks in a crater.

Wow nice view!!!

...maybe an expedition to those peaks in the Souther hemisphere, rising out of that crater ...SRV peak challenge

FoxTwo · Jul 5, 2016

Good news is tomorrow's a holiday here, so I can stay on Wilson a lot longer this time, to provide whatever support and assistance necessary.

Or, at the very least, real-time broadcast from Planet Wilson for those who are unable to make it, or "on the way" in the midst of their multi-jump routes.

DrakeAurum · Jul 5, 2016

Craith said:
To late for me to post a lot of pictures tonight, but I'd at least wanted to get those into the wilds:

http://craith.bplaced.net/elite/badges/wilson-trt_large.png http://craith.bplaced.net/elite/badges/wilson-trt_medium.png http://craith.bplaced.net/elite/badges/wilson-trt_small.png http://craith.bplaced.net/elite/badges/wilson-trt_tiny.png

Or for all of our tourists:

http://craith.bplaced.net/elite/badges/wilson-badge_large.png http://craith.bplaced.net/elite/badges/wilson-badge_medium.png http://craith.bplaced.net/elite/badges/wilson-badge_small.png http://craith.bplaced.net/elite/badges/wilson-badge_tiny.png

Great work, Craith. I shall wear mine with pride.

Bomba Luigi · Jul 5, 2016

Had now the first time since I started playing yesterday some more time to take a closer look at what happend here in the Thread and I see CMDR B.Schmidt made it to Wilson now too, Welcome! Also Welcome to Ian, everybody please always remember to be careful with Ship recalls here

And some great pics from Drake of climbing the Wall, also great job finding a good Spot for the SOS!
But dammit Peregrinus, don't shoot Wilson! Do you know how high the rebuy on a Planet is?

Also many thanks for the Picture of Wilson from bit further out in Space Count, that will make a nice Desktop Wallpaper! I also changed my Avater for the first Time ever, but at this Point nothing can representate me better then my SRV

And many, many, many Thanks to Craith for the great Badge, love it [heart]

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And now, some pictures!
First meeting of the Day, where FoxTwo was so kind to swing by despite it being very late on his side of the Planet! And he has a nice Viper Mk4, this is now the third Ship already he has brought here to Wilson

As you can see Count was there too, so I made his Ship a bit dirty!

And Karl Mark did come with his very lovley looking Black Orca <3

And then Max and his Sidwinder made the Team complete

also some fooling around was done

Me, Max and Karl then went further west along the Wall in SRVs with Count checking everything High up the Clipper. We also stumbeld across some Canisters on the Way.

Later Drake and Kietrax joined and me and Drake did hop on Karls Orca

But to be honest from the Perspective of the SRV the Orca can be kinda creepy, the sounds he makes and even how he looks from certain perspectives makes you think hes some kind of alien ship thats gonna kidnap you to make weird experiments

We then headed further west, on the way we stumbled across Dormus in his Sidewinder who joined us flying low untill we reached the canyon

Quite a lot pictures already, and I can't look them through more now so Part 2 of the happenings of yesterday will come later!

Craith · Jul 5, 2016

Great pictures, can only virtual rep you: +1

Hope to get back to you this evening, still undecided in which ship. Eagle is fancier, Corvette can carry more...

Deth Jesta · Jul 5, 2016

Looks like some great progress has been made since Sunday's party.

I had to go back into orbit early round the planet as Wilsons strange atmosphere was playing merry hell with my ships systems.
Having finally worked out the kinks and got some of the picture data back I should be able to rejoin back on the surface around 18:00 Dangerous time.

Hopefully all going well I'll be able to post some of the pics taken too.

Iain Stewart · Jul 5, 2016

Hello. Hello? Is this thing on? Is anyone reading me?

Give it another whack Fenchurch, I think I had something then.

This is Fortitude Smythe calling any other Commanders currently active on the surface of Planet Wilson.

The time is currently 8:20 ED and I shall be active for an hour or so, maybe longer if anyone else is about. I'm currently camped on top of the ridge to the east of the gap. It's night here at the moment. I may attempt to survey something interesting on the daylight side, rather than crash about in the dark at the Bermuda Triangle.

If anyone else is around and fancies a shindig then send me a friend request and we shall brave the various temporal and gravitic disturbances and attempt to rendezvous in the name of science.

What's that Fenchurch, old luv? Ah, cracking idea. Tea please, milky none. And a bacon sandwich, perhaps? Only if it's not too much bother.

Count, old chap. Allow me to congratulate you on your recent cartographic endeavours. Your last 'Big Picture' really puts things in perspective

Over!

CMDR Fortitude Smythe

CMDR B. Schmidt · Jul 5, 2016

Bomba Luigi said:
Had now the first time since I started playing yesterday some more time to take a closer look at what happend here in the Thread and I see CMDR B.Schmidt made it to Wilson now too, Welcome! Also Welcome to Ian, everybody please always remember to be careful with Ship recalls here

And some great pics from Drake of climbing the Wall, also great job finding a good Spot for the SOS!
But dammit Peregrinus, don't shoot Wilson! Do you know how high the rebuy on a Planet is?
Also many thanks for the Picture of Wilson from bit further out in Space Count, that will make a nice Desktop Wallpaper! I also changed my Avater for the first Time ever, but at this Point nothing can representate me better then my SRV
And many, many, many Thanks to Craith for the great Badge, love it [heart]

______________________________________________________________________________

And now, some pictures!
First meeting of the Day, where FoxTwo was so kind to swing by despite it being very late on his side of the Planet! And he has a nice Viper Mk4, this is now the third Ship already he has brought here to Wilson

http://abload.de/img/026firstmeeting27us4q.jpg

As you can see Count was there too, so I made his Ship a bit dirty!

http://abload.de/img/026firstmeeting1xjsyl.jpg

And Karl Mark did come with his very lovley looking Black Orca <3

http://abload.de/img/026firstmeeting3ohsej.jpg

And then Max and his Sidwinder made the Team complete

http://abload.de/img/026firstmeeting83vsj7.jpg
also some fooling around was done
http://abload.de/img/026firstmeeting62qss3.jpg

Me, Max and Karl then went further west along the Wall in SRVs with Count checking everything High up the Clipper. We also stumbeld across some Canisters on the Way.

http://abload.de/img/027goingwest13g8j5e.jpg

http://abload.de/img/027goingwest14y3k5r.jpg

http://abload.de/img/027goingwest16i3kfa.jpg

http://abload.de/img/027goingwest1116wkyq.jpg

http://abload.de/img/027goingwest24sbjvd.jpg

Later Drake and Kietrax joined and me and Drake did hop on Karls Orca

http://abload.de/img/028meetings1129dskw.jpg

http://abload.de/img/028meetings13g7skn.jpg

But to be honest from the Perspective of the SRV the Orca can be kinda creepy, the sounds he makes and even how he looks from certain perspectives makes you think hes some kind of alien ship thats gonna kidnap you to make weird experiments

http://abload.de/img/028meetings151rsmr.jpg

http://abload.de/img/028meetings19ijsth.jpg

http://abload.de/img/028meetings1112xsgg.jpg

We then headed further west, on the way we stumbled across Dormus in his Sidewinder who joined us flying low untill we reached the canyon

http://abload.de/img/028tothecanyon14mks3r.jpg

http://abload.de/img/028tothecanyon1870s60.jpg

http://abload.de/img/028tothecanyon1177fsx9.jpg

http://abload.de/img/028tothecanyon121jrs61.jpg

http://abload.de/img/028tothecanyon1236zssf.jpg

http://abload.de/img/028tothecanyon23tfsx8.jpg

Quite a lot pictures already, and I can't look them through more now so Part 2 of the happenings of yesterday will come later!

Amazing shots Luigi!
I'll be back as soon as I can.
~B

Cajuncontroller · Jul 5, 2016

Count said:
Looking at the bigger picture...

https://s20.postimg.org/53ze2scz1/Screenshot_0111.png

Bermuda Triangle is dead centre.

You can see how far Bomba's Ridge stretches to the East. And the plateau above it, the North East Plateau is enormous!

Below that Snake Canyon looks like a shallow canyon.

Interesting set of features to the bottom of the picture, a cluster of very tall peaks in a crater.

Excellent work!! I like this view the best, now I know what to look for on approach.

cmdr_Havalok · Jul 5, 2016

GalNet
Title: Hazardous Rescue Underway (Update 4.0)

Commander Bomba Luigi has escaped the razor-sharp rocks of the canyon, but is not out of danger yet. The Thunderbirds Rescue Team has brought its full force to bare, calling in ships from the farthest reaches of The Bubble in keeping Cmdr Bomba alive and in mapping the deadly terrain on Planet Wilson. Even THE Foundation, an enigmatic and somewhat mysterious group, has sent a ship to aid in the operation. Still plagued by serious systems failures at almost every turn the team has begun a comprehensive mapping program of the region in the hopes of discovering an area free from the debilitating effects of the gravitonic waves. Their objective now is to establish a safe landing point free from the terrain and mysterious effects of coming near the planet.

On a side note, Cmdr Bomba discovered the wreckage of a Federation Ship when exiting the canyon and nearby 12 Occupied Escape Pods. At first, this deepened the mystery of Planet Wilson until the ship was identified as the Fuego. A Federation Deep Space exploration vessel out of the Kharyi System. Her last Comms indicated she was changing course to participate in the rescue operation. It would appear they fell prey to the appetites of Planet Wilson. Fortunately, the survivors have been recovered by the Thunderbirds. Still, their presence serves as a reminder as to the dangers of operating on or around Planet Wilson and the rescue site.

reporting- Cmdr Havalok

Bomba Luigi · Jul 5, 2016

Okay, now I have time for Part 2 of Yesterday!

Next we had to go down and then up on the other side to reach the Ramp Camp, I actually don't have many Pictures of that part since I was very busy driving and jumping around! But here an Idea of the decent and how steep it did go down

And at about the bottom I manged to grap a Shot of Drake returning in his Conda

When we reached Ramp Camp I came just in Time to get a Picture of Kietrax refuelling the Sidewinder of Dormus, you can also see count in the SRV going to hunt down the fallen down limpets

And some Pictures of the Ramp Camp

And from there we did go further up to climb the Wall, Max leading the Way and Count giving Air support scouting the way ahed

And some shots of Drakes Conda a bit higher up (I lost a bit track there when I made those pics, I think he recalled and dismissed it again higher up? So much happend I lost a bit track with all those pictures and the happenings ^^ )

And going higher and higher

Not sure what they are doing there...

And keep on moving through some rougher terrain till we can see the Gate

Going down again a bit to cross the Gate

And up again on the other side, you can now also see the Gate behind us

And we made it up to the next camp

When everybody recalled there ships (well, not quite everybody!) it turned out that apparently Drakes Conda really likes Kietrax Python, tried to make love with it!

A nice camp with a lot of SRVS driving about!

Craith was joned at the end and when he recalled his Asp the ships decidied to land a bit far away not for the first Time, you can see the Asp in the Distance on the other side

Was a really great Day and the Route Max scouted out was a lot of fun and many great Views everywhere! Going this Route could be great thing to do four Tourist, maybe we could call it the "St. Czhilli Pilgrim Way"

Oh, but I totaly don't know now the Coords, missed to note them! (Oh, and do we have a new for the Camp? "Ski Hut" could fit well if not

) But if you look at the Map of Max its on top of the Ski Slope somwhere! I will be online at about the same time as Yesterday, ca. 16:00 Dangerous Time.
The Plan now will be to head to the place for the SOS Drake found and then maybe we can do that already today!

Ediit: Your Galnet Stories are as awesome as ever Havalok