How to get away from SGR A* the fastest?

[OneRedBeard]

Have a read of this thread: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=151389

Another commander kindly calculated my optimal jump distance for me (994LY). Plotting a route within 2 LY either side of this only took about 5 seconds in the galactic core. It made my life so much easier.

Do this! A little bit of mathematics can save you hours of time plotting. For my 31 Ly range Asp I was able to plot a 984 Ly route in three seconds right out of the core.

Also, it helps to diverge a little bit on the z-axis when leaving, stellar density reduces slightly that way. Since I wanted to go Neutron farming on my way back, I headed out in a 45° angle to the galactic plane. Useful fact to know: going in a 45° angle as in downward and outward, a 1000 Ly diagonal are 700 Ly on both axes. Going 45° as in downward, outward and backward is 577 Ly on each axis.

 

[InMemoriamSirocco]

Cargo racks! The best addition to an exploration ship!

Yeah I can add another 12t of theoretical cargo to my Courier, I'm gonna try that today. thanks.

Sorry, I haven't ever been to Sag*A - how does one find cargo there?

 

[Kuroshio]

Sorry, I haven't ever been to Sag*A - how does one find cargo there?

Weak Signal Sources?

Seriously, though: You can adjust the range slider in the navigation panel of the galaxy map to simulate cargo weight, if you have cargo racks installed.

 

[CaptainKremmen]

Sorry, I haven't ever been to Sag*A - how does one find cargo there?

The idea is, with some token cargo racks fitted, it enables the variable-cargo-load slider in the Galaxy Map route plotter.

That, in turn, allows you to dial back your maximum single jump distance used in the calculation. Without this, the calc will always try to use the largest (and most fuel-inefficient) jumps, each time.