Is Barnard's Loop still permit locked?

[canaadriane]

I'm planning to set an expedition to the Loop and ive heard that it was permit locked for unknown reasons.

 

[Sola_Mae]

It is, or huge vast areas around it are. I went out towards Rosette Nebula and had to take a massive detour around it. Much of the area past Bernards loop is locked too.

 

[Stonn Mrogg]

I know it's not supposed to work like this...

but +1 rep for that avatar, omg, needed a laugh like that.

 

[canaadriane]

I know it's not supposed to work like this...

but +1 rep for that avatar, omg, needed a laugh like that.

haha glad you enjoyed it

It is, or huge vast areas around it are. I went out towards Rosette Nebula and had to take a massive detour around it. Much of the area past Bernards loop is locked too.

RIP! Looking forward to when its opened again though!

 

[GunnerBill]

Can't speak of very recent times but I flew straight through the middle of it on my first attempt at the 5 kly for Palin.

 

[marx]

You can still go to the Loop to see how the area looks from the inside, but it takes a bit of navigation to find a way to jump over the permit-locked regions. Still, with 2.4 coming up, I'd say it's highly likely that Frontier will open up the place again: after all, it would make sense that they would add the Thargoid content to one of the visually most impressive areas of the galaxy.

 

[RonPossible]

Did it a couple of months ago. Head to VY Canis Majoris, then head just below the Loop, and go through it vertically. You might need a decent (45+ ly) jump range, but it's doable.