Looking for a home

Greetings explorers of the galaxy! Seeing as you all are the most well-traveled players of Elite Dangerous, I figured I would pose my situation to you in this forum. In short, I am looking for a specific type of system to set up as my home base and would like some assistance in finding it. But first, allow me to reminisce:

Waaaaay back in Beta 2 (or maybe 3), I had found the perfect place in the available galaxy. Daimler Settlement was a brand new Ocellus Starport situated in very low orbit around Coelrind 4, a gorgeous deep blue gas giant. Nothing in the game has matched the awe and grandeur I felt when flying out of the slot and seeing this massive blue giant right before me! It's something that I would dearly like to experience again (especially now that I have an Oculus Rift), unfortunately Gamma caused some major changes to the game and Coelrind is no longer the same system... Daimler Settlement is gone; a tiny outpost the only place left to dock. Even my blue gas giant is gone, replaced with an ugly brown-and-grey monstrosity.

So, here's where you fine folks come in: I am looking for a new home that recaptures some of what I loved about Daimler Settlement. I'm looking for a station (not an outpost) in low orbit around a gas giant (preferably blue). Location does not matter, local faction and Power does not matter. I'm currently near Alioth and something in or near Alliance space would be great but I'm willing to travel. If anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear them!

Thanks in advance for your help!

P.S. By "low orbit" I mean, the planet fills your entire view low; Azaban Orbital low :)
 
This it the explorers club, you want the real-estate office two doors down. :p

I've been doing in bubble scanning and exploring, I'll keep my eyes open for you but nothing springs to mind.
 
I avoid The Bubble like the violence plagued mess that it is.

There is an entire Galaxy out there to see...to explore. Think BIGGER!!
 
Ziggy Stardust said:
Virginis 59 and 70 have that.

Not screenfillingly big. 70 is my home, but I'm hardly ever there. I saw some nice looking apartments standing vacant though.

Thanks for the tip! I'll be sure to scout those out later tonight.

By the way, I'm assuming this is your theme song? ;)

[video=youtube;f4zV4pJ8MwM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4zV4pJ8MwM[/video]
 
Ziggy Stardust said:
59 is within the ring of the Eartlike

Yeah, I just checked it out and it's pretty close to what I want :) I really like gas giants though... Just saw this video and am on my way to look at this one (will have to be tomorrow though):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFa_h_MX26A

That's what I'm seeking, now if only it were blue (yes, I'm picky...)

drkaii said:
It just sounds like a supercruise escape nightmare to me though

Leaving Daimler Settlement, half the time you would have to circumnavigate the planet due to your destination being obscured. And sometimes on approach the gravity well of the planet would slow you down so much you would no longer be getting closer to the station and have to angle away to pick up speed then try a new vector back in - it was glorious! :D
 
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