Scared of coming home

[LuciusEsox]

Hi all,

It's in the title, have been out since January although last couple of months I haven't done much playing. Thing is I have encountered no npc's since the engineers upgrade and from what I have been reading it is likely to be a very unpleasant affair in my lightly shielded and armoured Asp Explorer. I am still 17kly out but the thought of losing all my exploration data is actually putting me off coming back !

Any suggestions for a safe passage would be much appreciated. :O

 

[Roqinn]

Pick a system that is right on the edge of the bubble and sell there or ask someone for an escort in.

 

[Yaffle]

You could aim for the closest outpost when you get back. Or aim for somewhere very close to the star to cut down the time in which you could be interdicted. Arrive, cooldown, jump even in the bubble leads to few interdictions as there is not much time for the NPC to grab a tether. If there's nobody about, scoop some fuel.

You could find a protective wing, there are volunteers out there.

On a more practical note, as soon as you are interdicted, check all pips to shields. Next throttle back, submit, high wake out to avoid mass-lock.

A bit of bobbing and weaving should minimise the hits you take. Less than 20 seconds, and you would be unlucky to shredded in that timescale.

Overall it's not as bad as is made out. There's no killer NPC at every star and if you are tagged keep calm and run.

 

[LuciusEsox]

Even with picking a system right on the edge I suppose I still run the risk of getting interdicted with all that would probably entail. Serious here, are there any organisations that anyone knows about who would escort me in to an outlying system for a price ofc ?

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Yes I think I am        g a bit but I suppose that is the trouble if you have not had to evade anyone for so long

 

[b0rg9]

I came in recently, too, after the upgrades. I stuck to my usual plan as in the past and just selected the most outermost tech or whatever outpost. Dumped the mad cart data on their asses.

No interdictions whatsoever on my way in after almost a year (yeah I was absent from the game for a while).

 

[Yaffle]

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Good luck, commander

 

[Manticore]

This, absolutely this.

You could aim for the closest outpost when you get back. Or aim for somewhere very close to the star to cut down the time in which you could be interdicted. Arrive, cooldown, jump even in the bubble leads to few interdictions as there is not much time for the NPC to grab a tether. If there's nobody about, scoop some fuel.

You could find a protective wing, there are volunteers out there.

On a more practical note, as soon as you are interdicted, check all pips to shields. Next throttle back, submit, high wake out to avoid mass-lock.

A bit of bobbing and weaving should minimise the hits you take. Less than 20 seconds, and you would be unlucky to shredded in that timescale.

Overall it's not as bad as is made out. There's no killer NPC at every star and if you are tagged keep calm and run.

One thing from my exploration experience; if you're fuel-scooping and you get any ships on your scanner avoidance is also the key. Get the temperatures down quick and jump away to the next system where there is a star with no ship population. Keep monitoring fuel supplies as not to get caught out needing to scoop in systems that have heavy ship populations.

Despite all the grief over NPC's etc. at the moment you should always expect some in-game threat level. Best of luck.

See you out there!

 

[CMDR Space Lurker]

In my opinion... just go for a fringe system, be careful on your approach.. if an NPC seems to be manouvering to interdict you, drop out of supercruise and wait for him to drop into your wake.. then re-enter supercruise... NPCs are trixy and dangerous these days.. but if you think of what you're doing, you can beat them..

..and if worst comes to worst, run for your life. You have very, very good odds at surviving to the nearest station.

 

[Cmdr Frawd Digger]

Kano is right on the edge of the bubble...station13ls from entry point, so limited chance of npc interdiction

Frawd

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Also look up the Iridium Wing...they provide armed escort

Frawd

 

[CaptainKremmen]

You can choose uninhabited systems, all the way through the bubble, and not see a soul.

 

[Yaffle]

You can choose uninhabited systems, all the way through the bubble, and not see a soul.

Going off topic for a bit, but I always wondered if it was possible to reach Elite Exploration without ever leaving the bubble. There are so many uncharted systems in inhabited space it's incredible.

You'd get no fist discovered tags, but...

 

[Pirin]

You can choose uninhabited systems, all the way through the bubble, and not see a soul.

Not exactly. I used the same logic yesterday when i went 150-200ly from the Bubble to do some prospecting without being interdicted every now and then. Didnt help a lot. First a Vulture interdicted me in the moment i was leaving the orbital cruise. Then in another system, even further away from Bubble, another pirate attacked me when i was parked on planet surface and prospecting. In both occasions i was in uninhabited systems 100+ly from Bubble.

I also wouldnt recommend submitting to interdictions. The NPCs tend to target your thrusters. That means they can disable you very quickly. My Asp got basically two-shotted by a Clipper and my Type-6 again two-shotted by a FDL.
As others recommended, go at full speed to the nearest station and sell your data there. If you have friends to provide an armed escort, even better.

 

[Traesha]

I would like to add that it is important to enter a HIGH SECURITY system on the very edge, that will minimize your risk. They are there, you just have to look for them.
Also, since Maia has a station now where you can sell your data, did anyone think of that option? There are no other inhabited systems around, there is a station. It may work well.

 

[Ian Doncaster]

Also, since Maia has a station now where you can sell your data, did anyone think of that option? There are no other inhabited systems around, there is a station. It may work well.

Maia wouldn't be my first choice - the station is quite a way from the star and the system itself is Anarchy-governed, so it's much harder to assess how threatening nearby ships are. (If that or any similar system is where you actually want to sell your data, Iridium Wing will still escort you there and keep you safe, but I can think of many safer places if you wish to chance returning alone)

In supercruise, if you're not carrying any cargo, you're very unlikely to see NPCs in systems without a nav beacon. If you're carrying cargo, the risks are much higher.

 

[newman1702]

I recently returned after being out since DWE start, Iridium Wing escorted me in. They are very good at what they do and are incredibly well organized - they'll keep you safe on the way in.

 

[Henkka77]

I returned also a while ago and without escort. I stopped at the first station in Federation space which had repair and Universal Cartographics. Sold some data and continued to Sol.

Didnt see a single AI ship on the whole way to Sol. Must have been a bug of some sort though..

 

[gooddoc]

I set up my 'home system' well over a year ago in Caucuma. Iv always returned there from any Expedition. I have all my ships parked up there at Fu Station, which is 94LSs from the main star.

I always come in from the western side, so it's the first civvy system I reach. My combat rating is low, 81% Mostly Harmless (& that's through shooting at rocks in Horizon's). I have yet to see any NPC's in any system with a population of 0, so even when in the bubble I travel via these systems to my target destination.
I spread out slowly over the past 12 months from Caucuma, selling my data to nearby systems, becoming Allied with them as I go.

In my view, as long as you've got a low combat rating, aren't carrying cargo, haven't pledged to anyone in the PP crap you'd be extremely unlucky to get 'dicted at any edge of a civvy system.

I think that a lot of the horror stories come from pilots moving through the bubble to places like Sol or CG's, rather than thinking ahead & careful planning.

 

[LuciusEsox]

Thanks guys this is very useful and has given me a lot more confidence and ideas. I have to say this kind of stuff certainly adds to immersion and excitement levels because it really feels like I have something very tangible to lose (hate to think how many hours) and I suppose that can't be simulated, it feels bl00dy real enough lol... [where is it]

 

[goemon]

Even with picking a system right on the edge I suppose I still run the risk of getting interdicted with all that would probably entail. Serious here, are there any organisations that anyone knows about who would escort me in to an outlying system for a price ofc ?

- safe harbour: system at the edge of the bubble, with high security, and a starport close to entry point. there are some, and they are safe. refit your ship there for safety or sell your data there

- no missions, no powerplay, no high value cargo = close to zero interdictions

- besides iridium wing, explorer friendly groups like canonn and SEPP can wing up with you

i returned after 2.1. and sold my data at 7 places in the bubble without any problem. i had the luck of a fellow mod providing me with commodities you need for access to engineers - fraseer and martuk accept exploration data for "levelling" after initital access.

 

[Rochester]

Safe harbour cmdr. I honestly envy you right now. Its rather exciting coming home with tonnes of data.

Currently I'm tooling around Merope with not much to do, I've escorted a few fellow explorer's in my time, if you're nearby give us a ping and I can try and rendezvous if I'm awake that is. Look up a few explorers groups - Cannon, lonely explorer's etc for friendly cohorts. But youll be fine... I rarely get interdicted.