Horizons Second Engineer Unlock

[Grandad Druce]

Hi, I have not done much with engineers, but I want to unlock the second one. She needs meta alloys for this. Do I really have to travel hundreds of light years to Merope to maybe get one (if I'm lucky) or have they percolated out to other station markets yet? I don't really want to interrupt my modus operandi at the moment by spending hours going back and forth. I am currently in Fusang and my Python only has a jump range of 16ly. Don't really want to store it and buy a big jumper as its the ship I want to modify and I currently use it to make credits doing passenger missions and bounty hunting.

Cheers,
GD

 

[virgateyapper37]

Darnielles progress in maia system used to sell meata alloys, i think fd made them available here quite a while ago when the barnacles werent re-spawning due to a bug, they may still be available there, unless they stopped selling them when bug was fixed, good luck cmdr

 

[Stonn Mrogg]

Yes, Darnielle's Progress has them for sale or you can still harvest them from some of the barnacles in the area. Be warned they go for 80-100K a unit.

 

[HalloweenWeed]

Hey there I am actually on my way there (Maia) myself to do same. From my origin, I had to traverse dozens of unpopulated systems in a row, in the Aries Dark region, to get there quickest, meaning you NEED a fuel scoop because there are no stations on the way for more than a dozen systems with about 14Ly jumps. Avoid interdictions/combat as there is no place to repair either. Personally, I am taking my time and exploring said systems, with my surface scanner they should net a modest profit. I am now 4 jumps away from Maia. Hope they aren't out of those.

 

[Wood67]

Yep. I did the Maia run ysterday for Felicity, looking to upgrade the power on a Vulture. I'm based at Trinar so took the AspE with extra fuel tank the 500ly to Maia, basic scanning along the way. That paid for the meta-alloy unit (you only need one) and boosted the rank rep. From there it's another 300ly or so to Farseer Inc to deliver the goods, and then back to Trinar. Finally got back in the Vulture for the slow (14ly jumps) journey back to Felicity once more for the upgrades.

All in it was pretty fun, and a little different from my usual approach. A few interdictions (all of which I evaded), and Farseer Inc is worth a visit, especially if you are on small pads and get a cliff top landing!

 

[Grandad Druce]

Hi, I bit the bullet and made the 34 jumps to Maia. I managed to buy 1 unit of meta-Alloys (only 1 in stock...lucky!). got interdicted 3 times. Ran twice and fought once. Went to Farseer Inc. and managed to get a faster charging FSD. I want to increase my jump range but now she wants an 'atypical wake scan'. Guess I will need a wake scanner to obtain this. Got interdicted horribly on the way back... 3 Anacondas at once followed by 2 gunships, needless to say I ran! The whole process took over 3 hours 30 minutes which seemed a bit of a grind to me, jump, scoop, scan, rinse, repeat..etc. Perhaps I shouldn't have done it in one session!