The Silly Ships expedition was a good bit of fun, and its time to start thinking about the second installment.
This time its not going to be the ships so much that are silly, but the theme.
I'd been thinking about a Beluga only expedition, but might as well give a bit of choice, and with 2.3 and the Dolphin coming, and the range increase on the Orca, i think its time to have a Cetacean themed expedition.
With the Vogons... erm... i mean Thargoids coming closer, the Dolphins and their kin have secretly approached certain CMDRs with a job. Get them off the Earth and to a new safe location before the earth is destroyed. The Mice have also said they are interested in tagging along.
When?: 27th May (a couple of days after international towel day)
Starting from?: Depending on who signs up either Sol, around Earth, or if we have people without access, a nearby system.
Going to?: Not sure at the moment, somewhere far from humanity. I'm thinking towards the end of the Orion Spur.
Duration?: Probably will be longer than Silly Ships 1 and will have waypoints, perhaps allow for up to a month to get to the destination.
Mission?: To scout for suitable earthlikes and water worlds for the Dolphins and their kin to live on.
Ships allowed?: Dolphin, Orca, Beluga only.
Specific ship configurations?: Up to you, but you might want to add a passenger cabin or cargo space to represent where the Cetaceans will be kept during the journey (keep in mind, a single Orca can weigh up to 5t!!!!).
Sign up sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pN1kT8qv4vrJacToh4jWKWHM_B7nWeB36hE2sIp1fgk/edit?usp=sharing
Discord: https://discord.gg/8upmmJx
WAYPOINTS
Here are the waypoints i've selected. No idea what the systems are like, i've not gone there and seen them. Mainly selected big stars. I urge people not to run ahead now they are posted and tag systems, let's play fair. Still over a month to go before we launch.
Stars are already thinning about by the time we get to WP5. We might need to backtrack to find a suitable system for our friends. Its probably quite possible we could travel a lot further, but this is far enough. No need to get to the point we need jumponium. Remember, this is a survey and deployment mission.
Regarding meet up dates: Of course, people are free to meet up at any time, and as none of the systems have been scanned by my, the people who get there frist will need to scout around to select suitable planets (or even systems) to meet at. Post meet up locations selected on Discord and forums
Regarding communications, chat chat and discussions will be carried out on Discord, with all pertinent info (such as meeting locations) copied to the forums
Waypoint path
This time its not going to be the ships so much that are silly, but the theme.
I'd been thinking about a Beluga only expedition, but might as well give a bit of choice, and with 2.3 and the Dolphin coming, and the range increase on the Orca, i think its time to have a Cetacean themed expedition.
With the Vogons... erm... i mean Thargoids coming closer, the Dolphins and their kin have secretly approached certain CMDRs with a job. Get them off the Earth and to a new safe location before the earth is destroyed. The Mice have also said they are interested in tagging along.
When?: 27th May (a couple of days after international towel day)
Starting from?: Depending on who signs up either Sol, around Earth, or if we have people without access, a nearby system.
Going to?: Not sure at the moment, somewhere far from humanity. I'm thinking towards the end of the Orion Spur.
Duration?: Probably will be longer than Silly Ships 1 and will have waypoints, perhaps allow for up to a month to get to the destination.
Mission?: To scout for suitable earthlikes and water worlds for the Dolphins and their kin to live on.
Ships allowed?: Dolphin, Orca, Beluga only.
Specific ship configurations?: Up to you, but you might want to add a passenger cabin or cargo space to represent where the Cetaceans will be kept during the journey (keep in mind, a single Orca can weigh up to 5t!!!!).
Sign up sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pN1kT8qv4vrJacToh4jWKWHM_B7nWeB36hE2sIp1fgk/edit?usp=sharing
Discord: https://discord.gg/8upmmJx
WAYPOINTS
Here are the waypoints i've selected. No idea what the systems are like, i've not gone there and seen them. Mainly selected big stars. I urge people not to run ahead now they are posted and tag systems, let's play fair. Still over a month to go before we launch.
| WP | Name | Date | Distance From Sol | Comments |
| 1 | BD-17 3140 | 28/05 | 1329 | Ghost of Jupiter, planetary nebula, fly away from the star to get a nice view |
| Optional | Plio Eurl UN-K c8-2 | 30/05 (optional) | Approx 1900 | Tag a planet for those who missed Silly Ships 1 - please post in thread which you take and only take 1!!! |
| 2 | HD 79186 | 31/05 | 4660 | Supergiant with NS parter |
| 3 | WREGEIA RD-T E3-2 8079 | 04/06 | 8079 | Regular Blue star with a couple of other blues nearby |
| 4 | PRIA EURK JW-W E1-0 | 08/06 | 12256 | Normal Blue |
| 5 | THROOFEIA KF-L D9-2 | 12/06 | 16537 | Neutron Star |
Stars are already thinning about by the time we get to WP5. We might need to backtrack to find a suitable system for our friends. Its probably quite possible we could travel a lot further, but this is far enough. No need to get to the point we need jumponium. Remember, this is a survey and deployment mission.
Regarding meet up dates: Of course, people are free to meet up at any time, and as none of the systems have been scanned by my, the people who get there frist will need to scout around to select suitable planets (or even systems) to meet at. Post meet up locations selected on Discord and forums
Regarding communications, chat chat and discussions will be carried out on Discord, with all pertinent info (such as meeting locations) copied to the forums
Waypoint path
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