Since this was clear right from start, it didn't make any sense for me to begin something there. I'm already having an "alt" CMDR in Legacy that I use from time to time.
That the mode schism in the new client also sweeps the base game practically empty, though, surprised me a little. I wouldn't have thought that almost everybody bought the DLC, at least not from the usual "who needs space legs, anyway" resentiment you can read about here sometimes. I guess those nay-sayers eventually caved in to the peer pressure.
I slowly form the opinion that if you want to play with others, the base game is not cutting it. But I'm not there yet, I'd still like to see maybe a combat/cargo CQ as well as the ShinDez environment.
Legacy is still much better for VR, using the old crisp graphic.. Simple brilliance. Odyssey is meh there.
I go there sometimes to enjoy the visuals.
I go there sometimes to enjoy the visuals.
So this week, let's see if bounty hunting with the humble Pioneer in the CG system will bring me troubles.
EDIT: none at all. I've seen 2 friendly CMDRs, one in a vette obviously out hunting as well, and one in an AspX just checking in to see if the lockdown is lifted yet. Which it isn't, of course. I've managed to kill some bogeys and handed approx. 1M bounties in as contribution, as small as that might be.
EDIT: none at all. I've seen 2 friendly CMDRs, one in a vette obviously out hunting as well, and one in an AspX just checking in to see if the lockdown is lifted yet. Which it isn't, of course. I've managed to kill some bogeys and handed approx. 1M bounties in as contribution, as small as that might be.
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Another week, another CG run. This time the cargo one to Minerva (is that the name?). I'll load up the Pioneer as much as possible with those CMM stuff and head over there to make my tiny contribution. The credit reward will help at this level.
EDIT: Ok, this was interesting. I've loaded up at 16 Piscium and jumped into Minerva just in time to see... nobody in system. At first this was a downer, but when I entered the station instance, I had a super long lag before being dropped into a 10 CMDR busy nest of traders. Anacondas, various Ts, Pythons, Kraits, even somebody in an Eagle. Complete with stuff stuck in the mailslot griller, where I had to squeeze in (my apologize goes out to the one I scratched doing so). Was actual fun and felt like open mode for the first time. No bad boy there, BTW.
EDIT: Ok, this was interesting. I've loaded up at 16 Piscium and jumped into Minerva just in time to see... nobody in system. At first this was a downer, but when I entered the station instance, I had a super long lag before being dropped into a 10 CMDR busy nest of traders. Anacondas, various Ts, Pythons, Kraits, even somebody in an Eagle. Complete with stuff stuck in the mailslot griller, where I had to squeeze in (my apologize goes out to the one I scratched doing so). Was actual fun and felt like open mode for the first time. No bad boy there, BTW.
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Having been totally distracted by the colonization stuff lately, I'll now dispatch the Spectator to my colony in Col 285 Sector IY-H c10-11 in order to help with... colonization stuff. We'll see if I can get a Python with the money I already have there. And also if I can keep it together in open.
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Colonization stuff done without any encounter at all, which is not surprising being in the outskirts, anyway. Since DW3 will offer things like a rawrunner (no engineering et al.) as well as a outlander (sidewinder to Colonia) challenge, I'll prepare the Spectator for that by means of outfitting the Loner and Pioneer for the expedition appropriately.
I'll start by heading back into the bubble core area for the current CG (just to earn some easy money), followed by logistics to get the ships closer to an Orion shuttle service.
I'll start by heading back into the bubble core area for the current CG (just to earn some easy money), followed by logistics to get the ships closer to an Orion shuttle service.