TIP OFF - a custom mission with (un)happy ending (a little story inside)

Well, a little spoilers inside. You have been warned.

I received a strange message in my inbox, with a subject 'tip off'.


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As we can see that message suggests me to visit a planet in Pegasi Sector searching for specific LAT and LON in order to find something ... interesting. Well, I am intrigued. Not knowing what might await, I take my mighty Python with me, as my primary ship - unfortunately, I have to carry about 30 tons of different s... stuff these days with me. Because those engineer parts are not laying freely on every corner, you know.

Well, couple of refuels on a way there and we go searching. The MOST EPIC ELITE DANGEROUS ADVENTURE EVER AWAITS! Yahooooo!

First of all, we need to get as close to my coordinates as we can in planetary supercruise. This is trickier than I thought. Anyway, we drop in close to -23.... and -161 as the message suggests and go down.

Now we start flying towards our objective. I quickly remembered 0 90 180 270 thing and quite fast figured where I need to go in order to increase/decrease LAT/LONG as needed. In regular flight mode those numbers do not run that fast. At one time following the numbers I was scared to nuts with a friendly message "what are you hauling... " Oh man. Wing of 4 eagles almost killed me - I used FA OFF on a planet with 1.3 G and dropped down pretty badly. After that 'epic battle' I continued flying toward the coordinates.

At the spot. Finally! We look down and ...



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Ohhh some crazy crash here. Few condas, T-9 ... Interesting. Before I go down I am attacked by another 'planetary NPC' ship. Well, whatever.

I go down. There are 4 skimmers. Battle is epic. However, I won.


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Those poor little condas...


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When I scan a data-cache I am terrified with this full of drama message:


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I drive around a little, picking up some material and ignoring multiple beer canisters and then real DRAMA happens. I try to jump over T-9 and end up in the middle of ... well.... here....



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No matter what I try to do my beloved SRV does not move. Thursters don't do stuff. Wheels not spinning. I even cheated - went to menu and exited the game - nope, I am still there. All I can do is think about my pathethic life. This is the end. Who knew I would end up like this?

...

Well at least I can use my camera:


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So ... I don't know where this story ends. I can obviously destroy myself, get another SRV from a station and go back, find the same spot, but .... well, I don't know.

Someone, help, pleeease ????

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I'm at the same crash site, add me ingame i'll try to free you :)
Ingame name : Bertrand Du Guesclin

or come into Open, if the instancing God is mercyfull we'll be in the same instance.
 
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First: Since you have a Python you should use the Size 4 internal for the planetary vehicle bay, that way you have two SRVs. I know, doesn't help...

Second: Ask the fuel rats if someone is nearby, maybe they can give you a bump and turn you over.
 
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