Hello everybody, as much as a forum Noob as I am, I am even more of an E:D Noob. I just bought a used xbox one and got some more xbox live, Picked up Elite Commanders Pack for 40$ and got to work.
I learned alot of what i know of E:D through youtubers like Scott Manley and Obsidian Ant, but theory and practice are often quite different. So using my knowledge I checked the mission board for the community missions and learned of the new expansion in Maia and decided i could find a couple units and slowly make my way out there.
Well i found a tool to find the units i needed, loaded up and got to jumping. And 6 or so jumps later out of fuel away from stations i was screwed. Didnt account for fuel usage. Didn't want to bother the fuel rats for a sidewinder with 1500 in cargo. So i pushed the big red button and went poof and restarted back at Acellus Primus.
This time i joined up on a Multicrew and earned around 55k bought an eagle, up(down?)graded to some d modules for better range stripped out things i wasnt going to need like the pulse lasers and *gasp* my shield generator and slotted in some cargo racks and a fuel scoop (much smarter this time) and loaded up six units and headed out after a few painful docking failures, almost wrecking my unshielded eagle in the process, and more than a few jumps (80~ in total, short jump range sucks), I arrived at Maia dropped off my cargo and soo i will get my payout.
Anyways thats my story on my first day in Elite. I look forward to progressing and getting better. So in that vein can someone please add me to the Xbox Mobius group or tell me where to go on the forums for it?
Anyways Commanders I shall see you in the black. And for the love of god if you see me out there flying stupid of i join your multicrew, be nice, I'm new.