What are you doing (ingame) now?

[Tifu]

Back in Azrael with this ship :

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The Viper3 is an excellent insystem fighter with the capability to chase the enemy to the next system but I needed a hunter with longer range. And smuggling missions on the side

Congrats on the DiamondBack, Tifu.

Thanks JohnLuke - now I fully realize why people love it It runs incredibly cool , fast speed & good jump range , great utility points - the only weakness is really the shield.

[Tifu]

Back in Azrael with this ship :



The Viper3 is an excellent insystem fighter with the capability to chase the enemy to the next system but I needed a hunter with longer range. And smuggling missions on the side

My personal favorite that fits those requirements is the Asp Explorer.

This is my current Mission Runner/Trader build. I don't do any hard core exploration, just scanning and occasionally mapping each system I enter when I do my mission runs.

http://coriolis.io/outfit/asp/25A5A5A4B4A5D5C0s0s242424240004040l054a02v62t2i2f.Iw18WQ==.Aw18WQ==?bn=Asp%20Explorer%252FHauler

I know it seems like a "jack of all trades" but it gets the job done and I spend about 90% of my in game time in it.

With 3 pips in weapons and 1.5 in systems and engines I do ok against most hostiles. Although lately I am being interdicted by wings of 3+ and that gets a bit out of control. When I did my Federation ascension mission to chief petty officer I was interdicted by a Viper Mk III that turned into a wing of 5! Two Cobras with no cannons, thank God a Viper Mk III and an Eagle. I came out of the with 89% hull and of course module damage.

Actually, I love jack-of-all-trades ships which is why I went straight to the Viper4 from the Sidey. Since I got my first Lakon ship I may as well go up their product line till I run out of ships Thanks for the Asp Explorer config !

[Xebeth]

Did a Fehu run just for something different to do. Got board cycling the BB so didn't make as much as I could have, but it was quite good fun (albeit a little heavy on the interdictions). Ran a couple of Order missions when I got back, then just sort of followed missions around for a while until I ended up about 60 lys away, drove around on a planet for a bit and then headed home. Back at Raff's now wondering what to do next.

Need a goal

[uvelius]

I personally find the DBX a bit on the slow side when it comes to turning -- and with all three hardpoints facing forward only, it is not such a good fighter in my view. But, boy, it IS cool. Both in terms of temperature and in design.
So, I really love it, for exploring on one side (while it lacks the Asps capability of carrying along vehicle hangars), and most and foremost as a Ratship!

On the topic of Ratting, I had quite a nice evening yesterday -- first hunted 2.1 mil credits to fill up the reservoir, then, after changing into the DBX, having a famous long-sc-.range Code Red case ... client tried to travel to the next system via sc and ended up on CR at 900ls from the star.

So we build a Rat Chain to save him, in which we succeeded. Read more in the INARA logbook entry here:
http://inara.cz/cmdr-logbook/954/7222

[uvelius]

Oh, and I dived into the depth of drawing cartoons ... a first try: FuelRats Temptation.

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[Nethaufer]

Just in case anybody is wondering, I now know exactly how much it costs to repair 50% damage to a Cutter: 87,000.00.

(Problems on a high-gravity planet, not combat.)

Can you imagine what the repair bill would be back in 1.0 times? You'd break the bank with damages that much.

[Schmobius]

Just in case anybody is wondering, I now know exactly how much it costs to repair 50% damage to a Cutter: 87,000.00.

(Problems on a high-gravity planet, not combat.)

OUCH!!!

My Cutter will be staying in space, thank you very much. Sorry about the repair bill, bud.

I made about 10 million yesterday, 87k isn't going to break my back. I was more amused by it than anything. Then again, I have plowed into a concrete wall at 65mph, and drove away laughing, for real. (It was a '65 Impala which is a tank, and I lost control in slush when someone cut me off. It was only about 3 grand of damage to the car.)

[Schmobius]

Just in case anybody is wondering, I now know exactly how much it costs to repair 50% damage to a Cutter: 87,000.00.

(Problems on a high-gravity planet, not combat.)

At least your reason wasn't pure stupidity, I popped into a Nav Beacon to shoot a few things to break up the monotony of trading, forgot I was full of cargo, tabbed out to read the forum when there was nothing to shoot, tabbed back in to find 25% of my hull gone and 3 ships attacking me , fortunately as nothing can mass lock the Cutter I just jumped out.

In a Nav beacon? Bold move there.

I'm pretty careful about even using the steam overlay when I'm not parked. Thankfully, even for the very few times I do alt-tab out of Elite, I can still hear the sound.

[Schmobius]

So..... I was looking for something to do this morning, and thought..... 'hey why not do some Cubeo ground assault runs?' I've only done a few of them in the past, and they're fun (IMO).

Refitted the BB runner Asp real quick, and headed over there. Loaded up on BB missions VERY fast. I didn't pay attention what faction they were from, since I was doing it for the fun and the money. I headed out to the victim station, and was a bit concerned because it was VERY dark. Humm... this is going to be a lot tricker than the other few times I've run this scenario.

I get a few defense turrets out of the way, and apparently I got too close too soon and the Goliath started in on me. The point defense wasn't keeping up, and my shields were taking a pounding. I was too close and too low (couldn't see shit), and turned to boost away from the Goliath.

SMACK!

Yup, that was the planet surface, you moron!

Shields gone, hull severely damaged, Goliath still shooting. Crap! Get the ship upright and boost. Defense turrets in this area are still active. DAMN!

Rebuy screen.

Put one in the win column for the station.

The good news was that the Asp rebuy was only around $1.3m. I had completed $5mil worth of missions when I got blown up, so upon respawn I simply hit the BB to get my money back.... and then some.

More good news.... all of those small bothersome bounties on my transaction tab are now cleaned up.

I gathered my thoughts, cycled the BB a few more times, and made the run again. Successfully this time I might add. I will say though... ground assaults are tough in the dark.

When I started doing those runs, it was Lubbock Penal Colony that was in the dark, but by the time I finished, Metcalf Keep was in the dark. Day/Night seems to take a few weeks on Cubeo 3A. And yes, it is MUCH harder to take everything out in the dark.

If it makes you feel any better, I've hit the dirt when it was bright as the noon-day sun there.

[Schmobius]

Did a Fehu run just for something different to do. Got board cycling the BB so didn't make as much as I could have, but it was quite good fun (albeit a little heavy on the interdictions). Ran a couple of Order missions when I got back, then just sort of followed missions around for a while until I ended up about 60 lys away, drove around on a planet for a bit and then headed home. Back at Raff's now wondering what to do next.

Need a goal

I find that Aditi seems to have as many shadow delivery missions, it's a little closer to Empire space, and I hardly got interdicted at all, unlike the RIDICULOUS pace of interdictions from Robigo, and the moderate interdictions from Fehu.

Also, I wasn't entirely sure if you saw when we crossed paths yesterday, since I sent my reply to local instead of direct, but... o7