What are you doing (ingame) now?

[Cometborne]

The econo-route often gets far more tedious, dropping under 10ly and well under 50% jump range. Maybe my experiences are just different, but I don't see it being only 4-5ly less, but 8-15ly less.

Actually, I meant (and want to have) exactly those 4-5 LY jump distance in total. The idea is to travel outwards in those really small jumps, and if you get bored or SHTF, you switch back to fast routing and can be back quickly. Especially if you use something like Captain's Log and update it with the star data on the outbound leg

[Rimsplitter]

Having settled on all pulses I was on my way to hinder a Winters expansion when the servers crapped out. Now I might have to stop frittering away my free time and do something useful.

[thebs]

The econo-route often gets far more tedious, dropping under 10ly and well under 50% jump range. Maybe my experiences are just different, but I don't see it being only 4-5ly less, but 8-15ly less.

Actually, I meant (and want to have) exactly those 4-5 LY jump distance in total.

Oh, okay. Thanx for clarifying.

Sometimes I do those small, ultra-econo jumps. But I really don't like them. I like the 4-5ly less than max, which really means usually 15-17ly for a 21-23ly Python, 21-23ly for a 28-30ly Asp Explorer. The fuel consumption goes way, way down by just jumping 4-5ly less.

The idea is to travel outwards in those really small jumps, and if you get bored or SHTF, you switch back to fast routing and can be back quickly. Especially if you use something like Captain's Log and update it with the star data on the outbound leg

I haven't tried Captain's Log. /me googles

[thebs]

As it is the last day or so of beta, I decided to try the 'Achenar Challenge', in a Cutter.
I failed so far.
Achenar 3 is high G - 6.73G and the challenge is to land.
(SNIP) Rebuy (SNIP)
Got to test it too I guess

It can be done, I've seen it in videos (SNIP)

I now have one that shows how not to

I'd wuss out and do it in a Sidewinder, maybe a Cobra at most.

I just remember watching Obsidian Ant trying to do it on a 11G (was it?) world in a Clipper. I don't do anything more than 2G.

[Schmobius]

11g? Is it even possible to not be a dirt torpedo there?

[thebs]

11g? Is it even possible to not be a dirt torpedo there?

I guess it was only 6G in a Cutter ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NntETApmrRI

It must have been another CMDR that did an 11G in a Clipper ... and I believe he never succeeded either.

[Darwin]

dirt torpedo

I like that one.

Have got the approach right, so more of a Barnes Wallace...

In other news, do you have your towel with you today?

Towel Day is celebrated every year on 25 May as a tribute to Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

[yah-ta-hey]

Currently wandering around the mystical arena of white dwarfs and neutron stars in the ogainks region. so far 2125 stars catalogued.. coming back when I get to 20,000.

[OLd_Sarg]

Currently wandering around the mystical arena of white dwarfs and neutron stars in the ogainks region. so far 2125 stars catalogued.. coming back when I get to 20,000.

yah-ta-hey is a great name CMDR and back at you, o7

good luck and hope the new NPC's let you back to the bubble with no trouble, that is to much data to loose! shout out if you need an escort and I am sure somebody with big strong ship will help. I may even have one by then

[Darwin]

Managed to land on Achenar 3 (4th attenpt) with 10% hull left - the 'Achenar Challenge' completed.
Now having a look around in the SRV.
High G worlds in the SRV are dangerous...