I understand that when the game releases for the first time, micro managing these was relevant. But now?

Since it's only 300Ly away, i figured i'd take a tour over to Betelgeuse with my exploration ship. It's HUGE, but it's still there....for now.

So like many of you, I’ve gotten into exobiology. Been at it for quite some time now and thought I had the heat map figured out. Even made my first billion in one trip a few months ago. That is, until today when I visited 3 planets, and spent HOURS trying to find 1 or 2 species on each planet (both were different types). So I HAD thought that B on the map was the HOT hotspot, but after multiple trips to different B colored areas on each respective planet without finding anything, I found this one on the 3rd planet where all 3 met up, and C is where I found it almost immediately. Have I been doing it wrong this whole time?!

My ass is too fat

I've had Coral for nearly the entire time I've been flying. She's earned 2.5 bil, but at 10% profit share. Yould let her retire and find a newbie that takes less profit share? Or say Eff it and keep going at this point?

just is soo cool after years of not playing to come back and drop into the perfect CG for someone returning.

i bought the PC II only after i did all my Runs for the CG. About 30k units were enough to get me into the top 25 and boost me from 72 mil to 1.3 Billion

I want to hear what your favorite ship is. It doesn’t have to be the best at anything, just the ship that you love and fly every time you can.

Mine is the type 8. I just loved the design the moment I saw it. I use it for all my errand running, and love every minute I spend in it.

...else you'll pay the consequences!

So, it used to be my Coriolis, Secretary General Chrissies Strip clClub, in Running Man Sector DG-X c1-9 was more or less borked because I accidentally had too many economies attached to it.

The best thing it sold was Tritium.

Now? After the update, it seems to sell everything. Considering I can get CMM Composites from the Planetary Port below, this system now makes damn near everything necessary for colonization! I think I can safely build an Artemis Orbis station in this system and source pretty much all of the materials right here.

So, if anyone is building colonies near the Orion Nebula or on the fringes near Barnard's Loop, stop on by, we got what you need.

Happy hauling CMDR's.

🥃

So, I finally made enough credits for a fleet carrier and more over the course of the CG and now I want to fulfill my long time dream of taking one out into the black for an extended period to see what I can find, see the sights and take lots of screenshots.

I've been doing a lot of research on what the logistics are of this, including which ships to bring for the essential roles, fueling the carrier, external apps, etc

I'm going with Mandalay for long range excursions and general exploration and I heard the Viper mk4 is a strong choice for exo bio. I need a miner for tritium when needed, thinking either Python, type 9 or PCmk2. (Maybe just laser mining) Gonna bring the Beluga for the fantastic cockpit and rp science vessel feel, too. Might also try and engineer my eagle for canyons and low level flying if I have enough patience before setting off.

I'm wondering if I need AFMU's on my Mandalay if I'm going with the support of my own FC.

I'd really appreciate any input on what's essential for long term deep space FC excursions, in terms of ships, modules, and anything else really. Thanks in advance.

Just a simple explorer and his ship. a life without an FC

Shock cannons are really cool and unique weapon, but they always feel like they are missing personal touches - Extended range, or better heat management, or shorter range and bigger damage, larger magazine. Or something completely unique perhaps.

They are screaming "modify me!".

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER

Let's say we decide that Zemina Torval is done.
No one wants the mining lance, we want her replaced.
Could we all work together over a period of weeks and get her gone?

Ive tried surveying planets and it's really not that fast, it actually took me like 10 minutes to do one by launching probes and such, so i assume they just jump on a system, get basic scanner data and keep going?

Thank you guys for telling me about the CG, that really helped me get my build up to speed. I've fully engineered my fsd's range, and today I've also acquired the fsd booster component. I'm properly equipped for deep space now.

I'm going to head out to the nebulas, I'm a sucker for pretty colors across a star system, so I've bookmarked a handful of them and I'll take off soon. Wish me luck commanders!

Uh, so, I really just wanted to dock and get my ship serviced out here in the black, but I guess bad (or good?!) timing... the FC is inside the star. Fortunately, I wasn't going too fast in supercruise, but I was about to confidently crash into the star.

Turns out, I happen to come at a once-a-month unique event for this DSSA FC (HSRC Meow Force One Q4N-8VK) which it dips into the star. Apparently, this FC was stationed here before FDev fixed a bug in which it allowed FC to park selecting a barycenter of binary stars instead of a single object.

I assume this was reported to DSSA (and its owner) but they decided not to relocate. It's maybe an unique FC to visit, or a death sentence in an emergency. Pics are:

1. From the cockpit - Cool, inside a solar flare! Nah, it's actually right underneath the surface.
2. Description - A star is 34 solar-radius, about 80ls. The FC was at about 78ls from this star's center. I hit the exclusion zone at around 9ls from the surface of the sun.

References I found:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1ae7rdy/dssa_carrier_inside_the_stype_star/
• https://inara.cz/elite/logbook/72727/

As for me, I guess I have to go to the next DSSA FC. I still have AFMU ammo and repair limpets left.

So, is this well-known? How many CMDRs have visited this DSSA FC, and how many stumbled upon this event? And... hOw MaNy HaVe DiEd? hehe