Life Getting Back to Normal.
08 Dec 2016NickTheGrey
It seems my recent concerns about "a quiet life" in the Colonia region were completely unfounded. In the past sixteen hours I've been interdicted three times by local pirates - an Asp Scout, a Federal Gunship and a Diamondback Scout. The only real trouble I had was with the Gunship. That one got through my shields and tore hull integrity down to 85% before the System Authority ships turned up to lend a hand. Shout out to the System Authority ships out here - they turned up quick when I needed them. Cheers, Chaps.The scrap with the Gunship did highlight a design flaw with the Hrafnkel though. The ship itself performs well enough but the B-rated power plant I have just doesn't generate enough juice to keep the weapons firing. The Hrafnkel has two size class 2 turreted pulse lasers that can keep up the attack while I'm maneuvering for position but the main gimballed size class 3 lasers require more power than is generally available. It's a solid argument for returning to the Bubble and getting an A-rated power plant as I still don't know when such equipment will be available out here.
While I'm waiting, I'm running data courier and cargo transport missions between stations in the area. I've built up a few now and actually can now stack ten or more missions at a time. That's one good thing about the scarcity of destinations out here - there's only so many places that these missions can involve.