Eastern Exploration, Plans, and Leaps...
04 Jan 2023JaredCrue
After returning to the Azura Initiative (After doing the Halloween content), I decided to head east, through the Arcadian Stream Region.I traveled nearly 5,000ly, searching for life to discover and scan.
Found many specimens and recorded a few systems for future reference.
It seems that the core lacks life, except for the odd moon.
As I traveled further, my chances increased, I may have a billion credits waiting for me.
During this time, exo-bio rank was rebalanced and broke my progress a bit.
Technically, I went from being Elite to somewhere below that rank.
Since I was already at Elite before the change, I retained Elite status.
But getting to Elite I, was now an unknown based on ingame progress.
I recently decided to head back to Old Erikson’s Gateway (My carrier) which is situated near Azura Space, mainly to sell my data and decide a course of action.
Data anxiety still gets to me, even after all the hours I spent exploring, but it isn’t the only reason…
I want to participate in the Thargoid War, but as of now, there are too many issues.
Problems with Mission Boards, AX CZs, and all the old bugs that still plague the game.
Hopefully in the coming weeks, some of the Thargoid War issues will be fixed, namely mission boards.
Otherwise I will stay in the black.
If I go this route I might meet a friend's DSSA carrier, giving them some credits or I’ll head to Beagle Point, perhaps using Distant View in Blue as a carrier beachhead for further exploration.
My carrier has enough fuel to get to one of those two locations, but heading to the bubble from those locations will require mining to go home.
During the trip I’ll use a “leap frogging” method which allows me to explore while moving the carrier.
I’ll fill my carrier’s day tank with fuel and with help from the Spansh plotter I’ll move the carrier remotely while I explore.
The carrier and myself will move towards the same destination.
The carrier is almost always ahead of me.
Once I meet with the carrier, I’ll sell my data, refill the day tank and continue.
(Assuming that the carrier jumps multiple times before the day tank runs out.)
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