Double Agent
19 Feb 2021Badpenny Belle
Personal log: 02/19/3307The Feds are eating themselves. Having spent half the week fighting on behalf of Jupitar Division, I finally had my fill of Federale blood. And so I promptly turned around and blew up just as many Jupitar Ships to balance the scales. All in all it was great for my pocketbook, as well as my combat rating, but the true reward was the warmth it brought to my cold Imperial heart.
I'm not sure if I already had the system permit or not, but if not then hey: bonus. And it also gave me a chance to compare my new FDL build with my old 'vette setup. All in all it was a satisfying test, and I have confirmed the assertion of an old, forgotten vid archive I found - in that the best mod I've found to date for both pulse lasers and multicannons is, surprisingly enough, Rapid Fire, due to the increased economy of Distributor power.
It was a fun week, but I am happy enough to move on to supporting Sirius following their promise to provide the upgraded Jump Drives to independent pilots. I added a fuel tank to my Jumpiconda, the Penny Dreadful, to try and simulate the distance I can make on my Phantom off a single tank of gas, and I found that the added weight brought the Jump Range down to be more on the level of my Phantom, i.e. less than 70 lightyears per jump. I feel this is the final nail in the coffin of my Dreadful, and if I can push just a few more lightyears out of my Phantom, then it will take over as overall best explorer ship in every circumstance.
The black is calling to me again, but with so much going on in the bubble, I am loath to go far. Soon, I think, I will have to pack up and get away for the weekend, to see the sights far away from the problems of humanity. But, for now, I will continue to plug along toward my own nefarious goals and such.
Belle, reporting.