Back Into the Black
25 Oct 2019Ivan the Unpleasant
It's been too long bumping elbows against too many people in the bubble, but necessary. I finally have the Nadezhda equipped and engineered. Even with an SRV bay holding 2 scarabs she can jump a little over 76 light years. A vast improvement over the 25ly range of my DBX that I took to Sag A a few years back. On this trip I plan to make the explorer's pilgrimage to Beagle Point and Salome Reach. Having done that I may do a semi-circumnavigation of the galaxy (haven't decided on spinward or anti-spinward yet, if I do). My only lack of planning is that I got out here without enough germanium to synthesize my FSD boosts. But, as I plan on doing a decent amount of surface prospecting as I go to stave off the space madness, that should not present a major problem. Due to the engineering, the integrity of most of my systems is substandard (have to shed the weight somewhere). I do not plan on using too many FSDs or the Neutron highway unless I get desperate. Also, this is not a speed run. I plan to meander along the way and see a few sights.