0606.13 The Valhalla
13 Jun 2020Wes_7569
The Valhalla is a Nautilus class carrier. I prefer this look than the standard carrier available to purchase for all Commanders. Namesake is for the O'Neill class Asgard vessels, it was one of the last ever built before the civilization was no more. Activities and options for the carrier are just as expected after everything gone over in the testing grounds.
Exploration will be a bit tricky though due to the difficulties in finding fuel for the carrier. Most asteroid belts around giants and planets will have the fuel, the problem will be how long it take. I scouted a pristine site that was favorable to me before but out of 20 asteroids scanned I only found one that had a fuel source and it was only at 6% concentration. This tritium will severely limit my plans for exploration and future prospects for setting up a base. Best case scenario is one that another Commander gave me, I free up as much space on the carrier as possible and buy up as much tritium as I can with the use of the Commodities Market. This along with any Commander coming with me into deep space holding as much tritium as they can carry. If the calculations are correct we should be able to make it past the center of the Galaxy before needing to refuel.
Commodities will work quite well with helping factions though. Whatever is needed I will jump to a system that has the lowest price and go in orbit near the station. After taking in as much Goods as the carrier can have or what is needed for the mission, I'll jump back to the home system for easy delivery. I would rather do a 15 minute cycle jump than repeatedly making multiple jumps to go back and forth. This should move things along more quickly with any crisis that pops up with Red Squadron and my Squadron.
Shipyard is operational but due to the costs on ship bundles I'm only keeping it open so commanders can store their ships. Same with outfitting. Until I find a lucrative way to gain credits quickley I will not be trying to turn my fleet carrier into a fully operational Space Station.
Interstellar factors it's still not available. I was hoping for that, especially since there is an option to limit Commander access to the carrier. All other services though do seem to be available if you have enough to buy them.
I am hoping for a more expanded livery in the future. I'd like to get a silver or chrome look for my carrier.