Another Few Steps Closer
07 Sep 2020A. Vanderlinde
Well, in my wild effort to unlock access to Lori Jameson (for some reason she seems to fancy vicious space killers), I've engineered my FDL, the S.S. Azidoazide Azide, with 4 x Grade 5 Overcharged 2F Multi-Cannons with the Auto-loader experimental alongside a single Grade 5 Efficient 4A Beam Laser with the Thermal Vent experimental. I can squeeze the trigger practically indefinitely firing constant hailstorms of ignited bullets and an unbroken stream of shield-melting beam energy.... It is absolutely crazy—I think I'm starting to like combat a great deal. Our galactic residential engineers really are something!Hunting pirates is a total blast and I highly recommend it! For the present, more Thargoid Scout hunting will commence—the 4x XP of an Elite pilot is nice, but 2 scouts seem to give me a mere 1% combat rank increase. I'm currently at Competent and have 2 levels to go (e.g., Expert, Master). I wouldn't mind the Pilot's Federation recognizing scouts as more of a threat and slapping that much more points on my sheet. Jameson could always loosen up her requirements as well; but that, unfortunately, is just about never going to happen. And besides, after my work with Jameson is wrapped up, I'll be back to exploring.
I know this will be worth it, the lightweight sensors and life support will boost me up a few extra LYs on my FSD, maybe bringing my Asp Explorer up to 55 LY—she's my favorite, the S.S. Freyja's Reach.
Next up will most definitely be the Guardian FSD modification. Looks like an additional, flat 10 LY increase, boy howdy.
Getting those in place will mean I'm ready to embark on my first, massive expedition: Ishtar. I can't wait :]