Scream of the Banshee, Dakka dakka dakka and 1 billion credits
21 Jun 2021Captainfink
So. Lots has happened since my last log update. Following our defeat out in Paresa, my son and I made our way back to the bubble to lick our wounds and start figuring out how to recoup the cost of dragging our ships to Paresa. Figured I'd turn to some quick trade loops. But first I decided to set myself a home base.What better place than Sol? Well, plenty I'm sure but I'd already unlocked the permit and run some missions out of Abraham Lincoln. There was something comforting returning back to base for the night and seeing that pale blue dot where it all started growing larger on my approach. I even managed a little selfie with good old Ireland in the background.
So I call all my ships and modules scattered around the bubble, to me in Sol. I then got side tracked engineering again. Bought myself a Fer de Lance some time back so I set about outfitting age engineering it. I always like to fly a ship a while before i name it. Get to know how it handles, it's sounds and capabilities. It's personality. Well, after engineering the thrusters on the FDL, i fit and engineer 4 beam lasers and a giant multi cannon and test her out at a nav beacon. First thing you notice with the FDL is the scream of the dirty drag thrusters, high pitched but futuristic, I screamed into the area and immediately engage a Dangerous Cobra, the FDL handles like a dream. The four beam lasers melt his shields in no time and before i can get off more than a few shots of the giant multi cannon, he's space dust. Impressive but i also find myself over heating. I seem to be under attack as well so i quickly make my escape with a plan to engineer my power some more. The Banshee is born!
Over the course of the next few weeks i engineer further ships. I finally get around to running some trade loops in the Queen. Turns out this is quite lucrative so i invest in a T9 hauler. It handles like it really would rather not do what you're trying to do,but it carries double the cargo the Anaconda does and there's something graceful in its slow laborious support cruise handling. At 30 million every loop I'll gladly fly a mountain. And so, Sceilig Mór is born. A bunch of trade loops and passenger runs at Robigo and i finally hit the million credit target I'd been aiming for.
Back in the bubble again i buy myself a federal gunship, I gain some further rank with the empire and procure a courier. I can't abide by the empires ethos but they fly some nice ships! I also bought a Krait Phantom which I've outfitted for long range exploration. And last but not least, to celebrate my million, a Federal Corvette.
I started outfitting all these ships as it was long overdue. I decided to go all multi cannons for maximum dakka dakka fun. Loosely modelled after a ship from one of my favourite sci-fi shows, I named this beast, Rocinante. Cliche I know but, I like it. This ship is a lot of fun. Fling it into a combat situation. All multis on one trigger, flight assist off and boost, and hold down the fire trigger. Immense fun. I've since fitted pack hound missile racks in place of two small multis, and it's even more fun. I find the hounds great for sniping drives on ships, leaving them spinning at my mercy! I
So to the corvette. When we picked it up, my son bought it and took it for its first flight. We quickly defied to properly outfit it, and this quickly made a huge dent in my nice round million credits. So i paused the outfitting there until i have a nice buffet of cash to work with. In any case I feel I'm not ready for the corvette yet. I'm really enjoying my other ships right now. Especially the fighters. I plan on making the corvette a full enforcer CZ build but I'm in no rush. I'm enjoying what I'm doing right now in the ships I'm using. I'll get back to the corvette.
The trade loops seem to have dried up a little this week, so I'm writing this during super cruise on passenger missions at Robigo again. I'm back at just over a billion so will be heading back towards Sol once I've then a few materials for rewards.
Next steps;
Meet my son to rid the galaxy of more pirates
Expedition in the new Krait
Outfit and engineer the corvette
Elite rank and move to Jameson memorial
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