Commander's Log: 2 September, 3302: Weapons Testing and Alien Spaceships
02 Sep 2016Cartlidge1000
It has been a few days since I last updated this log. During that time I took the Paladin out to some hot spots for some bounty hunting. My main goal for this run was to test various weapon configurations to see what worked the best. My first test involved a massive beam laser and a cluster of multi-cannons, but without the maneuverability of the Vulture I found this build to be lacking.With credits to burn I tried a few more variations, including the powerful (and infamously expensive) plasma accelerator. This too didn't work well for me. Luckily after selling the accelerator I finally reached the weapon load o-t that worked best for me. The heat compensation is a bit of a nightmare but it achieves the nightmarish level of firepower the Fer-de-Lance is known for.
After making few detours here and there I have made my way to another system hosting a community goal. Once again the system is flooded with bounty hunters, so I don't see much risk of running into an angry pirate any time soon.
I was also checking GalNet recently, and noticed a rather peculiar discovery: an artifact that seemed to be an alien space ship. Naturally I was curious and therefore took the Trebuchet on a trip to the system to see personally. There were quite a few pilots there, all examining the dormant find. Many of these commanders, particularly those in Canonn seem to all be asking who flew the ship. My question, however, is a bit different.
What caused the thing to crash in the first place?
--Commander Cartlidge