California Nebula Expedition Full Captains log
14 Jan 2022Speedyretreat
1/13/2022 4:48:08 AM BD+50 1864 Rothman Dock Today I depart for the California Nebula. This marks the beginning of my exploration career. I am excited to see the things I will find, and the money I will make. Im not sure if I will go as far as the nebula, but I think so. 1/13/2022 5:01:37 AM Rauras Smith City After scanning an earth like planet for over a million credits, I stopped at Smith City to see if they had a supercruise assist module. I may have to remove a cargo bay to install it, but it will definitely be helpful to automate my supercruise trips to interesting planets if I can hands off the wheel for a bit. Unfortunately, Smith City doesnt have one, so I will be stopping at another starport in the system to pick it up. And then the adventure begins!
1/13/2022 5:20:45 AM Rauras Krupkat Orbital It is time. I will mark Raurus as the launch of the expedition! I have a supercruise module now, minus the 16 ton cargo I had to get rid of, but due to balancing this whole ship out, I have managed to improve my fuel scoop! After engineering the bejeesus out of my FSD, I get almost 19.39 LY max out of it, so that will help on my adventure. Here we go.
1/13/2022 6:17:52 AM Col 285 Sector ZZ-Y d96 Col 285 Sector ZZ-Y d96 Only an hour into my expedition and have made significant monetary bounds in earth like planets, however... In my first encounter with Thargoids, I have discovered non human signal sources in this system. I dont have the experience or weaponry to investigate.
1/13/2022 6:49:36 AM Wredguia OD-S b31-0 Wredguia OD-S b31-0 4 The first campout.
Well, I'm 408 ly from Sol and about to shut down for my first day of exploring. I mapped a few terraformable and High Metal Content worlds. Right now, I think I'm looking at a 3 million credit profit so far... If I make it back in one piece. No really complications, some close encounters with heat on fuel scooping, but no damage. I set down on the fourth planet of this system, an Icy body with no interesting features that I can find. I am going to take the scarab out on its inaugural voyage from the FDS Roberta Bondar, see what I can see, then its off to bed.
1/13/2022 10:03:50 AM Synuefai WF-H c13-6 Synuefai WF-H c13-6 Investigating degraded emissions, they are pretty far from the bubble. While in system I may check out a moon with geological features.
Supplemental. Found the remains of a ship, no survivors.
1/13/2022 10:14:56 AM Synuefai WF-H c13-6 Synuefai WF-H c13-6 I am descending to a small moon off one of the gas giants, its incredibly small, only took two probes to map it and has 15 geological signals.
Found hot lava geisers, the moon is probably full of them. Unfortunately, the SRV is not reliable in these low G conditions, and all the most interesting things are deep with valleys. I took a few samples, but am returning to the ship as it is too risky to keep driving the SRV.
1/13/2022 11:43:41 AM Synuefai RZ-B b19-2 Synuefai RZ-B b19-2 1 a Over half way to my destination of the California Nebula. I stopped in this system where I found a large interesting planet with water/ice fumaroles on it. Its interesting that some of them seem to be venting magma type liquids. Anyway, Im making my camp here for the night and will continue on in a few hours
1/14/2022 8:00:13 am California Sector JH-V c2-8 California Sector JH-V c2-8 Detected 79 non human signal sources in this system. This is disconcerting
1/14/2022 8:05:14 AM California Sector DL-Y d25 California Sector DL-Y d25 1 In the California nebula I discovered Bark Mounds. These organic structures apparently feed off energy from supernova's. They reside in nebula's.
1/14/2022 8:24:57 AM California Sector BA-A e6 Mic Turner Base I have returned to the Mic Turner Base. What a little diamond out here in the California Nebula. I was able to sell my exploration data which put me in great favour with the local faction, the Turner Research Group. The expedition out to the California nebula has been a success with no hiccups to report, and now I have returned to Mic Turner to have a rest and decide what is next in my adventure.