Fourth Logbook Entry… Merry Christmas! (and a happy new year)
28 Dec 2022Darkbeetle
I'm back in the bubble!!! And so glad to see everybody... While coming back from Star One, I passed by multiple interesting nebulae. On the expedition, I didn't go to many nebulae because they required long detours. However, there are some majestic nebulae near the bubble (<10k LYs). I visited the following nebulae: Crescent Nebula, North America Nebula, Pelican Nebula, and Veil Nebula, the latter of which looked like Colgate must've sponsored it.Once I got back to the bubble, I resumed doing some tasks both my credit balance and my trading rank needed: trading, duh! I also did some combat in my Vulture. Soon, I quickly realized that my Vulture isn't that good in combat and couldn't even solo a low combat zone. That is when I decided to get myself an upgrade. Introducing... the CrateBeetle!
Now, to be clear, this ship isn't a pure combat ship. It's a "multi-purpose combat-focused vessel". No, I'm not sorry. I do realize that this ship is rather mediocre at combat. But I totally just bought this ship for the fighter hangar. Right? Or the FSD interdictor... All jokes aside, I am planning to upgrade this ship to be more suited for combat in the near future with engineering. Swap the regular shields out for a Bi-Weave, engineer it and the shield boosters, put the military-grade alloys in, etc. Did I mention this ship is the first ship in my fleet to have over 1 item engineered? *mind blown* Anyways, pretty good ship overall. Oh yeah, and the coffee machine. I can finally use my Hutton Mug in STYLE now. Take that, Imperials! White on white was never my favorite anyways!
Krait Mk II: 8.5/10
Pros:
-COFFEE
-Good hardpoint convergence
-Top 1% of all PDs in the galaxy (relative to ship)
-Fighter hangar makes for fun times
-Cool ship aesthetics (looks like a stereotypical sci-fi ship from the 21st century)
Cons:
-Relatively weak shield for ship size
-Due to the way this ship is outfitted by me, it's neither good for combat or trading
-Low cargo capacity even when outfitted for trading
About the Hutton Mug... Yes, I did go to Hutton for the free anaconda. But mostly for the bragging rights!
For future plans, I plan to get more credits and outfit an FDL for actual combat. Not whatever strategy I'm using right now. Further in the future, I plan to get a Python for trading and/or Robigo runs, and a dedicated AX ship which won't be a half-trader half-combat. Never again. Although, I have found the extra utility on the CrateBeetle useful at times. Can't beat collecting engineering mats whilst fighting your enemies!
Meanwhile, I'll just be taking screenshots of my Krait.
o7, stay safe out there CMDRs!