Long Drive II, entry 2
06 Dec 2015James T Bagg
December 05, 2015/3301Previous start from Ferguson Escape was interrupted by a call to arms for Battlefield 4.
-On this push out from center to the Perseus Arm it seems I am finding fewer undiscovered systems and bodies than my last, failed, attempt.
-Discovered a salvageable wreck approximately 1,200Ly from civilized space. Rest in pepperonis, you poor souls.
-Apparently those dead were good luck. Since passing them I am finding significantly more undiscovered stars and planets.
-There should be a distance bonus for absurdly large systems.
-First interesting undiscovered system, just over 1 hour into this push.
4 stars
8 High Metal Content Worlds
and my first Water World!
-Second interesting system found, 2 hours and 5 minutes into tonight's push.
1 star
1 huge Gas Giant
2 High Metal Content Worlds
-4 hours and 45 minutes into push, another Water World found.
-5 hours and 15 minutes, another wreckage found, approximately 2,200Ly from civilization.
-High Metal Content Worlds must be all the rage.
-6 hours and 21 minutes, jumped into a tight packed system. Was able to scan some of the planets while scooping.
-7 hours and 10 minutes into tonight's leg, shut her down for the night.
Running totals:
Total travel time: 7 hours and 10 minutes
Distance from start: 2,338Ly
Gas Giants: 13
High Metal Content Worlds (HMCW): 42
Gas Giants with Ammonia based life: 3
Water Worlds: 2
A bunch of stars
A handful of icy bodies, just to leave my mark on a system.
I am currently about half way between the Orion-Cygnus Arm and the Perseus Arm.
Drinking beer and exploring is pretty chill, kind of nice.
Have not stumbled into large fields of brown dwarfs on this trip, but have also not discovered any black holes.