Nearly Losing My Defender...And Another Fleet Addition Good command decision, or boldly stupid? You be the judge. I'd just pulled into Jaques to cash in some bounties after several hours patrolling the compromised nav beacon in Tenjin and I received a wing request from a commander I'd run missions with...
Making A Quick Credit / Exercising The CorvetteAs I mentioned in recent entries, I needed to buff my bank account. Jumping in my Python--outfitted as my mining ship these days--I headed pretty much straight up above the galactic plane over the Colonia region to a system I had previously been mining...
A Wave of Complaints? Starting Out as a CommanderWhile scanning some recent waves of the various goings-on across the 'verse, I came across a series of discussions from new commanders. These are folk who decided to no longer be passive participants in their own lives, and have made the move to acquire...
More Thoughts on the Type-10 DefenderI've now spent some time with the Defender. Why on earth (or any other planet) would I need that behemoth? But, impulse is impulse. It's taken me several days to jump through the hoops of upgrading and engineering. I had run a number of missions focused...
Bank Account Courtesy of Otis Elevator CompanyOne of the great things about the Colonia region is mining really is a breeze. A significantly smaller population means you can fly mostly interdiction-free and there are a LOT of pristine ringed planets within a jump or two. So, taking The Ceti Zorro...
Time to Replenish My Bank AccountI've allowed the old bank account to get as low as I dare. Once it crossed below 200 million I knew it was time to tend to it. As many have learned over the years, it ain't smart to fly ships you can't afford to insure. So, I had the Colonia Dream...
Was It Sabotage? Or Just Dumb Luck?I AM PISSED. Now, you'd think I have quite a lot of good karma stored up by now, what, with all the generous help I give to commanders either moving here to Colonia or contemplating it and just needing some good advice. But the pad techs at Colonia...
Sometimes, you just give in to impulse...So, file this under the "why not" category of purchases. Some more ships recently became available in the Colonia region (and in only one system, to boot!), and for some damn reason I felt compelled to expand my fleet again. So, with the availability...
Throwback Entry: Planet of DeathFor those who are planning to visit Colonia or those who are here but are looking for an interesting experience--and, by 'interesting', I mean "Oh God, oh God, we're all gonna die"--I love to recommend The Planet of Death. If you've not heard...
The Things You Can Do When You're Not Paying AttentionI spent a lot of credits bringing some more ships and larger-classed modules from the core systems, so that meant I needed to get serious about building my bank account back up. By far, the easiest way to do that is mining for the uber-lucrative minerals...
