Elite: General talk

02 Jul 2021, 4:58am
SakashiroNext stop: Salomé's Reach.


Ah, Salomé... let me quote her:

We Imperials often do get accused of being arrogant and overbearing, but at least we're good at it.


02 Jul 2021, 5:08am
My overbearing Imperial ship is in desperate need of a shower fresh paint job...
02 Jul 2021, 9:54am
Just landed on Salomé's Reach. Are there any POIs in that system worth a visit before leaving?
02 Jul 2021, 10:44am
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Next stop: Slaiyooe OX-L d7-0 (Thomaski Point)
02 Jul 2021, 11:30am
Be sure to scan touristic beacons in each location
02 Jul 2021, 1:01pm
One signal of human origin but no signal marker on the surface?

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02 Jul 2021, 1:50pm
SakashiroOne signal of human origin but no signal marker on the surface?

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FC in orbit ?
02 Jul 2021, 2:30pm
Episparh
SakashiroOne signal of human origin but no signal marker on the surface?

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FC in orbit ?

There is one. Didn't know FCs get counted like that.

I'm wondering if it's safe to dismiss the ship and do some surface prospecting with the SRV. I see reports of ships auto-landing upside down or even getting blown up on launch.
02 Jul 2021, 3:32pm
Sakashiro

There is one. Didn't know FCs get counted like that.

I'm wondering if it's safe to dismiss the ship and do some surface prospecting with the SRV. I see reports of ships auto-landing upside down or even getting blown up on launch.

Yes, FCs in orbit shows as human signal on dss.

My AspX made this weird flip once but it recovered and landed actually. You can use that FC as insurance but then you either sell exploration data cheap or risk loosing it.
02 Jul 2021, 5:40pm
EpisparhYou can use that FC as insurance

I'd rather not dock at any FCs around here. I don't need repairs, and I don't want to risk having my respawn point in a system that I can leave only with FSD injections.
02 Jul 2021, 8:10pm
Sakashiro
EpisparhYou can use that FC as insurance


I'd rather not dock at any FCs around here. I don't need repairs, and I don't want to risk having my respawn point in a system that I can leave only with FSD injections.


A wise decision. My experience has been, if you don't know the FC owner very well & developed a high level of trust, don't trust them, at least, not to moor your ship for any length of time like overnight.
02 Jul 2021, 8:13pm
Then again: wasn't there some initiative to create a network of well placed carriers to support explorers in the field?
02 Jul 2021, 8:30pm
Amata LireinThen again: wasn't there some initiative to create a network of well placed carriers to support explorers in the field?

Yes, DSSA. They were included in EDSM, but at some point removed. I have no idea why - probably their location was not reliable. I am sure you can find them if you search enough.

https://edastro.com/galmap/?layer=regions&pins=DSSAcarriers
02 Jul 2021, 9:28pm
Inara's "Nearest Station" search has a bug in that searches fail if the system you're looking from is not in the database (Artie is aware of the issue). On the bright side for Saka, Beagle point is in the database so the searches work for there at least. Unfortunately, the nearest actual station is over 4kly away. EDSM says that BP has all the mats needed for FSD injections so you could fix your paint job there without worry
03 Jul 2021, 12:55am
Synthya Wylder
Sakashiro
EpisparhYou can use that FC as insurance



I'd rather not dock at any FCs around here. I don't need repairs, and I don't want to risk having my respawn point in a system that I can leave only with FSD injections.



A wise decision. My experience has been, if you don't know the FC owner very well & developed a high level of trust, don't trust them, at least, not to moor your ship for any length of time like overnight.

The problem is much worse than that. Even if you just drop out of supercruise next to a fleet carrier, that carrier will become your respawn point in subsequent rebuy screens. So if my ship happens to get destroyed on the way back to civilization, I'll have a choice to respawn in a Sidewinder in the Bubble (and lose my current ship forever) or on that carrier in my current ship, but possibly without enough materials to synthesize the FSD injections I need to leave the system again.

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