Elite: Game talk

15 Mar 2021, 6:50pm
Speaking of fun, you know what is a blast? Completely exploration rigged Hauler. I made one on a goofy whim, new favorite ship in the whole game. I can't fight with it, so my dropship is still the best combat ship ever. But this hauler is awesome. The more i use it the more i find it more useful than my dbx or orca was for certain things i do often, like mat farming , bgs data missions, bubble jumping, etc
15 Mar 2021, 6:56pm
OtohaBut this hauler is awesome.


People at Zorgon Peterson definitely know how to do awesome stuff!
15 Mar 2021, 10:00pm
Just docked at Laplace Ring, Kongga, with my Krait to bring Mrs. Jameson some special brew booze (named Kongga ale). She wants exactly 25 units and this station has.... you guessed it, exactly 24 units. Will I have to make the whole trip again or can I wait for Laplace Ring to refill supplies?
15 Mar 2021, 10:08pm
Rufus P. BrayJust docked at Laplace Ring, Kongga, with my Krait to bring Mrs. Jameson some special brew booze (named Kongga ale). She wants exactly 25 units and this station has.... you guessed it, exactly 24 units. Will I have to make the whole trip again or can I wait for Laplace Ring to refill supplies?


Rare goods don't restock as long as you have some in your cargo. Two trips needed. Or find a fleet carrier.
15 Mar 2021, 10:57pm
Meowers
OtohaBut this hauler is awesome.



People at Zorgon Peterson definitely know how to do awesome stuff!


If i hadn't ever tried the Hauler I'd disagree. I have strong opinions about the Fer-de-Lance, none good. This is the first ship by them I've actually bothered with. My dedicated explorer was a DBX sitting mothballed for 4 years. But with an almost 60ly range, the Hauler bubble jumps like nothing else i have, and now its replacing even my orca for everything but running passengers or cargo (both activities i mostly avoid anyways)
16 Mar 2021, 2:40am
Any idea how long the sirius lockdown is for?
16 Mar 2021, 2:42am
OtohaSpeaking of fun, you know what is a blast? Completely exploration rigged Hauler. I made one on a goofy whim, new favorite ship in the whole game. I can't fight with it, so my dropship is still the best combat ship ever. But this hauler is awesome. The more i use it the more i find it more useful than my dbx or orca was for certain things i do often, like mat farming , bgs data missions, bubble jumping, etc


I totally agree, and they are so cheap I have a few that are geared to specific tasks. The hauler is effortless to get in and out of stations and landing, especially on planets is so easy. And for one way trips (e.g. Jameson crash site), you just blow yourself up and save time on the return trip. I spend more time in a hauler than any other ship, except maybe the K2.
16 Mar 2021, 9:00am
Waylongway
Rufus P. BrayJust docked at Laplace Ring, Kongga, with my Krait to bring Mrs. Jameson some special brew booze (named Kongga ale). She wants exactly 25 units and this station has.... you guessed it, exactly 24 units. Will I have to make the whole trip again or can I wait for Laplace Ring to refill supplies?



Rare goods don't restock as long as you have some in your cargo. Two trips needed. Or find a fleet carrier.


Or if you have a friend to wing up with they can get the other units and you can transfer them to your bay outside the station. As long as you are joined as a wing the cargo remains legit. If not it will show as ‘stolen’ and, much as Ms Jameson loves her ale, she won’t touch dodgy gear
16 Mar 2021, 9:21am
Silver Taffer
Waylongway
Rufus P. BrayJust docked at Laplace Ring, Kongga, with my Krait to bring Mrs. Jameson some special brew booze (named Kongga ale). She wants exactly 25 units and this station has.... you guessed it, exactly 24 units. Will I have to make the whole trip again or can I wait for Laplace Ring to refill supplies?




Rare goods don't restock as long as you have some in your cargo. Two trips needed. Or find a fleet carrier.



Or if you have a friend to wing up with they can get the other units and you can transfer them to your bay outside the station. As long as you are joined as a wing the cargo remains legit. If not it will show as ‘stolen’ and, much as Ms Jameson loves her ale, she won’t touch dodgy gear


hahah good to know!
16 Mar 2021, 10:31am
Or if you have a friend to wing up with they can get the other units and you can transfer them to your bay outside the station. As long as you are joined as a wing the cargo remains legit. If not it will show as ‘stolen’ and, much as Ms Jameson loves her ale, she won’t touch dodgy gear [/quote]


As long as they abandon the cargo it wont be dodgey.
16 Mar 2021, 10:46am
The Hauler is the greatest exploration ship ever misnamed.
16 Mar 2021, 10:57am
Vin Talos
OtohaSpeaking of fun, you know what is a blast? Completely exploration rigged Hauler. I made one on a goofy whim, new favorite ship in the whole game. I can't fight with it, so my dropship is still the best combat ship ever. But this hauler is awesome. The more i use it the more i find it more useful than my dbx or orca was for certain things i do often, like mat farming , bgs data missions, bubble jumping, etc



I totally agree, and they are so cheap I have a few that are geared to specific tasks. The hauler is effortless to get in and out of stations and landing, especially on planets is so easy. And for one way trips (e.g. Jameson crash site), you just blow yourself up and save time on the return trip. I spend more time in a hauler than any other ship, except maybe the K2.


It really is underrated. People so often limit true exploration ships/builds to the asp, Diamondback, and Anaconda. But in so many ways the Hauler is better than each in its own way. Sure you tolerate some things with it, but for its price and size there is no better bubble jumper
16 Mar 2021, 12:37pm
Is this somekind of early April's fool day or what?

The only ship that is worst than Hauler for exploration is the sidewinder. https://edastro.com/exploration/#shiplist (read the score criteria and sort the table by score)

This ship is worth only in 2 cases:
  1. Early r2r ship. (just out of n00b district)
  2. Cheap taxi which you transfer for almost no CR and go to fly your actual ship.

... Being a meme is another option, but that's another thing.


Last edit: 16 Mar 2021, 7:14pm
16 Mar 2021, 12:44pm
OldarBladeborn
EpisparhIs this somekind of early April's fool day or what?

The only ship that is worst than Hauler for exploration is the sidewinder.



Can I remind you that the Gunship exists?


Gunship have higher score...if you care to follow the the link, read the information and try to understand it.
16 Mar 2021, 12:48pm
Episparh
OldarBladeborn
EpisparhIs this somekind of early April's fool day or what?

The only ship that is worst than Hauler for exploration is the sidewinder.




Can I remind you that the Gunship exists?



Gunship is have higher score...if you care to follow the the link, read the information and try to understand it.


read it less than a minute ago, removed post... but tbh, i think sidey should beat gunship just because of how massively cheap it is.

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