Elite: Game talk

Viscera
19 Mar 2021, 8:46am
Synthya Wylder
Meowers
Synthya Wylderthere's nothing either of us couldn't have done by ourselves.




Reasonable. You don't need a team to do jumping-scooping-scanning, and any other person involved will probably slow everyone eventually. I guess that one must have a special state of mind to enjoy this activity (activity?).



I enjoy it & on both accounts. I don't enjoy there being precious little else to do & the very occasional mining is a sweet welcome break.

But, the worst thing about it is, the feeling of being trapped... having to hope that eventually, 1 or the other carrier will be returning somewhere close enough to home that it doesn't cost me an arm & a leg to transport the rest of my ships & modules back.

Perhaps I can find a carrier to transport everything to, hitch a ride back & then, make sure that I can coordinate my schedule if & when that carrier is anywhere reasonably close to home.

Ofc, the whole issue would be solved if I were to decide to get my own carrier... & frankly, I sincerely doubt that'll ever happen. Owning a carrier is, IMO, letting the game play me. I'd be obligated to log in & maintain it & then, it would be a chore. Not what I signed up for.


Sounds like you have an exploration vessel with you. Why not just take the plunge, and jump back.

With the credits you make for doing so, you could easily ship your existing fleet back, or buy a new one until the old returns.

If you set yourself a target of 1000ly a day, you could be back in 24 days....

With a little extra effort, you could easily half that.

Got to be better than just sitting there...
Episparh
19 Mar 2021, 8:55am
Do anyone remember what were the ranges of contributions in the last hauling CG. Apparently Inara do not keep displaying this.
Episparh
19 Mar 2021, 9:08am
Synthya Wylder


I thought, in all my inexperience on such things, it would have been lots more fun, interesting & useful for me.

I made many mistakes, including bringing along 5 ships & a few extra modules. I also brought along my alt, so, no chance to enjoy that account either.

I can't say that there have been no benefits at all, just not enough to make the ordeal worthwhile so far. We both gave up & missed out on so much meanwhile, & actually, there's nothing either of us couldn't have done by ourselves.

As they say, hindsight is 20/20.

I'm looking fwd to the Alpha release of Odyssey. I hope that's a viable alternative meanwhile.



Hm, if there are no plans to return soon I may come to rescue you ... It would take  2 days in each direction  but it is possible.

One more advice at beginner explorers:
Before you get out on a trip learn how to travel fast - FSD injections , Neutron star cone boosts.  In the core of the galaxy you can pretty much cover 1k ly  with 3-10 jumps.

Last edit: 19 Mar 2021, 9:39am
Meowers
19 Mar 2021, 9:17am
Sakashiro 

For the record: Epi is not a guy who kidnaps girls and keeps them as slaves on his carrier. If he promises you a three day trip, expect to be back home in three days, because he keeps his word.


I hope you had food at least!
Waylongway
19 Mar 2021, 9:47am
EpisparhDo anyone remember what were the ranges of contributions in the last hauling CG. Apparently Inara do not keep displaying this.

Unfortunately, I don't. But it would be an useful feature request (@Artie). If the individual data isn't kept in the database, only the cumulative results could be stored.
Episparh
19 Mar 2021, 9:52am
Waylongway

Unfortunately, I don't. But it would be an useful feature request (@Artie). If the individual data isn't kept in the database, only the cumulative results could be stored.


I think the results were kept. Anyway, perhaps I found new personal project for rpi.
Waylongway
19 Mar 2021, 9:56am
rpi = RasPi?
Burstar
19 Mar 2021, 10:01am
Smaloo Depends on your definition of an expedition. The Merriam Webster dictionary says:...

...An expedition does not necessarily mean a long journey.


Careful, criticizing english may get you called racist in here

So anyways I tried my hand at that CQC thing and it's pretty fun except that the top ranked guy by over 3x the kill amount spends all his time seal clubbing in it. It reminds me a lot of the old Quake 3 Tournament with small maps and an obvious buff loops you repeat. Good times.
Episparh
19 Mar 2021, 10:07am
Waylongwayrpi = RasPi?

Yes
Waylongway
19 Mar 2021, 10:12am
Got a couple in operation, too. :thumbsup:
Kirky007
19 Mar 2021, 10:17am
Doc BarnettI have a question yall. What do you recommend to play music, from say a Spotify Playlist, in the ship while making the long hauls? Also, why is there not a cargo hauler union or anything like that on this game?


https://inara.cz/radioplayer.php


Try this in the background. You can change or choose your own favourite station. I like 3rd Rock, Hutton & 80's.
Synthya Wylder
19 Mar 2021, 10:31am
Viscera Sounds like you have an exploration vessel with you. Why not just take the plunge, and jump back.

With the credits you make for doing so, you could easily ship your existing fleet back, or buy a new one until the old returns.

If you set yourself a target of 1000ly a day, you could be back in 24 days....

With a little extra effort, you could easily half that.

Got to be better than just sitting there...


I do have an AspX, with 2 engineered CG reward modules. Sure, I could get myself back in that ship, or even in any of the other 4 ships (Cobra, Python, 'Conda & T-10 Space Whale). Question is, how much would it cost to transport 4 more ships & a few extra modules worth close to 1.5 bil credits over all that distance? I'd rather this whole affair didn't turn out to be a net loss, not even counting what we've both missed in CGs, etc.

Then, there's the question of my alt, Sappho, who was rushed fresh out of the Newb Zone with only her Sidey? Likely, the worst exploration ship there is, but the original plan was to base out of a carrier.

Alternative plans are in process.
Viscera
19 Mar 2021, 10:55am
Synthya Wylder

I do have an AspX, with 2 engineered CG reward modules. Sure, I could get myself back in that ship, or even in any of the other 4 ships (Cobra, Python, 'Conda & T-10 Space Whale). Question is, how much would it cost to transport 4 more ships & a few extra modules worth close to 1.5 bil credits over all that distance? I'd rather this whole affair didn't turn out to be a net loss, not even counting what we've both missed in CGs, etc.

Then, there's the question of my alt, Sappho, who was rushed fresh out of the Newb Zone with only her Sidey? Likely, the worst exploration ship there is, but the original plan was to base out of a carrier.

Alternative plans are in process.


I would be so tempted to just do a mini reset at this point. Keep any unreplacable modules on tbe carrier. Sell everything else off. Fly back, make a mint from the data, transfer back the few modules you deemed irreplacable... Buy new ships as required.

You are only losing 10% on tbe ships themselves if you sell the other stuff off first.

For the alt, stay on and keep doing what you were doing. You will feel less trapped if you can do normal play (enjoyable to you play) on your main.

Other option: leave tbe main for now, and complete the expedition. Take the alt and reset that save. Then play through from the beginning with a new fresh pilot, freeing it up to live life in ways you enjoy.
Dead Jake
19 Mar 2021, 3:23pm
EpisparhDo anyone remember what were the ranges of contributions in the last hauling CG. Apparently Inara do not keep displaying this.


Top 10 CMDRs ~ 227,800 to 251,376 128,000,000 Cr
Top 10% ~ 28,672 to 212,096 80,000,000 Cr
Top 25% ~ 13,832 to 28,671 48,000,000 Cr
Top 50% ~ 4,156 to 13,831 32,000,000 Cr
Top 75% ~ 874 to 4,154 16,000,000 Cr
Top 100% ~ 1 to 844 1,000,000 Cr
Doc Barnett
19 Mar 2021, 3:43pm
Kirky007
Doc BarnettI have a question yall. What do you recommend to play music, from say a Spotify Playlist, in the ship while making the long hauls? Also, why is there not a cargo hauler union or anything like that on this game?



https://inara.cz/radioplayer.php


Try this in the background. You can change or choose your own favourite station. I like 3rd Rock, Hutton & 80's.


Awesome. I will give it a shot. I appreciate that good sir.

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