Amata LireinPeople who watch my gallery know that I'm currently visiting all the INRA sites that have been located so far, and one detail made me wonder:

We know that Jameson started his attackrun on the Thargoids in 12 Trianguli from Taylor Keep, but crashed on HIP 12099 1b, just one moon away from another INRA facility (Stack). We know his Cobra got sabotaged to make sure he won't return to report to the galaxy that INRA commited genocide using a bioweapon, it stands to reason that a com signal from Stack was used to trigger the ship's shutdown.

This means that in order to get to his target and then back to base (as this was the mission he got briefed on) he had to fly by Stack even on his way towards his target.

Now what I'm wondering is: Is there a tool somewhere to extend the line from 12 Trianguli to HIP 12099 so we could narrow down the systems where this battle that ended the First Thargoid War took place? As far as I know that battle site and the remains of that Thargoid "hive ship" Jameson attacked have not been found yet after all...

Amata Lirein

Amata Lirein
Now what I'm wondering is: Is there a tool somewhere to extend the line from 12 Trianguli to HIP 12099 so we could narrow down the systems where this battle that ended the First Thargoid War took place? As far as I know that battle site and the remains of that Thargoid "hive ship" Jameson attacked have not been found yet after all...

Well then, out of boredom I flew back to Taylor Keep, then headed to Jameson's crashsite and then studied the map a bit to see if I could narrow down where this battlesite might be located at, and I think it's a safe bet to say that it's somewhere in the border region between the Aries Dark Region and the Pleiades Sector... which is still a rather large area of space. Anyone having an idea how to narrow it down a bit more?

Amata LireinI tried in the past, but the problem is that you cannot tell either tool to extend said route beyond HIP 12099, so they're kind of useless for this particular task.

A C EnderEdit: If you calculate the vector from 12 Trianguli to HIP 12099 you get {-24; -19; -45} - You can use that to extend it properly if you want.

Edit 2:

12 Trianguli got origin point {-77,-76,-120}
If you add 1 vector {-24,-19,-45} to this, you get {-77+(-24),-76+(-19),-120+(-45)} you get point {-101,-95,-165} which is HIP 12099. So you if you want to guess he made it half the way, a quarter of the way etc you would start with the origin point and add 2 or 4 times respectively vector {-24,-19,-45} you get the literal coordinate of where he was heading, assuming a perfectly straight line.

M. Lehman

Synthya WylderAs I recall seeing from one or another site, & not sure if it's canon Lore or not, is the 'modular' design & construction nature of the ships in E:D, in that due to the equipment & various parts & structures, the accessible area via casual walking around inside is a good bit smaller than the exterior might otherwise imply.

That 'modular' nature would make it lots easier in a shipyard to swap out this or that for other things, rather than something like a major overhaul or refurbishing, or simply pulling something out to have it serviced or repaired then re-installed relatively quickly.

Just a thought.

It seems that the modular nature of outfitting would only go so far. It's clearly at work when it comes to weapon hardpoints and vehicle bays, but seems like it would swiftly break down when it comes to standardizing everything else that can fit in an optional slot. The obvious workaround is to make only a portion of one's ship actually accessible. I don't need to look at live cows in my Krait's cargo bay that badly.

Amata Lirein

A C EnderEdit: If you calculate the vector from 12 Trianguli to HIP 12099 you get {-24; -19; -45} - You can use that to extend it properly if you want.

Edit 2:

12 Trianguli got origin point {-77,-76,-120}
If you add 1 vector {-24,-19,-45} to this, you get {-77+(-24),-76+(-19),-120+(-45)} you get point {-101,-95,-165} which is HIP 12099. So you if you want to guess he made it half the way, a quarter of the way etc you would start with the origin point and add 2 or 4 times respectively vector {-24,-19,-45} you get the literal coordinate of where he was heading, assuming a perfectly straight line.

Oh right... coordinates are a thing on the map, so calculating stuff might be working. Thanks ^^

Amata LireinThe maximum jumprange of a Cobra Mk III geared towards combat, but with fuelscoop, around 150 years ago?

Sakashiro

Amata LireinThe maximum jumprange of a Cobra Mk III geared towards combat, but with fuelscoop, around 150 years ago?

Need to play the original Elite to find out.

Amata LireinAccording to an old manual I found on the web the Cobra Mk III in Elite classic had an abysmal jump range of 7 LY.... that's not nearly enough for anything on E:D's map

Amata Lirein

Sakashiro

Amata LireinThe maximum jumprange of a Cobra Mk III geared towards combat, but with fuelscoop, around 150 years ago?

Need to play the original Elite to find out.

According to an old manual I found on the web the Cobra Mk III in Elite classic had an abysmal jump range of 7 LY.... that's not nearly enough for anything on E:D's map

Amata LireinYeah... guess I can put that theory into the bin. With that jump range and trajectory you run into a dead end real quick

Amata LireinYeah... guess I can put that theory into the bin. With that jump range and trajectory you run into a dead end real quick