Considering Exploration

[Raveen]

It was just the mapping of axes to the wrong stickb that meant I was trying to fly with a wheel. It didn't take too long to remap everything to my recently repaired Sidewinder so I don't need a yoke, although it would feel appropriate for a T6

[id3nt1ty]

Buy it? You could have it for free if space trucking is what you're into. I've not even opened it, and have no plans for it - it's just forgotten in the cupboard under the stairs.

[Raveen]

I do not need more stuff in my house!

[id3nt1ty]

It's free stuff!


(And there would be less stuff in my house)

[Adept]

I swear one of us will find great use for that yoke some day (or if not id3nt1ty should sell it on ebay at 80%) of the price of a new one. Unused afterall, but without warranty most likely).

[Raveen]

[Raveen]

Goodness me it's a long way home. I'm currently going as far up as I can to allow my navicomp to run without shutting down the rest of the ship (seriously, >5 minutes to calculate a 75ly, 3 jump trip).

I had a nice chat with a Fur de Lance whilst I was there but bugged out pretty quickly.

[Andon]

I'll be heading inward to the core at some point, but I think I am going to travel along the arms forst, to get a little off the not-so-beaten path

[Raveen]

I wouldn't worry too much about that. Variations in jump range, starting point and end point mean that it doesn't take long to lose the discovered systems.

[Andon]

How much planetary scanning did you do on your way in?

[Raveen]

For a long time I scanned every primary star, every secondary in range and checked for Water or ELs. Latterly I just jumped in and space honked whilst scooping.

[Andon]

"Space Honked" - Quite an apt term.

[Andon]

I am headed to Gamma Velorum - A Wolf-Rayet star. I want to see what it looks like in game. And it's plenty far away, too!

[Raveen]

See if you can find a Herbig Ae/Be, they're a real spectacle.

[Andon]

Gamma Velorum, and quite a lot of the stars around it, require an "Unknown Permit"

Wonder what sort of permit you'd need 1,000 light years from Earth