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cmdr-avaliengineer · 2 hours

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I think the best you can do range-wise is a Krait Phantom with one of the preengineered FSDs, which would bring it up to 85ish. I'm actually building that right now. But it ends up being not much more than a toilet seat strapped to a jump drive

Briefly browsed reddit and dinked some designs but I got a healthy 80LY jump range on a 290 mil anaconda

#elite dangerous #space sim #video games

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cmdr-avaliengineer · 17 days

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"too fast for orbital cruise" no it's not. i can handle it. Pussy

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cmdr-avaliengineer · 17 days

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One month in the Pleiades

It has now been a month since I arrived in the Pleiades Sector and the Pleiades nebula and what a learning experience this has been! I’ve met Thargoids (and survived), I’ve successfully landed on high-gravity bodies without even damaging my shields, I’ve found new types of life I had never seen before, I’ve visited a number of abandoned settlements, I’ve found large Thargoid surface structures, I’ve helped rescue people, I’ve seen several black holes, and of course, I’ve been enjoying unique views of the nebula from all kinds of distances and angles.

For the most part, I’ve actually been spending the month following the trails hinted at by the listening posts scattered throughout the place. Finding the listening posts is fairly easy, but finding what system they refer to is another matter, and it’s been a lot of trial and error. It’s not all bad though; this gave me the opportunity to visit some systems I might not have stopped at.

The Thargoids are everywhere here. Overall, it almost seems like this area has now found some sort of balance between human and Thargoid spaces. The ones I’ve met were mostly indifferent towards humans, unless we get too close to their space -- I suppose that’s what happened to the burning megaships and capital ships I found drifting in green clouds. I’m not always sure how to interpret their intentions when they turn around to face me and do that thing with the green tendrils. (Some sort of scan?) They do seem to be pretty secretive and not enjoy being probed or approached too closely.

I did visit some abandoned settlements dating back to the war and the Thargoid incursions though, and they often had heart-wrenching stories to tell. So many people killed, forced to evacuate, or even left for dead. Sometimes it seems the Thargoids were only reacting to what the people had been doing and were angry at humans; other times it seems the settlements were attacked just because they happened to be there. There was a story of a merciful Thargoid who just turned around and left, though. I’ve read that they probably have some sort of a hive mind, but I wonder how individual decisions come into play.

One time, I visited an abandoned penal colony that had been attacked by Thargoids. Everything was empty as I listened to the voice of the probably long-dead Chief warden on the logs I downloaded, but then I must have accidentally restored power and the automated settlement defences came back to life and started shooting at me. I managed to dismiss my ship before she was damaged, and escaped, full throttle on, with the SRV. That was terrifying. My heart is still racing as I am writing this.

There’s something else, though. Coded messages hidden here and there. Whispers about men in black and paramilitary groups shutting down operations. Strange ships appearing out of nowhere, guns out and ready to shoot down anyone without asking any questions. I don’t want to get in too much trouble, but I must admit I feel tempted to go and stick my nose in there and figure out what the hell is going on. The bad guys might not be the octagonal aliens themselves...

I don't know how long I am going to stay here, but there is more to find in this area, so I am going to do my best to follow all those trails before moving on. (The question then is, will I go back to the Bubble, or deeper into the Black? That remains to be seen.)

Bark mounds! These were surprisingly difficult to find.

A Thargoid Basilisk.

A bioluminescent anemone in Taygeta. The gravity on the planet was too high for me to walk around and I had to stay in the safety of cabin of my SRV.

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cmdr-avaliengineer · 17 days

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wrong blog oops :p

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cmdr-avaliengineer · 8 months

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And don't forget, this Blog is in the top 1% of all Blogs out there.

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cmdr-avaliengineer · 9 months

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cmdr-avaliengineer · 9 months

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Someday I'll be skilled enough to take a few 'goids solo in an unengineered, flakless, ship. Today is not that day. Think I was a bit too aggressive..

#elite dangerous #elite dangerous odyssey #ax #elite dangerous ax #space sim #unreality #video games #cw motion sickness #Youtube

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cmdr-avaliengineer · 9 months

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Welp, looks like I need to get back into the material farming grindset - These builds won't finance themselves. Hate grinding HGE but it's the only way to get some of the mats I need.

#elite dangerous #elite dangerous odyssey #if anyone has a macro to jump in/out i'd appreciate if you could send it to me #space sim #video games #unreality

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cmdr-avaliengineer · 9 months

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some dead goids

#elite dangerous #elite dangerous odyssey #ax #elite dangerous ax #space sim #unreality #video games

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cmdr-avaliengineer · 9 months

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23/06/3309 The Pleiades

I was in Delphi, so I had to visit the Oracle! It’s named after an ancient Earth myth. The people who lived in Sol 4000 years ago probably never even dreamed that any of this would even exist.

#oh hey! that's where I am

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cmdr-avaliengineer · 9 months

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A good Finance Friday's work hunting Thargoids. Rammunition FTW.

#elite dangerous #elite dangerous odyssey #ax #elite dangerous ax #space sim #video games #unreality

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cmdr-avaliengineer · 9 months

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not me ramming a hydra and getting the kill on the damnned thing. rammunition ftw

does anyone know any good game capture software? would have recorded it but I missed it :(

#elite dangerous #elite dangerous odyssey #ax #elite dangerous ax #space sim #video games #unreality

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cmdr-avaliengineer · 9 months

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New ship! Gonna be turning this one into an AX support craft because of the size-7 internal slot - class 7 repair limpets rock. Finance Friday is a blessing. It's a shame that Frontier's never really leaned into the porcelain-like look of the Guatamaya ships, though. I'd love to have an actual kintsugi skin for this.

#elite dangerous #elite dangerous odyssey #elite dangerous ax #space sim #unreality #videogames

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cmdr-avaliengineer · 9 months

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Got in a fight...

#combat tip: Zorgon Petersen hulls are *paper*#invest in shields #you will see... improvement #elite dangerous #elite dangerous odyssey #space sim #video games

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cmdr-avaliengineer · 9 months

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Also, while the glowing green pods found among larger barnacles may look tempting to consume, don't try those either. They are, disappointingly, not green apple flavored. They are hard enough to break your teeth