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[This post is not in-character]
I have finally finished up adding all of my Elite: Dangerous entries from this blog to my website. From now on, all further entries will be added to my website, and I am no longer on tumblr.
The website is mobile friendly, so you don't have to worry about being on your desktop to see the entries or anything.
[This post is not in character]
Due to tumblrs stupid ass decision to allow other people's reblogs of a post to have their own notes which the OP doesn't even get to see...I will no longer be posting my updates here on tumblr. I will be making either a section of my personal website, or making a new website, which will have all my past and future entries added to it. May take some time to do this, but I'm just not going to do shit on tumblr anymore if they stick with this update.
I'll let you guys know when I'm done with the website.
Entry 79 - Getting bored
27-02-3312 00:06:59 Inner Orion Spur | HR 1385
I've just noticed this entire time that I've been posting my log entries an entire hour earlier than what I said I was posting them. This is my mistake. I apologise. They are now being posted at the proper time. Except for this entry, as I'm basically writing it a little bit before I post it.
It's been rather hard to find things to really write about. It's the same thing over and over again: sample a bunch of alien biology within the planets of a system, go to the next system on my list, rinse and repeat. It's very tedious work. I'd say I'm about 76% to my goal. It feels very good to be so close to what I want...but also aggravating. I'm so close, yet so far. The itching to do something else other than exobiology is now un-ignorable. I just want it to be over with, you know? I want to go on another adventure into the deep. But I just can’t, yet. Not until I get my fleet carrier. Then, and only then, shall I be free of this monotonous job.
Entry 78 - A weird floating rock
06:13:24 14-02-3312 Inner Orion Spur | Samontia
A week ago I was on a planet in the HIP 105439 system, doing my routine exobiological sampling when I came across a…floating rock. It was rather strange, because of the fact that the planet had high enough gravity that I was not floating off and most every other loose rock was also solidly on the ground. Except for this one. I don't know exactly what strange magnetic or other processes that could cause such a thing, but I was able to stand on the rock and it didn't seem to wobble or move much. It..actually seemed rather stable, surprisingly. I got a lot of pictures, just to prove that it was in fact really floating.
If you wish to go there yourself and see the floating rock, the planet is HIP 105439 AB 4 E, and the coordinates on said planet are approximately 57.4553° latitude, 95.7531° longitude.
Entry 77 - Plants, plants and more plants
03:33:48 06-02-3312 Inner Orion Spur | HIP 105439
We have now transitioned into the "boring" part of my plan, in which we simply have to go from system to system within the Bubble, and simply acquire as many alien biological samples as humanly possible. I've been doing it in tens, where I travel to ten different systems, get all of the samples, then head back home and sell the data I got from the samples I acquired. Rinse and repeat. Sometimes it takes forever since one system can have well over six planets with alien biology on them (incredibly rare but it does happen sometimes), and I can spend almost half a week trying to get all the samples from just that one system. It can be grueling work sometimes, but I have to be incredibly thorough, since the objective here isn't to go from point A to point B, the objective is to make a hell of a lot of credits, and the only way to do that is to not skip over a planet just because there are only three biological signatures instead of six. Slow and steady wins the race, and all that.
I will say I did learn something new that I didn't before. I was unaware that Concha Renibus glowed in the dark until I had to go to a planet which had very few places where Fungoida or Concha could be found, except for a few places on the dark side of the planet. I went there since I had to, and landed with the help of my ship's lights and night vision mode, and when I hopped out, I could see weird glowing in the distance. I went up to the weird glowing and found that it was just Concha. It just goes to show that studying these biologies in different situations is necessary to getting a full picture. It certainly made finding them in the dark a lot easier, that's for sure!
Entry 76 - A new year comes with new shenanigans
07:37:53 20-01-3312 Inner Orion Spur | Hollatja
It's the new year, and I've obviously made it to the Bubble once more. I took some time off to be with friends for the holidays, and think about my game-plan for acquiring enough credits for a fleet carrier. The exobiology gig is mad for credits. It feels like a money cheat code. My friends are quite a bit shocked just how much pay you really get by doing it. A dangerous job when doing it in deep space all by your lonesome, and takes quite a bit of know-how, but all of the work so worth the money you make from it.
Though, I have discovered a new "risk", as it were. I spoke to my friend L about the whole exobiology thing, and he showed some interest in potentially getting a bunch of credits for a better (and larger) ship. I'd already gotten the Cobra MK V and kitted it out for exobiology, and I showed him the ropes. We were having a great time. And then, the shenanigans started.
Usually I'm incredibly careful when flying, or when I'm on-foot on a planet. I think a lot of the caution I have is because I usuallly do everything by myself in deep space- if I get hurt, I'm totally screwed. I cannot rely upon anyone else to help me in deep space, I can only rely on myself. So I'm very careful and take precautions and don't usually do stupid shit (usually being the key word, here). But because we were in the Bubble and on an inhabited planet, and we were together…we got a little rowdy. A bit too rowdy, actually.
Almost landing on each other's heads while jetpacking to and from different biological signatures type of rowdy. Standing right on top of the engines as the ship takes off kind of rowdy.
L getting severely injured as a result and needing to go to the hospital immediately type of rowdy.
Yeah, I know. It's stupid reckless deadly insane shit, but when I'm with L it's like all of my caution is thrown to the wind. Our ability to get into the funniest, silliest and craziest of situations is limitless. It's like I forget the universe is a dangerous place, and that my ship is a deadly metal projectile. I feel awful for what happened, but so does he, since he was the one that brought up the idea in the first place (but who is the worse fool, the fool who leads or the fool who follows him?). We've both agreed that we are both to blame, and we've both decided to not get rowdy anymore and to take our outings seriously. Live and learn, and all that.
Anyways, do as I say, not as I do. My next entry will likely just be me talking about plants and such. I'm scanning a lot of plants, alright? It's kinda the whole point of being an exobiologist. (Lets not talk about how most of the stuff isn't really plants and is more akin to mushrooms or coral, or even some types of animals. It's still alive and worth studying).
Entry 75 - 100 more jumps to inhabited space
16:01:34 06-10-3311 Inner Orion Spur | NGC 6820 Sector GB-X C1-32
I'm very close to getting into inhabited space, now. I've heard from one of my friends on the Galnet that there have been more colonisation initiatives, so when I get to the Veil West Nebula, I should technically be in inhabited space. The Bubble apparently grows larger each week. It's something of a relief, as it means my trips are a lot less perilous (presuming I don't crash my stupid arse into a star). I'm going to speed my way to inhabited space and see how I fare in these newly colonised systems.
Entry 74 - Over half way there..
19:35:43 06-10-3311 Inner Orion Spur | Traikeou QM-S B34-0
I'm within the Inner Orion Spur now, and I'm getting very close to the bubble, now. I have not had any more issues with binary stars being too close to each other, and any time I have seen a system with such stars in them, I have thankfully not exited hyperspace wedged in-between them.
The stars out here are few and far between, and it's quite dark out here, which I didn't really expect, to be honest. But I know I'll be seeing many more stars soon enough.
Entry 73 - A perilous journey
18:18:33 03-10-3311 Inner Scutum-Centaurus Arm | Skaudai LP-B B2-2
On my way to this nebula, I had an experience that almost killed me. I posted about it the moment that it happened since I believed it to be necessary to warn other Commander's about the system that I was in. I had essentially dropped out of hyperspace almost wedged between two stars that were orbiting very closely together. I'd needed to deploy a heatsink in order to avoid damage to my ship, and managed to point my ship away from both stars.
But that was not all. Because an entire hour later, I had another very similar experience, where there were two stars orbiting incredibly close to each other, and I had exited hyperspace almost wedged between them. I had to deploy another heatsink, but this time when I escaped, I panicked and pointed my ship the wrong way, and ended up fuel scooping from both stars at the same time, escaping the two stars by going in-between them.
I'd never needed to use my heatsink until today, and the fact that I'd needed to use it twice within an hour of each other is unnerving. I feel very on edge and hyper aware of my surroundings to the point of anxiety. I only have 2 heatsinks left. I do not want to have to use them again. I find it incredibly odd that I've gone to the centre of the galaxy, whizzed around neutron stars and made my way to Colonia, without ever requiring the use of my heatsinks or encountering stars that were too close to each other in such a way that it made the system dangerous to travel to…and then it all comes down on me at once.
I'm hoping I didn't make a mistake going this route. I do hope I manage to find a fleet carrier at some point on the way to the Bubble- I would really like to re-stock my heatsinks. If this happens two more times I'll be out of heatsinks, and if it happens another time after that…I may not make it out alive. The ASP doesn't exactly have the best heat management, not like my Dolphin does. My ship would definitely end up getting heat damage, and I don't know how much my girl would be able to take.
I do not want to die on the way to the Bubble.
At least this nebula is pretty.
fairly new commander here (haven’t gone more than 0.25KLY from the bubble) what vessel do you use for exploration? Are using a carrier? I’d love to see some of the nebulas for myself!
Throughout most of my journeys across the galaxy, I've used an ASP Explorer. It's rather reliable with a decent jump range, and it's gotten me all the way to Sagittarius A* (the black hole in the center of the galaxy), and then all the way to Colonia after that! I've experimented with the Dolphin and also the Cobra MK V, though I'm not experienced enough with those ships to say much about them- only that they're good for short distance trips, along with being good for Exobiology trips since they're fast on atmospheric worlds, which helps to go from plant to plant when scanning them.
But if you're a beginner in space exploration, you could also use a Diamondback Explorer to start with, as that's what I used at the beginning when I visited Barnards Loop. It's all up to personal preference though, I'd say. Have fun on your explorations!
Entry 72 - Dr. Kay's Soul Nebula
19:28:55 02-10-3311 Inner Scutum-Centaurus Arm | Dr. Kay's Heart
I've managed to make my way over to the Dr. Kay's Soul nebula, which was on the route towards the Bubble. I guess I forgot to say what my actual route was going to be, so I guess I'll tell you now. First stop is this very nebula which I'm at currently, and the next nebula I shall be visiting will be the Flyiedgai AA-A H50 nebula. After that will be the Traikeou AA-A H2 nebula, then the NGC 6820 nebula, and then finally a nebula I've actually been to before, the Veil Nebula West nebula, which happens to be one of my favourites. It will be wonderful to see it again! It will probably take me a week or more to make it back to inhabited space, but I'm making great progress!
Entry 71 - Hell of a payday
20:48:03 01-10-3311 Inner Scutum-Centaurus Arm | Colonia
I've finally made it back to Colonia, and holy hell have I just made bank. I'm…a billionaire, now. Overnight. Okay. Yeah. Sure. I can deal with that I guess. (Where the hell does Vista Genomics get its damn funding from anyways?)
I'm going to make my way back to the Bubble, now. I promised a friend I would be helping him get enough credits to buy his own ship, so I figured we would do exobiology together. But I've got to make it back to the Bubble, first. It might take me a while. I guess I'm on the last leg of my journey? To think I started it two years ago starting from inhabited space just to go to the centre of the galaxy, and then making my way to Colonia. And now…I'm going back home.
Entry 70 - A restricted impact site…
18:11:44 01-10-3311 Inner Scutum-Centaurus Arm | Eol Prou OF-E B16
I am on the planet Eol Prou OF-E B16 A 10 B, scanning some fonticulua as I head back to Colonia (I'm very close!) and have found an "impact site" on my radar. I went there, and found that it was guarded by drones, and I was warned that I was in a "restricted area". I didn't much like the idea of getting killed so I left quickly, but not before taking a picture. It's very curious indeed, though given that I'm close to Colonia I don't believe it's that strange to see something like this out here, I guess I just wasn't expecting it.
I have a few more pictures of my exobiology finds. Next update I give should be in Colonia.
Entry 69 - Going back to Colonia
05:29:34 28-09-3311 Inner Scutum-Centaurus Arm | Eol Flyou CR-T B7-17
I've spent perhaps a few days too many taking photos of this place, and I'm itching to get back to Colonia. I've scanned a hell of a lot of systems and taken a hell of a lot of samples of biological species, and I want to see just how much money that can make me.
Also, I'm thinking of going back to the Bubble after this, because I want to improve both my Artemis suit's capabilities as well as get a ship that is both good for exploration and that has an extra pilot seat. I wish to do some exploration and exobiology with a friend and hope to get a decent ship for it. The dolphin is lovely but it only has 1 pilot seat. Perhaps I will go back to the dolphin at a later date, but for now, I think I just need to get in my ASP so I can go back home.
Entry 68 - A surprise planetary nebula
09:33:22 26-09-3311 Inner Scutum-Centaurus Arm | Eephaills WY-A E1
I have arrived at the large nebula that I'd intended on going to, which you saw a glimpse of in the previous entry, but as I was looking about the area in the galaxy map, I saw a beautiful blue planetary nebula close by! I just had to go check it out first before I started taking pictures of the much larger (and pink-er) nebula. It of course has a neutron star as the main star, and has just a few planets inside of it. I didn't take many pictures but the ones I did take are marvelous.
Entry 67 - A startling discovery
16:25:20 24-09-3311 Inner Scutum-Centaurus Arm | Eephaills JF-V C4-603
As I sit here in my ship, on the dark side of the planet Eephaills JF-V C4-603 1 F, I am staring at what I believe to be some type of Thargoid artifact. I've heard much about Thargoids in my travels across the galaxy, but never truly encountered anything Thargoid related until right now.
It's a bad time and place for it. I'm almost at the nebula I intended on visiting, as you can clearly see from the pictures, but I'm also well over 100 jumps away from Colonia, and if an actual Thargoid comes after me, I'm screwed. This is an exploration ship, not a battle-ready one, and I have no fighting skills to speak of. I'm a sitting duck.
Thankfully, I've heard that things only really get dicey for Commanders if they pick up and store these types of artifacts on their ship. I have no way of dragging this thing into my ship as it's too heavy and I have no real space in my ship for it regardless, so there's no risk of anything bad happening to me (not that I'd even think of putting it in my cargo in the first place). But this artifact showed up on my navigation system as a "nonhuman signature" and there are two of them on this planet. Which means Thargoids are nearby this nebula, and I need to prepare myself mentally for the possibility of coming across a few.
I have two other planets in this system to visit as I've hit the jackpot for biological signatures (plantlife, not Thargoids), but I'm on edge now. I hope things will go well for me. Crossing my fingers (and my toes).
Update: I went to the other two planets to scan the biological life on them and one of the other planets also had a non-human signal on it. It seems that this system has had a significant amount of Thargoid activity in it at one point. I've scanned all the biology I can in this system, so I'm going to move on now…but I hope I will be okay.
Entry 66 - My foray into exobiology
04:17:31 22-09-3311 Inner Scutum-Centaurus Arm | Dryooe Flyou NP-K C23-76
As I write this, I am landed on a planet with 7 entire biological species. I have scanned 6 of them (I'm going to skip over the Bacterium which is rather hard to find at times) and I have to say that I'm getting rather good at taking samples and also attempting to find said plants in the first place. It takes some time and patience, but it's worth it. I'll say that I've never seen a planet with this many biological signatures before, so I'm rather proud of myself for getting the majority of those species sampled. It's gonna be one hell of a payday, that's for damn sure!
I should say that I'm making my way to a nebula at the moment, but in my dolphin it's going to take a while. Which is honestly kind of the point: I intend on scanning everything there and back to Colonia, and see what type of payday I end up getting at the end. Besides, I do want to go back to Colonia since my ASP is there and I don't want to leave my baby behind.
Enjoy some cheeky plant pictures.