Well, yes, and that's how I got out of the Sidewinder after two days!

Oden, friend request sent in the game. What is your current location?

I'm back at Asellus Primus, Beagle Landing trying to buy some fueltanks (much easier in an F-16C)

You can still get there. Just stop in every other system or so to top your tanks. Or get a fuel scoop. The entry level ones kinda suck though.

I thought all ships came stock with the largest fuel tank they can fit? You can actually increase your jump range with a smaller tank. The tank itself has no mass, but the fuel does. So you can jump further with less fuel. But if you then run dry it probably wasn't a good idea.

If that happens call the Rats

Where are you telling him to go? I'm at Asellus Primus just waiting for him to get back online after his tacos

I think he ran outta fuel

Should regain a bit of propulsion from the tacos, but that's fleeting.

Might be a different sort of propulsion

You still playing Elite?

Nah, not since June I think. But discussing it with you lot has given me a bit of an itch.

I've been in to Football Manager lately. Managed to get Port Vale promoted in my first season, so I got that going for me, which is nice.

I see

Well, doesn't seem like he's coming back after his tacos....

Oden's the resourceful sort. I bet he pops back up shortly.

I bet he is cursing me about going 50 LY with a 6 LY JR. It will be easy they said

And all that to only see the Cobra at the dealer. Can't afford one of those on 13k, although he said he got 70k enroute, but still....

Tacos done!


Had to cater for my youngest son too, he's one of the guys driving Scania R520 in Stockholm clearing the town from snow during night hours.

I've been texting you Ice, ingame.
So, is there something I should do?


Edit:
DBond, I'm not sure how to travel that distance, trying to get in the general direction I usually endup with stretches longer than my 6.20?

Sorry, I was only in the 'Winder for two days before learning what a limpet does, as you appear about to as well. I guess you CAN have a JR that's too short to get some places.

6.2? Yeah, that's pathetic. Stock JR on a Cobra Mk III is 10.5, so something to look forward to. But even that is too short. Once you have a Cobra and a new FSD, you'll be zipping around the galaxy.. If you opt for a Cobra that is. That's what we are advising, but you might have another plan.

Cobra base cost is about 350,000 IIRC. The Li Yong Rui discount makes it 297,5000. Even stock it's a huge upgrade over the Sidewinder in everything aside from maneuverability. But it has great speed, large cargo capacity, multi-role with many different configurations, and it just plain looks cool. As I moved in to the Vulture and AspX strata, I sold everything -- the Eagle, the Viper, and even Heatseeker, my trusty Sidewinder. But I kept the Cobra. Because the Cobra is one cool ship.

Fully upgraded it would set you back in the 10 million range. No reason to seek one out until you have enough money to buy one. When that time comes, you can strip everything with mass off the 'Winder, and maybe have enough range to get there. Or just keep plotting courses to any shipyard that sells them. There may be other not too far away that sell them as well, with shorter hops required, but perhaps no 50k discount.

Oden, check in-game convo

I wonder if there's still issues with in-game texting?

Teamspeak.

Can you jump on SimHQ TS3 for a moment DBond? Having issues with Oden and need to test.

Think I broke my soundblaster or something.

Anyhow, I upgraded my Side'y and now I could map a travel to 15% area - always something.

Sorry, at work, cannot join for the test.

No problemo. I think he's got a new mic or something, I don't remember him being this difficult to understand

Was he saying things like

Förlåt, vad sa du?

Du kan prata svenska med mig

Min svävare är full med ål

Vill du dansa med mig?

Var är toaletten?

If so, I think I know what the problem may have been