I'm finishing up on exo scans in a close by system now. I found that planet while out scouting for trit to donate to the carrier. Up to you if you want to move there but if you do I'll gladly do some mining.

I've just been mining random crap with the T11 in the local ring.

Got a bunch of gold/silver/platinum/palladium, and some monazite/serendibite etc.

I can move the carrier to your spot if you want to do a bit of mining? I'll buy any high value stuff at 80%, as long as I've got the cargo space and the credits for it

If you are out mining more than just mats, Eight Burst Sector ZE-A d24 3A has some decent hotspot overlaps. Void opals, diamonds and one other, that I can't recall, were overlapping.

I woke up late yesterday and got stuck most of the day fixing the chicken coup. Just now able to get to my computer and will be hopping on in the next hour or two.

Friday I left the system and jumped around a bit then came back and did some mining but I'll stick around the system we're in this evening. As for when we leave, I'm just along for the ride.

In case you want to run ahead... When we do jump, we'll be passing through:

Pro Eurl QL-Y d46
Swoiphs TC-V c5-13w (Eye of the Prophet)
NGC 3114 Sector RR-M b23-1
Sifeae OO-G c24-20
Phyluwyg NQ-Y d30
NGC 4609 Sector JH-U b20-0
NGC 4609 Sector VZ-O b23-1 (Frontier Crater)

No jumps today. Haven't had much time to get anything done since we arrived.

In fact I'm going to scrap weekend jumps entirely. Might do it tomorrow instead, might just wait until Wednesday evening...

Probably spending a couple of hours mining, in the metallic ring of the big pink gas giant instead.

A little info from EDSM about where we're currently parked:

Eight Burst Nebula (also known as NGC 3132 or the Southern Ring Nebula) is a small planetary nebulae in constellation Vela, 2100 light-years from Sol. The nebula is a striking blue color and the large number of ringed bodies in the system provide for excellent scenic views. For this reason it is also known as "Celestial Gem", and a tourist beacon was established here near the second planet.

https://www.edsm.net/en/system/id/209097/name/CD-39+6137

It's well worth taking a look if you haven't seen it before.

Some good planets for explorers to scan/map, including ringed HMC planets and a ringed water world, and a good few exobiology samples to collect as well. Also a good system for farming raw materials (includes all the FSD injection materials), and if you just want to do the tourist thing and take loads of screenshots, the back drop makes a nice change from most of the galaxy.

Sorry, running late (surprise surprise!).

Only just got in, will be on shortly...

Yeah, I wouldn't mind poking around a bit and should be able to hop on then.

Looks like steam's back up for now, at least.

Stopping until Sunday.

Jump in a bit less than 15... (thank Steam): CD-39 6137

This is the boring bit... I agree the jump does look cool from the command deck (the first couple of times you see it). If you want to have a nosey around the flight deck I'll be around tomorrow afternoon (1600ish).

Have to say that it was cool to witness my first FC jump. This is fun.

Jump in 15: Eight Burst Sector FW-W c1-1

50LY short of first stop... one more to go.

Yikes. Bit wet and windy here, nothing special for this time of year though...

Jump in 15: Plio Eurl CU-D b55-1

It has been busy here too. Dealing with 50+mph winds. Got back inside from rounding up chickens from a fallen tree on their enclosure only for the power to flicker off along with my computer.

Jump in 15: Wregoe HI-C b55-0

I'd meant to get 5 jumps done by now, been a busy day lol.

Since FC is all new to me, let me know if there's anything I need to be mindful of. The initial message to get to the seating area disappeared too quickly for me to read it.

Wahoo!

And we're off...

Jump in 15: Wregoe LG-G b52-6

I should have said "half using it as an excuse". I was going to drop one last note on the 5k thread before we set off as well...

The ban will be lifted shortly anyway, no biggy... I was just using it as an excuse to delay for a few hours, so I can get some stuff done in real life.

Speaking of... I'm also probably going to have to delay the Tuesday jumps I had planned. That's potentially going to be as late as 0200 the next day. Might just move it entirely to the Wednesday afternoon instead... Will know more by weekend.

That sucks about getting banned. I had to look up what diddums even meant.

Right on. My ships are staged at Giraud Ring and will get loaded up well before 2000. As for trit, I was just planning on donating anything that I mined. The old saying "gas, grass or ass" comes to mind but I don't smoke weed and my arse is off limits. Doing some mining gives me something to do and allows me to feel like I'm contributing to something. Feel free to set the price to the lowest that you can.

Relevant services prepped, stocked and online. Buy order for Trit set... No silly prices this time (sorry), as I don't need it... Plus... I could have bought another carrier with the amount I've spent on burning the stuff so far.

I was somewhat unsympathetic towards someone who admitted to cheating, while they were whining about getting caught cheating. ... Pretty sure it was the "Diddums" at the end of the post that Steam support didn't like lol.

Why you got banned?!

Getting banned from the Elite Steam forum was not part of the plan lol...

That's going to cause a slight delay.

Rescheduled for 2000hrs, same day.

26 hours...

Hello!!! Are we up again?

Man, I tried to play after... I don't even remember how long and I was RUSTY...

Howdy. Yeah happy new year everyone (bit late lol... whoops)... The bus is currently parked somewhere near where the big tree things were found. I've been playing on my main account out on the other side of the galaxy though.

Happy new year! I hope the bus takes the tours even as I stay at the sidelines!

Well, I am doing very very well. However, having the time of my life I don't have much time for Elite these days...

Heya Fedup. Not bad mate, how's it going?

hello all! How are things?

I didn't actually.. The battery is a couple years old so you're right! It's probably dying. Oh well, I'm still going to wait. If only you knew how bad my pc is.. I need a new one lol.

You've probably already checked, but just in case:

Do you just need a new coin battery on the board? CR2032 or whatever?

Bios keeps resetting to factory default. I think the motherboard is failing so I only turn it on for emergencies like transferring music lol. Thanks! I'll be fine, I just need to wait a while.

Aw, I always wanted to go out there. Sag A was the furthest I had ever been. It sounds fun though and happy travels!

I'm currently out near Beagle Point on my main account. 65000LY... Doing eco routes for the return journey.

The carrier is currently parked in the bubble, I'll probably send it out to meet my main once I'm about half way back.

What's up with your PC Shire? I might have spare parts if that'll help?

I've been living on the ps5 so I've been absent too. I'm only here to transfer music then I'm gone again. My pc is having problems so I probably won't be back until Sep/Oct. I hope you guys are doing well. I miss our deep space trips.

Hello!!! Sorry I have been absent for some time. How are you my fellow explorers?

Might head out east through the Guardian systems again... I'm curious to see how far we've colonised out in that direction. I've only got about 8000T of tritium and wasn't planning on buying any more, so we we won't be going too far.

I could do with some light exploration... Haven't logged in ages

I'm starting to get "the itch" again... All of this cargo running is starting to do my head in.

The void beckons...

Anyone up for a trip, starting in the next few weeks? No plan or details yet, haven't even settled on a direction... But you know me... There'll be something worth seeing.

OH, and we're currently parked in Cartu... Good source for Titanium, Steel, Aluminium, Oxygen, CMM Composites etc... All the other colony supplies are available nearby too.

Same! Well, I'm playing... But I'm mostly focused on colonisation at the moment. Got myself a named system in the bubble...

Not built much yet, and there's not going to be any ground features... It will be a decent enough stepping stone to a little red dwarf system with about half a dozen landable planets though.

Hello! I am still around, even if I don't play/ talk much!

Without a shipyard installed, yes.

Our stored ships need to be transferred?

I just read the juicy news. Sounds fun, I'd totally do it if I had time. Maybe in a few months I'll be able to put serious time in and then I'll help you with your station farming.