Vulcan Triad

The third week tests the endurance of the crew as we attempt two waypoints in one week, totaling some 15 Kly’s; as well as receiving some system firmware updates from the Brewer Corporation and one last mad dash to the outfitters to pickup some extra modules.

We take a moment to celebrate the next set of deployment milestones for this carrier:

• Total jump distance passed the 25 Kly’s landmark
• Total jump counts exceeds 60 jumps
• Second traversal of a galactic region boundary

The coordinated plotting of the carrier jump route continued this week, designed to offer passengers and crew alike the most spectacular view each system in the jump route has to offer.  However this capital class ship jump technology can be a bit rough round the edges, and lacks the finesse and fine control to place the carrier in an optimal orbit around any stellar body.  The greatest of visual treats are stolen by a navigation computer which has decided, more frequently than not, to drop the carrier on the dark side of a planet, thereby blocking the amazing vista the system has to offer. 

In last week’s deployment log I talked about how I thought I’d solved my SRV repair issue with a 22 Kly round trip to Eudaemon Anchorage station in the Rohini system by purchasing additional planetary vehicle hangers, fully fitted with fresh SRV’s.  As of Tuesday this week it would appear that this idea was nothing more than practice of my neutron boost piloting skills.  Brewer Corporation have admitted there may be some glitches in the version 1.0 release of Carrier ‘AdminOS’.  One of the software bugs was preventing the SRV restock menu function from showing as available.  Since the bridge crew received and installed this update, the restock option has been available in the maintenance menu leaving me with an overabundance of SRV’s in the carrier’s private module storage.  It’s far from the worse problem to have as we journey towards the edge of the galaxy and presents the opportunity from creative SRV reduction practices should the tedium of DSSA carrier deployment get the better of the crew.

The schedule for the week calls for stops at the Zejoo Nebula in the Temple Region and the Vulcan Triad planetary nebula in the Vulcan Gate region.  The Zejoo Nebula offers lush red and orange hues which dominate the sky of the planets in the Zejoo IY-F d12-4 system, many of which are densely covered with geological sites for those commanders interested in restocking their raw material supplies.  The Bya Phla WP-P e5-8 system is illuminated by the glow of the Vulcan’s Eye planetary nebula as well as it’s neutron and class A stars.  Similarly to the previous waypoint, it offers a multitude of geological and biological surface resources as well as nearby systems offering small Tritium deposits to start replenishing the dwindling fuel reserves aboard the carrier.  The deployment is not at risk though, as even the most conservative of fuel consumption models places the carrier at it’s designated system with a good margin of error and some 2,000 tonnes of Tritium remaining.

In addition to the fair amount of surface prospecting at this week’s two waypoints, with a little bit of Tritium mining on the side, I decide to make a 35KLy detour over to Colonia for one last round of supplies, including a selection of fighter hangers stocked with the full range of available fighters.  This is, at best, whimsy, but will serve me well in the long run when the urge to take a Ship Launched Fighter out for a spin grabs me.  To some commanders this may seem frivolous, but considering the nearest fixed point location to purchase such equipment will be 28.5Kly’s away from the carrier, this really is intended to make up for all those years out in the void where I had an “if I only had XYZ with me” moments.  After all what is the point of having a carrier if you don’t take advantage of what it has to offer.  (Have I done enough self justification yet?)

One last item of note for the week sees me rounding out some of the fleet aboard the carrier, with ship transfers from the main fleet operations center in Colonia of my trusty Diamondback Explorer “True Bearing”, and my original Sidewinder “Ship One”.  That will leave just one last exploration classic to transfer out to the carrier.  My very first exploration ship.  The Asp Explorer “Cantankerous Astrolabe”. 

It’s been a mighty busy week and I’m sure I’ve overlooked something in this log, but for now I commit this journal for the record.

D.S.S.A. Chrysaetos Refuge deployment log entry three closed. 

Route map waypoint 02 to 03 (courtesy of edsm.net)2-00 Prai Hypoo GF-E c10 carrier location2-01 Prai Hypoo XU-W d2-11 carrier location2-02 Prai Hypoo OG-P b24-2 carrier location2-03 Flyiedgooe YG-X c17-26 carrier location2-04 Flyiedgooe DI-H d11-38 carrier location2-05 Flyue Eaewsy YV-C d54 carrier location2-06 Flyai Eaescs IM-Y c3-65 carrier location2-07 Flyai Eaescs RQ-P c8-57 carrier location2-08 Flyai Eaescs KM-E c14-25 carrier location2-09 Flyue Eaescs IR-V b35-14 carrier location2-10 Flyue Eaescs ZG-S a99-0 carrier location2-11 Ellaiscs UC-T b58-15 carrier location2-12 Pra Eaewsy OO-V b8-14 carrier location2-13 Pra Eaewsy WH-M c10-53 carrier location2-14 Pra Eaewsy TE-Y c17-24 carrier location2-15 Zejoo IY-F d12-177 carrier location3-00 Zejoo IY-F d12-4 carrier locationRoute map (courtesy of edsm.net)3-00 Zejoo IY-F d12-4 carrier location3-01 Clookoae IY-X a2 carrier location3-02 Clookoae QF-A b6-0 carrier location3-03 Clookiae IC-X a28-0 carrier location3-04 Clookiae ZM-T b23-0 carrier location3-05 Clooke MU-I b29-1 carrier location3-06 Clooke RU-M d8-2 carrier location3-07 Clooke YV-J b42-0 carrier location3-08 Blue Hypae QZ-D d13-4 carrier location3-09 Blue Hypae SZ-O e6-4 carrier location3-10 Grea Hypae YV-C d4 carrier location3-11 Pueki ZS-U d2-21 carrier location3-12 Pueki QI-A c14-11 carrier location3-13 Pueki WB-T c17-16 carrier location3-14 Bya Phla LR-H b38-7 carrier location3-15 Bya Phla HL-X b43-1 carrier location4-00 Bya Phla WP-P e5-8 carrier location

Prai Hypoo XU-W d2-11, planet C1Prai Hypoo OG-P b24-2, planet 2Flyiedgooe YG-X c17-26, star BFlyiedgooe DI-H d11-38, planet 2Flyue Eaewsy YV-C d54, planet 1Flyai Eaescs IM-Y c3-65, star AFlyai Eaescs RQ-P c8-57, planet A1Flyai Eaescs KM-E c14-25, star BFlyue Eaescs IR-V b35-14, star BPra Eaewsy OO-V b8-14, planet A 1 aPra Eaewsy TE-Y c17-24, planet 6Zejoo IY-F d12-177, planet C 2Zejoo IY-F d12-4, planet 5aClooke YV-J b42-0, planet 1Clookoae IY-X a2, planet B 1Clookoae QF-A b6-0, star AClookiae IC-X a28-0, planet 1Clookiae ZM-T b23-0, planet B 1 aClooke RU-M d8-2, stars B & CClooke YV-J b42-0, planet 1Blue Hypae QZ-D d13-4, planet A 1 aBlue Hypae SZ-O e6-4, stars B & CBlue Hypae SZ-O e6-4, stars B & CGrea Hypae YV-C d4, planet 2 aPueki ZS-U d2-21, star APueki WB-T c17-16, planet 1 aBya Phla HL-X b43-1, planet 1 eBya Phla WP-P e5-8, planet B 3

Admiring a ringed gas giant from the SRV on Zejoo IY-F d12-4, planet 7aAnother week of bark mounds, Zejoo IY-F d12-4, planet 5 aGeological sites on Zejoo IY-F d12-4, planet 5 bGeological vents on Zejoo IY-F d12-4, planet 5 bBoosting out of the gravity well of Zejoo IY-F d12-4, planet 5 bTritium mining in Bya Phla QL-M b49-6, planet 8, A RingTwin water worlds A6 & A7 in Bya Phla QL-M b49-7, with Vulcan’s Eye planetary nebula in the backgroundVulcan’s Eye planetary nebula (Bya Phla WP-P e5-8) as seen from Bya Phla SG-M b49-5Lava vents of Bya Phla WP-P e5-8, planet B3Trusty Krait Phantom among the lava vents of Bya Phla WP-P e5-8, planet B3Fumeroils on Bya Phla WP-P e5-8, planet B 5 a

What passengers aboard the carrier have been saying this week.

A few shots from the past couple weeks traveling with the @fc_dssa21. Shout out to our skipper @CmdrBLP for putting in the hours to get us where we need to go. @rowsdwr and I are having a blast! o7 #707ESQ #GoldenOwls #DSSA #EliteDangerous #deepspace pic.twitter.com/nYffaToS6a

— CMDR Bigben707 (@BenCmdr) July 5, 2020

Looking down upon my domain from a few thousand LY up. 😎 #EliteDangerous #707ESQ pic.twitter.com/mtVam116oV

— CMDR Baron Edgelord (@rowsdwr) July 1, 2020

Exploring out beyond with a starless sky. #EliteDangerous #707ESQ pic.twitter.com/SeqEa7x6QK

— CMDR Baron Edgelord (@rowsdwr) July 1, 2020

A look back at the #BlackHole that almost got me 😎 about 700 lys out from @fc_dssa21 #EliteDangerous #DSSA pic.twitter.com/vcERrOeolj

— CMDR Bigben707 (@BenCmdr) July 1, 2020

@BenCmdr disappeared within the event horizon, I thought for sure he was a goner. Then suddenly, pop! #EliteDangerous #707ESQ pic.twitter.com/rwGguoLADf

— CMDR Baron Edgelord (@rowsdwr) July 1, 2020

Always nice to get a quick fuel scoop in before a 200+ lightyear jump 😎 #EliteDangerous #deepspace #DSSA pic.twitter.com/0uNDvRtKXl

— CMDR Bigben707 (@BenCmdr) June 30, 2020

The buddy system is essential in the vacuum. #theruleoftwo pic.twitter.com/LdAYlpxulL

— CMDR Bigben707 (@BenCmdr) June 29, 2020

RIP to my retinas #cmdrneutron about 1800 lys above the @fc_dssa21 pic.twitter.com/dHE71eBMA9

— CMDR Bigben707 (@BenCmdr) June 28, 2020