Planning Your Expedition (Elite Dangerous)

[@djdingo1716]

narrator: after finishing his long and tedious journey to beagle point, the young and strapping pilot, plotted a course to chihuahua tip.

[@josephgalvez5048]

I don’t know why, but I read this in Morgan Freeman’s voice.

[@CostlyFiddle]

I grew up during the cold war and like KGBFOAM to remember the scoopable stars.

[@Garryck-1]

Likewise.

[@markborreson]

Me, too!

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

On my trip to Beagle Point, I went to Sagitarius A*, then Beagle Point, swung around to Colonia and back to Sol. My data sold for almost 1 billion credits and for the most part, that was just honking systems on my way across the galaxy. Good thing you don't plan to use FSD Injections. As of last week, the map won't allow you to exceed your jump range even after doing an injection. I've also heard rumours the same is true for neutron star boosts. You can boost, but you're still restricted to the ship's normal jump range. I did the trip without fleet carriers as they did not exist. Also, once I arrived at Beagle Point, I continued outward to see how far I could go. It was only three more jumps. I was so far from home at that point, that I could see the entire Milky Way in my field of view.

[@beardedprince4942]

How long did your trip take? I’d like to try it?

[@zzzztxr9683]

Loved the recipe, but I made a couple small changes. Medium seemed too small for so long so I took my T10 with bowling alley and inship swimming pool. Stocked up the Latvian Brandy, lasers for the fireworks when I get there. Just passed Sag A and heading out the Point!

[@A1Gentleman1Said]

Plan: I plan to get there. Thanks for all the tip videos! You got me playing ED.

[@rxdcrxwn]

Spatula Geese: *uploads a video about exploration with his vanilla-est vanilla AspX* Me, floating in space with a half-engineered iClipper with

[@kickasspeanuts]

Goose? ED? Expedition? today is a good day

[@elichamley]

Amen brother

[@goose8452]

Someone summoned me HONK!

[@shinkojima8903]

If you want an extra internal slot, you don't really need two AFMU's because even if one completely breaks, you can bring it back to 1% with reboot/repair and it will work the same as it does on 100%. That said, I bring two of them as well if I have a slot I don't know what to do with. Just for the feeling.

[@lazaglider]

I'd add one piece of advice to any potential new explorers in the game. Read up on the DSSA fleet carriers. In short, each sector in the galaxy has 3 permanently placed carriers which can be used for repairs/UC etc. I did my first trip around the galaxy without knowing about them, but they have been a godsend since. It is daunting to think you may be 1000 jumps from the nearest station, but in reality the carriers are usually much closer.

[@Zaaphod]

On my last trip, I jumped right between two extremly close white stars and started cooking immediately. Boy, did I wish I had heatsinks then....

[@ciaphascain2807]

I'm fairly new to Elite Dangerous. Only had it for a couple months. I have been trying to check out the various options for play. I had been running a Keelback for transport and decided to try out passengers. I bought a Dolphin and grabbed a couple missions going to the same location, Giles Station/Deriso. I was in Rhea.... Apparently I did not look too closely at the distance to travel and had 6 days to get there. My poor ship only had a 20ly jump range and I did not know how to use the Neutron highway. 1150ish jumps later, I managed to get there a day before the missions expired and sold the cursory system scans for about 51 million. I decided that since I needed to go back I would get an ASP Explorer for the return journey and try to maximize the jump range. I'm currently at 31ly and the trip is only 650ish jumps. I'm at 380 jumps left and my FSD is slowly being damaged from the Neutron highway. I didn't even think about the repair modules... Man, if I make it back with my detailed system scans I will have to look into upgrades.

[@markborreson]

"I'm better than you!" I love it! Says he, I will impose grindy pain upon myself. Then, I'll proclaim this as my superior gaming strategy/ability! Cheers, Commander!

[@Bradrackas]

You can also bring a repair limpet controller. If you don’t target anything it will repair your own ship. Don’t bother taking the limpets because of weight. Just synthesise them.

[@jan_Sanku]

You can replace your 2nd AFMU with this. If the first one breaks you can just Reboot/Repair and it'll run completely fine on 1%

[@mranthonymills]

For exploration I really advocate checking out the Dolphin. It runs so cool, you can spool the FSD while refueling. This really cuts down on your time at each star.

[@randalthor6872]

That's something I've never considered. Thanks!

[@intergalacticGM]

Anyhow, an engineered ship such as the phantom, can refill it's tank AND be ready to jump almost at the same time as fsd cooldown ends. With a noticeable difference in jump range and internals.

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

@@intergalacticGM My engineered Asp with the 6A fuel scoop refuels so quick, I only have a 16T fuel tank, I scoop after every jump. I don't even back down from 100% throttle. I blow the star, wait for the temp to drop below 62 and jump again. I never run out of fuel and never have to slow down to refuel.

[@intergalacticGM]

@@Rigel_Chiokis COOL! I do the same, in my phantom and also my DBX now.

[@jimmybx0072]

Agreed. Used my Dolphin to travel from the bubble, Sag A, then my new home Colonia. Because it runs so cool I could get 72 jumps in a hour. 6A scoopin, chargin, honkin, gone!

[@pigboiii]

When you go out far just plot a different route back and double dip on that exploration

[@dimasrahadian]

frame shift drive charging.. frame shift drive charging.. frame shift drive charging.. frame shift drive charging.. frame shift drive charging..

[@Kyole4255]

Good video once again. Made the mistake to not bring AFMU's on my first trip to colonia, and I got the results after being cooked by accidentally dropping out in a stars exclusion zone... oops

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

I did my trip to Beagle Point without an AFMU. By the time I got there, the ship was pretty rough and missing most of its paint. I went around to Colonia for repairs before heading home again. Made it though!

[@Challenger160]

Only been to beagle point once but damn it was a fun journey. Seeing sights nobody has ever seen and living out my space explorer fantasy. Made the journey in a 25ly FDL but used synthesis for a couple jumps. Considering going back in my vette once Odyssey drops on Xbox. (If it ever drops on Xbox...)

[@dukemahoney]

Excellent recommends. Been prepping my asp for the big wild west expedition later next month.

[@davidmarsh7933]

Started my round robbin adventure. First goal. Get to edge of the galaxy

[@tbone1e313]

Good luck

[@skullyairsoft80]

I went to beagle and back in an armed courier once. It really sucked though, the limited internal size makes fuel scooping a pain in the ass.

[@edmondsjc]

I've got some joysticks coming in the mail and this sounds like a great "ice cold head first all at once" reintroduction to ED. I'm hesitant on buying Odyssey, though. Graphics (specifically darks) look like hot dog feces, and I can't figure out why.

[@aidantanny7230]

KGBFOAM is the best acronym, fight me

[@laszlomiskei9138]

I bring an extra fuel tank and downgrage fuelscoop to 5 ... Extra fuel means extra safety if the plot is bugged somehow. It also makes travelling faster.

[@robvanriot]

I also subscribe to the extra fuel tank theory. The time it takes to fill it does mean my ship gets boiled while I'm scooping though.

[@laszlomiskei9138]

You can scoop without boiling tho.

[@mikeenslin3009]

Bringing extra tanks can help when you use the neutron highway. If you don't use it, it doesn't help you since the ingame plotter always calculates with a full ship. So you're just decreasing your jumprange. Downgrading the fuel scoop has no positive effect as far as I'm concerned. It will just require you to scoop longer

[@kronos48221]

My first trip to colonia was in my phantom, barely getting over 25ly lol. Went for a couple of missions and got about 90mil each way.

[@xxxyz721]

Heading to beagle myself, see you there… :)

[@bassboneryan]

I just reached Colonia with a DBEXP, jumped many many times and discovered very much on the way. Started July 22nd, arrived August 3rd. About to make my way to Tranquility Stop and Sag A*, still thinking about beagle point but I'm unsure.

[@saifulazrinfoto9993]

o7. Nice to hear from you. The most +ve things since we all know what. o7.

[@pionn3r528]

Me: I think I will make a trip to somewhere really far... This guy: (Like really I thought of making a really long trip like an hour ago and this guy has me covered already)

[@DrowningT0ast]

Thank you so much, before this helpful video I always managed to get pregnant on the way to Colonia, You're a lifesaver!

[@floppyglot]

I can't stand you being better than me, I will go to Beagle point in a sidewinder

[@davader2onpc989]

i did this on console no engineering etc but now im gonna do it again on pc i also remember purposely self destucting at sagitarius a to see if it goes back to bubble but no i landed at a fleet carrier orbiting sag a

[@SewerynPas]

Try do this in a type 9 or 10

[@BespinGuard1]

Babe wake up, sodoku ghost posted

[@mikeenslin3009]

There is no point in putting weapons on a explorer EVEN IF you want to protect yourself from gankers. Get a small prismatic, good thrusters. And get a ship that is a little harder to kill, like the phantom. Can get decent shields and very good speed. You can easily still have over 50ly range and be quite hard to kill.

[@michaelthompson888]

Is it possible to build an explorer and mining ship

[@robvanriot]

I'm currently about halfway between Colonia and Sag A* in an unengineered Krait Phantom with a jump range of 26 light years, and carrying weapons because I'm an idiot.

[@jan_Sanku]

You can farm a bunch of materials to boost your FSD on the way. It'll make it not-vanilla but at least you won't have to restart

[@robvanriot]

@@jan_Sanku You should see me trying to land on planets 😂 I have to be the least skilled explorer in deep space. I don't know why I came so far out without engineering. I'm going to stop at Sag A* and come back home. Beagle is too far!

[@pepaigea]

The farthest I've been from the Bubble is the Veil Nebulas. I'm really taking my time lul o7

[@Tempington20]

There's no reason to do it anyway. Only reason would be to experience exploring but you already experience it after traveling 5k lys. Unless you want to go to saggi a ofcourse. The rest is bs. Especially colonia

[@Garryck-1]

@@Tempington20 - It depends what you want. There's some engineering you can only get in Colonia. Which is why I'll soon (once I've fully maxxed all my materials - almost done) be taking my entire fleet there in my carrier. Do it once, do every ship I have, and then I'm set.

[@cassiusyoung-mandiak2316]

this guy is great

[@Beorninger77]

Well chances are you miss something hidden in the non-scoopable stars, right? And do you have any idea if there is a way to check asteroid belts hiding something without jumping into all of them?

[@Roblstar]

Spachaler goose... Got it! ... :P

[@Xel_Naga]

Wait that isnt the norm to WANT to return ?

[@mazzky1093]

I started playing (Xbox) a few weeks ago and used your videos to outfit a non-eng AspX. Which thank you but...now I'm a few K LY out of the bubble and you tell me I'm supposed to PLAN? Question: When you're heading out to check out a new area do you make a bee line for that area before you start spending time scanning planets or do you scan along the way? I've been scanning as I go and I'm not sure its worth the time to scan generic systems as I make my way to a nebula.

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

When I went to Beagle Point, I occasionally scanned the planets in a system. For the most part, I just honked the system. I would open the FSS just to see if the system had any of the Big Money Worlds (as I call them), those being Water, Ammonia and Earth-like. Definitely scan and surface map those. With Odyssey, they can range in value from 500,000 to 3.5 million credits each. But with about 90% of my charting just honking systems, I made about 940 million credits total. It got me promoted to Elite Explorer when I sold the data.

[@arizonapatriot5642]

I literally just clicked the plot route button and left in 5 minutes

[@swanseauk]

Can anyone tell me? Is it worth exploring in Odyssey. They seem to have f**ked it up so much. I got to Colonia to day before the release( was doing my own big trip but wanted to be somewhere inhabited on release day. wasn't worth it). Should I go back to Horizons to carry on my expedition due to stuff just looking better?

[@jade_14]

why you go with the asp explorer and not the diamondback explorer? hasnt the second one more LY distant? im new, so perhaps im missing something.

[@jan_Sanku]

AspX has bigger slots (DBX only got class 4 compartments)

[@ronhall9039]

Jade - I used to use the DBX for ages however the fuel scoop limitations encouraged me to go up a few rungs in the ship size, much easier.

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

Yes, an engineered DBX can jump about 6 to 7 light years further than an AspX. But. The DBX can only carry a class 4 fuel scoop, so once you jump, it takes a minute or so to refuel. If you refuel after every jump. In my AspX, with the 6A fuel scoop, I only have a 16T fuel tank, I scoop after every jump (after all, you need to fly past the star to line up your next jump anyway) and it's fully fueled before I can pass the star. So although the jump range isn't as great as the DBX, I can cover 1,000 LY faster than any DBX can.

[@TaSwavo]

Why do people call it Sagittarius A - when they mean Sagittarius A* ? I'm really curious. Funny - Beagle Point is a place I'm not sure is on my bucket list. I'd like to visit the edge of the galaxy and look out at REAL BLACK but I can do that quicker. Using less than what is available and thinking you're special is really silly - I get that FC counts less, but Engineering exists and Guardians existed. Personal preference of course. You didn't mention walking on planets with Odyssey. I've not used Odyssey stuff outside bubble yet - I plan to as soon as I get happy with my newly purchased FC - though I won't be taking that. I have Phantom with 67 LY and 2 SRV bay with almost all the stuff you stated except the low rated distributor I think. Loved the vid though :)

[@SepulcherGeist]

Sag A is faster to say and not as miss leading. People get confused when you say "star"

[@nip3004]

"why does every single hanger need 4 elevators" why does a hotel lobby need 4 elevators? so that people going to different locations from different locations don't all have to wait on a single car.

[@gwuap9014]

Maybe I missed something? Idk but how is he walking around the station?

[@robvanriot]

Odyssey. It's an update for the PC version that you have to pay for but shouldn't yet because it's botched and buggy. Give it a few months. It's planned for consoles eventually too.

[@gwuap9014]

@@robvanriot ohhh ok I appreciate it fam

[@com64able]

cool!

[@blackhawks81H]

You know you started playing the game in the earliest days when you're going on a long range expedition in an AspX and not using the much quicker Jumpaconda or Krait Phantom. AND you're doing it unengineered, AND no neutron highway... Made of sterner stuff than me, that's for sure. Lol

[@NaughtyShepherd]

Because of the new double engineered 5A FSD, my Asp-E can do 70lys fully loaded with everything I need. Not to mention it can turn in supercruise and has a better cockpit view.

[@mattpen7966]

as a new player should i bother getting odessy?

[@jan_Sanku]

It's very unstable at the moment, so I recommend you enjoy the part of the game that's working (somewhat) nicely. That said, I definitely plan to get Odyssey eventually, after they fix it

[@saifulazrinfoto9993]

If you are an explorer type person, you should, planet tech is way much better especially in current patch 6. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5bdiHmcoa6Gf5I. Like Lord Vertice said, enjoy Horizon to get the hang of it.

[@pepaigea]

LETSGO

[@intergalacticGM]

LOL, actually being better than me is kinda arbitrary. (5:51)

[@intergalacticGM]

Anyhow, you're a better explorer than me. Although I'm going to be elite before starting my first long range exploration.

[@Cosmonaughty_]

don't be pregnant, that's the most important part of planning an expedition

[@danielediriweera7134]

Doing it Vanilla makes you better huh? Elitism at its best 👍

[@johnnyhshify]

Planets all look the same copy and pasted barren world

[@jan_Sanku]

Welcome to space. No but for real, if you expect to find more than rocks, stars and gas giants in space, this game actually offeres a lot of variety. Look at our own solar system, we got: hot grey rock, hot cloudy yellow rock, earth, orange rock, big gas ball, gas ball with rings, icy gassy thing, and water/ammonia thing. Which of these do you NOT find in elite dangerous?

[@NgryMosquito]

still playing this mess? oh lol

[@briangueringer3673]

Step 1: uninstall. Step 2: Go outside. Or Play microsoft flight simulator...