1.12.3306

2 things: I finally ranked up to combat rank Dangerous, and it's my birthday today! Shortly departing from nebula to the Bubble for last modification needed before I go for my Great Journey.

2.12.3306

Somehow I got involved in Federal Campaign here in Witch head nebula. Our aim is to take over all systems for federation (if possible). Now I am more or less head of this action, but unfortunately I am the only intependent pilot working here for Federation as far as I know. Nevertheless, I started in Shenve system, working for Federal Acquisition Corp faction. When I started it had only around 16% of influence in the system. There are 2 other Allience factions.

I started incognito scans of buildings, outposts and settlements in nearby system Siniang, but soon it was more an attack or raid then unnoticed scan.

8.12.3306

The situation has sharpened. The Allied Commission (controlling faction in Shenve) eventually found out what I was doing in Siniang. The worst thing is, that they realised it right at the time I was dockced at their station in Shenve. I was going to the hotel from secret meeting with federal representative when I was arrested. 'This is the first and final warning', they said. 'From now, you are recognised as hostile to our faction in every system we control. System Authority Forces have right to eliminate you as soon as you visit our controlled systems.'

Moreover, they will send me for 3 days to the Detention facility to Pleiades! They were generous enough to ship also my Python (without fuelscoop and jump range around 20ly).

11.12.3306

After I was released, I had to ship here my Conda, travel bak to Witch Head nebula, find safe system where Allied Commission isn't controlling faction and ship here my Python. Influence of Federal faction in Shenve is currently at 33,1%. A lot of work has to be done, now more in secret.

I mentioned earlier that I went on this type of journey few times before.

More than a year ago, as my 3rd ship I bought Asp Explorer 'Curiosity'. I still have it, currently docked in Shinrarta. At that time, I didn't know much about space exploring and engineering, because they didn't teach us much at Pilots' Academy. Therefore I didn't have good modules installed, some of them were A rated, although that was totally unnecessary, because they increased mass of my ship. I didn't have enough money for buying 6A fuelscoop, so refueling was also slow. I engineered my FSD with Felicity to G5 increased range, but as I was uneducated, I asked for Deep charge experimental effect instead of Mass manager (my bad). I'm not sure if I even had Guardian FSD booster at that time. In conclusion, my jumprange was only around 50ly. Anyway, I went on my journey.

I started with Witch head nebula, then Orion and nearby nebulas, Barnard's loop, had to take detour because of Unkown Permit requiring systems further next to the Horsehead nebula. Then I entered Sanguineous rim. God, what a cursed place (you will see why). Because of more locked systems, I changed my course. Firstly I was more or less parallel with Inner orion spur, then after few weeks in black I finally reached Skull and Crossbones nebula. I wanted to go further, to Kepler's crest_. Unfortunately, after few systems on the way from the last nebula, my FSD didn't let me go further. My jumprange wasn't enough sufficient. Therefore I was forced to turn back and head back to the bubble. I didn't take straight tour, instead I visited more nebulas, like Puppis Dark region, Chamaeleon nebula, Coalsack nebula. But in the end, I made it safely back and made a bit of money as well.

Overall, this first trip wasn't succesful and was more or less aimless, the main aim was only to visit Nebulas.

I made a pause from exploring, focused on work in the Bubble, helped several systems, almost took over one for Federation. Yes, I'm loyal to Federation, it's the mother of the civilisation we live in after all, although most of indipendent pilots join rather Empire or Alliance.

After some time, I managed to purchase Anaconda 'Pathfinder'. It was a huge difference to 'Curiosity'. 79ly and sometimes even 80ly jumprange, 7A fuelscoop. This time it was all different. I had also more goals during my trip: confirm every star, planet, anomalies and structures in Codex.

I went once again to Sanguineous rim. It was quiet succesful at the beginning. But then, again, this cursed sector. I was on hunt for rare white dwarfs on the border between Sanguineous rim and Outer Orion Spur, still more than 4kly from Sol. But one of them was aslmost lethal. I was supercharging FSD in one of white dwarfs, but I was way too close to the star. I lost control, FSD malfunctioned, and Canopy exploded. I managed to get out of the cone though. Life support in the cabin would last less then 10 minutes. I managed to contact Fuel Rats and send them my position, but when Life support timer was on T- 1min., ship started overheating to critical values. Therefore the only way to safe myself was to run to escape pod and believe, that Fuel Rat will come sooner than Life support in escape pod dies out. I was lucky enough, they saved me and brought back to the Bubble.

Nevertheless, I learned my lesson to never supercharge from White dwarf. It didn't took long and I was back on the trip, once again to Sanguineous rim. I made an interesting stop in GCRV 6897: nebula not far from the Bubble, but far above Galactic plane and accessible only with ship with +75ly jumprange and fes FSD injections. Thanks to CMDR Kelanen Alcatraz and his guide I managed to safely get there and back. according to our database, only 52 pilots including me got there (till this date). After that I wanted to go to Anacondas' graveyard, but then I realised it's one-way trip so I changed my mind. Then I continued to Sanguineous rim, visited few nebulas and lonely starports, got even to Crab nebula. Then I was finishing my Codex discoveries. At that time fleet carriers were available in the stores. That was also time when I noticed strange thing: after supercharging FSD in Neutron stars, my FSD health was decreasing. Luckily, there was one carrier on the way to Skull and Crossbones nebula, and I was more or less heading that way as well. So I caught him in nebula, repaired ship and had a little chat with him. He told me about AFMU. I didn't have idea something like that existed. So he convinced me to come back to the Bubble (this rim is cursed remember?) to buy 2x AFMU. Without them, I couldn't go much further anyway. Although I was disappointed, I agreed and he shipped my with his carrier back to the Bubble.

27.11.3306

11:05:18

Today I start my hunt in Witch Head Nebula. I made a last stop in Shenve to see Chloe Sedesi to engineer my thrusters to Grade 5. And now, around 400 Scouts need to be killed..

28.11.3306

14:16:21

Soo, today I accidentally flew to a wrong non-human signal. Firstly it was same as always: around 4 Scouts, nothing interesting. But, after I destroyed the first one, Interceptor Basilisk appeared.

I tried to escape, hit boost button, assigned as much power as possible in power distributor to engines, but Basilisk blow something like EMP that totally knocked out my systems. I was sitting there like a duck on the lake. I couldn't move, I was receiving heavy fire from scouts and Interceptor. My shields went down. Then my systems came back, so I throttled up, boosted away, but I still had Interceptor on my tail. Nevertheless I was boosting every 5 seconds, he was still in 3km range and firing. I tried to jump to supercruise of course, but Interceptor's mass slowed FSD charging dramatically, then after few hits my FSD totally malfunctioned. I heared cockpit cracking. I knew it was my end.

I turned on distress call beacon and ran to escape pod and then ejected myself. I was praying Interceptor or Scouts will overlook me. 'Scout Hunter' was done, last thing I saw was a swarm of Thargons that encircled my flightless Krait and finished it. Luckily, there was so much debris they didn't notice me. Actually, as soon as they were done with 'Scout Hunter', they left. Fortunately, I was rescued by System Authority Forces around 20 minutes later. Now I wait at the station and wait for a new 'Scout Hunter' to be built.

22.11.3306

14:14:05

I know I wanted to write yesterday but I had and still have hands full of work. Previously I mentioned Great Journey, so here is the deal. Since I was a child on the Earth, I dreamt about travelling and exploring across the whole Galaxy. That was the reason I entered Pilot's Academy when I was freshly 18 yo. There were some attempts before to go out there to the dark more than 1 year ago, but I will write about that next time.

Many pilots travel to mainstream locations like Colonia, Sagittarius, Beagle point. Sure I will visit those as well, but I'm also attracted by less discovered parts at the edges of the Galaxy. I want also visit beautiful Nebulas, mysterious places and locations enlisted in Codex, the places that were discovered by brave Explorers in the early age of exploration.

Nowadays, as I'm more skilled in the field of exploring and long months in the dark, I am finishing last modifications on my Conda 'Pathfinder'. The very last thing that needs to be done is to visit Lori Jameson here in Shinrarta so she would have a look on my Life support and decrease its mass to increase jump range. However, in order to be sure she will at least speak to me I need to increase my combat rank by 1 grade to Dangerous. The fastest way to achieve this is to kill as many insectoid bastards called Thargoids as possible, more specifically Thargoid scouts. That's the reason why I'm here in Shinrarta.

Yesterday I bought fresh new Krait Mk II 'Scout Hunter', fitted some AX multicannons and A-class modules, but I need to pay a visit to some engineers so my Hunter can be even deadlier. That is a bit expensive business, though. Engineers require many 5-grade manufactured materials, that are hard to find and even harder and more expensive to trade with Material traders. So before I go to visit them I need firstly gather those materials. When 'Hunter' is fully engineered, I will head to Witch Head Nebula to hunt few hundrets of Scouts. I will report when it's done.

25.11.3306

10:19:52

Scout Hunter is ready, everything that needed to be engineered, except of thrusters, is engineered. Now I head to Shoribelu system, where is my Conda parked. I will use it to travel to Witch Head Nebula, because it's little bit far and it would take a long time to travel with Krait, so instead I use Conda and then ship Krait to Witch Head.

10:40:33

Safely arrived to Shoribelu, needed just 1 stop to refuel as far as I don't have fuelscoop on 'Hunter'. Done quick check of 'Pathfinder' and departing in few minutes.

11:00:15

Made a short stop in Synuefe RT-Z c16-13, on planet 1A you can find a Thargoid structure. I flew around for few minutes in Concord and took a break for lunch and quick nap before continuing.

14:03:05

Safely arrived to Shenve, I go straight to Galactic Logistics' office to hand in request to ship my 'Scout Hunter'.

While I wait more than 2 hours, I go on a fast trip to Pleiades and back to visit some interesting places. So far I found Federal Megaships in HIP 17044 and Scientific Vessel (Megaship) in Pleiades Sector AB-W b2-4, both destroyed by Thargoids.

18:44:31

I came back to Shenve, meanwhile 'Scout Hunter' arrived as well. Tomorrow I begin my hunt.

20.11.3306

13:35:35

The last and following days before I enter the last phase of preparation for my Great Journey I'm going to spend by visiting all lost generation ships and abandoned settlements inside and around the Bubble. So far, stories and fates of those I visited already were mostly terrifying and mysterious. Nevertheless, I am still floating in my Asp Explorer 'Curiosity', my very first exploration ship. It's faster and more agile than my exploration Conda 'Pathfinder'. I hope I can finish my visits in few days.

14:18:49

In Alaunus system along another Generation ship I found also some cool crystals just floating in the middle of nowhere.

17:23:19

I went to WISE 2056+1459 to look for 'Lonely Crash Site', but unfortunately I didn't find it.

19:43:01

I didn't expect this would be so fast in the end. Finally I visited the last Generation ship in Ross 859. Now I will head to Jameson Memorial, but on the way I have some business in Alioth, but that will take only a while.

21:12:13

Finally, I did it. I'm safely docked at Jameson Memorial. Now I'm gonna take shower and a waaaay long sleep tonight. One chapter of discovering is over, countless are ahead. Tomorrow I will explain what this is all about.