Local time: 6/8/2023 03:42

After an extended real-life break, i've returned to cash in the exploration data I have on hand. I've discovered and mapped planets in 23 separate systems with this run, for a total of ~37 million credits. I plan on doing some transportation missions and trading before signing off again for the day, especially if I can find a station that sells Type 9 transport ships.

Local time: 6/13/2023 23:17

I've come across an entire pocket of unexplored systems only about 800LY out from the nearest human presence. I didn't think I would have seen undiscovered systems until much further out, but the game does not show that anyone has discovered it, including console players and those not using community databases. Good thing I brought a surface scanner, I suppose.

CMDR SP has also been taught how to do trading, which has already been a boon. He will likely beat me to the 10 billion credits required for a fleet ship, at this rate.

Local time: 6/12/2023, 22:27

I have plotted a new exploration run, this time much, much further out from civilization. At current, the planned route would take me 6kLY from the nearest human base, and isn't necessarily final.

Here's hoping there's something interesting out there.

Local Time: 06/10/2023, 01:50 AM

It has occurred to me that I should probably keep a log of my ED adventures, mainly to keep my thoughts and plans somewhere that I can find them.

EDSM has informed me that I've discovered 6 systems, but I am unsure which ones count as discovered. I will have to be more careful in uploading my progress so I can monitor when this figure changes next time I go on an exploration run. Unfortunately, EDDiscovery does not work very well under Linux, so I cannot rely on its gathered data.

I have outfitted a new ship for combat, and done some team runs with CMDR GD, which helped me warm up to the combat system somewhat. The combat is both superior and inferior to Freelancer in a few key ways, which is annoying, but I can overcome these issues with time.

Ideally, my next move would be another exploration run, as this was incredibly lucrative even with incomplete system scans. It will be interesting to see if I can discover more systems this close to Sol, as one would expect them all to have been mapped out by now... Additionally, it would benefit the squadron greatly to teach CMDR SP how the commodities market works.