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To Colonia! – Final Entry

Posted on 26.9.201926.9.2019 by Jussi Laasonen

I have arrived at the Jaques Station in Colonia, and the eighteen-month journey is finally over. The legs with dates are in the table below. The Cobra lost 65 % of its paintwork, and my exploration rank increased from Surveyor to Ranger.

My ship had a meagre ~26 light-years jump range. Upgrading to a Diamondback Explorer or Asp Explorer would have shortened the trip, and I should have enabled the jet-cone boost from the beginning. Visiting all Blue Star Line, and Colonia Connection systems led to some detours, but in exchange, I was able to collect more exploration data. Next time I will probably only visit the stations to save time.

Station	System	Date	Notes
Hillary Depot	Blu Thua AI-A c14-10	10.3.3304
Amundsen Terminal	Lagoon Sector NI-S b4-10	17.3.3304
Eagle’s Landing	Eagle Sector IR-W d1-117	31.3.3304
Eudaemon Anchorage	Rohini	15.4.3304	Removed Planetary Vehicle Hangar to increase jump range.
Sacaqawea Space Port	Skaudai CH-B d14-34	25.7.3304
Gagarin Gate	Gru Hypue KS-T d3-31	30.12.3304	Started using the neutron star jet-cone boost.
Caravanserai	Gandharvi	16.9.3305	Installed Advanced Docking Computer.
Polo Harbour	Boewnst KS-S c20-959	21.9.3305
Vihara Gate	Kashyapa	21.9.3305	Installed Super Cruise Assist.
Jaques Station	Colonia	22.9.3305

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To Colonia! – Part 8

Posted on 23.9.201922.9.2019 by Jussi Laasonen

Polo Harbour
Polo Harbour approach
Vihara Gate exit
Vihara Gate entry

I managed to increase the pace and reached Polo Harbour in Boewnst KS-S c20-959 system and Vihara Gate in Kashyapa system on the same day.

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To Colonia! – Part 7

Posted on 22.9.201922.9.2019 by Jussi Laasonen

Only two stops left after docking at Caravanserai in Gandharvi system.

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To Colonia! – Part 6

Posted on 20.9.201919.9.2019 by Jussi Laasonen

This finish gets closer as another leg of the journey ended at Gagarin Gate in Gru Hypue KS-T d3-31 system.

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To Colonia! – Part 5

Posted on 14.11.201810.11.2018 by Jussi Laasonen

I am past Sacaqawea Space Port in Skaudai CH-B d14-34 system now, which means half of the trip is done. It is starting to feel it was a stupid idea to try to get to Colonia. Just jumping from system to system is not really interesting gameplay and exploring the planets would slow me even more.

The journey continues. Do not ask how. Ask why.

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To Colonia! – Part 4

Posted on 6.6.20183.6.2018 by Jussi Laasonen

The journey to Colonia is taking much more time anticipated, but I have finally passed the Eudaemon Anchorage in Rohini system. It is the first station on the route, and I took advantage of the outfitting services to shed some weight from my Cobra.

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To Colonia! – Part 3

Posted on 1.4.20181.4.2018 by Jussi Laasonen

Technical difficulties (severe server connection issues) delayed the third leg of the journey to Colonia, and I arrived at Eagle’s Landing in Eagle Sector IR-W d1-117 system one week behind schedule. There were more brown dwarfs on the plotted route, and I had to perform several corrections to find fuel stars.

Already late, I abstained from taking a closer look at the systems and only snatched a couple of detailed scans on the fly. Since fast travel is more important for the journey than exploration, I am thinking of getting rid of the so far unused vehicle hangar at the next station with outfitting services to increase the jump range a bit.

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To Colonia! – Part 2

Posted on 18.3.201821.3.2018 by Jussi Laasonen

I have arrived at Amundsen Terminal in Lagoon Sector NI-S b4-10 system and completed the second leg of the journey on time. The route went through a brown dwarf field, but I got through with minimal course corrections.

Regardless of the goal to get to Colonia fast, I stopped to perform surface scans in an unexplored system to get some first discovered credits. I am tempted to explore more on the way, but so far the systems have been pretty dull, and I do not want unnecessary delays.

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To Colonia!

Posted on 12.3.201821.3.2018 by Jussi Laasonen

I recently joined Mobius to be able to fly among other commanders without the risk of being ganked. At first, I planned to get involved in the BGS for the Order of Mobius but decided to move to Colonia to support MCRN instead of staying in the bubble. I have desired to get more into exploration and since the Colonia Connection Highway was constructed the trip to Colonia can be done in reasonably sized 2000 light year pieces.

I considered purchasing a Diamondback or an Asp for the journey, but in the end, I decided to depart in my old Cobra which was already fitted as a planetary explorer. I have completed the first leg of the journey and landed at Hillary Depot in Blu Thua AI-A c14-10 system. If I keep up the pace, I should reach Colonia in about nine weeks.