Persera blew her fuel calculations, and didn’t have enough to get back to Semotus Beacon. So that’s 48 hours of real time spaceflight going in one direction away from the galaxy. Supercruise is the game’s equivalent of manual drive. Persera, after making fuel calculations, turned off all the modules in her vessel (an Anaconda) and flew in supercruise for 48 hours to go 65,659 light years from Sol. She arrived at Semotus Beacon, more 65,000 light years from Sol, but from that point onward could not make a hyperspace jump to go further. Persera decided to take a crack at that record. Deluvian, who set a distance record from Sol (65,652 light years ) Cmdr. Then, drawing from the travels of a Cmdr. Persera said why not - except she was now traveling to Beagle Point, 65,000 light years from Sol (the Sun), by herself. It advertised a mission to take a Hutton Mug as far as possible from Beagle Point and jettison them.

Persera noticed a flyer in the Station’s gift shop. Their rarity increases the further they travel from Hutton Station, so collectors can sell them for a nice price closer to Sol. It’s a well known but rare item that usually means the person carrying it has traveled a long way. Persera chugged out to Hutton Orbital Station (it’s about a quarter of a light year from the nearest jump point), Persera stopped in to pick up some Hutton Mugs from the gift shop, the only place it’s available. However, a personal matter in real life intervened, taking her away from the expedition and out of the game for a few months.Ĭmdr. This is a good idea, as there’s safety in numbers, etc. Persera outfitted her vessel for exploration, and joined an expedition to try to reach Beagle Point. Here’s how it all went down.Īfter advancing to Explorer Elite status, Cmdr. Getting there would be nothing like getting back from the edge of the galaxy, though. Persera, skipper of the Jack of Flames, answered a challenge in the Hutton Orbital Space Station, well known to Elite players as point very far from the nearest inbound jump point at Alpha Centauri. An intrepid explorer actually left galactic space in the game’s vast map, and was still rescued from the void by the famed Fuel Rats.Ĭmdr. Gather ‘round for a holiday tale full of cheer and giving, from the Elite: Dangerous community.

Operation beyond the horizon 2017