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Chief! What The Hell Is Wrong With My Ship?
“Okay, Houston, we’ve had a problem here.” – John Swigert, Astronaut, Apollo 13 Pilot
9.10.yc120 (2018) Saisio System < Okomon Constellation < The Forge Region
“Chief!” I yelled as soon as I exited my pod, dripping goo along the deck plates, not an ounce of clothing on.
The sound of running footsteps grew louder as he approached, then he appeared from the corridor, skidded to a stop, eyes darted too and fro not sure where he should and shouldn’t look. “Ah… you want to get some clothes on kiddo?”
“No! No I don’t.” In this instance, I guess you could say my capsuleer god complex kicked in, “I want to know what the hell is wrong with my ship.”
Now he locked eyes with me. “Well, what the hell is wrong with your ship?”
“Seriously?” Exasperation clearly escaped me, I’m usually much more laid back. “Aura is reporting the interdiction nullification system has failed and she’s not able to give me a clear cut reason as to why.”
I raised my eyebrows at him with a ‘well?’ question on my face.
“Don’t look at me like that, kiddo, I’ll have to check it out.” He tried to look stern, but I could clearly see the amusement in his eyes. “And for gods sake, put some clothes on, you’re gonna give this old chief a heart attack.”
I took in a deep breathe, then sighed heavily. He was right, of course, and I wasn’t exactly mad at him. It wasn’t his fault after all. I nodded in agreement, then took a towel off of the nearby refresher station and wrapped myself up.
OOC: Just how does an RPer reconcile in game changes like ship balancing in their storylines? Lol
This post I thought I’d take a look back at my ships I’ve flown on my journey so far. Some I left behind because skills allowed me to move into something better suited for the job. Others were left behind for balancing changes. Some served their purpose. Sadly, I don’t have fits for all of them, I didn’t keep some of them and wished I had, but the main ones that helped me achieve a significant goal, I do have in my hangar.
Cosmos
‘Cosmos’, Condor class, the ship I set out from my home world of Saisio, visiting High and Low Sec systems, taking pictures of every planet along the way.
[Condor, Cosmos]
Damage Control IMedium Shield Extender I
EM Ward Amplifier ISmall Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
Small Anti-Explosive Screen Reinforcer I
Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Discovery
‘Discovery’, Buzzard class, came next after having expanded my skillset to fly covert ops ships. This one served me well for most of my journey through Empire space. Unfortunately, I don’t have the fitting setup I had used, nor the ship.
Voyager
Towards the end of my Empire space travels, the Sisters of Eve ships came out and I knew when I first laid my eyes upon them, I had to have one. These are a thing of beauty and functionality. ‘Voyager’, Astero class, joined my fleet and I finished Empire space with this ship.
[Astero, Voyager]
IFFA Compact Damage Control
‘Halcyon’ Core Equalizer I
‘Halcyon’ Core Equalizer I
‘Halcyon’ Core Equalizer I1MN Afterburner I
Limited Adaptive Invulnerability Field I
Thermal Dissipation Amplifier I
EM Ward Amplifier ICovert Ops Cloaking Device II
Sisters Core Probe LauncherSmall Low Friction Nozzle Joints I
Small Low Friction Nozzle Joints I
Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer IHornet EC-300 x10
Sisters Core Scanner Probe x16
Jester's Trek
‘Jester’s Trek’, Tengu class, the ship that made the Kessel run… sorry, wrong galaxy. This is the ship that saved my life on many occasion as I made my trek through Null Sec and then went on to finish all of Known space without a single ship loss. What a ride, love this ship. Of course, due to ship balancing changes, this configuration is no longer valid, but it was fun while it lasted.
[Tengu, Jester’s Trek]
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Warp Core Stabilizer II50MN Cold-Gas Enduring Microwarpdrive
Federation Navy 100MN Afterburner
Cetus Scoped Burst Jammer
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
EM Ward Field IICovert Ops Cloaking Device II
Sisters Core Probe Launcher
Rocket Launcher II
Rocket Launcher II
Rocket Launcher IIMedium Core Defense Field Extender II
Medium Low Friction Nozzle Joints II
Medium Low Friction Nozzle Joints IITengu Core – Electronic Efficiency Gate
Tengu Defensive – Covert Reconfiguration
Tengu Offensive – Accelerated Ejection Bay
Tengu Propulsion – Interdiction NullifierSisters Core Scanner Probe x16
Caldari Navy Inferno Rocket x300
Nanite Repair Paste x25
Tengu Defensive – Supplemental Screening x1
Wanderer
‘Jester’s Trek’ was retired to my hangar, but my next ship ‘Wanderer’ was based on the same design with a few special modifications, like Festival Launchers!. I started the last phase of my journey to explore all of New Eden with ‘Wanderer’ when I entered Thera for the very first time and begun my wormhole space explorations.
[Tengu, Wanderer]
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Warp Core Stabilizer II50MN Cold-Gas Enduring Microwarpdrive
Federation Navy 100MN Afterburner
Cetus Scoped Burst Jammer
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
EM Ward Field IICovert Ops Cloaking Device II
Sisters Core Probe Launcher
Festival Launcher
Festival Launcher
Festival LauncherMedium Low Friction Nozzle Joints II
Medium Low Friction Nozzle Joints II
Medium Core Defense Field Extender IITengu Core – Electronic Efficiency Gate
Tengu Defensive – Covert Reconfiguration
Tengu Offensive – Accelerated Ejection Bay
Tengu Propulsion – Interdiction NullifierSisters Core Scanner Probe x16
Barium Firework x150
Tengu Defensive – Supplemental Screening x1
Pioneer
After about 3 months based in Thera, I began to see I would have to venture deeper in wormhole diving as there simply wasn’t enough system rotation going on daily basis to expect everything would eventually connect to me. Also, I realized I was going to have to change up ships, because the Tengu wasn’t able to transverse the small wormhole connections. So, ‘Pioneer’ was added to the fleet.
[Raptor, Pioneer]
Inertial Stabilizers II
Inertial Stabilizers II
Inertial Stabilizers IIEM Ward Amplifier II
Thermal Dissipation Amplifier II
Medium Azeotropic Restrained Shield Extender
Medium Azeotropic Restrained Shield ExtenderImproved Cloaking Device II
Sisters Core Probe Launcher
Festival LauncherSmall Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I
Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade ISisters Core Scanner Probe x16
Barium Firework x50
Sojourner
Now, a few years later, since I had left Saisio to begin my wormhole space explorations, I find myself returned to dock again, with another issue, with interdictors. Seems my trusty Raptor is losing some functionality. I would have gone with the Crow, but it’s difficult and/or costly to get it under a 2 second align time, so, we now have ‘Sojourner’, a Malediction class interceptor. Really happy with it so far and almost wish I had done this one to begin with… almost. 😉 Either way, it’s turning out to be a nice ship to fly.
[Malediction, Sojourner]
Inertial Stabilizers II
Inertial Stabilizers II
Inertial Stabilizers II
Damage Control II1MN Afterburner II
Scan Pinpointing Array II
Scan Acquisition Array IIImproved Cloaking Device II
Festival Launcher
Sisters Core Probe LauncherSmall Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I
Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade ISisters Core Scanner Probe x16
Barium Firework x50
That’s my fleet of ships so far. Each one has been a joy to fly in its own right, but each upgrade has been nice as well. Can’t really say I’m disappointed in any of them, they’ve served me well.
Fly clever!
Comments
"Love to read these updates, Katia! I see you’re at 64% of J-space completed right now. I’m curious how long it has taken you to get that far and if you have a projected end date? I would guess that it would get progressively harder to find systems youhaven’t visited yet as the haystack gets smaller and smaller.
What an amazing journey this has been to witness. Cheering you on through the next 46% of Anoikis! Best of luck!" - Thrice Hapus
"Thanks Thrice! Always appreciate folks that take time, read, comment, and wish me well. Come January, it’ll be 3 years into wormhole space, so it’s steady as she goes, one system at a time, no looking back. 🙂 No end date set, it’ll be completed in its own time." - Katia Sae
"Very educational" 🙂 - Lucky Luigi
"Thanks for stopping by, reading, and commenting! Glad you found it educational." 🙂 - Katia Sae
"That is a lot of FPS (fireworks per second) you have fitted on that tengu!" - Nex
"I figured if I was caught, I was dead, so why not go out Signal Cartel style!" 🙂 - Katia Sae
"That’s a very nice fleet, most of which I can actually fly. Except for the Tengus.
Fascinating story, too. Great idea, to visit all the systems. Wish I’d thought of it." 🙂 - Corwin Dnari
"Thanks Corwin! I enjoyed each ship along the way, but I’d have to say the Astero is my favorite, even though I only got to fly it for a short time. Then the Tengu would be my next favorite, but the fit is no longer valid with it having been reworked." 🙁 - Katia Sae
