Month: August 2019

The Forge Region – Onirvura Constellation
Poinen System

16 August YC 121

Some time ago I invested 40 million kredits into two implants which would increase my neural attributes Willpower and Perception by 3 points each. Such boost was expected to expedite training of skills required to fit a bitier version of Heron which could explore Sleeper Cache sites. To reduce the risk of losing expensive implants I decided to install them in a jump clone which would be used in safer locations. I quickly trained Infomorph Psychology to level II and was about to head to a clone bay to order my first ever jump clone when I remembered that my base station did not have a cloning facility. Cursing a certain fan of Vesa Yamaguchi I boarded the capsule and asked that fan to fly us to the nearest station with a clone shop. Seeing my expression, Aura without further questions brought us to Expert Distribution Retail Centre at Poinen 4-6. Continue reading “The Game of Clones”

The Forge Region – Kimotoro Constellation
Kisogo System

6 August YC 121

Of course Mr Albaf was happy to produce and sell the Mid-grade Ascendancy Epsilon Implant for me. Being a regular visitor to Jita, he had no trouble procuring the remaining materials and transporting them to his industrial facility. We agreed that I would drop off the Villard Wheels and the blueprint at Jita for him and he would pick them up at his earliest convenience.

Mercantile matters settled, I returned to exploration activities – there were still two cosmic signatures waiting for me. The first signature that I managed to scan down was identified by Neocom as Pith Merchant Depot.

Aura quickly looked up this type of site in the Net and whistled, “No wonder this base has not been raided yet. Guristas store stolen goods here and they guard them really well. By some accounts, the first pocket alone contains 20 frigates and 5 sentry guns. They will eat Ibises alive!”

I winced, “Hmm… I feel like I am missing a cloaking device – there are so many interesting places around which could have been safely explored If I had one.”

Aura could not let pass the opportunity to look at me triumphantly and say, “I’ve told you! Why don’t you ever listen to me?”

I murmured something that could be interpreted as either an apology or a cuss, depending on the listener’s mood, and started scanning the second signature. Soon I found that it belonged to a wormhole, and a quick visit revealed that it was another tail end. I collected my probes and was about to warp away when Aura asked me, “Can we take a look at this place?” and pointed at a beacon on the overview. Continue reading “Making the World a Better Place, One Asshole at a Time”

The Forge Region – Onirvura Constellation
Olo System

16 July YC 121

“Firstly,” said Aura enthusiastically, “It never hurts to have a T2 tank. If you replace your T1 shield hardeners with Tech II variants then your EM shield resistance will increase from 68% to 71% and thermal from 75% to 77%.”

[Heron, T2 Tank AB Blasters SC Std]
Damage Control II
Micro Auxiliary Power Core I

Data Analyzer II
EM Ward Field II
Medium Azeotropic Restrained Shield Extender
Thermal Dissipation Field II
1MN Monopropellant Enduring Afterburner

Light Electron Blaster II
Light Electron Blaster II

Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Small Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I

Hornet II x3

Void S x1600

“One thing I know about Tech II modules is that they always hurt the wallet,” grumbled I. “What will it cost me?” Continue reading “Explorer with a Bite, Part 2”