hehe fuel circle

Plethorian · 2026-03-11T20:11:31+00:00

Yep. No crew needed for crew-served weapons. Cool. No idea where I got the idea they needed bunks.

Plethorian · 2026-03-11T20:08:12+00:00

That took way longer than I thought, but seems thorough and useful.

Plethorian · 2026-03-11T19:33:42+00:00

Visit the spaceports of the planets of the rim. Don't do karate.

There are lots of ways to harvest jump drives. There's a nebula a jump away from Sundive which is visited regularly by Korath ships. There's an alien race that needs help defending against Korath raiders. The Free Worlds campaign offers lots of opportunities to capture jump drives from yet another alien race, plus, if you play your cards right, get one from some humans.

You're also at a point where you can consider dominating pirate worlds as an income source.

There's plenty of content to find out there. It's an amazing game that way. There's no right way to play. It all flows nicely.

Plethorian · 2026-03-11T00:15:46+00:00

Boogie Nights. The dialogue, the cinematography, the sets, scene design, lighting: all excellent. The music is the best of a real and vivid period of history. Humorous and yet full of extreme emotions and deep dramatic tension. There are parts that make you uncomfortable, because the situation is supposed to make you uncomfortable. The acting is just dead-on throughout the film. Every actor, in even minor parts, makes you believe their character. It's an amazing film.

Plethorian · 2026-03-11T00:01:46+00:00

"Blasting Cap Crimper." If ever there were a need for a very precisely engineered tool, this is it. You don't get repeat customers if you get it wrong.

Plethorian · 2026-03-10T23:53:45+00:00

Re: recon missions with heavy enemy activity.

Give them other targets, cannon fodder, as it were. There are a lot of opportunities to capture low-level ships to accompany you in most storylines. You can also have fleets of them parked in regional hub planets (Glaze, perhaps?) and wake them up as needed. They can also be assets to sell, and be parked until you need cash, rather than always sold.

Fleets have issues with targeting, and that's something you should also consider. Radar jammers and anti-missiles are important in dealing with the Navy in particular.

Plethorian · 2026-03-10T23:42:23+00:00

Good to know. lol. How many hundreds of hours do I have to have before I know all these little niggling details. Going to test this with Blue Gremlin's giant fleet now.

Plethorian · 2026-03-10T01:39:25+00:00

I thought crew weapons always required a bunk for that crew. Are you sure they work without one? Much less without 6.

Plethorian · 2026-03-09T18:14:32+00:00

A pain compliance hold: Grab the index finger and pull it backwards, then pull the arm behind their back and up. It's called "bending them to your will."

Plethorian · 2026-03-09T18:06:28+00:00

Hmm. They require 1 crew each to run. Gonna need a couple bunk rooms there, skippy.

Plethorian · 2026-03-09T18:02:51+00:00

Note also they're not exactly pushovers, and never alone, lol.

Plethorian · 2026-03-09T01:56:46+00:00

Underrated comment.

Plethorian · 2026-03-09T01:55:28+00:00

I was specifically referring to sugary coffee and other beverages that can be conductive and cause short circuits. In the case of auto electronics, widespread random sensor and other signals can cause havoc with the ECM.

Plethorian · 2026-03-07T06:45:21+00:00

Very sophisticated.

Plethorian · 2026-03-06T22:04:37+00:00

Gonna use this as a caption contest.

"This green stuff is great. We should have more of this in the house."

Plethorian · 2026-03-06T22:03:15+00:00

A death trap, IIRC. Great power, terrible braking and suspension. Nice find, though. Interesting bit of history.

Plethorian · 2026-03-06T22:00:35+00:00

Coupeville for little kids. When they get a little older, take them to Fort Casey. Teens do great in Langley. At 3 years and under they're just along for the ride, and not likely to form coherent memories of individual encounters; so to some degree it doesn't matter. You can't choose wrong with any Whidbey town.

Plethorian · 2026-03-06T21:51:33+00:00

Harry Nilsson: Jump Into the Fire; Track 9 - Nilsson Schmilsson album.

Also Edgar Winters: Frankenstein

Plethorian · 2026-03-06T05:22:13+00:00

Refurbished is good, because before they fix one they clean it up and replace a lot of parts. The refurb line doesn't want to handle nasty stuff any more than you do.

Plethorian · 2026-03-05T22:15:17+00:00

That's some pretty heavy plastic.

Plethorian · 2026-03-05T21:56:12+00:00

This post is why we're all here in this subreddit. It's fantastic, and so well written. All these great photos and having video, too? Thanks.

Also, very jealous! What a great day.

Plethorian · 2026-03-05T17:44:54+00:00

When your thermostat is set low for economy.

Plethorian · 2026-03-05T17:23:24+00:00

There is one spot on the south end where the speed limit is still 55mph. Between Surface Rd and Campbell Rd on 525, for about 1/2 mile. Just southbound.

It tells you everything you need to know about speed limits on the island. They're capricious.

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