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* '''Manual plotting is highly advised!''' Trying to plot the route automatically might very often lead you in a dead end. You will want to look up guides/routes from other explorers as well. Be sure to carefully trace your route & pick as much scoopable stars as possible, because... | * '''Manual plotting is highly advised!''' Trying to plot the route automatically might very often lead you in a dead end. You will want to look up guides/routes from other explorers as well. Be sure to carefully trace your route & pick as much scoopable stars as possible, because... | ||
* ...Fuel is your '''number one priority'''. Since the systems are very far from one another, the threat of not having enough fuel for next jump is extremely high. And if you happen by sheer bad luck to be in a system with an unscoopable star that you can't jump out of, your last hope will be to call the [[Fuel Rats]] for help. Or be left alone with fuel slowly running out & die, losing all your hard work (And perhaps your motivation for a second trip) in the process. | * ...Fuel is your '''number one priority'''. Since the systems are very far from one another, the threat of not having enough fuel for next jump is extremely high. And if you happen by sheer bad luck to be in a system with an unscoopable star that you can't jump out of, your last hope will be to call the [[Fuel Rats]] for help. Or be left alone with fuel slowly running out & die, losing all your hard work (And perhaps your motivation for a second trip) in the process. | ||
== The benefits of this journey == | == The benefits of this journey == | ||
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Generally, reaching Beagle Point & returning back to the bubble alive is a guaranteed way of getting Elite rank in Exploration. All the exploration data you will have gathered can easily number in the hundreds of millions of credits, if you scanned enough systems on the way. You will also most certainly encounter lots of undiscovered systems, which will all net you a +50% CR bonus for the first discovery. | Generally, reaching Beagle Point & returning back to the bubble alive is a guaranteed way of getting Elite rank in Exploration. All the exploration data you will have gathered can easily number in the hundreds of millions of credits, if you scanned enough systems on the way. You will also most certainly encounter lots of undiscovered systems, which will all net you a +50% CR bonus for the first discovery. | ||
Cmdr Kamzel | <strong>Why Beagle Point? </strong>Beagle Point is of early exploration historical importance as it was one of the furthest systems an explorer could reach prior to the Jumponium (fuel boost synthesis) and Engineer era. It marked the end of the line for Cmdr 'Erimus' Kamzel's Distant Suns Expedition (the first recorded galactic crossing - culminating in mid-January 3301), and as such the system subsequently became a popular location to visit for other deep space travellers exploring the far galactic rim in the years that followed. The system was named after Kamzel's 34 lightyear Asp Explorer, the DSS Beagle. | ||
The early history of Beagle Point has been documented on the [[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/116450-Information-The-Galactic-Mapping-Project-amp-Expedition-Hub?p=2276289&viewfull=1#post2276289|Galactic Mapping]] thread. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*The system, originally designated [https://www.edsm.net/system/id/124406/name/Beagle+Point Ceeckia ZQ-L c24-0], was first discovered by CMDR Kamzel, aka "Erimus", | *The system, originally designated [https://www.edsm.net/system/id/124406/name/Beagle+Point Ceeckia ZQ-L c24-0], was first discovered by CMDR Kamzel, aka "Erimus", as part of his "[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlxQlUpqv8OAmzA41B5A2u2_SqVXf2s2Q Distant Suns]" expedition to survey the far side of the galaxy. This was the first recorded galactic crossing, culminating on January 18th 2015. | ||
*CMDR Kamzel unofficially named the system "Beagle Point" after his ship, an [[Asp Explorer]] dubbed the DSS Beagle. | |||
*Beagle Point featured as the main destination of the [[Distant Worlds]] Expedition<ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/198085-Distant-Worlds-A-journey-beyond-the-Abyss</ref> that launched a year later on January 18, 2016, in which over 1,300 players pledged to participate in a massive coordinated journey to Beagle Point with the goal of scanning as many systems as possible along the way. By the time the expedition reached its destination in April, it was estimated that less than 40% of the fleet had survived. | *Beagle Point featured as the main destination of the [[Distant Worlds]] Expedition<ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/198085-Distant-Worlds-A-journey-beyond-the-Abyss</ref> that launched a year later on January 18, 2016, in which over 1,300 players pledged to participate in a massive coordinated journey to Beagle Point with the goal of scanning as many systems as possible along the way. By the time the expedition reached its destination in April, it was estimated that less than 40% of the fleet had survived. | ||
*Ceeckia ZQ-L c24-0 was officially renamed "Beagle Point" by Frontier Developments on May 26, 2016 to commemorate its importance to the exploration community. | *Ceeckia ZQ-L c24-0 was officially renamed "Beagle Point" by Frontier Developments on May 26, 2016 to commemorate its importance to the exploration community. | ||