Neutron Highway: Difference between revisions
Added link to AFMU Page for users less experienced with abbreviations |
m →History: it seems these numbers were wrong. |
||
| Line 38: | Line 38: | ||
09/20/2016 - 2.2 "The Guardians" Beta 1 has begun. This new beta brought around a whole host of new changes, the more significant one being the updating of a star type, the "[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/elite-dangerous/images/2/2c/Neutron_star.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20180214114321 Neutron Star]". This new star type had giant jet cones spewing out heavy magnetic fields out the cones of the star, and when the ship was inside this cone, the FSD would be "Supercharged".<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/87j62f/a_brief_history_of_the_neutron_highway/ A Brief History of the Neutron Highway]</ref> | 09/20/2016 - 2.2 "The Guardians" Beta 1 has begun. This new beta brought around a whole host of new changes, the more significant one being the updating of a star type, the "[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/elite-dangerous/images/2/2c/Neutron_star.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20180214114321 Neutron Star]". This new star type had giant jet cones spewing out heavy magnetic fields out the cones of the star, and when the ship was inside this cone, the FSD would be "Supercharged".<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/87j62f/a_brief_history_of_the_neutron_highway/ A Brief History of the Neutron Highway]</ref> | ||
Well, when the Beta 1 came about, there was a decimal error when calculating the Neutron Boost. Instead of 25% as originally planned, the Neutron Star provided | Well, when the Beta 1 came about, there was a decimal error when calculating the Neutron Boost. Instead of 25% (1/4) as originally planned, the Neutron Star provided a 400% (4/1) boost. This was not intended. | ||
The same day, 09/20/2016 - [https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/290165-Neutron-star-FSD-boost-info An official statement] was provided to the public detailing the mistake in the boost, drawing the public eye to the "bug" that had graced the first Beta. This bug would undoubtedly provide discussion and a large controversial subject in Elite, <em>when is a jump range too much?</em> | The same day, 09/20/2016 - [https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/290165-Neutron-star-FSD-boost-info An official statement] was provided to the public detailing the mistake in the boost, drawing the public eye to the "bug" that had graced the first Beta. This bug would undoubtedly provide discussion and a large controversial subject in Elite, <em>when is a jump range too much?</em> | ||
| Line 44: | Line 44: | ||
The Same Day, 09/20/2016 - The community was rallied into action! [https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/53o1r7/fdev_from_the_bottom_of_my_heart_i_plead_with_you/ Posts about the new boost] were suddenly littering the front page. The community needed to catch the eye of FDEV and reverse the "fix" to this bug. The Neutron boost was an amazing and very sought after feature for Elite Dangerous, for it provided a strong reason to finally explore deep into the depths of the [[Elite Universe]]. | The Same Day, 09/20/2016 - The community was rallied into action! [https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/53o1r7/fdev_from_the_bottom_of_my_heart_i_plead_with_you/ Posts about the new boost] were suddenly littering the front page. The community needed to catch the eye of FDEV and reverse the "fix" to this bug. The Neutron boost was an amazing and very sought after feature for Elite Dangerous, for it provided a strong reason to finally explore deep into the depths of the [[Elite Universe]]. | ||
After a large number of posts were made, the community had won. The | After a large number of posts were made, the community had won. The 400% boost was made a feature, and the beginnings of the Neutron Highway were born. | ||
11/06/16 - [https://i.imgur.com/zSaF4pr.jpg Brave souls] attempted to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbC35HYeckY pioneer the Highway], bringing about the name of a new super lane to different parts of the galaxy. The highway was cutting down times to Colonia from Days to just hours, the current record is in [https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/345802-From-Bubble-to-Colonia-(21-800-ly 3 Hours and 16 minutes]. There were even brave souls making unfathomable times to Sag A*, some even reaching Sag A* in under 2 hours! | 11/06/16 - [https://i.imgur.com/zSaF4pr.jpg Brave souls] attempted to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbC35HYeckY pioneer the Highway], bringing about the name of a new super lane to different parts of the galaxy. The highway was cutting down times to Colonia from Days to just hours, the current record is in [https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/345802-From-Bubble-to-Colonia-(21-800-ly 3 Hours and 16 minutes]. There were even brave souls making unfathomable times to Sag A*, some even reaching Sag A* in under 2 hours! | ||