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Got your suggestions. Added a bunch to the list and gave you thanks

SteveKing wrote:

On a related topic, is there such a thing as ‘gas mining’ or ‘atmosphere mining’ in ED, a la Bespin? There would be another slang set to go with that.

No, just fuel scooping for now. But who knows what the future may bring?

Speaking of fuel scooping - is that the only way to refuel in-flight? The old FE2/FFE way of transferring fuel out of a can of hydrogen in the hold doesn't work on my current ship, but given the equipment it came with that could just be because I don't have a Basic Refuelling Pipe installed yet.

(I've finally got around to upgrading my system to be able to run Elite: Dangerous. If any of you are in the boring non-descript bit of Federal space over a hundred light years from anywhere famous maybe I'll see you around...)

cim wrote:

Speaking of fuel scooping - is that the only way to refuel in-flight? The old FE2/FFE way of transferring fuel out of a can of hydrogen in the hold doesn't work on my current ship, but given the equipment it came with that could just be because I don't have a Basic Refuelling Pipe installed yet.

I don't think that's possible yet. I'd have heard if it was (I imagine many explorers would have an emergency supply as a result)

(I've finally got around to upgrading my system to be able to run Elite: Dangerous. If any of you are in the boring non-descript bit of Federal space over a hundred light years from anywhere famous maybe I'll see you around...)

I'll be sure to keep an eye out for you when I get back. Friend me in-game in the meantime

cim wrote:

If any of you are in the boring non-descript bit of Federal space over a hundred light years from anywhere famous maybe I'll see you around...

Name me a system - if I'm nearby (unlikely), I'll pop over and waggle my Cobra's wings as my invisible island drifts past. <grins wryly>

Cody wrote:

Name me a system - if I'm nearby (unlikely)

Lieledos, for the night. It's a couple of hundred LY from Teorge, so probably not on your way.

I'm currently parked-up at Tereshkova Enterprise, which is 175ly from Lieledos, so definitely not on my way!
Mind you, I don't exactly know which is 'my way' - I'm kinda meandering around aimlessly, learning on the job.

cim wrote:

I've finally got around to upgrading my system to be able to run Elite: Dangerous.

You've finally ditched your old clunker?

Next thing you know, we'll be hearing you've bought a joystick!

(seriously though, congrats.. I'm still trying to accumulate the credits to build an ED-capable machine)

mossfoot wrote:

Got your suggestions. Added a bunch to the list and gave you thanks

Thanks Mossfoot. You might want to do a quick formatting scan of the list, 'Tick Hole is attached to 'These Parts' and it looks like 'Licker' is missing from 'Rock Licker/Rock Hopper'. Thanks for including 'Fly Catching', I quite like that term (from the NZ slang terms list).

Cody wrote:

Mind you, I don't exactly know which is 'my way' - I'm kinda meandering around aimlessly, learning on the job.

If you were exploring, you'd be known as 'going walkabout'

Slowly trying to put my desktop back together so I can run ED. It's a bit of a 'Pantene experience', I'm sure I'll be let loose in the galaxy sometime, just not tomorrow

edit: Ninja'd

I reckon 'gone walkabout' sums it up nicely, as I am indeed exploring!

Cody wrote:

I reckon 'gone walkabout' sums it up nicely, as I am indeed exploring!

I know most of the world only knows the term because of Crocodile Dundee, but I think "walkabout" is one of the greatest words ever for a traveller/explorer

SteveKing wrote:

mossfoot wrote:

Got your suggestions. Added a bunch to the list and gave you thanks

Thanks Mossfoot. You might want to do a quick formatting scan of the list, 'Tick Hole is attached to 'These Parts' and it looks like 'Licker' is missing from 'Rock Licker/Rock Hopper'. Thanks for including 'Fly Catching', I quite like that term (from the NZ slang terms list).

Fixed the formatting, thanks.

I'd actually meant to get rid of "rock licker" because I don't want to get too bogged down in alternate terms (which is starting to happen, I'll need to start being far more selective ).

mossfoot wrote:

Cody wrote:

I reckon 'gone walkabout' sums it up nicely, as I am indeed exploring!

I know most of the world only knows the term because of Crocodile Dundee, but I think "walkabout" is one of the greatest words ever for a traveller/explorer

Stuff Crocodile Dundee - Walkabout is a pretty good tale (both novel and film)!

mossfoot wrote:

I know most of the world only knows the term because of Crocodile Dundee, but I think "walkabout" is one of the greatest words ever for a traveller/explorer

I have to admit to a fondness for the Scots word "stravaig", meaning to wander, sometimes with an extra overtone meaning to wander around with an eye out for what opportunity may bring ...

Disembodied wrote:

I have to admit to a fondness for the Scots word "stravaig", meaning to wander, sometimes with an extra overtone meaning to wander around with an eye out for what opportunity may bring ...

I didn't know the word 'stravaig', but the 'eye out for an opportunity' thing reminds me of a Scot I once knew: 'Open window! Very handy - I'll just nip in!'


Meanwhile, back on topic: an ED-related nVidia competition!

Cody wrote:

on topic: an ED-related nVidia competition!

Heh.. with a rapidly-moving target as the correct answer, no less!

As per usual, people south of the equator are not eligible to enter. I guess the southern hemisphere doesn't really exist.