Posted by: James Patten
« on: January 12, 2014, 04:45:31 PM »I greatly prefer to use survey carriers. I typically end up with survey ships that are about 800 tons. I end up with 2 or 3 of each type on the carrier. Usually this works out very well. Until I find those GIGANTIC systems with grav survey points that start out at Pluto-type distances from the star, or huge amounts of asteroids, or multiple stars in the system. Then the 800-tonners don't work out so well. And running out of fuel stinks, because then I have to use my survey craft as refuelers, without themselves running out of fuel. But generally it works well.
The survey ships usually have no active sensors, so it's easy to get surprised by something. Also, I play with maintenance turned off.
The survey ships usually have no active sensors, so it's easy to get surprised by something. Also, I play with maintenance turned off.