Whats the deal with hutton orbital?

[CloakerJones]

and why would i need to go there?

[Star Admiral Damon Nagasawa]

If you haven't actually seen it, it takes around 30 minutes to get there from where you jump into the system. You should make the trip sometime.

[One Eye Jack]

Originally posted by Star Admiral Damon Nagasawa:

If you haven't actually seen it, it takes around 30 minutes to get there from where you jump into the system. You should make the trip sometime.

More like an hour if not more.

[Hobo Misanthropus]

Bring a book.

[Fork_Q2]

Originally posted by Hell-jumperJones:

and why would i need to go there?

You don't, unless you want those mugs and an lame bragging right.

[Star Admiral Damon Nagasawa]

Originally posted by Hobo Misanthropus:

Bring a book.

I prefer listening to old Jim Sterling videos I haven't watched before.

[CloakerJones]

yea i know about hutton and how long it takes. I just wanted to know why I would ever need to go there

[Fork_Q2]

Originally posted by Hell-jumperJones:

yea i know about hutton and how long it takes. I just wanted to know why I would ever need to go there

For the Hutton mugs rare goods. And no, it's not really worth it given how long it takes.

[CloakerJones]

alrighty thanks for the insight guys. never really been big on trading anyway

[WRONGTURN]

Originally posted by astroknott58:

Originally posted by Star Admiral Damon Nagasawa:

If you haven't actually seen it, it takes around 30 minutes to get there from where you jump into the system. You should make the trip sometime.

More like an hour if not more.

one hour and 25 min. by my clock. made that trip once and was carefull not to do it again. lol

[Dolphin Bottlenose]

It's just a point of interest, like Sag.A*, the Beagle's Point... Worth visiting just to say "I've been there". The Hutton Orbital visit also helps you to deal with other long-range stations. If you have been to Hutton, then a station 200kLs away looks just a blink away.

[Sapyx]

Unless you've foolishly accepted a mission to go there, nobody "needs" to go to Hutton. If anyone ever tells you there's an Engineer there, or there are cheap Anacondas for sale there, or whatever, they're just playing a cruel practical joke on you. But lots of people "want" to go to Hutton, for several reasons.

It's nostalgic; Hutton Orbital was there in earlier Elite games (it was called "Eden Station" back then) and it was a trap for the unwary, accepting a mission to go there without checking the system map first. The "Hutton Run" is the nearest thing this game has to a religious pilgrimage.

They ran a CG out to Hutton over a year ago, an event which created the Huttom Mug rare good. There already wa a Rare Good at Hutton (Centauri Mega Gin) so now there are two rare goods out there. I made six runs out to Hutton during the CG. The camaraderie from players making the Hutton Run for that CG helped form the Hutton Truckers player faction, which now controls Alpha Centauri and several other nearby star systems.

Those contemplating the trip need to be aware of several things.

First, fuel: a stock sidewinfder may not have enough fuel to make the trip, especially if you've used half your fuel just getting to Alpha Centauri. Take a bigger ship, or install an extra fuel tank.

Second, Hutton is an Outpost, so don't take any ship that's so big it needs a Large landing pad.

Third, Hutton is 86 minutes away. Trust me, after doing six runs, I know the timing pretty good. There's not terribly much to do for most of those 86 minutes, apart from occasionally checking that you aren't drifting off course. So don't do this if you think your game-time is better spent elsewhere. But it is a cool activity to do if you need to watch a movie, or go shopping, or something else that you can go AFK for an hour for.

Finally, consider wear and tear. Both your paint and your hull integrity lose 1 percentage point per 100,000 Ls travelled in Supercruise. Hutton is 6,300,000 Ls away, so your paint and integrity will both be knocked down to 38% if you started from 100%. While some players think worn paint looks cool, poor ship integrity is both dangerous in combat and expensive to repair. Unless your ship is really small and cheap to repair, the cash gained from buying and selling a hold full of Hutton rare goods is not likely to cover the cost of repairs needed after the trip.

[Smitty Werben Jager Man Jenson]

There are better things to waste your time on in this game.

[Star Admiral Damon Nagasawa]

Originally posted by Sapyx:

Finally, consider wear and tear. Both your paint and your hull integrity lose 1 percentage point per 100,000 Ls travelled in Supercruise. Hutton is 6,300,000 Ls away, so your paint and integrity will both be knocked down to 38% if you started from 100%. While some players think worn paint looks cool, poor ship integrity is both dangerous in combat and expensive to repair. Unless your ship is really small and cheap to repair, the cash gained from buying and selling a hold full of Hutton rare goods is not likely to cover the cost of repairs needed after the trip.

Huh, I didn't know that was how that system worked. You learn things every day I guess.

[Laurreth]

The major deal is that you can go there, but you don't ever have to.

Originally posted by Fork_Q2:

You don't, unless you want those mugs and an lame bragging right.

And someone's jealous for not having done it :-D

[Fork_Q2]

Originally posted by Shadowdancer:

The major deal is that you can go there, but you don't ever have to.

Originally posted by Fork_Q2:

You don't, unless you want those mugs and an lame bragging right.

And someone's jealous for not having done it :-D