Any "ballpark estimate" on what % of players ever make a trip to Colonia?

[a sentient mcnugget]

15%? 25%?

[Planewalker]

Publicado originalmente por Thand:

eveytime i stop on the Colonia bridge they rarley had more than 4 tons of tritium.

Well, it was made more for players in ships than carriers: nothing prevents you from mining although it might not be the most fun thing ever; some players set a buy order.
https://elite-dangerous.fandom.com/wiki/Colonia_Connection_Highway


There are also carriers along the route, just like the carrier network out in the black.

DSSA: https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/mpbame/deep_space_support_array_dssa_a_network_of_deep/

DSN: https://ed-dsn.net/en/dsn-2/


For those who want to hitch a ride there is a departure at 23rd of may:
https://www.reddit.com/r/FCOC/


Bonusinfo: there are some megaships that also tour the galaxy and offers an alternative mode of transportation ie shuttle service. Some are defunct and some works. (mystery)

[wolf]

Last time for me was not really about visiting Colonia but to follow 'the bridge' as it was being built. I visited all the megaships along the way, and after reaching Colonia and staying for a while I made a promise to my character that someday, someday, he would settle down there for good. I really like this mini-bubble (it's not so small anymore in fact).

My first trip was just out of curiosity, it was a disappointing experience and I quickly left for the galaxy core (which was even more disappointing). Add to this the lag inside the centre of the Milkyway... There are literally stars touching each other, that's how bad it is around Saggitarius A. its not a problem when you fly but it's a destroyer when using galmap.

About the future:
Colonia will be a much more popular place in the future, I predict. We have already seen players moving there to escape the squids and avoid the war, or signing up to CG's like the 'bridge' (Colonia Highway is the unofficial nickname afaik), while others just take the opportunity to work on the BGS in relative peace... plenty of reasons to go there, and in Colonia there are good engineers now, too.

About jump range:
If you don't like jumping or scooping, just hop on a carrier, easy fix.

About ships:
It is a long journey, so a Guardian FSD Booster module is a good idea. However, one can use any ship. I've used a new ship each time, among them a Beluga... the fourth time it was a Python I think. And I am going again. As Colonia grows it becomes increasingly more worth it going there to stay and play :)

[Planewalker]

Publicado originalmente por wolf:

My first trip was just out of curiosity, it was a disappointing experience and I quickly left for the galaxy core (which was even more disappointing). Add to this the lag inside the centre of the Milkyway... There are literally stars touching each other, that's how bad it is around Saggitarius A. its not a problem when you fly but it's a destroyer when using galmap.

Filters are your friend and you can lower the galaxy map setting in graphics options.

[Antaiir]

Publicado originalmente por put dispenser here:

15%? 25%?

35%... i've won?

[Harriet]

https://www.edsm.net/en/map/users

5486 showing in the bubble, 265 in Colonia. Another thousand or so outside that?

Bear in mind that's only people who sync their data, which many players don't bother to do.

[wolf]

Publicado originalmente por Planewalker:

Filters are your friend

Pro tip, thank you

[a sentient mcnugget]

Publicado originalmente por wolf:

Last time for me was not really about visiting Colonia but to follow 'the bridge' as it was being built. I visited all the megaships along the way, and after reaching Colonia and staying for a while I made a promise to my character that someday, someday, he would settle down there for good. I really like this mini-bubble (it's not so small anymore in fact).

My first trip was just out of curiosity, it was a disappointing experience and I quickly left for the galaxy core (which was even more disappointing). Add to this the lag inside the centre of the Milkyway... There are literally stars touching each other, that's how bad it is around Saggitarius A. its not a problem when you fly but it's a destroyer when using galmap.

About the future:
Colonia will be a much more popular place in the future, I predict. We have already seen players moving there to escape the squids and avoid the war, or signing up to CG's like the 'bridge' (Colonia Highway is the unofficial nickname afaik), while others just take the opportunity to work on the BGS in relative peace... plenty of reasons to go there, and in Colonia there are good engineers now, too.

About jump range:
If you don't like jumping or scooping, just hop on a carrier, easy fix.

About ships:
It is a long journey, so a Guardian FSD Booster module is a good idea. However, one can use any ship. I've used a new ship each time, among them a Beluga... the fourth time it was a Python I think. And I am going again. As Colonia grows it becomes increasingly more worth it going there to stay and play :)

I really like Colonia as well.
I actually cross paths with other Cmdrs more frequently here than in the bubble.

[† CRUMLY †]

Publicado originalmente por Jeopardy:

The video game says it's impossible to plot a course there.

I assume if the developers of the game wanted players to make it to Colonia, they would have put some kind of system in place to facilitate that kind of endeavor.[/b]

That is super wrong friend, people go there all the time. You're doing something wrong and spreading it

[Jeopardy]

Publicado originalmente por Harriet:

https://www.edsm.net/en/map/users

5486 showing in the bubble, 265 in Colonia. Another thousand or so outside that?

Bear in mind that's only people who sync their data, which many players don't bother to do.

So the answer to OP's question would be "Less than 5 percent"

Like I said before
If the makers of this game wanted their players to make it to Colonia
They would make it accessible
and then they would make it worthwhile

Two things that have not been done

[Harriet]

Publicado originalmente por Jeopardy:

Publicado originalmente por Harriet:

https://www.edsm.net/en/map/users

5486 showing in the bubble, 265 in Colonia. Another thousand or so outside that?

Bear in mind that's only people who sync their data, which many players don't bother to do.

So the answer to OP's question would be "Less than 5 percent"

Like I said before
If the makers of this game wanted their players to make it to Colonia
They would make it accessible
and then they would make it worthwhile

Two things that have not been done

They literally built a bridge from the Bubble to Colonia with stations 500 ly apart, after players supplied materials for several Community Goals.

I was one of the first to travel along it, and recorded a video of my arrival and tour of each station.

[Harriet]

And, by the way, the Neutron superhighway will boost your FSD to 4x the range, which is almost 300 ly per jump in a tricked out ship.

The Neutron superhighway that runs from the Bubble to Colonia ...

And when you get their, check the stars. The views are incredible.

Also the engineers are all within 30 or so ly of each other.