https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/462605-Distant-Worlds-II-The-Outfitting-Guide?p=7228549In Distant Worlds II, Fleet Logistics is a roleplay role that calls on the expedition's best haulers, truckers and traders, to keep the fleet afloat.It is a meta-game that adds an added sense of realism to the distant worlds endeavour that is loosely based on the original Distant World'srole.

It is said that our first encounter with the Thargoids will determine our relationship with them. If we are hostile, expect to die. If there are Thargoid outposts out there that we somehow stumble upon, and they allow us to dock, having trade goods may be a good idea. Just don't take bug spray, they may get the wrong idea!

It is said that our first encounter with the Thargoids will determine our relationship with them. If we are hostile, expect to die. If there are Thargoid outposts out there that we somehow stumble upon, and they allow us to dock, having trade goods may be a good idea. Just don't take bug spray, they may get the wrong idea!

Truckers

I flew a type 9 before there were engineers with a measly jump range of 18.2 ly. But most importantly than that, I didn't bring a type-9 out in the black for no reason. I brought Cargo to trade!

64 tons of cargo was collected a day before the expedition, some by myself, others donated with credits to themselves or their faction, written in a manifest. The idea was the bring these rare commodities from the bubble to the other end of the galaxy, in hope to trade with new found alien races or for our mutual enjoyment at the party at the edge of the abyss. It was an amazing experience to be a carrier of a collected assortment of rares, each with their own stories and histories.​



This year, We should go bigger!



There are a total of 129 available rare commodities found in the galaxy and I think we should bring one of each (and probably a few spares) to Beagle Point.







I only managed to acquire 40 different rares from the bubble to Beagle Point and only had a day to gather them. This year... this expedition, with much more time to plan this, we can haul all of them with redundancies to boot!

Truckers will be preloaded with one of 45 tons of rares for their platform. The current idea of how to allocate rares based on platform is in the Discord. If you wish to sign up as a trader, you must sign up for the distant worlds expedition and join us on the journey.



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The support roles

Gatherer



A medium ship to gather the rares would be best. Join the discord at the top of this post to help out.







Warehouse



Prep Week Preload

Gatherers will gather all rares and store them in warehouse ships. This should be completed at latest, one month before the expedition.



Outfitting Guide





Notes:

With regards to carrying the water needed. I refer you to this diagram which I've yet to figure out how much water would be needed based on With regards to carrying the water needed. I refer you to this diagram which I've yet to figure out how much water would be needed based on Transhab .​

Spoiler Personally I think it's too tedious for a meta-game mechanic and if we really needed more water, in universe wise, we could just mine it from ice asteroids. Food is much harder to come by. With regards to the gargantuan amount of food we have to bring, remember that it's dependent on how many people will be coming, and we can definitely make it easier or harder depending on how we feel about the outcome and what we deem to be the efficiencies of hydroponics in limited spaces in our ships.

List of all rares and their locations produced from the fine folks in the Rare Commodity List thread , updated 2018-02-15​

Spoiler 16 Lyrae Budrys Ring Lyrae Weed 17 Lyrae Langford Enterprise Ultra-Compact Processor 36 Ophiuchi (Independent) Katzenstein Dock (4,218,813ls) Ophiuch Exino Artefacts 39 Tauri (Independent) Porta (990ls) Tauri Chimes 47 Ceti (Empire) Glushko Station (600,000ls) Aepyornis Egg 47 Ceti (Empire) Kaufmanis Hub (600,000ls) Ceti Rabbits 9 Aurigae Hunt Enterprise (66,200ls) Saxon Wine Aegaeon (Federation) Schweikart Station (11,600ls) Chateau De Aegaeon Aerial (Independent) Andrade Legacy (180ls) Eden Apples of Aerial Alacarakmo (Independent) Weyl Gateway (16ls) Alacarakmo Skin Art Alpha Centauri Hutton Oribtal (0.22ly) Hutton Mug Alpha Centauri (Federation) Hutton Oribtal (0.22ly) Centauri Mega Gin Altair (Federation) Solo Orbiter (667ls) Altairian Skin Alya (Independent) Malaspina Gateway (540,000ls) Alya Body Soup Anduliga (Empire) Celsius Estate (626,220ls) Anduliga Fire Works Any Na (Federation) Libby Orbital (581ls) Any Na Coffee Arouca (Independent) Shipton Orbital (410ls) Arouca Conventula Sweets Arque (Alliance) Baird Gateway (586ls) Shan's Charis Orchid AZ Cancri (Fedration) Fisher Station (16ls) Az Cancri Formula 42 Baltah'Sine (independent) Baltha'sine Station (356Ls) Baltha'sine Vacuum Krill Banki (Federation) Antonio De Andrade Vista (531,869ls) Banki Amphibious Leather Bast (Federation) Hart Station (202ls) Bast Snake Gin Belalans (Empire) Boscovich Ring Belalans Ray Leather Bento Snow Moon Crystalline Spheres Borasetani (Alliance) Katzenstien Terminal Borasetani Pathogenetics CD-75 661 (Empire) Kirk Dock (339ls) CD-75 Kitten Brand Coffee Cherbones (Alliance) Chalker Landing (576,740ls) Cherbones Blood Crystals Chi Eridani (Federation) Steve Masters station (2,184ls) Chi Eridani Marine Paste Colonia (Independent) Jaques Station Jaques Queintian Still Coquim (Empire) Hirayama Installation (606ls) Coquim Spongiform Victuals Crom Chorel Survay Crom Silver Fesh Damna (Independent) Nemere Market (2,532ls) Damna Carapaces Delta Phoenicis (Empire) Trading Post (3760ls) Delta Phoenicis Palms Deuringas (Federation) Shukor Hub (798ls) Deuringas Truffles Diso (Alliance) Shifnalport (284ls) Diso Ma Corn Eleu (Independent) Finney Dock (333ls) Eleu Thermals Epsilon Indi Mansfield Orbiter (143ls) Indi Bourbon Eranin (Independent) Azeban City (290ls) Eranin Pearl Whiskey Eshu (Empire) Shajn Terminal Eshu Umbrellas Esuseku Savinykh Orbital (275ls) Esuseku Caviar Ethgreze (Alliance) Bloch Station (348ls) Ethgreze Tea Buds Fujin (Independent) Futen Spaceport (559ls) Fujin Tea Geawen (Independent) Obruchev Legacy (426,261ls) Geawen Dance Dust George Pantazis (Fedration) Zakam Platform (45ls) Pantaa Prayer Sticks Geras (Federation) Yurchikhin Port (1,052,931ls) Gerasian Gueuze Beer Goman (Empire) Gustav Sporer Port Goman Yaupon Coffee Haiden (Federation) Searfoss Enterprise (561,080ls) Haidne Black Brew Harma Gabriel Enterprise Harma Silver Sea Rum Havasupai (Federation) Lovelace Port (601,314ls) Havasupai Dream Catcher Hecate (Independent) RJH1972 (525ls) Live Hecate Sea Worms Heike Brunel City Ceremonial Heike Tea Helvetitj Friend Orbital Helvetitj Pearls HIP 10175 (Federation) Stefanyshyn-Piper Station (4850ls) HIP 10175 Bush Meat HIP 112974 La Cosa City Onionhead Beta Strain HIP 118311 Lubbock Market HIP 118311 Swarm HIP 41181 Andersson Station (536,714ls) HIP Proto-Squid HIP 59533 Burnham Beacon (529,600ls) Burnham Bile Distillate HIP 80364 Stasheff Colony (2632ls) HIP Organophospates Holva Kreutz Orbital (22,000ls) Holva Duelling Blades HR 7221 (Empire) Veron City (1,886ls) HR 7221 Wheat Irukama Blaauw City Giant Irukama Snails Jaradharre (Federation) Gohar Station (526,178ls) Jaradharre Puzzle Box Jaroua Mccool City Jaroua Rice Jotun (Independent) Icelock (80ls) Jotun Mookah Kachirigin (Federation) Nowak Orbital (340ls) Kachirigin Filter Leeches Kamitra Hammel Terminal Kamitra Cigars Kamorin (Independent) Godwin Vision (445ls) Kamorin Historic Weapons Kappa Fornacis (Independent) Harvestport (918ls) Onion Head Karetii Sinclair Platform Karetii Couture Karsuki Ti West Market (28ls) Karsuki Locusts Kinago (Independent) Fozard Ring (1,723ls) Kinago Violins Kongga (Federation) Laplace Ring (250ls) Kongga Ale Korro Kung (Federation) Lonchakov Orbital (622,040ls) Koro Kung Pellets Lave (Alliance) Lave Station (284ls) Lavian Brandy LDS 883 Smith Reserve (54480ls) Chameleon Cloth Leesti (Alliance) George Lucas (261ls) Azure Milk Leesti (Alliance) George Lucas (261ls) Leestian Evil Juice LFT 1421 Ehrlich Orbital (773,000ls) Void Extract Coffee LHS 3447 Bluford Orbital Galactic Travels Guides LP 375-25 (Alliance) King Gateway (514,700ls) Honesty Pills LTT 8517 Euclid Terminal (~700,000ls) Non Euclidian Exotanks LTT 9360 (Federation) Smeaton Orbital (1,872,590ls) Ltt Hyper Sweet Mechucos (Fedration) Brandenstein Port (534,137ls) Mechucos High Tea Medb Vela Dock (1,686,844ls) Medb Starlube Mokojing Noli Terminal (539,400ls) Mokojing Beast Feast Momus Reach Tartarus Point (420ls) Momus Bog Spaniel Mukusubii (Independent) Ledyard Dock (505,430ls) Mukusubii Chitin-os Mulachi Clark Terminal (690,000ls) Mulachi Giant Fungus Neritus (Independent) Toll Ring (524ls) Neritus Berries Ngadandari (Empire) Napier Terminal (502,357ls) Ngadandari Fire Opals Nguna (Independent) Biggle Hub (1870ls) Nguna Modern Antiques Ngurii Cheranovsky City (1265ls) Soontill Relics Njambalba Personal Gifts Njangari Lee Hub Njangari Saddles Noti Weber Gateway Master Chefs Ochoeng (Independent) Roddenberry Gateway (484ls) Ochoeng Chillies Orrere (Independent) Sharon Lee Free Market (961ls) Orrerian Vicious Brew Phiagre (Independent) Greeboski's Outpost (85ls) Giant Verrix Quechua Crown Ring (120ls) Albino Quechua Mammoth Meat Rajukru (Federation) Snyder Terminal (117ls) Rajukru Multi-Stoves Rapa Bao Flagg Gateway (2,338ls) Rapa Bao Snake Skins Rusani Fernandes Market Rusani Old Smokey Sanuma Dunyach Gateway (6,000ls) Sanuma Decorative Meat Shinrarta Dezhra Jameson Memorial (346ls) Waters of Shintara Sothis Newholm Station Sothis Crystalline Gold Tanmark Cassie-L-Peia (414ls) Lucan Onion Head Tanmark Cassie-L-Peia (414ls) Tanmark Tranquil Tea Tarach Tor (Independent) Tranquillity (359ls) Tarach Spice Terra Mater (Independent) Gr8minds (504LS) Terra Mater Blood Bores Thrutis Kingsbury Dock (288ls) Thrutis Cream Tiolce Gordon Terminal (158ls) Tiolce Waste 2 Paste Toxandji (Independent) Tsunenaga Orbital (7,622ls) Toxandji Virocide Uszaa (Independent) Guest Installation (4,350ls) Uszaian Tree Grub Utgaroar Fort Klarix (171ls) Utgaroar Millennial Eggs Uzumoku Sverdrup Ring (505,300ls) Uzumoku Low-G Wings V1090 Herculis (Federation) Kaku Plant (1,233,592ls) Herculis Body Rub Vanayequi (Independant) Clauss Hub Vanayequi Ceratomorpha Fur Vega (Federal) Taylor City (1,100Ls) Vega Slimweed Vidavanta (Federation) Lee Mines (556,882ls) Vidavantian Lace Volkhab (Federation) Vernadsky Dock (408ls) Volkhab Bee Drones Wheemete (Empire) Eisinga Enterprise (551,628ls) Wheemete Wheat Cakes Witchhaul (Fedration) Hornby Terminal (219ls) Witchhaul Kobe Beef Wulpa (Independent) Williams Gateway (28ls) Wulpa Hyperbore Systems Wuthielo Ku (Empire) Tarter Dock Wuthielo Ku Froth Xelabara Navigator Market Onionhead Alpha Strain Xihe Zhen Dock (1941ls) Xihe Biomorphic Companions Yaso Kondi (Empire) Wheeler Market Yaso Kondi Leaf Zaonce (Alliance) Ridley Scott (390ls) Leathery Eggs Zeessze (Federation) Nicollier Hanger (489ls) Zeessze Ant Grub Glue





Depreciated version of the Trucker role

This was the original trucker role that is here only for reference and is not being carried out.

Spoiler



The truckers will be in charge of carrying all the food required for 2000+ people on a 10 month voyage into the abyss... We are going to be out in the black for a very long time and there's no promises we can grow all of our own food. As explorers we need to bring everything that our crew will need for this journey and that includes food.

I have done the calculations for this based on the wonderful resource that is green and yellow . An army marches on its stomach and so does the Distant Worlds II Fleet. There will be thousands of explorers on this expedition. The one thing we all need is food, water and air.We are going to be out in the black for a very long time and there's no promises we can grow all of our own food. As explorers we need to bring everything that our crew will need for this journey and that includes food.I have done the calculations for this based on the wonderful resource that is Atomic Rocket's page on life support , I have come to these numbers based on a few assumptions inand This was the original trucker role that is here only for reference and is not being carried out.

Spoiler Ships 2250 Ships Crew 6750 Crew Duration 304 Days



Total daily per person 2.3kg Frozen 0.7kg Chilled 1.3kg Fresh 0.3kg Food Storage 0.012m3 1 shipping tonne 2.832m3



Total 4722187.5kg Daily Frozen 1369434.4kg Daily Chilled 2691646.9kg Daily Fresh 661106.3kg Storage 24637.500m3 Total food tonnes 8701.0 units 10% of Fleet if Truckers 39 No. of Ships with 128 units to carry food 68 Note: These values will change depending on how many CMDRs come on the expedition.



The bottom line is, if our fleet can carry near 9000 units of food. And this can be Meat, Fish, Algae, Food Cartridges, Grain, Synthetic Meat, Fruit and Vegetables or any of the rare commodity food that we could in roleplay, actually supply the entire fleet with all of its daily needs!



This role requires you CMDRs to join up and pledge to help carry cargo. Hopefully together, we can reach that near 9000 unit target by distributing this demand to as many members of the expedition as possible to make the burden less problematic. I hope to see CMDRs interested in this role during the expedition. We're counting on you. o7

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Distant Worlds II Navigation

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There is one major and two supporting roles in Fleet Logistics, Thefollowed by the warehouse and the gatherer.Some of you may remember me as the pilot of the flagship of the Distant Worlds Expedition.Photo credits to CMDR simonharrison.Before the expedition begins, we'll need volunteers to help collect and stores rares. Here is a description of two support roles and what will occur.Gatherers are pilots who will gather all the rare commodities prior to launch. They may not be coming on the expedition so anyone can help, not just expedition members.Gatherers will drop their rares off with a CMDR who will be flying a warehouse ship.When it gets closer to launch day, Tradeships will be preloaded with these rares.Warehouses are ships involved in helping store rare commodities that the gatherers pickup for safekeeping until before the expedition for preloading onto the Truckers.They require a large ship with large cargo space. A type 9 at least with an Imperial Cutter at best. They wouldn't be able to play using their warehouse account very much as it may risk losing the rares.This is an advance CMDR role only recommended for CMDRs with multiple spare accounts... to spare.one-two weeks before the expedition launch, truckers will be preloaded with rare commodities from the warehouse ship from a private group.They will sit tight until launch date.There will be an outfitting guide for folks interested in trucking located here:Watch this psace.