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I thought I'd mention that when I arrived at Solia, I found myself in the middle of a cloud of spaceships. They were all over the scanner! I didn't have time to count them because I was immediately fired upon. There was no warning or taunt. I hit the thrusters to get out of there. Two of the ships persued me, a Lanner and a Centurion. I pointed my nose at the star and set speed to a value I'd never attain. The Lanner was too slow to catch up with me, but the Centurion is faster than a Ladybird. People underestimate the Ladybird because it's so "cute". A Ladybird is a preditor. I have mine fully equipped as an exploration ship that can scoop fuel and kick ass. The Centurion had a 2mw rapid fire cannon and was fast and hard to hit, but I got it. Again, no messages and no reward. I don't know what those ships were doing out there, and I don't want to know. I just wanted to get back to Earth for SP23. After fragging the Centurion I set the autopilot for the nearest inhabited planet.[attachment=3141:Screenshot from 2015-06-14 18:22:56.png]This place has no surface ports and two space stations. I think it looks rather realistic.[attachment=3142:Screenshot from 2015-06-14 18:24:35.png]

Some people do not want witnesses. :codemafia: Nothing good were doing there, surely. I advise you to change your registration. If they transmitted data of your ship to their friends, you're in trouble. :notme:

It's now possible to have stations on much lower orbits, thanks to mr555ru. I can see my house! Or the station from the ground if it's low enough. (Although you can't find a LEO station around Earth yet, but I'm on it. They should be possible in generated systems.)Also a new smaller station reusing the parts of the large ones.

Bennet's World in the Mian system has an ecosystem. As I approached, I saw something that appeared rather odd.[attachment=3146:Screenshot from 2015-06-16 21:15:13.png][attachment=3147:Screenshot from 2015-06-16 21:18:16.png]What are those rings?[attachment=3148:Screenshot from 2015-06-16 21:23:16.png]I'm approching a spaceport here. WTF is that? I decided to investigate after I landed.[attachment=3149:Screenshot from 2015-06-16 21:35:34.png]The spaceport wasn't worth a picture. I'll post the pictures of my investigation of the planet next time.

Pluto, 1185 years after New Horizons :prankster: 

Well done walterar, on this day in particular you have won the thread

Yes nice pictures Marcel, nozmajner & Walterar! A question though Walterar, what is that blue line behind the Eagle's thrusters?

@Geraldine Micrometeorites perhaps? :unsure: That is an effect "speed lines" of Luomu presented by fluffyfreak the November 5, 2013 You can see the evolution here https://github.com/pioneerspacesim/pioneer/pull/2528[/url] I have "softened" a little to my taste to apply to Pioneer Scout Plus.

In Pioneer, Pluto is grey and Charon is brown. I bet that will change soon. Continuing my journey, I did my business at Bennet's World and took off to explore the big green rings. They seem to be floating on the water, and green vegitation roughly traces their path across the land.[attachment=3150:Screenshot from 2015-06-17 21:11:26.png]The thing looks like a giant superhighway.[attachment=3151:Screenshot from 2015-06-17 21:18:48.png]I thought there must be some interesting topography here, but the place looks as flat as FE2.[attachment=3152:Screenshot from 2015-06-17 21:21:57.png][attachment=3153:Screenshot from 2015-06-17 21:25:42.png][attachment=3154:Screenshot from 2015-06-17 21:33:53.png]I considered landing on it, but I've gone into the wrong pond before. I had to blow out all my vents afterward. It was rather messy.[attachment=3155:Screenshot from 2015-06-17 21:35:00.png]Stay tuned for more pictures. Same Ladybird time, same Ladybird channel.

I'm saying goodbye to Bennet's World. Rear view, moving away to see the big picture.[attachment=3157:Screenshot from 2015-06-17 21:35:49.png][attachment=3158:Screenshot from 2015-06-17 21:40:09.png][attachment=3159:Screenshot from 2015-06-17 21:49:34.png][attachment=3160:Screenshot from 2015-06-17 21:53:57.png][attachment=3161:Screenshot from 2015-06-17 21:58:42.png][attachment=3162:Screenshot from 2015-06-17 22:01:47.png][attachment=3163:Screenshot from 2015-06-17 22:13:48.png] 

In these pictures I'm still heading back to Earth so I can start a new game in Scout Plus 23. I stopped at Wong's Misery. It does look miserable. There are no clouds in Pioneer yet, but it looks like it.[attachment=3175:Screenshot from 2015-06-22 18:32:21.png]Speaking of clouds, I'm coming in to scoop a gas giant here. It's my last refueling stop before Sol. Again it looks like there are clouds down there.[attachment=3176:Screenshot from 2015-06-23 20:09:15.png][attachment=3177:Screenshot from 2015-06-23 20:10:18.png]

Very nice marble that Wong's Misery

Thank fluffyfreak for that. I just took the picture.After all my travels, I realized that the place I was looking for was there all along.There's no place like home...[attachment=3178:Screenshot from 2015-06-23 21:11:32.png]There's no place like home...[attachment=3179:Screenshot from 2015-06-23 21:22:19.png]There's no place like home![attachment=3180:Screenshot from 2015-06-23 21:28:01.png]

Marcel's Mysterious World, nozmajner & Walterar's pictures are on deck! Many thanks once again guys! Without you the ModDB page would be a much less colourful place. And Nozmajner? Great build this month, I've been having lots of fun with it so my thanks to you and the dev team too, you guys are awesome! :queen: Edit: For a laugh I thought I'd create a gif of the end sequence of the Eclipse Pioneer video.

[attachment=3185:screenshot-20150801-000958.png][attachment=3181:screenshot-20150801-001136.png][attachment=3182:screenshot-20150731-234942.png][attachment=3183:screenshot-20150731-235105.png]Some solar system views: Earth, Io, Pluto and Charon. (would be nice to update the pluto views with the last pictures from NASA)

My last explorations. Including some nice "earthlike" worlds.

@Geraldine And Nozmajner? Great build this month, I've been having lots of fun with it so my thanks to you and the dev team too, you guys are awesome! :queen: Thansk, but I won't put myself that forward, the others put a lot more work in Pioneer than me. Although I slowly chipping away on my stuff, like a bulk ship and other ships and stuff to mention some, but that doesn't warrant your limelight.

You are finding some amazing looking worlds!

You are finding some amazing looking worlds! the "earthlike" planet in system Aymi has some interesting features: It has 3 moons, and is orbiting in a triple star system. his surface almost never knows night. But there are often eclipses, in one of the screes I posted is clearly visible the shadow of one of the moons on the surface. The planet has not setllements, but there are in 2 of his 3 moons.

@Geraldine Thansk, but I won't put myself that forward, the others put a lot more work in Pioneer than me. Although I slowly chipping away on my stuff, like a bulk ship and other ships and stuff to mention some, but that doesn't warrant your limelight. :Dnozmajner, all of you who give of yourselves each and every day to work on this great game is and always will be a hero in my books. All the way from Tomm himself to past and present contributors and that includes all you screenshot folks too. All of you are helping in your own ways to create and bring this awesome game to the masses out there who are desperate for an expansive fully newtonian spacesim. Without your efforts they would have very little to look forward too, so well done, well done to each and everyone of you! :curtsey: You are finding some amazing looking worlds! Arrakkh is certainly quite the explorer. I think he may have some of Columbus's or perhaps Marco Polo's blood in his veins! :girlcrazy: Wonderful images once again Arrakkh and thank you. They are on deck! :queen: