I hear Eridani is nice this time of year!

The Milky Way version of Brenna has her main base on the moon of Sumati, Androphon, in the Narion system. It’s a lifeless rock with decent basic resources and Sumati has additional good resources. Now, khajiit knows what you are thinking. Sumati has more going for it than Androphon, so why not use it for her main base? Well, honestly it’s because Androphon is so barren. It’s nice and peaceful, with no wildlife to constantly attacking attack her.

I don't mind the local fauna usually. It seems like the aggressive types are less common, so I opt for something warm near water for a "home". Aluminum and Helium-3 can come from elsewhere.

Sumati also has a methane atmo, so not ideal for human habitation. Everything else about the planet is great, you just can’t breathe there.

I found it. 99% a dream spot for a relaxing outpost. Nemeria IV-a.

• Adequate magnetosphere
• Breathable air
• Safe water
• Scenic vistas
• Fauna-free biome
• Low gravity
• Tidally locked to a gas giant
• Rainstorms

The only thing missing are rings around the gas giant.

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The game looks beautiful!

It can be absolutely stunning sometimes.

Andromeda has also been slowly upgrading her ship while the money from quests and survey missions roll in. I like to keep things Class A, and this time it's mostly a Stroud-Eklund build with one or two Nova Galactic and Taiyo parts.

The Verity of Fate. I've used the name before but it's on my list of favorites. It's more of a gunship than anything. 4x particle cannons and 2x missile launchers so far. I'll probably add two more particle cannons when Dro has access to a better reactor. 2x1 AIO berth in the middle, and a Captain's Quarters on one wing with Andreja's Quarters (courtesy of Stroud-Eklund Premium mod) on the other wing.

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I find the ballistic weapons to be really satisfying. There’s just something about loading up a ship with a bunch of autocannons and a couple of lasers or particle weapons and just shredding an enemy ship.

Dro and Andreja cleared out an Abandoned Bionics Lab and our heroine got her hands on a shiny new goody. A Corsair dropped the first Hard Target she's seen in the wild and it's now been fully upgraded to replace her Beowulf. That was the second awesome find lately - she had been using a Razorback for style points but got her hands on a Va'Ruun Starshard recently, too.

They've been on break from faction missions but Andromeda is prepping herself to see what SysDef wants her for.

I like how once you get to the higher levels of weapons perks, you really can just carry whatever weapon model suits your character. Of course there are some models (like the Eon and Rattler, for instance) that don’t have any tiers above “Refined” which is really annoying to me. Like, how did they miss this? While it’s true that there are “better” options, I feel that the Eon just fits a Cyberpunk character so well!

This post has been edited by TheCheshireKhajiit: May 28 2025, 01:12 PM

Huh, I never noticed that about those two. I usually end up with a nice XM-2311 variant (I love that style pistol [use it all the time in Fallout 4, too]).

I like the XM-2311, for some characters. For characters like Jade, who is something of a super slick assassin type, it works really well in its silenced configuration. Brenna, being the techno-barbarian that she is, prefers the Starshard or Novalight. Désirée was using the Laredo guns… before I deleted her save file

Laredo guns are in a weird place for me. The Razorback is just plain badass, IMO, but the Rattler and Tombstones don't do anything at all for me. And while the Lawgiver is cool, it gets outpaced the moment you can put a scope on a Beowulf.

I get that, they are kinda weird. I still haven’t figured out how the Rattler operates. Is it a revolver? Is it a magazine? Idk.

Weird indeed.

And holy moley does the REV-8 make planet surveying go faster. If you don't mind skipping resource harvesting you can cruise around with the scanner open and collect data at a very fast pace.

Andromeda and Andreja are still on break from Constellation. The Crimson Fleet threat has now been dealt with, and they are out playing explorers, and taking the odd side quest they come across. Most recently, they helped the ECS Constant colony ship procure a grav drive so that the colonists can find a suitable planet to inhabit. The Verity needs some more work (mostly structural upgrades to streamline the design), so next up is Dro's shipbuilding outpost on Luna. After that... who knows? Maybe a return trip to Neon. Andromeda has been dwelling on her youth in that harsh city and would like to give back to those less fortunate than she, who was able to escape.

After stumbling onto a wayward space station that had been afflicted by some strange energy disturbance, Andromeda and Andreja have suddenly found themselves on Va'ruun'kai - the mysterious home-world of House Va'ruun and Andreja herself. The capital city of Dazra lies nearly in ruins from an experimental technology gone awry, and Dro is suddenly christened a Diviner as they are embroiled in the politics of Dazra's minor Houses.

And the people of Var'ruun'kai now look to their Diviner to unravel what happened at the Scaled Citadel... and to prevent further catastrophe.

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Andromeda has left Constellation for a while.

She cruised the stars for months with Andreja by her side; searching for artifacts, exploring mysterious temples, and helping anyone in need who crossed their paths. Their adventures took the from Jemison to Neon to Kryx to Va'ruun'kai and to countless other places.

Over time, their friendship blossomed into something much more. It culminated with their swearing an everlasting commitment to each other in a small, but meaningful ritual on the planet of Shoza II, followed by a honeymoon at their small home on Archimedes V-a, away from it all.

They returned to the Lodge only to be separated while Andreja helped with repairs to The Eye, and Barrett joined Andromeda on a quest for another artifact. The search took them to a scavenger's ship called The Scow, where they acquired said artifact by less than honorable means. But everything fell apart when the two of them returned home to the Lodge.

A Starborn known as The Hunter attacked The Eye, and then the Lodge itself. They fought him off in a desperate bid to escape with the artifacts, and fled to the Verity of Fate to escape his pursuit through New Atlantis. Speeding up to The Eye orbiting around Jemison, Andromeda docked her ship with the station and boarded it only to see her life crash down around her.

Andreja was dead.

Awww.

This prompted a reload when it happened in Jade’s game. They aren’t romantically involved, but they are best friends and I found it unacceptable, lol

This post has been edited by TheCheshireKhajiit: Yesterday, 05:21 PM

It does indeed suck, but I wanted to play it that way one more time before I try out a mod that lets everyone live. What's really going to suck for Dro is when she finally meets The Emissary.

Having lost so much, Andromeda's made some hard choices before returning to the Lodge in pursuit of the truth. And hopefully The Hunter, with whom she has a score to settle. The Verity of Fate has been decommissioned, and their home in the Archimedes system is left empty to gather dust. Too many memories everywhere she went.

It's time to search for answers in her new ship, Andreja.