Elite Dangerous I Think I Better Buy a Mug Again
The Hutton Orbital Truckers are ane of the virtually dedicated community groups out there. One of their representatives, and founding members, CMDR Vingtetun, told us all about what makes 'HOT' so special.
Then when did the Hutton Truckers start offset up?
Hutton Orbital Truckers were gear up subsequently the Hutton Mug CG as an antitoxin to the "five" in the PvP and PvE acronyms. Our ambition at the outset was to create an environment for people to savour PwP gameplay - literally "role player with player".
So many games these days are about who it is against - rather than who you are playing with. Aristocracy: Unsafe gives us a great opportunity to craft a co-operative environment for fun gaming.
In terms of "who" we are - the team behind our events - yes, they Exercise take a lot of planning:
David Pearson (Vingtetun)
Psykokow
Simon Woolcott
Snos & Alvin (Alvin is our leader)
Russell Bullpen
Andrew Craib
Eric Markey
Above: Members of the Hutton team joined us to present a Hutton Mug bays and run into some of the Frontier team
Plus a bandage of extras and helpers including Alien (who does our paperwork), Teldja (who organises combat support) and a whole voice recording crew.
In terms of "who" the group are - a bunch of people who are happy to fly the i.5 hours to Hutton with a cargo agree of bit. Or take a tonne of mugs to Sag A* and photograph themselves dropping it in. Or aid with someone else'southward CG "just because we can".
What we practise? Originally, we had a beer or two and by accident came upward with the idea for the Hutton Mug. And so the voting went live for a new rare item and we submitted it - and won. Later that, we fix the website, the Facebook group, the 24 hour a day radio station, recorded over lx parody adverts and songs and were "persuaded" by the 3200+ people who took office in the community goal to do more.
Since then, we have crafted in game events for players regardless of whether they like combat, trading, exploration, playing solo, in open or in private groups. Effectively, nosotros are a hub for other groups to organise fun in game.
Nosotros had almost 200 existent Hutton Mugs made upward as prizes, a stack of stickers, some team t-shirts, flight suit patches and even a spectacular trophy donated to Frontier terminal week. Many of the Truckers donate prizes and their generosity to the community is staggering.
The whole affair is tinted with the humour from the original 1984 Elite. We may non have bluish slimy frogs, or fat blackness felines, but at that place is space in the year 3300 for humour and parody, and in that location'south no reason to advise that people in the far future wouldn't be every bit ridiculous as those we have around now.
Why practise we do it? For fun and because nosotros can. The buzz of running a 300 ship convoy... the endless stream of photographs and messages from people who take never been to Sag A*, played in a wing, used limpets to load up a type-9 with rares and the myriad other in game activities and whose optics have been opened to "having a laugh" with other gamers.
In a higher place - David (Vingtetun) relaxes in his armchair, thinking of means to make the HOT team work harder!
What are our thoughts on the ED Customs?
Assuming you hateful the wider community rather than the EDC themselves (who are a cracking actor grouping of over 6000 players), it's wonderful to see people who aren't just "playstation generation" gamers, but 1st generation gamers - from our oldest trucker well into their 60'southward flying with their children and grandchildren, through to those of us in our late 30's and early twoscore's, and at present being joined by the younger player.
The vast majority of those we talk to and play with on a daily ground are wonderful, fun people. The game, and our activities, takes endeavour - that means that the players we work with are passionate, dedicated and prepared to put endeavor in where information technology is needed. I'1000 always impressed past the number of genuinely articulate and fiercely intelligent players of the game - information technology seems to concenter a large number of very artistic people.
The customs won't permit Frontier trip upwards - if something is bad, they will say and then, and often with actually well given reasons. Similarly, they're hungry for more than.... as Frontier adds "piece of furniture" to this room that they've built, the players really want an input into how comfy it is, what information technology looks like and what it will be used for.
The Acronym 'HOT'
Well - Russell and Andrew form HOPIT (the Hutton Orbital Political Information Team), we recently did the Galactic Intrepid Mug Proliferation Projection... Nosotros drew the line at the acronym for Hutton Orbital Radio as admitting to our wives that nosotros were spending our evenings with a .... well, yous tin fill up in the blank. So - draw your ain conclusions about the names!
In terms of how nosotros act around one another?Nosotros oftentimes grab up in person for a drinkable or two, despite distances involved. My work takes me throughout the earth and I use that to try and take hold of up with fellow gamers. We recently met CMDR Elenar at a pub in St Albans... he does await just like his portrait. Nosotros all form role of the back-room squad from events similar Lavecon, Fantasticon and EliteMeet and yes, once the doors shut, it does all get a little silly.
As for what I do? Equally the other guys say - "It's all David's fault". A recent mail on the facebook group summed it up:
"At that place'due south this squid guy and his coiffure. The squid guy, that's David. He has spent his life ferrying sailors' souls to the afterlife. He gives us stuff to exercise. We, his crew, are dedicated to the transport of the mug to the furthest reaches of the galaxy.... FOR ALL ETERNITY."
I come up with the ideas, write scripts, run the Facebook side of things and broadcast with Psykokow on the radio (and am a beacon of sheer enthusiasm). Everyone else does the hard work.
Activities? Information technology's a big list
We trucked chip to Hutton for a week as part of a CG with 3200 others
Nosotros organised a fight against the Lawmaking in beta with hundreds of vipers and cobras locked in combat
We had a mammoth CQC session broadcast alive to celebrate the launch of that update
We had a convoy of 300 ships travel 21 jumps with mugs on board, using a 2 infinitesimal "Battlestar Galactica" style timer - all under fire from pirates and with the aid of groups like the Fuel Rats
Nosotros started a mission to take mugs to every powerplay HQ, then on to a couple of special destinations and then via a particular nebula and on to Saggitarius A*
We're taking Ed Lewis on equally an Intern for his ain convoy of hundreds of ships, bringing gum to Mapor to stick all the smashed mugs back together once again.
We helped at the Nebula CG, with many of our Truckers in the top 5% (and the Sothis gilt ane)
We run Thursday training sessions for anyone wanting to know how to survive a pirate attack
On summit of that, nosotros're taking over Alpha Centauri
As for what's on the Horizon?
The Grand.I.M.P.P. claiming is ongoing until January (for anyone wanting to earn a flight arrange patch), we are in planning for a special Christmas event with Frontier and work has started on the Horizons One thousand Prix series starting early adjacent year - racing for the Hutton Cup (Bit like a mug, but shinier).
Where can you bring together?
We have a Facebook group - the Hutton Orbital Radio Truckers. There are regular forum posts. We have a private group - "Hutton Truckers" or just email itookpart@huttonorbital.com to bother Snos and Alvin. Hashtag #forthemug on twitter with whatsoever trucking tales.
Many of the people who join us are in "formal" in game groups and they bring together in as and when something suits them. From the EDC, to the Fuel Rats, Nighttime Echo, Canonn Interstellar Research, the FGE and even a pirate or two, as long as you accept a sense of humor and enjoy having a laugh, experience gratuitous to join in.
Nosotros tin can be constitute near evenings on the Lave Radio (our sister station) teamspeak server (laveradio.teamspeak3.com)
Visit http://huttonorbital.com/ to notice all of the above links and read more about Hutton Orbital Truckers
Other than that?
"Nosotros are the very model of some Modern Hutton Truckers....."
Source: https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/node/332
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