It’s taken me a while to want to play again. The current grind to find the right planet doesn’t do much for my continued motivation however. :/

You may be less picky than I am about requirements (one of mine is bioluminescent grass which is not easy to find) then let me know and I can give you my tried and true method for maximising the chance of finding paradise planets :)

I have seen other people say that you can also use a save game editor to move your base to another planet, although I haven’t personally tried so I can’t confirm this but could also be something you could look into so you don’t have to completely start again.

That was what I understood about planet gen too. But, by the gods, I’m tired of looking through a bajillion stars in the galaxy map (proverbial needle in a hay stack) and being disappointed at every jump I make) so just desperately hoping there’s a way to cut out the grind and actually move on to enjoying the game. And yes, I realise I could be less perfectionisty but considering the hundreds of hours (well over a thousand in total) I’ve put into this game, it would be nice for once just to be blessed with something that ticks all the boxes instead of just some.

I enjoy reading other folks experiences, especially what goes on in other countries lol. New Zealand is a comparatively small country so we miss out on a lot of exciting stuff. It’s like the “dozens of us” meme but that’s our default existence 😅

I’m a pretty socially awkward person so it was really nice to just be able to chill and be around welcoming fountain pen nerds. I felt very lucky that we had one at all! Maybe you could organise one yourself or find some folks to put one on with? I don’t know that Pelikan has any minimum number requirements for it but clearly they’re fine with only a dozen people lol. ;)

Yeah, I really like my M2 and keep it in my bag as a general carry around pen. I was originally going to get a Kaweco Sport but I was reading too many people having issues with them and decided to look into alternatives. Glad I did because it’s been nothing but reliable and enjoyable to write with.

It’s a 1960s Sailor Mini pocket pen. Image from Bruno Taut’s blog (because it still hasn’t arrived yet).

I haven’t finished researching all there is to know about it yet, but in case folks are curious, you can read more about them here:

• https://estilofilos.blogspot.com/2011/12/sailors-pockets.html
• http://www.richardspens.com/ref/profiles/pocket_pens.htm#link12