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[Codger]

A couple of years ago I discovered an area of the galaxy that had a lot of Black Holes, and I tagged quite a few of them. I also bookmarked the area for a possible future return.

I realized today that I'm not too far from that area, so I've decided that now is the time to revisit it, tag some more Black Holes, and enjoy the scenery and whatnot.

So I now have an actual direction to go.

Here's an old screenshot from a planet in that area, from back when my DBX was my main little exploration vehicle.

 

[Jumpin' Jack Flash]

Hi

I put 'em on once, just to see what they look like, and then I shove them to the back of the closet. Worst cosmetics ever, really. I bought a few things that were less ridiculous, just so I didn't have to be all white plastic looking in my screenies

Yeah, I have to agree on the free suit cosmetics upgrades, they are a bit......'underwhelming'. I only check the upgrade colours out if I get the message that my exo bio rank has gone up.
I would have thought that the colours would be better if they enhanced the basic Artemis suit better in some ways, to my way of thinking they clash more than enhance the look of the suit
I play 99% of the time in solo, so nobody else gets to see my pilots suit anyway! ...just as a matter of interest though (question to anybody really), what are the suit options / colours if you get all the suit cosmetics up to the Elite status?...are there any pictures etc that show the full Elite rank Artemis suit anywhere I wonder?

Jack

 

[0threeleven]

Another spec of dirt in the vast cosmos, but this one has a marvelous view.

 

[Codger]

what are the suit options / colours if you get all the suit cosmetics up to the Elite status?

I'm not entirely sure, because I didn't care enough to figure it all out. I think I have them all, but I stopped looking at them a while ago.

I found this image of the green set, though, just as an example of how they look. There's a red one, too, I believe. You don't get to choose the color, though, it's just part of the rank award.

 

[CMDR Timber McWolf]

These two pics are the closest I have for a full body shot of my Artemis suit with the green armor set. Not entirely sure if it is the complete set, but at least most of it.

 

[]M[]

These two pics are the closest I have for a full body shot of my Artemis suit with the green armor set. Not entirely sure if it is the complete set, but at least most of it.
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The sequence is green-blue-red, body-arms&legs-helmet for each, rank by rank up to Elite where one gets the red helmet - for a total of 8.45 billion exobio data banked at Vista.

Here’s a full table of Exobiology ranks / credits / livery:

Exobiologist

Exobiologist is a career that involves On Foot scientific activities. A Genetic Sampler of the Artemis Suit is used to collect samples of alien species. The data can be sold to Vista Genomics. Your ship should be equipped with a Detailed Surface Scanner to find exobiology. This career is...

elite-dangerous.fandom.com

 

[CMDR Timber McWolf]

The sequence is green-blue-red, body-arms&legs-helmet for each, rank by rank up to Elite where one gets the red helmet - for a total of 8.45 billion exobio data banked at Vista.

Here’s a full table of Exobiology ranks / credits / livery:

Exobiologist

Exobiologist is a career that involves On Foot scientific activities. A Genetic Sampler of the Artemis Suit is used to collect samples of alien species. The data can be sold to Vista Genomics. Your ship should be equipped with a Detailed Surface Scanner to find exobiology. This career is...

elite-dangerous.fandom.com

That means that I now have the choice between green and blue...

 

[Codger]

I reached my new exploration target area, and sure enough I found an un-tagged black hole almost right away. It's fun to tag rare stuff, but I do kinda wish the visuals for black holes was a bit more impressive

As a bonus, I also tagged a couple of Neutron stars. They don't pay much but they are just cool.

 

[]M[]

I put 'em on once, just to see what they look like, and then I shove them to the back of the closet. Worst cosmetics ever, really. I bought a few things that were less ridiculous, just so I didn't have to be all white plastic looking in my screenies

They can actually be useful for disguising oneself, for example here this aspirant Exobiologist is fairly well hidden amongst the Red Rhenibus... so the choice of suit might be worth considering - a green suit, while suitable for stealthing Fonticulua, might stand out a bit around here

 

[Untilting]

That means that I now have the choice between green and blue...

I still wear the shiny green. I associate green with salad, and in the cockpit a glance down at my wrists tells me if I've remembered to put my salad suit on.

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

I still wear the shiny green. I associate green with salad, and in the cockpit a glance down at my wrists tells me if I've remembered to put my salad suit on.

Salad dressing.

 

[CMDR Timber McWolf]

I still wear the shiny green. I associate green with salad, and in the cockpit a glance down at my wrists tells me if I've remembered to put my salad suit on.

Yeah, I like the green. It's my colour. Though blue is a close second.

 

[Jumpin' Jack Flash]

Hi

The sequence is green-blue-red, body-arms&legs-helmet for each, rank by rank up to Elite where one gets the red helmet - for a total of 8.45 billion exobio data banked at Vista.

Here’s a full table of Exobiology ranks / credits / livery:

Exobiologist

Exobiologist is a career that involves On Foot scientific activities. A Genetic Sampler of the Artemis Suit is used to collect samples of alien species. The data can be sold to Vista Genomics. Your ship should be equipped with a Detailed Surface Scanner to find exobiology. This career is...

elite-dangerous.fandom.com

Aha!...thanks for the link ...it's all a bit easier to understand now.
(I've saved the link for future reference. ).

Jack

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

Looks like we're all still on for colonisation tomorrow... not sure yet if I'll get started from the get-go; according to @Paul_Crowther 's notes there could be a slight chance of a progress wipe if some drastic changes need to be made.

Tis on the fence that I sit.

 

[Rustnsawdust]

Tis on the fence that I sit.

I'm still on the non-colonisation side of the fence. I can't see the point personally, and the current location limits don't interest me at all; if they open it up to within 10ly of the Colonia mini-bubble I might review my options.

 

[aRJay]

I am currently expecting to switch to the hauling side of the CG when the servers settle down and help gain more colonisation support megaships for the next week. This should let things calm down a touch possibly allow some bugs to be adjusted and maybe depending how fast some of the eager beavers are let me start from 10Ly further out.

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

Time to back up those binds. Probably not necessary these days but...

And I'll probably leave off playing tomorrow completely as you know what they say about patch day.

Not sure if I read it anywhere but I was wondering, if you colonise a system, do you get to name it? If it just gets called by the CMDR name ( if any tagging actually occurs), I can see there being some weird sounding systems...

 

[CMDR Timber McWolf]

I am currently expecting to switch to the hauling side of the CG when the servers settle down and help gain more colonisation support megaships for the next week. This should let things calm down a touch possibly allow some bugs to be adjusted and maybe depending how fast some of the eager beavers are let me start from 10Ly further out.

I am mainly focusing on the hauling part right now.

 

[CMDR Timber McWolf]

If it just gets called by the CMDR name

That would cause some problems down the road, as you are not limited to colonize one system.
TimberMcWolf2 doesn't sound very compelling to me as a system name...
Either they keep the original name (which is my guess) or they give us the chance to name them (which is what I'd love to see - though knowing the, erm, curious nature of humans, this could have some repercussions...)

 

[the100thmonkey]

That would cause some problems down the road, as you are not limited to colonize one system.
TimberMcWolf2 doesn't sound very compelling to me as a system name...
Either they keep the original name (which is my guess) or they give us the chance to name them (which is what I'd love to see - though knowing the, erm, curious nature of humans, this could have some repercussions...)

If the same filtering rules applied to fleet carriers were used for star system names, it would make navigation difficult - plotting a route to ********** instead of ********** would be a nightmare.