Guide / Tutorial Nutter’s explorers guide to the Galaxy

carazvan

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With the new stellar classification in the Beta I've been able to do some more tests and confirmed some of the previous assumptions and calculated formula for white dwarfs

Scanning without a detailed scanner always gives 1/2 of the stellar body value.
Discovering an object without scanning it (via ping on advanced scanner or getting close enough) gives 1/6 of the stellar body value.

Just to reiterate the value of stars is:

Main Sequence Stars + Wolf Rayet: 1200 + 18.13 * MASS
White Dwarfs: 11229 + 170.12 * MASS
Black Holes + Neutron Stars: 17914 + 270.48 * MASS
 

Lodorenos

Lodorenos
Add explored system details on the right hand side of the cartographics shop

Does this show individual rewards per body? Eg. Sagittarius A* - 360,403 CR.
 

ThirdNostril

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Hey guys, I made a thread about this but with how fast threads move down I figured it would be a good idea to post this here as well.

Something that I've noticed recently: If the system you want to jump to contains more than one star in the description, when you select that system as your destination target the closest stars will actually pop up around the main star right in the galaxy map and their positions are pretty accurate. I just tested this in a sector full of black holes and neutron stars. So if a secondory star is right in your jump trajectory, you might want jump there from a different system.
 

Nuruodo

Nuruodo
I've found a Earth-like in my previous two sit-downs with E:D. Sat down not expecting another Earth-like for many sit-downs down the line. I find an Earth-like in the very first system I enter. Mind. Blowing. Up. All of the Earth-likes I've found are in the Praea Sector. I'm going to need to go all out and scour this Sector down to the last planet, I've found so much good fortune here . . .
 

Julio Montega

Julio Montega
Nuruodo said:
I've found a Earth-like in my previous two sit-downs with E:D. Sat down not expecting another Earth-like for many sit-downs down the line. I find an Earth-like in the very first system I enter. Mind. Blowing. Up. All of the Earth-likes I've found are in the Praea Sector. I'm going to need to go all out and scour this Sector down to the last planet, I've found so much good fortune here . . .
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I had a similiar experience with exploration on my first voyage, taking 7-9 hours of exploration,
visited 200 systems near the pleiades and from there to the big black hole of a HIP system.
I didn't expect anything valuable on the way, but found 2 earthlikes, several water worlds and terraformable metal planets.

It leaves a sour taste in my mouth, having more fun exploring than pirating or bounty hunting.
 

neXib

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Are you guys with an Asp doing allright moneywise? I understand there's a lot of wear and tear. Do I need to create a big fund before I buy one and head out? :)
(it seems it will cost 14 million for the properly equipped one).

Thinking of heading back to populated space while I still can to do some more rares and save up for it. (currently exploring in a Cobra, but haven't got that far)
 

Ravenov

Ravenov
neXib said:
Are you guys with an Asp doing allright moneywise? I understand there's a lot of wear and tear. Do I need to create a big fund before I buy one and head out? :)
(it seems it will cost 14 million for the properly equipped one).

Thinking of heading back to populated space while I still can to do some more rares and save up for it. (currently exploring in a Cobra, but haven't got that far)
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My last trip (3 weeks) cost me 377k in w&t. Made just under 10mil in scan data so came out all right.
 

Varrag

Varrag
ThirdNostril said:
Hey guys, I made a thread about this but with how fast threads move down I figured it would be a good idea to post this here as well.

Something that I've noticed recently: If the system you want to jump to contains more than one star in the description, when you select that system as your destination target the closest stars will actually pop up around the main star right in the galaxy map and their positions are pretty accurate. I just tested this in a sector full of black holes and neutron stars. So if a secondory star is right in your jump trajectory, you might want jump there from a different system.
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Yes, zooming at your next destination in galaxy map can reveal potentially hazardous jumps into the extremely close binaries.

For example, this is obviously 100% safe - three stars are separated by large margin:
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This looks a little bit tricky at first glance, especially because jump-in route leads through one of the stars, but it's still safe for as long as you can tell them apart - in this particular case, distance among two stellar bodies was more than 5 AU (~2500 LSs):
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Now, this can be dangerous: there are four stars in description but only three can be seen. Where is the fourth one? Well in most cases you can't be sure so jumping into systems like this is a gamble. I thought it was hidden near the main body (=possible death trap) because it looks like there is some colour mixing going on there, but in fact it was orbiting one of the secondary stars. So, no harm has been done. The outcome could have been completely different, though.
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virosh

virosh
Nice one Varrag! I was looking for something like this to explain how you guys find close binary stars in the galaxy map.
I tried it myself but all of them appears normal before i visit them. I have one close binary in my notes and will check it in the evening when i get home to see if it had any difference in the galaxy map.
 

neXib

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Ravenov said:
My last trip (3 weeks) cost me 377k in w&t. Made just under 10mil in scan data so came out all right.
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Really? I thought it was much worse. Wear and tear after my trip to Vy Canis Majoris in the Cobra was 200k'ish. Thanks for the info.
 

Ravenov

Ravenov
neXib said:
Really? I thought it was much worse. Wear and tear after my trip to Vy Canis Majoris in the Cobra was 200k'ish. Thanks for the info.
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I don't know if it has any affect, but i turned off all modules not in use, including my fuel scoop.
 

virosh

virosh
Ravenov said:
I don't know if it has any affect, but i turned off all modules not in use, including my fuel scoop.
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Same here. I keep all non-critical and not needed modules turned off. I am away for 3 weeks now and going further. We will see what will be the W&T bill of my Hauler once i get back.
 

Varrag

Varrag
virosh said:
Nice one Varrag! I was looking for something like this to explain how you guys find close binary stars in the galaxy map.
I tried it myself but all of them appears normal before i visit them. I have one close binary in my notes and will check it in the evening when i get home to see if it had any difference in the galaxy map.
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Please tell us what you find. I am still investigating all this - and the jury is still out, so to say.

Truth to be told, I don't think that chances to get stuck and die between binaries are very big. I was carelessly jumping from one system to another for weeks and nothing bad has ever happened. Until it did. So the risk is definitely there and we should try to minimize it, no matter how small it might be.
 
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