Newcomer / Intro Getting your name on a system

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WallysWellies

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Greetings Commanders. I did a bit of exploring last night, finding loads of places someone else has already been but a few with apparently no discoverers. So I scan the systems, fly far enough to sell the data and... There is still no named discoverer. What am I missing? I was all excited to get my name in a couple of systems!

Is there certain criteria? I was just checking the System Map upon entering the system and getting all excited when there was apparently no prior discoverer. Maybe its just a bug that the names didn't load? One had a couple of stations so maybe they also have to be uninhabited?
 

Dommarraa

Dommarraa
You may have to surface scan it. Target and be close enough, and wait for its name to change from Unknown. You do NOT need the Detailed Surface Scanner, any ship can do this, the DSS just gives you more money.
When I find an unknown system, I scan the hell out of everything just to be tidy.
 

Ism

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Yep, definatly have to scan each target to get your name on it. You can just scan the star to be the discoverer of the star, but I do the whole system (bigger payout).
BTW, you should have an advance discovery scanner to identify where all objects are. You still have to scan them for credit, but it's the most efficient way to find them.
Lastly, you must be the first to sell your data to cartography to get your name on the system as the discoverer.
Don't worry, there's like 400 million stars to discover so there is plenty out there, especially beyond 500ly from occupied space.
 

Evyl Minkey

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Its a pretty safe bet that anything in populated space has been scanned by someone. You proably have to go quite far out to get credited with a new discovery.
 

Zelos1983

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Some systems are bugged, they already have been scanned but they still don't show a name.

That said, Unexplored systems are not that far away, I found new one about 300 to 400LY from the known worlds. Also mind that on popular travel routes (e.g. straight towards the core), systems are frequently explored even though they are thousands of LY away.
 

Kuroshio

Kuroshio
Yeah, I can personally attest that the routes Core - Witch Head, Witch Head - Orion Nebula and Core - Coalsack are very trodden pathes.

(Orion - Coalsack, however, was quite an experience, but I detoured a little from the straight line.)

My first nametag, on the other hand, was just a few hundred LY out, by simply following a 45 degree “topwards“ course. Just don't head for anything bright or shiny. :)
 

WallysWellies

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Zelos1983 said:
Some systems are bugged, they already have been scanned but they still don't show a name.
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I think that is the problem. Navigating to the systems on the Galaxy Map and checking out the system still shows no discoverer even though I have sold the data for all objects. I was quite surprised that one was apparently unexplored because it was one jump from Wolf 906 and I have seen a few commanders fly through there so it seemed unlikely that I was the first!

I only have the default scanner but seems to do quite well. I wasn't exploring overly seriously anyway, just wanted a change of pace from trading / bounty hunting. Do the advanced scanners get you a lot more money?
 

Kuroshio

Kuroshio
I am not entirely sure, but I believe quite a lot of the core systems are 'discovered' by default. Could be wrong, though.

The default scanner is fine for basic pinging (in a 500 Ls radius) and scanning. The Advanced Discovery Scanner has the huge advantage that it uncovers an entire system up to Hutton and beyond; useful for binary (and more) star systems.

The Detailed Surface Scanner does get you quite a lot more money, indeed.

I can highly recommend Nutter's exploration guide here on the forum for exploring 101. (https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=81653)
 

zac saturn

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Found an undiscovered planet.

Hi All,

The other night I discovered a planet in a system, well within populated space (I'm not saying where), that seems to have been missed by the early explorers.

This was determined by the fact that every other planet in the system had a 'discoverer' whereas this one did not.

'Aha' thought I, this is my chance to make my mark on the Galaxy. So I travelled the not inconsiderable distance to it and performed my surface scan.

By last night I had travelled the required 20 light years away from it and was able to sell the cartographic data. I was not concerned when my name did not appear as the discoverer immediately, it's bound to take some time for the change to make it round all the servers.

But tonight, 24 hours later, there is still no discoverer listed in the system map.

I wondered if a detailed surface scanner is required to qualify as the discoverer of a body, but I've just read elsewhere on this forum that this is not the case and the default regular one is sufficient.

So can anyone tell me how long it takes for the system maps to update when the data for a new discovery is sold to the cartographic society?

Cheers,

Zac.
 

Evyl Minkey

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Mine appeared immediately.

I don't think its worth trying in populated space. The credits are still ok but I don't think there is much left to discover.
 

Sapient6

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zac saturn said:
Hi All,

The other night I discovered a planet in a system, well within populated space (I'm not saying where), that seems to have been missed by the early explorers.

This was determined by the fact that every other planet in the system had a 'discoverer' whereas this one did not.

'Aha' thought I, this is my chance to make my mark on the Galaxy. So I travelled the not inconsiderable distance to it and performed my surface scan.

By last night I had travelled the required 20 light years away from it and was able to sell the cartographic data. I was not concerned when my name did not appear as the discoverer immediately, it's bound to take some time for the change to make it round all the servers.

But tonight, 24 hours later, there is still no discoverer listed in the system map.

I wondered if a detailed surface scanner is required to qualify as the discoverer of a body, but I've just read elsewhere on this forum that this is not the case and the default regular one is sufficient.

So can anyone tell me how long it takes for the system maps to update when the data for a new discovery is sold to the cartographic society?

Cheers,

Zac.
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No, you don't need a detailed surface scanner. When you're the first discoverer you get a pop up upon selling the data telling you so, along with a 50% bonus.

The thing is, some stellar bodies are bugged. They have already been scanned, but the original scanner wasn't given credit, and apparently no one else can get credit either. That's probably what you're looking at: someone already scanned it and sold that data, but that body bugged out and now no one gets credit.
 

zac saturn

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Yeah, that makes sense. I was starting to wonder. Oh well, looks like I'll have to head out into the black if I want to make my mark after all. Cheers.
 

Evyl Minkey

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zac saturn said:
Yeah, that makes sense. I was starting to wonder. Oh well, looks like I'll have to head out into the black if I want to make my mark after all. Cheers.
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Do it. It's great finding a completely fresh system and knowing you are the first to ever see it. Added bonus that everyone who follows will also see that you left your mark.
 

Kerberan

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I have another question about discoveries: how can you tell if a system was scanned just looking at the galaxy map? I know that if both "system map" and "buy cartography data" icons are red that doesn't mean that that particular system was not scanned because when I go to scan it and discover some planets and stars, there is a tag on them "discovered by XY". And XY is not me :).
Also, the cartography filter in galaxy map doesn't help because it seems that it shows system that are only in vicinity to the system that you are in. Maybe it shows only data that was sold in that system's stations.
 

mistohise

mistohise
There are unexplored systems around the 300-500LY distance from populated space, if you head in directions where there's less "interesting" stuff.
Also I tended to find that, even at that distance, there were only a few different commander names on the systems. Some people have scanned A LOT.
What you can do is, if you plot a course outwards, and you find people have scanned your systems, then, instead of going to the next system in the route, divert to some random system on a different heading. People seem to scan in straight lines so you can find undiscovered stuff by just varying slightly from the lines.
 

Evyl Minkey

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Also use the economy route plan, or pick your own destination. The fastest route seems to have similar stop off points for everyone (probably depending on fsd).
 

willowfan

willowfan
You'll still find a lot of gaps in the scanned systems especially near populated space as most people tend to jump at their maximum range for the first 500 or so ly in order to get out in to "the black" as quickly as possible.
 

Hacker#451563

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Evyl Minkey said:
Its a pretty safe bet that anything in populated space has been scanned by someone. You proably have to go quite far out to get credited with a new discovery.
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Not So!

I was in the Santy system and also Tara (maybe) and scanned down the binery sister to the main star (it was a whooping 400,000 odd light seconds from the jump in point) and got my name on it.

Santy is about 30-40 LYs from Sol.

They are about but you need to head far out of the main system to find them, or out into the reaches to be sure of getting a few.
 
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