As an Explorer I guess I am Nuts
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I'm not an explorer; I'm a tourist. At least, I imagine that's how you'd view me. That's fine by me
I've set a destination each time. I took my sweet time getting there, often scanning every asteroid in dozens of systems along the way, but I always said "I'm going to check out that nebula" or "that star looks different, I'm going to spend a few days flying 10,000 ly to investigate."
There isn't a right way to explore (I'll grant you there are wrong ways, I'm looking at you mr scan the main star and move on). It's about the spirit of the adventure, the reason for the expedition.
See you in the black.
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I've just been to Sag A* - only scanning main system star, Earth likes (14), water world's, black holes and neutron stars. I made 66 million credits and got to the rank of Pioneer.
I do apologise if my style of gameplay displeases you, but I am delighted that you are able to feel superior.
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Claiming the star requires properly scanning it. It is not a mistake.
Fully blowing the discovery scanner and finding everything the system includes will not claim anything, nor will the "discovered 1 object" as soon as you enter the system.
Someone has to willingly stand there and scan the star in order for the sniping to happen.
So you probably haven't caused the damage that you think if you only fuel scoop and leave. This is deliberate.
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Hold on...filling that list...do you write that with a capital F?
I guess I'm one of the few crazy explorers who either scan everything or nothing. And I do mean everything, I have a 900.000 Ls 2ndary star to my name.
I generally fuel scoop, scan system, and target the main star of the system all at the same time as soon as I jump into a system. I check the system map (with the star still targeted and scanning), then if the system is boring, I'll head to the next one. By this time, the star will have been scanned, and I'll be fueled up.
Just doing a system scan and checking it, and fuel scooping takes about the same time as scanning the main star.
Just doing a system scan and checking it, and fuel scooping takes about the same time as scanning the main star.
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muhaha, love it! Yeah, people should simply respect everyones choices, especially in a virtual game. Who is to force a definition of fun to anyone, anyway? Do as you like. Or, like Sting sings: "Be yourself, no matter whay they say".
Overlooking your True Scotsman fallacy, there's nothing wrong with moving through systems without scanning down every celestial body.
Typically when I enter a system I use my ADS then look at the system map for things that look interesting. If nothing pops out and the system has already been scanned, I'll probably move on to the next system, and I tend to jump as far as I can every jump. I like the perspective change from moving farther. :shrugs:
That said, I do tend to pick a direction and "go that way". I have not yet been to the core and I'm not sure I'll ever go there. Everyone goes there. /hipster
EDIT: Also, yes, both combat and trading make so much more money than exploring, if you're exploring for 'mad creds', you're mad yourself.
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Ummm, I left core space on Mar 7th, so that's 84 days, and am just over 13K LY from Sol. I'm going purely by economical navigation and have been to 2,000 or so systems. I scan everything save ice balls and asteroids, but make a judgement call on secondary stars over 15,000 ls away. Sometimes I go, other times I jump on. Yes, it takes time. However, I've seen some pretty funky stuff so far and have zero regrets at taking the road less traveled.
well I have just kitted out my Cobra, and am just about to set out, what direction? not sure (that-a-way I think), just sort of put a pin on the horizon and am just passing by the last station before heading out.... HIP 71931 what looks like one of the last stations before I leave inhabited space.
Maybe I might meet another intrepid explorer on my travels...if you do stop and have a cuppa
Maybe I might meet another intrepid explorer on my travels...if you do stop and have a cuppa
Unfortunately setting the bar for an elite explorer at 150+ million credits is what gets people chasing after the money side of it, so don't so much blame the player, just that exploration as far as rank goes.. is only about credits and with folk working on a credits per hour basis, they see instant logic in going for the money items when exploring. Just makes sense.
I've done all types of exploring out there and have found some proper good anomalies too.. i've also chased the money for rank, but like others when i find interesting systems, i scan as much of it as possible if not all, but i don't scan useless pieces of rock that are of no interest to the folks back home. I look for terraformables, i look for record breaking stellar bodies. Most of all, i'm looking for signs of thargoids or derelict ships though.. one day.. ONE DAY.. if i stay out on this exploration trip i'm on now 27000 Ly from Sol, i might just find them
I've done all types of exploring out there and have found some proper good anomalies too.. i've also chased the money for rank, but like others when i find interesting systems, i scan as much of it as possible if not all, but i don't scan useless pieces of rock that are of no interest to the folks back home. I look for terraformables, i look for record breaking stellar bodies. Most of all, i'm looking for signs of thargoids or derelict ships though.. one day.. ONE DAY.. if i stay out on this exploration trip i'm on now 27000 Ly from Sol, i might just find them
Exploring lately is getting me really close to creating a KoS list of people that snipe the main star of systems.
Either that or I will start sniping the furthest star of every system instead, just to send a message.
You'll be finding plenty of mine while i was jumping to a very distant destination. If i stop for a scoop you can be certain i've scanned the main star and anything else of interest in that system too. I think there is plenty of stars in this game to be going on with, and you can quickly and easily get off another explorers 'honk path' with only a 50 Ly jump in any other direction.
I don't blame other explorers, nor get irritated to the point of as you put it, create a KoS list.. i just acknowledge that not everyone plays the same way and its not up to you or I to dictate that to them.
I do however hold great contempt for the idiots who decided to go to sagittarius A* to shoot up explorers stopping for pictures.. those folk i add to my KoS for when i'm back in my conda/python or whatever other ship i'm flying that day.
well I'm off on my summer holidays...lol