Galaxy Reset

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

Even though I generally explore in the same direction every time (I head south, to the rim), I still come across vast areas of unexplored systems.
You just need to avoid the most direct route to your destination, and your destination shouldn't be a nebula, or interesting star cluster.
I spend a lot of time skipping across the top of the galaxy, using neutron stars to quickly get about, and find pockets of unexplored systems, that up until neutron jumps, engineering and synthesis, were unreachable.

Just don't neutron jump in to a dead end. Lol
(Always make sure your destination is a neutron star too!)
Of course, you can ignore this, and try to find a way out for some added challenge, but if you jump to a star beyond your FSD + premium jump range, you're basically screwed.

 

[Genar-Hofoen]

Yes yes I know everyone is so proud of own discoveries in the galaxy and a galaxy reset would be an insult to many... but sometimes I don't feel I'm "out in the black" anymore when exploring.
It seems incredible but even if only a tiny percentage of stars have been discovered, there are certain regions of the galaxy where every system I jump to is already discovered.
When I need to go few thousand LY away from the bubble to explore I miss the feeling of living in a bubble surrounded by the unknown.
Do you guys think we need some more small colonial bubble in the remote areas of the galaxy?
Or do you think at a certain point it would make sense for FDEV to change a couple of parameters in the Stellar Forge and reset the galaxy?
N.B. I'm not talking about resetting player accounts and BGE/Power Play. The civilized bubbles and all handcrafted contents should stay of course.

Or maybe there should be a parallel and weird galaxy that you can chose by launching a different session from the game launcher: a less realistical one with more strange phenomena, just for the mistery and the fun of it, without BGE and Power Play.

There are 400 billion star systems in the ED galaxy.

That's 400,000,000,000 star systems - not stars. A percentage of those have only one star. A % more than one star. A % with star(s) plus planetary bodies.

Less than 1% of those star systems have been visited/discovered so far, since 2014.

In other words - there's an awful lot still to be discovered. So there's no need for any kind of 'reset'.

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

What I would like though, is a new galaxy (one of the nearby ones) that's completely undiscovered, as in, you can't even target the stars.
Then add some gameplay to be able to chart and explore, and build the galaxy map as you go.

 

[photomankc]

Mmm no! It's not centered on me. Seeing many systems already discovered removes the sense of mystery and unknown. I don't want to be the one that will discover all is them!

You want the shared galaxy to be what you want because you want it that way. I have no idea how resetting the procedural engine would provide any mystery to you but it would erase the work of others who got out to find those places to make you happy. Kind of the text-book definition of selfish man.

 

[IndigoWyrd]

Makes you wonder what’s really in those permit locked systems way out there, doesn’t it?

That's where the bugs are kept. Sometimes they manage to sneak out into the rest of the game though....

 

[zombieapocalypse]

Makes you wonder what’s really in those permit locked systems way out there, doesn’t it?

Maybe those systems are where all our missing socks and pens end up

 

[IndigoWyrd]

Maybe those systems are where all our missing socks and pens end up

Left socks travel through Einstein-Rosen bridges to a parallel dimension.
Pens go under the agitator in the washer and wait for a white load to run through.
Right socks are always what you find when you have an unmatched pair - as the other was "Left" somewhere.

 

[hems303]

Every time the average FSD can jump further than the previous iteration, FD effectively resets the galaxy.

Pretty much this.... I went exploring out into the black only to find one ''discovered'' after another... with my 60LY jump range... then by accident I did a 27LY jump and hey presto....''undiscovered'' systems one after another.... After discovering oodles of systems... I thought to again do a 30LY jump. followed by my usual 59-60 LY jumps and BANG... back into one ''discovered'' after another.

I know this really doesn't prove anything.. but I do think FSD range has a huge role to play in how many ''undiscovered'' systems are being overlooked, jumped past/over, by explorers intent on FSD'ing their max range...... o7

 

[Ian Doncaster]

When I need to go few thousand LY away from the bubble to explore I miss the feeling of living in a bubble surrounded by the unknown.
Do you guys think we need some more small colonial bubble in the remote areas of the galaxy?

You could just explore from Colonia - undiscovered systems basically start at the 50 LY limit of the Colonia Mapping Project.

 

[Rat Catcher]

You could just explore from Colonia - undiscovered systems basically start at the 50 LY limit of the Colonia Mapping Project.

This is accurate, I can normally start picking up virgin systems by the 2nd jump, sometimes the first, currently going out to a 'spot' around 8KLy from Colonia which appears to be 'old' and has a variety of interesting bodies Still pitifully low on Bio & NSP's though.

 

[Rudal]

@OP. I don't know what are you talking about. I am away on my lonely journey into the unknown and I haven't see an explored system for months... Just move your backside away from the bubble and you'll have plenty of uncharted systems.

 

[VR SenseiMatty]

You want the shared galaxy to be what you want because you want it that way. I have no idea how resetting the procedural engine would provide any mystery to you but it would erase the work of others who got out to find those places to make you happy. Kind of the text-book definition of selfish man.

I already explained to you. If you aim to provoke me sorry but you'll find it pretty hard

 

[VR SenseiMatty]

@OP. I don't know what are you talking about. I am away on my lonely journey into the unknown and I haven't see an explored system for months... Just move your backside away from the bubble and you'll have plenty of uncharted systems.

Talking about inhabitated space surrounded by the unknown. Like small bubbles surrounded by all undiscovered system to have the feeling of mystery

 

[Muzz UK]

OP you need to get out into the unexplored regions... when route plotting don't go in straight lines and don't take the obvious route. No way 20,000 players daily for 4 years have discovered 400 billion systems lol. Think about it logically most commanders see a nebula on the galaxy map click plot and bam we're all going the same routes.

 

[zombieapocalypse]

Talking about inhabitated space surrounded by the unknown. Like small bubbles surrounded by all undiscovered system to have the feeling of mystery

But they wouldn't remain undiscovered for very long, and then you'd be back to square one ...

 

[Rat Catcher]

Pretty much this.... I went exploring out into the black only to find one ''discovered'' after another... with my 60LY jump range... then by accident I did a 27LY jump and hey presto....''undiscovered'' systems one after another.... After discovering oodles of systems... I thought to again do a 30LY jump. followed by my usual 59-60 LY jumps and BANG... back into one ''discovered'' after another.

I know this really doesn't prove anything.. but I do think FSD range has a huge role to play in how many ''undiscovered'' systems are being overlooked, jumped past/over, by explorers intent on FSD'ing their max range...... o7

I have seen this often also, following another explorer with similar jump range by the regularity of 'discovered by...', simply by either going, as you did, a short distance jump, or by moving sideways,up or down by 100Ly can often result in virgin systems aplenty.
I also tend to set a 'target' area, normal jump to it, then economy jump / consult galmap for more interesting finds.

 

[photomankc]

I already explained to you. If you aim to provoke me sorry but you'll find it pretty hard

I really couldn't care less about 'provoking' you. Your idea is not a good one, and pretty selfish in my view. You aren't going to change that with more explanation.

 

[photomankc]

I have seen this often also, following another explorer with similar jump range by the regularity of 'discovered by...', simply by either going, as you did, a short distance jump, or by moving sideways,up or down by 100Ly can often result in virgin systems aplenty.
I also tend to set a 'target' area, normal jump to it, then economy jump / consult galmap for more interesting finds.

I'd really love it if you could set your max range to anything below the drives absolute limit. Max range will leave a lot undiscovered and economy feels like crawling slower than a caterpillar. Would be nice to be able to set my max jump to 20LY on my Krait or Conda and pick up more systems without going to the extreme of economy.

 

[kaokao]

Just hide the "first discovered/mapped by" in the codex or whatnot. The vain people can still fap over their names being in the game and everyone else can recover that lost sense of discovery.

 

[Linnunrata]

Just hide the "first discovered/mapped by" in the codex or whatnot. The vain people can still fap over their names being in the game and everyone else can recover that lost sense of discovery.

Personally I think it is pretty cool when you are deep in the black and suddenly come across a discovered/mapped system.