Newcomer / Intro Why not a second Galaxy?

Because it would need total exploration, Systems, Planets, Moons, etc.
That is, if you follow my suggestion(s):
"You'd jump to a single system with a limited number of other systems shown, and you'd have to jump to each to slowly, slowly expand the Galaxy Map." ;)
only 0.04% of total systems have been found in our galaxy, go out there and explore your undiscovered planets, moons, etc. A second galaxy is a waste, with no porpuse (porpoise? purpose? who knows?) and redundant.
 
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only 0.04% of total systems have been found in our galaxy, go out there and explore your undiscovered planets, moons, etc. A second galaxy is a waste, with no porpuse and redundant.

It would certainly be redundant in any discussion about exploration, and it's unnecessary in any discussion about storyline, but you do spell it porpoise, not porpuse! (y)
 
It would certainly be redundant in any discussion about exploration, and it's unnecessary in any discussion about storyline, but you do spell it porpoise, not porpuse! (y)
No, no, no ......... poopuss ...... :D
I'll be looking for the Sol System when I venture out this noob-zone .....
 
I've just used this more by accident than intentionally, and it worked ....... (y)

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The only time you might want to start the base game is when you are stuck at a surface and can't free your vehicle. Then, by stating the base game, you can be put back into an orbit.
 
My personal view is that our friendly Thargoids are coming from another Galaxy. Follwing this, the only reason I see for another galaxy is a massive campaign to destroy their homeword :)
I've done my homework and only found Thargoids to be very unfriendly ....... :oops:
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Aaaah! Maybe you really mean "friendly" = unfriendly in reality. (y)
 
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Maybe if we find Raxxla. I really like the idea of truly undiscovered galaxy map aswell. Would like that galaxy to be much more challenging and being able to start BGS from scratch there.

Or try to fit all fuel tanks, minimum consumption, and try to SC from one of the galaxy edges just to see how far it can get. But unless Raxxla or alien technology offers a miracle, I don't think any current elite technology would allow us to cover the distance to reach another galaxy... though FCs have been buffed so much that it feels like they could do it - full tritium tank and full storage with tritium.
 
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It would certainly be redundant in any discussion about exploration, and it's unnecessary in any discussion about storyline, but you do spell it porpoise, not porpuse! (y)
Porpoise you mean the aquatic mamal? Why are you bringing this up,do you know about some new transport liner from Gutamaya?
 
Maybe if we find Raxxla. I really like the idea of truly undiscovered galaxy map aswell. Would like that galaxy to be much more challenging and being able to start BGS from scratch there.

Or try to fit all fuel tanks, minimum consumption, and try to SC from one of the galaxy edges just to see how far it can get. But unless Raxxla or alien technology offers a miracle, I don't think any current elite technology would allow us to cover the distance to reach another galaxy... though FCs have been buffed so much that it feels like they could do it - full tritium tank and full storage with tritium.

If we were to find another galaxy I would it like to be so dangerous and challenging that just jumping there is risky, trying to explore it only something either a super experienced explorer or insane person would want to do (fortunately I fit in either category), the rewards should be extremely high, and if you get destroyed there is no buyback, your ship dies it dies, with all its engineered modules and you end up at starter system in s sidewinder, no choice. Also there's no map, the only stars you can jump to are the nearest stars (although once mapped you can do longer jumps between them).

Basically it's a super hard challenge mode for explorers, if anyone jumps in unprepared don't expect to survive.

To put it in perspective, there is a dwarf galaxy 25,000 ly from Sol, the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy, there was a science article a while back suggesting there may be streamers of stars spread out between Sol and the nearby Dwarf Galaxies, so putting one in with a long streamer of stars spread wide apart could possibly work with FC's, although you would have to mine Tritium to get back, so it's possible, whether it's a reasonable thing to do that's up to FDEV.
 
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If we were to find another galaxy I would it like to be so dangerous and challenging that just jumping there is risky, trying to explore it only something either a super experienced explorer or insane person would want to do (fortunately I fit in either category), the rewards should be extremely high, and if you get destroyed there is no buyback, your ship dies it dies, with all its engineered modules and you end up at starter system in s sidewinder, no choice. Also there's no map, the only stars you can jump to are the nearest stars (although once mapped you can do longer jumps between them).

Basically it's a super hard challenge mode for explorers, if anyone jumps in unprepared don't expect to survive.

To put it in perspective, there is a dwarf galaxy 25,000 ly from Sol, the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy, there was a science article a while back suggesting there may be streamers of stars spread out between Sol and the nearby Dwarf Galaxies, so putting one in with a long streamer of stars spread wide apart could possibly work with FC's, although you would have to mine Tritium to get back, so it's possible, whether it's a reasonable thing to do that's up to FDEV.

Ooh, no rebuy! That's very interesting. Our Milky Way game gets very handheld by the rebuys, and engineering became so significantly easier than the dark RNG days that I don't feel like risking these would be too crazy for the out-of-Milky-Way rules.

That 25k ly places Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy actually about the same distance from Sol to Sag A! So not that unviable at all for a FC if it could travel in a more freely way and use all that tritium it carries. Looking up on more info, there's a ton of satellite galaxies from 70k-1.3m ly from Sol. At 2.53m ly we get Andromeda, but looks like if we could carry fuel to travel about 100-200k ly before refueling, this should open up a lot of travel around.
 
Ooh, no rebuy! That's very interesting. Our Milky Way game gets very handheld by the rebuys, and engineering became so significantly easier than the dark RNG days that I don't feel like risking these would be too crazy for the out-of-Milky-Way rules.

That 25k ly places Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy actually about the same distance from Sol to Sag A! So not that unviable at all for a FC if it could travel in a more freely way and use all that tritium it carries. Looking up on more info, there's a ton of satellite galaxies from 70k-1.3m ly from Sol. At 2.53m ly we get Andromeda, but looks like if we could carry fuel to travel about 100-200k ly before refueling, this should open up a lot of travel around.

I am suppositioning that traveing outside the galaxy is so dangerous the Pilots Federation won't provide insurance, so no rebuy, if you respawn on a FC you only get the ships you have stored to choose from.

What I am imaging with the trip to the dwarf galaxy is a long stream of stars, much like a very thinned out arm with stars hundreds of LY apart that curls around the galaxy, so the actual travel distance for a FC might be in the hundred thousand or so LY to get there. You would need to mine Tritium along the way, so it would be ideal for a large group of explorers willing to mine Tritium as they go to refuel. It would strictly be within the current jump range of FC's, no magic use all your fuel on one jump tactic, I mean you can fit over 20,000 tons of Tritium on FC, how are you going to drop that into the engines, and if you used it all on one jump and found no source of Tritium at destination that's you, your FC and all your companions doomed!

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I mean what an adventure that would be, following a stellar stream to a dwarf galaxy!
 
Really ?
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Is there no Sol System to visit ?
There is Sol system. Last time I visited it I went to see the Voyager probes up close. Looks like I'll pop back there again when (some time not in the near future) I'm back in the Bubble, to have a look at the New Horizons probe. :)
But you need a permit to enter it. That can be achieved by doing some low level courier missions for the Federal Navy auxilliary, getting promoted to Petty Officer.
 
There is Sol system. Last time I visited it I went to see the Voyager probes up close. Looks like I'll pop back there again when (some time not in the near future) I'm back in the Bubble, to have a look at the New Horizons probe. :)
But you need a permit to enter it. That can be achieved by doing some low level courier missions for the Federal Navy auxilliary, getting promoted to Petty Officer.
Oh that's so good to know. It'll be a priority visitation for me once I leave exploring the noob-zone. (y)
 
In regard to the second galaxy. There are some fantastic suggestions being made here! And all seem achievable by Frontier if they had the inclination. Just seems so much more valuable with endless possibilities (some being suggested here), rather than running around a planet in an SRV or owning a giant Carrier. But I am biased and don't mind admitting it. When Cook left to find Australia he sailed almost totally blind not know what to expect or the chance of ever returning. I see a somewhat similarity here. But that's my imagination running wild again ...... ;)
 
The galaxy map shows you stars, but previously unexplored star systems show no more than that. Are there interesting planets, black holes, other stellar phenomena, secret Thargoid base? Somebody has to go there and take a look. Most of the galaxy is unexplored and unknown.

If it helps, think of the stars as the lines of latitude and longitude that Cook surely knew about. They're known points you can travel to but until you do nobody knows if there's an exotic island or deadly reef over there.

Once you're ready to head into the black I think you'll experience that sense of the unknown and discovery that you're looking for.
 
The galaxy map shows you stars, but previously unexplored star systems show no more than that. Are there interesting planets, black holes, other stellar phenomena, secret Thargoid base? Somebody has to go there and take a look. Most of the galaxy is unexplored and unknown.

If it helps, think of the stars as the lines of latitude and longitude that Cook surely knew about. They're known points you can travel to but until you do nobody knows if there's an exotic island or deadly reef over there.

Once you're ready to head into the black I think you'll experience that sense of the unknown and discovery that you're looking for.
Thanks Jago ...... CMDR Jago. ;)
Yes ...... even here in the noob-zone, I'm starting my exploration. As you and others have said, you can check where you been (Star Systems) on the Galaxy Map using the right setting.
I've also now been able to track and record my exploration in any newly visited Star System. It's done for you as you visit each Planet, Moon, etc by changing its title from "Unexplored" to the actual planet name. Sorry, I'm sure others were well aware of this, but it's been a very useful realization for me. No need to use up any of those finite bookmarks. :D
Edit: in Italics.
I've just dock on a huge Carrier in Hollatja System. 😮
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I think doing the following will track all your travels and visitations....

Register an account on ED Star Map (EDSM) and link it to your Frontier account. https://www.edsm.net/
Install ED Market Connector (EDMC) and launch it every time you play. http://edcodex.info/?m=tools&entry=150
Configure EDMC to update EDSM automatically.
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Disclaimer: I spend most of my game time on Community Goals and working the background simulation so I haven't used this functionality much.

EDit: I'm not sure this logs planetary landings, but it will log which systems you've visited and show your travels on a map.
 
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