exobiology

The discovery scanner should provide a complete list of items (body types, biology types, interesting features) in a system, and the Full Spectrum System Scanner and Detailed Surface Scanner should be solely for locating already identified items, and maybe providing a few more minor details. The...

Hi commanders, Currently enjoying a change of pace with a short exobiology trip, 3 days / 3 billions, whichever comes first. Just wondering why, lore-wise, the big bucks are on the Stratum Tectonitas? I mean, they are pretty easy to find (High Metal Content worlds with almost any type of...

Background I feel that the scarab has lost much of it's usefulness. Does anyone else feel as though it's not as useful as it once was, or could be? Prior to the Odyssey expansion, and even early on once it was released, I would still use the scarab often but then realized that it was quicker...

Hi everyone, is it normal that the merits from exobiology haven't been reactivated yet, even after more than a month since the new powerplay update? Have they forgotten about them? I love this game but it's unbelievable that there's always something missing or broken after months and months of...

I've been doing lot of Exobiology as of late, but I can't help but notice how much of an oversight the Bacteria life form design in this game can by downright frustrating at times to look for, if not painful on the eyes in some circumstances. I'm quite aware FDev have probably anticipated the...

How the developers have (currently) set personal Powerplay merits gains from selling exploration or exobiology data remains to be seen. Unfortunately, mentions I've seen so far for UC data or VG samples sold and merits gotten all have missed something crucial: the system they were sold in, and...

As Galnet is strongly hinting at Thargoid human subversion, I was thinking how the exobiology scanner could be used as on “offensive” or illegal fashion in much the same way as the handheld warrant scanner for Odyssey: detect any “infiltrated” humans. Certain missions can carry out a covert...

Time for a bit more research! I made a count of the various thin atmosphere types, their rarities, and also broke them down per body type. You can see the results at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eFev2Gh182FUporBzgrHGlls1rXVgrEirXbhhqXxrpI/. Note that the various [gas]-rich atmospheres...

After working up through the ranks I really wish you could implement: While wearing the Artemis suit and while in your ship give us the ability to use the bio scanner while flying around, maybe up the distance a bit. Give us the ability to drop marker beacons. Many a time I've passed an...

First Footfall has real monetary influence on ExoBiology so it would be great if "First Footfall Confirmed" could also be logged in the player journal. Surely this is beyond trivial to implement and would allow community tools that work with Exobiology data to report rewards accurately.

Just getting back into ED after a bit of a hiatus and giving exobiology a go, have read a few guides and been out in the black with elite observatory. But have a quick question which wasn't mentioned in the guides (or I totally missed it). Do number of signal sources correlate with number of...

Having exobiology life suddenly pop in at 100m (or just over 150m) really really sucks. Or make it so the SRV has a exobio ping. Or the ship. If your not going to fix the absolutely garbage draw distance, give the player a tool in game to over come it. This is absolutely silly that these...

BioScan - Version 2.10.1 Summary BioScan is a multipurpose exobiology tool for Elite Dangerous. It utilizes the plugin system of the Elite Dangerous Market Connector for backend journal processing and display. Core Functionality and Comparison The core functionality of BioScan is to provide the...

BioScan plugin for EDMC BioScan is a utility for explorers and exobiologists that attempts to determine the possible species (and therefore value) of biological signals on bodies. It uses data such as the atmosphere, gravity, volcanism, surface temperature, body type, nearby nebulae, and local...

I use EDSM heavily and it is a fantastic tool and website. There is a filtering enhancement I have desired for several years and decided to make a post. I think it would be incredibly beneficial to add a filtering option 'Has Atmosphere' in the 'Atmosphere' drop down menu. This option would be...

Happy to announce the release of version 1.2.0! Customizable colors: don't like how the Buddy looks? In the settings you can now customize the colors of the windows, their content and icons. New indicator for planet touchdowns: the Landable Body icon now changes after a touchdown, the state...

Hello, I would like to suggest some equipment dedicated to exploration features: binoculars: I would love to climb a hill, admire the scenery and then check for exo-life all around me from there being able to dig the soil a little bit so as to make some stuff appear (life forms, guardians...

o7 Commanders During my explorations in search of bacteria and fungi to add to my catalog, I noticed that finding the points where these are present is very complicated once on the planet. It would be interesting to have the possibility of having a VRS with a scanner that finds not only elements...

Can a MOD please move this Guide to the Guides & Tutorials Sub Folder Please. An Easy Guide To Elite Dangerous Exobiology... Written by CMDR Malandark 10/01/2023 Introduction... With the release of the Odyssey DLC came a new progression rank for Exobiology. Unlike the progression...

ArtemisScannerTracker v0.3.3 An EDMC plugin that keeps track of the exobiology scanner of a CMDRs Artemis suit in ED:Odyssey Now finally with it's own forum thread. Installation 1. Find your EDMC plugins folder (In EDMC settings under plugins you can click the button Open to open the plugins...

With how the payouts for exobio samples have shot through the roof recently, and how thin water atmospheric bodies tend to have the highest payouts on average, I decided to write up the data and analysis on them. Well, I did look into them before, but never cleaned up and posted the data...

Does Enhanced Tracking upgrade on Artemis suit increases the Genetic Sampler scan range (2nd mouse button)? It would be helpful.

I went to test on my carrier whether the -25% payout penalty for selling to Vista Genomics on fleet carriers is applied to the exobio rank progression, and found something unexpected: it doesn't seem to be applied at all. Nor did the carrier receive any credits from the sales. Mind you, this...

Would be nice if there were some added story elements/missions for exobiology. Like...stations having a disease outbreak and needing explorers to try finding the culprit bacteria on nearby planets. Or a famine, and needing explorers to try finding consumable fungi. Or a revolutionary that wants...

Since Community Manager @Bruce G asked someone else for their issues with exobiology (see the post here), I thought I'd write up mine too. So, here's my list of issues with exobiology, the problems in detail, and my proposed solutions to them. 1. Exobiology has no interaction with the rest of...

It feels like I'm finding planets with biological signals every other system I jump to. I didn't really expect them to be that common. I grab most all of them unless they're orbiting the other star of a wide binary or something (unless there's also an earthlike or water world over there). The...

I would really like to see atmospheres heavier than 0.25. Maybe some light weather (rain, cloudy, snow or sleet on ice planets, wind, etc.) Or even plant worlds. Small bodies of water or ice for light atmos, (from 0.07-1.1 atm) surrounded by tall plants with a ground cover of grasses and shrubs...

I think this is my first time to the forums so it's possible none of this is news to anyone but I had some thoughts regarding Exobiology and didn't see anywhere better to put them. I basically play Elite to live out my fantasy of exploring the Milky Way. I've dabbled in combat in the past, and...

Hello FDev's and Commanders! Please, can the development team add a filter to surface map? When we are on the ship and we use the surface scanner, we acquire the scan data for the ship's database, correct? Why not add this data to the SRV surface map, to make life easier for Exobiologists who...

We should know enough by now for me to write a guide to exobiology, although bear in mind that things are still being worked on and researched, so expect some changes here later. Well then, here's my guide to exobiology. Let's begin with the two most frequent questions: Why should I do...

Personally, I find the entire exobiology part of Odyssey as a "very poorly executed good idea". The heatmaps that have no official explanation are just the tip of the iceberg - still a rather significant one though. I really find it odd, that by launching 6 probes from the orbit of a planet I...

Hello CMDRs, I've been very excited about the addition of Odyssey's exobiology, and while I've figured out most of the basics I've been encountering a problem that no one else seems to be talking about. When I scan a planet with FSS or DSS I of course am told the number of biological signals...

In the Pioneer Supplies store, we should be able to buy beacons that we can drop and name on-foot, for marking locations; at that, we should be able to target them from SRVs & ships.

So I've picked flowers for long enough now that I feel I have a handle on what it's all about although I am the first to admit there is much I haven't seen or may have missed in what I have. Additionally, my perspective is that of someone with no experience in software development or the...

There was an interesting post by @Ian Doncaster in the Distant Worlds 3 expedition is postponed indefinitely thread, and I would like to touch on the subject: however, I'm banned from posting in that thread, and the subject would be off-topic anyway, so I'll do a new thread on it here. The...

I have a planet that lists 4 biological. In the DSS the options are Bacterium, Tubus, Tussock and Shrubs. I have easily found the first three bur the 'Shrubs' are eluding me. Perhaps it's me being dense or perhaps it's a bug, both are equally possible. Any assistance would be appreciated.

I had made a pretty long and detailed thread on exobiology in the alpha forum, but now cannot access it. How do i find it again?