exploration

This is just a few list of ideas and suggestions (and maybe criticism) I've thought of over the last few days (namely after purchasing my first fleet carrier) 1. Fleet carriers should be able to make some more passive income, and the solution to this can also help make the world feel more...

I think I'm missing something. When I discover a new planet and I fully "probe" it at 100%, why can I not filter the locations of the exobiologies I can find on it? Usually, I just see something like Bacteria [??]. Do I have to land randomly to discover all the possible species? Luckily, some...

As a longer time player i obviously love this game and it's awesome to see it still getting new updates, wich, of coarse, altered gameplay a bit. That's why, mine idea not looking anymore as a deal-braker, but much more as QOL solution. I love exploration and also greatly enjoy CG's. But they...

Greetings, Frontier Devs and Commanders, We all know the dream of Elite Dangerous is to eventually land on planets with dense atmospheres, liquid bodies, and dynamic weather. We also know that forcing the legacy Cobra Engine to calculate planetary fluid dynamics and complex erosion over a 1:1...

We haven't had new planet types to explore in ED since Odyssey added tenuous atmospheres in 2021. 5+ years is a long time. When can we get: Earth-like worlds Water worlds Metal-rich worlds with lava Gas giants ED has a galaxy with 400 billion star systems, but the coolest planet types are...

Hey all, during the DW3 expedition a few Science Project Visualizations were made of the science projects, the route, and the data being gathered. The final summary one is here showing a recap of some of the exploration work done during DW3. Source: https://youtu.be/LjGEesXwBLo Also in...

Hello fellow explorer CMDRs, As much as I enjoy making billions off easy-to-find Stratum Tectonicas, I feel like the value of species could get another QoL pass, with only a few tweaks: Bump up the pay on the low-value species. Anything in the 1-3M range should go higher, to 4-6M at the least...

Greetings Commanders o7, I’m honoured to introduce VoxStellar, my boxel exploration and survey tool for the community. VoxStellar is designed to support structured boxel surveying by helping commanders keep track of which regions have already been checked, visited, or mapped, what data has...

TL;DR of the news: Quadripartite pods spawn up to 500 ly from Pre Eaeb ZT-Y a82-0 or Blaei Phlue HF-K b8-0. There's nothing of interest in either of those systems. Missing color variant is still missing. Longer version then! The other day, the subject of Quadripartite pods came up here in the...

Logo by Qohen Leth The Caretaker Protocol A Distant Worlds Story by the DW3 Story Team What follows is the continuing narrative of Distant Worlds 3. Chapters are reposted here from forum entries, the Official DW3 Website, and the Between Waypoints newsletter, with permission from Andrew...

I'm currently out about 1000 LY from any settlements or stations exploring the galaxy (finding new systems, planets and lifeforms) however SRV seems to run out fuel quite quickly. I used SRV on few planets for some exploration however now fuel levels in SRV are about 1/4. Heading back to...

An "outdoors" world?

I have been out in the black exploring and mining, anywhere from 1,000-5,000 ly from the bubble and have been having a great time doing so. I have also been thinking of all the similarities deep space exploration has with deep sea exploration. Call it Deep Space Madness or any other name, but...

Have you ever felt like the galaxy is getting smaller? Or did you start "too late" for that, but you heard others say this? Then here's a handy little guide about how to experience exploring our vast galaxy the way it originally was. I'm not talking about throwing out Engineering, modern...

I'm a VR player in ED, I love the feeling of sitting in the ship cockpit, looking out at space and at the instruments surrounding me, the sense of immersion which is why the exploration 'signal scanning mini-game' has completely ruined my enjoyment of exploration :/ it takes you out of your...

What's the take from other exobio cmdr's on the Caspian's speed? It appears to get about 318/439 boosted, and that's with the 80t 7A thrusters which probably wouldn't be used. If it did, it would only be on par with a max'd out Conda or Beluga. Even worse, the usual exploraconda only runs...

I watched a few videos about the new ship. What exactly makes this new ship a better explorer ship? The sheer size makes it unwieldy? A strut, right in the field of vision, in that wonderful panoramic window? The enormous fuel consumption? In my humble opinion, there are already better ships...

So we are getting a new exploring ship, The Caspian. Why is it that the community and the Creators always make jumping far the only thing that an exploration ship needs? When you need a ship to travel in a few minutes to colonia , that's a jumper, not an explorer. An exploration ship will need...

Hello Everyone, I'm currently (Well, always) out in the Black, and I discovered this, it's a Helium-Rich Gas Giant with the most peculiar Pink/Magenta hue... Has anyone else ever come across anything like this before? I understand the rarity of the Glowing Green Gas Giants... But never seen this...

If you're feeling a little "Lost in Space" or don't know where to go for your next exploration trip, look no further than the Galactic Exploration Catalog. When in doubt ... Check the GEC! Maybe you smacked the surface of a planet a bit too hard and need some emergency repairs. Check the...

I know that this request has probably been made several times, but I would really like a feature on foot, preferably in the Scarab (to give it a new purpose) to make long range (100km-300km) scans to find biologicals. Not very specific, but just to give a general direction. One of the worst...

The guides I've watched haven't worked so far. They say to head outside the galactic plane (i.e., either straight up or down) about 1000 light years to 2000 light years, and to do so away from sol. I set up a home base about 170 light years from sol, then traveled straight downward by 1400...

Please introduce an updated version of the ASP Explorer. The newest best exploration ship, the Mandalay, is a nice alternative, but it does not have the charm of the Asp, and lacks as good of a view from the cockpit. Currently, you cannot recommend the Asp because it is not SCO optimized. All...

I am trying to plot a route in the galaxy map, way out of the bubble, and I see the stars in the map, but only up to 17 ly away in the system menu. I can jump to the systems with the carrier, but not with the ship. It is 30ly away and I have 50 jump range and no commodities in my inventory and...

I'm flying through Elysian Shore and I've spotted stars forming a line in the sky. Looks like this: What is this? I can't locate it on galaxy map, because stars disappear based on distance and not brightness so the "line" does not glow on galactic map. The irritating thing is that there...

A History Of Expeditions in Elite Dangerous CIRCA December 3300, the very first organized expeditions to local nebulae near Sol opened the door to massive exploration and colonization endeavours. About a year after these debuts and inspired by the pioneering ventures of solitary pilots to...

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Are you looking to travel the Galaxy? Wanting to connect with fellow explorers? Elite United Explorers (EDUE) is a new community (and squadron) open to all commanders looking to explore! We have a squadron carrier with pre built exploration and exo biology focused ships ready for you to travel...

I'm a little over 350Ly from Sol, not exactly in the black, but above the central plane and systems are starting to become a little more spread out. I'm running a PCII with a laden jump range of 26.68Ly (unladen 37.73Ly, but currently rocking a load 1232t of steel). I'm attempting to plot the...

Dear Frontier Developments, Thank you for creating more ships for us! This is an idea for another ship. The idea is to have a new large ship, dedicated for exploring. What would make this ship special, would be that this ship: Would be able to carry another small ship (not the usual...

TL;DR for those who are just looking to see where they can find Chalice Pods of their own. Now, read on for details. Earlier in May, I was looking at NSP maps, and I realised that I never really looked into the Chalice pods far in the North-East, even though they stand out. Why? Because...

Taking a solo trip down the Colonia Highway in my DBX. Currently filtering for scoopable stars. But, I'm concerned that I'm missing cool systems to explore by only visiting KGBFOAM stars.

As title suggest how do I find un-explored systems? I have been exploring a lot lately but I find that almost any system that I jump into has already been discovered by previous commanders. Having said that I did find few planets with some sort of life where no one has landed before so I did get...

The way I see it, Fleet Carriers, like other game features, can't decide whether they're intended for individual players or player groups. For a solo player, FCs are expensive*, they're too big, they're cumbersome, they're a pain to refuel if one doesn't like mining, etc. 16 pads is just way...

Anyone know what the greatest number of first footfalls in a system by the same commander is? I've just finished mapping Plieloae IN-S E4-5, which has 110 bodies, of which 102 were mappable planets and another 5 were dwarf stars with mappable rings. 76 of the planets were landable and I've got...

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...

TL;DR reaching +100% exploration bonus requires immense amount of exploration Below is a simple calculation done to estimate how much exploration needs to be done in order to begin ripping benefits from faction-specific bonus for explroation rewards. Idea is simple: you complete initial...

Personally, as I've commented in another thread, I'm of the opinion that colonisation needs to be part of a wider exploration revamp. I really do think that for a game that prides itself in offering the vastness of the Milky Way to explore, the current state of the exploration mechanic is not...

Ranked Elite in FUN! WE ARE THE HAND OF SKARRO! This squadron is about enjoying our glorious galaxy to the fullest, as well as finding novel methods to interact with our fellow CMDRs in a way that leaves their interests fully piqued! If playing a harmless prank on an unsuspecting CMDR --...

Logo by Qohen Leth What is a Distant Worlds event? For those who came to Elite in the years that followed DW2 (2019), or who never experienced either DW1 or DW2 during the time they were running, the general theme is to create an expeditionary event - a journey through the deepest parts of the...