Nice work Fru!
2.3 exploration payouts + visual guide
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Not sure I understand.
ADS IS a "Honk"
Never mind. Can't delete posts ...
You mean a level 2 scan.
Level 3 scan, Level 2 Scan, Discovery Scan Only
Or DSS, SS, DS.
DS can come from ADS, IDS or BDS. They all give the same info, just different range.
Also I'm pretty sure you can do a level 2 surface scan without any discovery scanner.
It's your ship sensors, not the ADS that's scanning the surface. ADS just tells you where things are.
ADS IS a "Honk"
Never mind. Can't delete posts ...
You mean a level 2 scan.
Level 3 scan, Level 2 Scan, Discovery Scan Only
Or DSS, SS, DS.
DS can come from ADS, IDS or BDS. They all give the same info, just different range.
Also I'm pretty sure you can do a level 2 surface scan without any discovery scanner.
It's your ship sensors, not the ADS that's scanning the surface. ADS just tells you where things are.
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Dear gods, if these values were in with 1.0 i'd already be a trillionaire!
very nice ... very nice..
^^^
Thanks for putting this out here. Can't wait for 2.3 to hit.
Looks like the credits are now found in the more valuable planets (hmc's / Mr's / ammonia's / ww's / elw's and then terraformable rocks and class II gas giants) while stars mostly remained the same or got a little increase.
The only thing that doesn't appear (not a problem though) are rocky ice worlds but they are probably not valueable again.
I have a feeling that the neutron / black hole explorers are now going to plot routes through A / F / G stars
Looks like the credits are now found in the more valuable planets (hmc's / Mr's / ammonia's / ww's / elw's and then terraformable rocks and class II gas giants) while stars mostly remained the same or got a little increase.
The only thing that doesn't appear (not a problem though) are rocky ice worlds but they are probably not valueable again.
I have a feeling that the neutron / black hole explorers are now going to plot routes through A / F / G stars
Great work indeed, also interesting to see the scale of the increased payouts across the board.
However, if I read it correctly a terraformable water world is worth more than an ELW? I would have thought that an ELW was the pinnacle of the exploration 'value chart' and that nothing else should pay in the same range.
However, if I read it correctly a terraformable water world is worth more than an ELW? I would have thought that an ELW was the pinnacle of the exploration 'value chart' and that nothing else should pay in the same range.
A pay raise is always nice, although to be honest I have no idea what I would do with more money. We explorers have relatively low costs compared to combat pilots.
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Nice one, Cmdr!
Although I've never quite understood why the life-bearing Gas Giants are practically worthless (less than standard ones), and GGII's are worth a lot more than the others.
Also, there doesn't seem to be much of a difference between the different stars.. what's the incentive to hunt down rare stars if the payout is practically the same as just cruising along the M-class highways?
Although I've never quite understood why the life-bearing Gas Giants are practically worthless (less than standard ones), and GGII's are worth a lot more than the others.
Also, there doesn't seem to be much of a difference between the different stars.. what's the incentive to hunt down rare stars if the payout is practically the same as just cruising along the M-class highways?
Beautiful.
CMDR_Fru, two questions:
1) since you created this, I have to ask you whether I may have this printed out so I can hang it my cockpit?[1][2][3]
2) related to the first one: any chance you could upload a slightly higher resolution image (4096 pixels to the long side?) somewhere?
[1]I'm assuming the use of the FD graphics would be covered by their "non-commercial use is fine by us" policy.
[2]Reading this again, I realize the question could be understood in two ways. I mean - do you give the permission for me to take the picture data, go to a local print shop and tell them to print it on photo paper for me. Printing that much black on my inkjet would be too expensive, and the lasers here at the office ... don't have a decent photo quality.
[3]Ok, since I'm flying in VR, this may prove to be somewhat awkward. Guess before I take off for exploration in this life, I will have to give V a shot.
CMDR_Fru, two questions:
1) since you created this, I have to ask you whether I may have this printed out so I can hang it my cockpit?[1][2][3]
2) related to the first one: any chance you could upload a slightly higher resolution image (4096 pixels to the long side?) somewhere?
[1]I'm assuming the use of the FD graphics would be covered by their "non-commercial use is fine by us" policy.
[2]Reading this again, I realize the question could be understood in two ways. I mean - do you give the permission for me to take the picture data, go to a local print shop and tell them to print it on photo paper for me. Printing that much black on my inkjet would be too expensive, and the lasers here at the office ... don't have a decent photo quality.
[3]Ok, since I'm flying in VR, this may prove to be somewhat awkward. Guess before I take off for exploration in this life, I will have to give V a shot.
Thanks a lot for all the work you've put into this, Fru!
I, for one, find the increased payouts a step in the right direction. I'm already Elite with over 200 million credits earned in Exploration, but I always felt exploring was a bit like mining in Eve Online; underappreciated and very slow. All the places I visited during my trips more than made up for it, though and I wouldn't have done it differently
I, for one, find the increased payouts a step in the right direction. I'm already Elite with over 200 million credits earned in Exploration, but I always felt exploring was a bit like mining in Eve Online; underappreciated and very slow. All the places I visited during my trips more than made up for it, though and I wouldn't have done it differently
