An Exploration First! (For me at least)

Hans Slowlow · Sep 17, 2017

I am currently making my way back to the bubble from Sag A and stumbled upon a system that I previously discovered.

I've only ever been on an exploration trip once before with that little jaunt having no particular route planned. For the return trip that I am currently on, I veered this way and that a bit, but for the last few K Ly, I am on a bit of a bee line toward the bubble.

What are the odds? I know they are greater as I am within 5K Ly of home and thus this happenstance was not totally random, but still.

Cmdr-Wotherspoon · Sep 17, 2017

There are systems as close as 500 LY from Sol That are undiscovered. The trick is to travel in a different direction from everyone else. Once you get past about 1,000 LY you'll find a few undiscovered, and beyond about 1500 LY more than half of the systems will be new.

According to EDSM, we have discovered 0.004% of systems, so there are a few still out there!

Zieman · Sep 17, 2017

Cmdr-Wotherspoon said:
There are systems as close as 500 LY from Sol That are undiscovered. The trick is to travel in a different direction from everyone else. Once you get past about 1,000 LY you'll find a few undiscovered, and beyond about 1500 LY more than half of the systems will be new.

According to EDSM, we have discovered 0.004% of systems, so there are a few still out there!

Totally missing the point of the OP!

Cmdr-Wotherspoon · Sep 17, 2017

Zieman said:
Totally missing the point of the OP!

Oops, so I did. My apologies: small screen, failing eyesight.

The chance of hitting a system you've discovered? I would imagine it's influenced by the route plotter, which may choose some systems more frequently than others?

Blairvoyach · Sep 17, 2017

Odds on jumping back into a system you have discovered out in the far away must be erm... "astronomical"

Happened to me a couple of times out past Colonia and as I tend to explore intensively out from a central point, I always drop a book mark when I start to remind me not to traverse that section of the galaxy next time.

Flimley · Sep 17, 2017

Ha! What a nice surprise !

Flimley

Mxpower76 · Sep 17, 2017

Maybe if you've built a wall of discoveries and you've got your route set to one star type

Hans Slowlow · Sep 17, 2017

Blairvoyach said:
Odds on jumping back into a system you have discovered out in the far away must be erm... "astronomical"

You might say it was a "cosmic coincidence".

Maybe if you've built a wall of discoveries and you've got your route set to one star type

I understand your point. However, no route filters turned on.

13A · Sep 17, 2017

Cmdr-Wotherspoon said:
There are systems as close as 500 LY from Sol That are undiscovered. The trick is to travel in a different direction from everyone else.

Also, target the non scoopables as people tend to ignore them

I've had my two accounts cross each others path before now. But as it was on the Colonia route it's maybe not so surprising.

roboteconomist · Sep 17, 2017

Hans Slowlow said:
You might say it was a "cosmic coincidence".

*Queues the X-Files theme*

It was the space illuminati. There is no such thing as coincidence in this galaxy.

Ian9989 · Sep 17, 2017

Blairvoyach said:
Odds on jumping back into a system you have discovered out in the far away must be erm... "astronomical"

Happened to me a couple of times out past Colonia and as I tend to explore intensively out from a central point, I always drop a book mark when I start to remind me not to traverse that section of the galaxy next time.

Or according to Feynman "economical"