This particular bucket's T6 (much cheaper to fix W&T than Asp). Advanced Disco Scanner + Detailed Surf Scanner, A3 Fuel Scoop, A4 FSD, etc - more defense fitted than jump-range or cargo hauling.
Astronomical objects found, en masse...
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This particular bucket's T6 (much cheaper to fix W&T than Asp). Advanced Disco Scanner + Detailed Surf Scanner, A3 Fuel Scoop, A4 FSD, etc - more defense fitted than jump-range or cargo hauling.
Thank You.
Since we are talking about exploration, may I chime in with some newbie questions?
A: is it worth scanning all those asteroid belts/groups or is there no monetary gain from this?
B: What is detailed surface scan? Can any scanner do this? how do you do it, just go in closer?
Thanks for any tips!
A: is it worth scanning all those asteroid belts/groups or is there no monetary gain from this?
B: What is detailed surface scan? Can any scanner do this? how do you do it, just go in closer?
Thanks for any tips!
Currently Trailblazer with 1193 systems visited. However many of those are from my latest foray into the unknown and have yet to be cashed in. I hope to reach Elite when I get back. Gonna be a long trip and plan to visit many nebulae, reach the 'top' of the galaxy for a nice view, and try to get near the middle (need Dev go ahead, it's a bit broken in there by all accounts).
I'm currently over 4000ly's from Sol, but the Asp is handling it nicely with a 30+ly jump range.
A Scan stars, gasgiants and high metal content planets. Belts aren't worth the effort (debate-able).
B Provides more credits for scanning. Ping system with your discovery scanner, then go to planets of interest and scan when close enough for details (composition etc). You must also have a Detailed Surface Scanner fitted.
It's used automatically during the scan, no extra set up required.
You may find this thread of interest as a budding explorer:- https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=88361
Good luck.
I'm currently over 4000ly's from Sol, but the Asp is handling it nicely with a 30+ly jump range.
A Scan stars, gasgiants and high metal content planets. Belts aren't worth the effort (debate-able).
B Provides more credits for scanning. Ping system with your discovery scanner, then go to planets of interest and scan when close enough for details (composition etc). You must also have a Detailed Surface Scanner fitted.
It's used automatically during the scan, no extra set up required.
You may find this thread of interest as a budding explorer:- https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=88361
Good luck.
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A) I scan everything anyway... leaves me feel real uneasy if I haven't scraped up all possible details - just can't leave 'unexplored' be even if it means I have to fly 600K+ Ls there.
B) "Detailed Surface Scanner" - a scanner that scans with more detail (and thus increases your profits). You need both a 'normal' and 'detailed' to be outfitted as 'detailed' doesn't operate alone at all. Costs 250,000 Cr.
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Spot mirror balls, A-line flares and platform shoes at 500 ls, and record neoprene clad surfer dudes in meticulous detail.
Spot mirror balls, A-line flares and platform shoes at 500 ls, and record neoprene clad surfer dudes in meticulous detail.
*chuckle* and why not
Scanning everything is not time efficient. But do it your way. I didn't scan any belts in my last outing to the Fine Ring Nebula and netted 1.4Mcr.
Neutron stars, black holes, large gas giants (with life) and high metallic planets are the targets of choice. As I type this I'm cruising to a black hole, 400+ls away. The 5~10 minute cruise is worth it
Neutron stars, black holes, large gas giants (with life) and high metallic planets are the targets of choice. As I type this I'm cruising to a black hole, 400+ls away. The 5~10 minute cruise is worth it
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The belts close orbiting the star are not so bad, it is the ones further out that are a real pain in the thrusters.
72 is my record
Not sure whether to cry or laugh when the space horn deployed states to me "Discovered 45 new astronomical objects"
If that was with the Basic DS, then I'd probably CRY... all... that... GRAVEL!
Working my way up to the ADS. 'Almost' there. Only another million to be on the safe side.
Until you have scanned them how do you know if the are:asteroid belts/icy planets/plutoids?
I think I must be missing something here. Just back from my first exploration trip. My method was:
1. Do (advanced) discovery scan
2. Sudenly this reveals everything in the system
3. Go to nav panel and locjk the closest "unexplored"
4. Fly towards it until I see "Scanning"
5. Afetr awile I get the blue text saying scan is done and I have data, HUD changes description from scanning to "Ice Planet" or whatever
Go back to 3., repeat until there are no more unexplored
Any suggestions welcome!
if you're doing it wrong, then so am I! I too would love to hear any alternative methods.
Just looking at system map after an advanced discovery scan, each object has its own icon and icon size visually answering what is worthy or not and positions related to the star(s).
Then, in FSD, i switch on orbit lines, count them to pick and go straight to those that need a scan.
I don't use the nav panel, only to check USSs tbh, and lock target in front of me with keybord.
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Your post inspired me to make a twelve jump trip to Horagalles and use my basic discovery scanner to do a little exploring. It took about an hour but with the DK2 on it was great fun. I couldn't figure one thing out though Horagalles AB4 had the symbol of a star but it was only a planet as far as I could see. Also I couldn't find the Horagalles AB star? It just had 5 planets orbiting... nothing? Can anyone shed any light?
There's actually 6 planets orbiting the "equilibrium" between A and B. As far ADS can tell, there's nothing but void to "orbit".
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Damn must have missed one then. Thanks, didn't realise planets could orbit between two stars, that makes more sense. Still can't figure out why H AB4 had the symbol of a star next to it. Maybe a bug. Does the amount of credits you earn for exploration diminish if other players have already explored and cashed in the data? It says I can get 25k credits from the system.
The far I know, yea.