Detailed surface scanning replacing discovery? Is this true?

Fubidou

F
Hi,

I saw a post on Reddit where people were saying if you go exploring and discover a new planet, you shouldn't do a detailed surface scan because that replaces the discovery scan, and as a result you lose your discovery money.

Is this true? I'm just back after going out on a mini-voyage (my first, after months of preparation saving up for an Asp) and I have discovered quite a few water worlds and I think I even found an Earth like planet. I'm waiting around outside a system, but waiting for my kid to come back from school so he can do it. It would be a disappointment for him if we lost all the really good discoveries!

It would be a major bug if it is true, people on the other thread were talking about making two trips to the same system to do the detailed surface scan later, but that's hardly practical if you're over 1000 LY out.
 

Allitnil

Allitnil
That Reddit thread you link to was from 9 months ago whilst the game was still in beta (maybe gamma, certainly before release).
 

Engadine

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Certainly the first I've heard of this.

I'm also on my way back in, could be back later today if I push on, only 3.7k away.

Have just read the post you linked and you do realise it's 9 months old? Possibly it was a bug at the time, but as far as I'm aware you get the Discovery Scan Value and then if 1st Discovered +50% of the Discovery Scan Value.
 

Fubidou

F
Yeah, I saw that it was 9 months old, but didn't realise it made such a difference. But as you say, it was pre-release, so that does make a difference. I think I'll wait around and see if anyone knows about it for sure.
 

Ozric

Volunteer Moderator
Ozric
It was definitely a bug. It definitely no longer happens.

There is a chance that the award of the First Discovered 50% bonus is still bugged (though one of the patch notes in 1.3.0.5 may have addressed that, it's slightly unclear) but you are fine to do detailed scans.

Trust me I'm not a doctor... I am however an explorer ;)
 
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