OK, so, mostly here because looking up anything about DSS historically is heckin' confusin' because of how FSS and DSS evolved just before fold-down. We seem to have had a consistent DSS for a couple of years now tho.
I find I can do most six-probe planets in four anyway, so these are QoL questions, but:
I find I can do most six-probe planets in four anyway, so these are QoL questions, but:
- is there a guaranteed way to hit the middle of the far side of the planet? I use a sort of "Miss, then back a bit" technique but occasionally I end up with the probe splashing a bit far south. I've mitigated that by starting surveys with the far side and moving my front side aim to compensate if I end up skewed.
- what does the circular reticle actually mean? I read the excellent guide in a thread on here which claims it's where you put the limb marker if you want to answer the question above but in 2024 that does not work.
- in pre-discovered systems where you are given the planets without the need for FSS, EDDiscovery's scan page gets confused and will show you everything in EDSM mode or nothing in private mode (because you didn't use FSS, so there's no event to read - but if you honk, it don't fix it, and you can't re-FSS a system.) Is there an option I missed? Targeting within 100ly doesn't fix it either.
- is there One Weird Trick for 22+ probe gas giants?