I have been wondering if one has to sell exobiology data to get "first to discover", or do the servers log one as "first to discover" after the three diversity samples have been scanned.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Exobiology: first to discover question.
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The First Discovered credit bonus only applies when the data is sold, but first to discover a Codex entry in a region is registered in the Codex immediately after the first sample.. The only "tag" for exobiology is in the Codex.
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I didn't actually realise this either, I thought the Biologicals tab in the system map would show the species and the commander who first discovered it there.
Yes. You have to hand the data to get the first discovered credit. It works on a planet by planet basis, so you might scan the same plant several times on different worlds but as long your the first one to scan that plant on that world, you get the first discovered credit.
the right question is if you make a first discovery and someone else sells the data before you, does he get the first discovery bonus or not.
As far as I know, the first one to sell the data is the one who gets the first discovery bonus.
With the advent of genomics service to the FCs, this question becomes important for those of us who have been in the black for months. I am seriously considering cancelling my trip and going back to the bubble.
As far as I know, the first one to sell the data is the one who gets the first discovery bonus.
With the advent of genomics service to the FCs, this question becomes important for those of us who have been in the black for months. I am seriously considering cancelling my trip and going back to the bubble.
So, similar to discovery (after the data is sold) and first footfall (immediate). I don0t understand the decision to go for two different systems but hey, whatever.
Sort of, but it is almost like a third option here.
With planets and stars, there are first discovered credit bonuses and first discovered tags. Both only apply when selling data. Same with First Mapped. Credits and tags only applies when data is sold. Then there is the First Footfall, which give no credits, but a tag applies immediately. Then with Exobiology, there are no tags, but there is a First Discovered credit bonus that applies when data is sold. For Codex entries, in all cases, whether it be first discovery in the region, Reported, or first discover for the commander, Confirmed, the entry is made immediately. In the case of Codex Exobiology entries, the very first sample taken of something, even if the sample is taken by scanning with the ship or SRV, gives the Codex entry.
And what is more fun than skipping and browsing through the galactic sectors (which still initially report 0/0 things discovered when you select them) to find all your First Discoveries. That said, I'm surprised to have made the Codex with some biologicals in the first place, expected people to have filled that up in the first month.
Yeah, not sure if it is intentional, an oversight, or a bug, but you have to actually be in the region to see the Codex entries for the region.
There are still some very uncommon variants out there left to be discovered, but most were discovered in the first month or so.
Just for clarity for those reading, in the Codex, the Reported entry is the one everyone sees, and is entered the first time a variant is discovered by any commander anywhere in the region. The Confirmed is only seen by the individual commander when they personally first discover something already discovered by another commander.
@MattG s BioInsights, https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/mattgs-observatory-plugins.589466/, for Observatory Core, https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threa...f-new-ones-on-the-fly-while-exploring.521544/. by @Vithigar ,and more on topic for this thread, Codex Companion apps are invaluable for ExoBiology. Especially the Codex Companion app as it keeps track of all of your discoveries in a displayable format.
I have to admit I didn't actually search for any solutions (yet), but I was unable to get Observatory to launch with BioInsights.
Thanks for your reply's guys. 
So, i take it when i scan a plant that hasn't been scanned before, it gets added to the codex but is not tagged with my user name. To get the first discovery bonus i have to fly back and sell, as if another commander scans the plant after i already have and sells before me they get the first discovery bonus and vista genomics will say to that commander "you are first to discover" even though technically, they weren't?
So, i take it when i scan a plant that hasn't been scanned before, it gets added to the codex but is not tagged with my user name. To get the first discovery bonus i have to fly back and sell, as if another commander scans the plant after i already have and sells before me they get the first discovery bonus and vista genomics will say to that commander "you are first to discover" even though technically, they weren't?
Ozric
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Vista Genomics gives you a bonus if you are the first person to hand in a sample from that planet. There is no "first discovered" tag as it were for exobiology. As you and others have said the entries into the Codex for first reported in a region are really the only "first discovered" there is. All you get from Vista Genomics is double the sale price.Thanks for your reply's guys.
So, i take it when i scan a plant that hasn't been scanned before, it gets added to the codex but is not tagged with my user name. To get the first discovery bonus i have to fly back and sell, as if another commander scans the plant after i already have and sells before me they get the first discovery bonus and vista genomics will say to that commander "you are first to discover" even though technically, they weren't?
Thank you.
Thanks for your reply's guys.
So, i take it when i scan a plant that hasn't been scanned before, it gets added to the codex but is not tagged with my user name. To get the first discovery bonus i have to fly back and sell, as if another commander scans the plant after i already have and sells before me they get the first discovery bonus and vista genomics will say to that commander "you are first to discover" even though technically, they weren't?
As Ozric said above, the only "First to Discover" for Exobiology is the credit bonus at Vista, and that is on a per planet basis.
As far as the Codex goes, there are two entries per thing, per region. There is Reported, and there is Confirmed. Reported gets filled in when any commander is the very first to discover a specific thing in a region. Reported is displayed for all commanders in the game. Confirmed gets filled in when the individual commander personally discovers something for the first time that has already been discovered by another commander. For example...
Lets pretend that you are out in The Veils region. You happen upon a planet with 6 bio signs. You go down and scan them, and one of them was Osseus Discus Purple (not a real variant). You were the very first commander to ever discover this variant in The Veils. Your name would show up under that variant as Reported in the Codex for all commanders to see. Now one of the other plants was Stratum Paleas Yellow. Something you hade never seen before, but other commanders had seen loads. In your Codex, this would show up under that variant as Confirmed, and would only show that for you personally.
Basically for the Codex, Reported is for everyone to see, Confirmed is personal to the individual commander.
Oh i see. Thank you very much! o7