Exploration question

[insistent]

Hello, i wanna try to do some exploration, i got myself a hauler and do about 13.5ly jump so far, but i wanted to know if scanned data will increase value when i sell it at a longer range from where i scanned it?

Thanks

 

[dcforeman]

Hi,

Not that I've noticed.

I flew out 500 light years from the edge of any named systems into a bunch of core systems. just kept jumping and jumping until I was that far. I scanned and explored about 20 systems then returned to SOL to sell that data, in the belief that being that far in known space would increase it's value.

I still seemed to get around 210 per single star (no other planets found) and around 2.5k for a system with plenty of planets and mining spots.

btw, I was flying in an eagle with about 16 ly travel, a basic discovery scanner and that's it. I presume the price goes up in if you get a detailed surface scanner, and a better discovery scanner. Though, the only increase in value might be that you can detect more local stars.

 

[anikaiful]

Detailed Surface Scanner is a must have if you want real profit from exploration.

 

[Erimus Kamzel]

No, distance has no bearing on what your data is worth. I've brought data back from a 29,000 LY journey and the vast majority of it was worth no more than data from 300 LYs outside the frontier.

What counts is what you find. Earth-like worlds, high metal content worlds, and blackholes are the money makers.

 

[th3_fr4gil3]

Hello, i wanna try to do some exploration, i got myself a hauler and do about 13.5ly jump so far, but i wanted to know if scanned data will increase value when i sell it at a longer range from where i scanned it?

Thanks

nope, but you have to sell it 20ly from the scanned system anyway.
as anika says, the detailed surface scanner will be you first upgrade (250k)

 

[SharkH]

Here is a nice thread started today with useful informations about exploration.

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=81653

 

[insistent]

Thanks guys

But dang the detailed scanner is 250k

I struggle to make 20k.

Also, i wanted to travel to a certain place and it told me the area was obscured, why?