Explorers : High Metal Content Planets : Have I made a big mistake ?
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I hear they can be valuable, plus they can influence where certain factions expand into as part of future community goals, e.g. setting up extraction economies. (Not that I'm interested in that sort of thing just yet...)
Yes, a pretty big oversight indeed. Hi metal content are worth a good amount, metal rich even more, and a terraformable HMC is a very nice little earner indeed, especially since they doubled the money you get.
Out of interest, what have you been stopping to scan? If its gas giants, I'm afraid to say hmc's and mr words are worth more.
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In a word: Yes
This is from Nutters guide (credit to Nutter and Jackie Silver)
SCANNED System body values (will be refined)
Ensure to send some rep to Jackie Silver for this information!
Gas Giants
...with Ammonia Based Life: ~500 to 1000
...Helium Rich: ~500 to 1000
...Class I: ~1000 to 2000
...Class II: ~5000 to 6000
...Class III: ~700 to 1200
...Class IV: ~700 to 1200
...with Water Based Life: ~500 to 1000
Water Giants ~3000
Small Planets
...High Metal Content: ~2000 to 4000
...Icy: ~300 to 800
...Metal Rich: ~4100 to 6000
...Rocky Ice: ~400 to 500
...Rocky: ~300 to 400
...Ammonia: unknown
Protostars:
...T Tauris: ~1200
...Herbig Ae/Be: ~unknown, probably ~1300 (as they're more massive than most stars)
Stars:
...O,B,A,F,G,K,M of any size: ~1200, up to about 3400 for the very largest stars, but almost all are about 1200
...Carbon Stars (C,S): ~1200 as above
...Wolf Rayet: ~1900
Stellar Remnants:
...Black Hole: ~20000 to 23,000
...Neutron Stars: ~18000 to 20000
...White Dwarfs: ~9000 to 13000
Valuable Planets:
...Earth Like Worlds: ~28000 to 31000
...Water Worlds (candidate for terraforming): ~22000 to 30000
...Water Worlds: ~10000 to 14000
...High Metal Content (candidate for terraforming): unknown
This is from Nutters guide (credit to Nutter and Jackie Silver)
SCANNED System body values (will be refined)
Ensure to send some rep to Jackie Silver for this information!
Gas Giants
...with Ammonia Based Life: ~500 to 1000
...Helium Rich: ~500 to 1000
...Class I: ~1000 to 2000
...Class II: ~5000 to 6000
...Class III: ~700 to 1200
...Class IV: ~700 to 1200
...with Water Based Life: ~500 to 1000
Water Giants ~3000
Small Planets
...High Metal Content: ~2000 to 4000
...Icy: ~300 to 800
...Metal Rich: ~4100 to 6000
...Rocky Ice: ~400 to 500
...Rocky: ~300 to 400
...Ammonia: unknown
Protostars:
...T Tauris: ~1200
...Herbig Ae/Be: ~unknown, probably ~1300 (as they're more massive than most stars)
Stars:
...O,B,A,F,G,K,M of any size: ~1200, up to about 3400 for the very largest stars, but almost all are about 1200
...Carbon Stars (C,S): ~1200 as above
...Wolf Rayet: ~1900
Stellar Remnants:
...Black Hole: ~20000 to 23,000
...Neutron Stars: ~18000 to 20000
...White Dwarfs: ~9000 to 13000
Valuable Planets:
...Earth Like Worlds: ~28000 to 31000
...Water Worlds (candidate for terraforming): ~22000 to 30000
...Water Worlds: ~10000 to 14000
...High Metal Content (candidate for terraforming): unknown
And even then I believe the Nutter guide is out of date, as the return for exploration data was approximately doubled in a recent patch. It's definitely worth checking out Metallics of any kind.
It is a measure of value and quantity. Most of everything that isn't a rock or ice planet is going to be high metal/metal rich. Scanning these should give your baseline earnings exploring and will ensure that you make about the same amount every time you go out.
The others, earths, waters and what not are bonuses, in my mind.
The others, earths, waters and what not are bonuses, in my mind.
It is. Those prices are pre payment change. Rough rule of thumb is to double them.
Indeed they have ~doubled and a possible 50% more if you are the first to return the data as well
Post 1.2 values are listed here. From that table:
| Rocky and/or Icy Planets | 600 - 1,000 CR |
| High Metal Content Planets | 4,200 - 7,000 CR |
| Metal-Rich Planets | 9,000 - 14,000 CR |
In my experience it's not possible to tell the difference between High Metal Content and Metal-Rich planets just from looking at the System Map.
But even small High Metal Content planets are worth at minimum 4200 CR so it's usually worth scanning any planet that looks like it isn't just rocky and/or icy, and isn't too far out.
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You can spot the Metal-rich ones by looking at the HUD icon. For other interesting planets, System Map is your friend.
Indeed.
Thanks all, looks like I will be increasing my exploring returns now. But the actual exploring is more fun, the credits will be nice assuming I return home fine to cash in
I made nearly 800k off one system due in no small part to multiple high metal worlds. Granted, the system had 102 contacts, with 90 or so non-belt objects... As stated, definitely worth the time to scan.
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I also made nearly 100k and first discovery rights to most of a system thanks to a 'gong and go' commander...