Exploring kind of sucks now
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I had to travel nearly 10kly to find anything undiscovered the first time I went out. So, about 12hrs or so...
There are plenty of systems within 300 ly of inhabited space.
The best way to find them is to look at the galactic map, zoom out, identify features of interest (eg nebulae, well known stars, those referenced in SF novels) and head the other way.
As above, think 3D - up or down and diagonally. I'm sure that you'll find clusterscwhere someone else has been, but try taking a slight detour.
The best way to find them is to look at the galactic map, zoom out, identify features of interest (eg nebulae, well known stars, those referenced in SF novels) and head the other way.
As above, think 3D - up or down and diagonally. I'm sure that you'll find clusterscwhere someone else has been, but try taking a slight detour.
I have found hundreds of unexplored systems less than 200 ly away from human space...within the last week or two.
A tip that might be helpful to you...plot a VERTICAL course. Go very far UP or DOWN, and not on the horizontal plane of the wider galaxy. People prefer to think of the galaxy like a flat, 2 dimensional plane for the sake of comfort and ease in their own mind. Consequently, many explorers do not venture exceedingly far from the horizontal plane of human space. If you significantly raise or lower the plane on which you explore, you'll discover more unexplored systems.
A tip that might be helpful to you...plot a VERTICAL course. Go very far UP or DOWN, and not on the horizontal plane of the wider galaxy. People prefer to think of the galaxy like a flat, 2 dimensional plane for the sake of comfort and ease in their own mind. Consequently, many explorers do not venture exceedingly far from the horizontal plane of human space. If you significantly raise or lower the plane on which you explore, you'll discover more unexplored systems.
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Exploring the garden are we?
Forest is at least 10K ly away from home. Don't forget to take something to read
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If you're at 1800 ly with no undiscovered systems then you're not exploring yet. You're visiting, but you're not exploring. Keep going. Put Sol to your back and jump further into the void. Nobody pays for visitation data. You need exploration data to make credit, bra.
Going up or down in relation to the galactic plane is certainly the way to go. I suspect you could even go to Sol, and then fly directly down for 500Ly or so, and find unexplored systems. But other than that, if you are going to stick to the same 2D plane as all other travelling before you, then you will probably need to go a bit further. There are millions of unexplored systems out there, and they are quite easy to find once you are far enough out.
I'm just off on a big walkabout. I've only just started exploring and OMG I'm addicted.
I don't really care if I'm 1st, there's just so many awesome sights to see. TBH by the time I get back someone else could already have nabbed the unclaimed ones I've seen.
You'll still get cash for scanning the unexplored planets and stars too.
I just did a mini stint in an explorer hauler to test it out. About 100 systems, hardly scanned any planets, mostly honk-and-run, made over a million. Got maybe 400LY out - 150 up then followed the spiral arm clockwise a little. Found about 20 or so undiscovered systems or systems with several undiscovered bodies. Got most money for already-discovered D Lupi - I didn't even scan the black holes there (I didn't realise you still get more for scanning already discovered bodies). I'll be sure to pass through it again on my way home this time for scans and pics now I've sussed debug cam.
A lot of people recommend scanning neutron star systems if you're after cash, but I'm just addicted to seeing ALL THE THINGS!
On your gal map change the display to star class, then untick everything except non-sequence stars and find yourself a cluster if that's what you want.
I don't really care if I'm 1st, there's just so many awesome sights to see. TBH by the time I get back someone else could already have nabbed the unclaimed ones I've seen.
You'll still get cash for scanning the unexplored planets and stars too.
I just did a mini stint in an explorer hauler to test it out. About 100 systems, hardly scanned any planets, mostly honk-and-run, made over a million. Got maybe 400LY out - 150 up then followed the spiral arm clockwise a little. Found about 20 or so undiscovered systems or systems with several undiscovered bodies. Got most money for already-discovered D Lupi - I didn't even scan the black holes there (I didn't realise you still get more for scanning already discovered bodies). I'll be sure to pass through it again on my way home this time for scans and pics now I've sussed debug cam.
A lot of people recommend scanning neutron star systems if you're after cash, but I'm just addicted to seeing ALL THE THINGS!
On your gal map change the display to star class, then untick everything except non-sequence stars and find yourself a cluster if that's what you want.
There are many, many, many systems yet to be discovered. Don't lose heart and keep at it. I am in the galactic core and even 5-10LY from Sag A there are heaps of undiscovered systems to find. My trip out there netted me nearly a dozen EL worlds and I have lost count of how many water worlds I left behind un-scanned.
But as others have suggested, head away from any tourist hot spots. Point your ship into a boring empty bit of space and go.
My only word of caution is to watch out for brown dwarf fields. There are some areas where you see almost nothing but and you need to plan your fuel scooping carefully so you don't get stranded.
But as others have suggested, head away from any tourist hot spots. Point your ship into a boring empty bit of space and go.
My only word of caution is to watch out for brown dwarf fields. There are some areas where you see almost nothing but and you need to plan your fuel scooping carefully so you don't get stranded.