So before I just down for a geo or bio spot do I try and go for the dark blue areas or the blueis-green areas?
Thanks for any help on this....o7
Thanks for any help on this....o7
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- Thread starter Demonlord79
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I had hoped that someone who is actively using this would have chimed in. However, my ill-informed words:
The coloured areas are not an actual "heat-map" as such in that there isn't a degree of "colour" / "intensity" to indicate degree of probability - it just means that the selected* bio type "can" be found within the bounds of the overall coloured area. AFAIR the variation in colour intensity merely reflects the terrain under the overlay.
* I assume you know that you can select in the DSS window which bio-type is being displayed.
The coloured areas are not an actual "heat-map" as such in that there isn't a degree of "colour" / "intensity" to indicate degree of probability - it just means that the selected* bio type "can" be found within the bounds of the overall coloured area. AFAIR the variation in colour intensity merely reflects the terrain under the overlay.
* I assume you know that you can select in the DSS window which bio-type is being displayed.
Unhelpful answer, yes.
More helpful answer, what @Para Handy said.
What you find and what terrain you find it in determines what shade of blue you head for next time you head down to that planet.
Anywhere in the blue is the best answer the scanner can give. Shades aren't indicative of signal density, but of the underlying terrain.
As you get lower, you can toggle the cockpit between modes so that you see the actual planetary surface underneath. Is the bit you're aiming for very rough and rugged? Pick a different shade of blue to aim at. Even if you do find things in the rough terrain, getting to them is such a major pita I can't recommend it. It's also fairly rare to find biology in the extremely rough terrain, it usually prefers the smoother flats. Notable exception being osseus, which seems to like hills. Geology is fairly evenly distributed; it's more a matter of inaccessible hills than it not being in there.
Also; be aware that you may get unlucky. Some planets have very sparse geology or biology, others are rich with it. If you feel like you've come down in the blue and there's nothing here - you might not have done anything wrong! Sometimes you just have to shrug and move on when your triple geo planet just doesn't seem to have any. The next one likely will
As you get lower, you can toggle the cockpit between modes so that you see the actual planetary surface underneath. Is the bit you're aiming for very rough and rugged? Pick a different shade of blue to aim at. Even if you do find things in the rough terrain, getting to them is such a major pita I can't recommend it. It's also fairly rare to find biology in the extremely rough terrain, it usually prefers the smoother flats. Notable exception being osseus, which seems to like hills. Geology is fairly evenly distributed; it's more a matter of inaccessible hills than it not being in there.
Also; be aware that you may get unlucky. Some planets have very sparse geology or biology, others are rich with it. If you feel like you've come down in the blue and there's nothing here - you might not have done anything wrong! Sometimes you just have to shrug and move on when your triple geo planet just doesn't seem to have any. The next one likely will
If it's any help, I've found that within a blue region, terrain seems to make a bit of a difference with regard to where various types of plants appear. For example, Concha tends to appear down in gorges and Frutexa near the top of high hills.