Hey Diddly Dee an Explorers life for me
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Good luck from (I assume) a fellow Yorkshireman.
Your point is a good one, without landing in a station and checking the list there is no way of examining the contents of your data bank as far as I know. Anyone know different?
Nope. But they really should put a summary in the transactions panel, where you can see the bounties you have yet to claim.
However, I have a pretty good estimate, based on previous trips. If you do 'the same' type of exploration, then you should expect roughly the same sort of return. But only roughly, because some areas do have lots more particular stuff than others. My 'normal' exploration technique is to visit only G stars, or Fs or Ks where there is not a suitable G to be found. On that basis, I average about 16K per system - heavily skewed towards the systems that return much less than that, of course. So I have just done a 5K stretch with 253 systems visited, so I expect that lot to be about 4M Cr. Of course, in order to do those sorts of projections, you need to keep notes. Which slows you down. It is much quicker to just point and shoot and move on, that to write it down, electronically or otherwise.
Of course, first finder bonuses muddy the waters lots!
Station is the only place to check your databank. It really doesn't matter since it appears the databank for cartographic data is endless for intents and purposes. The way to proceed is to plan a route or routes and scan all the worthwhile bodies you come across and eventually work you way back to a station to sell whatever you have collected.
Wow this is fun. I never thought exploring could be so entertaining. I followed the advice of Nutter and Adoredtv so have a good set up. Only issue is I am at 93% hull thanks to an interdiction from an anaconda. I m heading to witch's hat and to the edge. I will follow the arm either up or down and then come back, so a sort of large triangle.
Its all about the expectation once the boom goes off, will there be a water world? will there be an Earth like. Quite often there is nothing at all! only the star.
Its all about the expectation once the boom goes off, will there be a water world? will there be an Earth like. Quite often there is nothing at all! only the star.
This is quite the thrill isn't it?
Especially on one of your route ones, you pop the scanner and find something interesting. I once scanned what I thought was an Icy, but turned out to be an Earthlike.
You can write a log.
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Sometimes the discovery scan's results come in late (network issues I guess), up to half a minute after the boing. Most stars have companions or planets. But single stars do show up.
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Okay, I now have a sort of plan. I am aiming for K type stars and above only. Currently in the Wedguia sector, will go the edge of the galaxy. Work my way round the edge, and then back to the Glory of the Empire.
Lots of undiscovered systems. Still waiting for my first water and earth like.
Lots of undiscovered systems. Still waiting for my first water and earth like.
I suspect the lack of Earth-likes and Water worlds and going for K and above might be connected! Though you might want to clarify what you mean by 'above'. Conventional wisdom is that your chance of getting Earth-likes is increased by concentrating on systems with stars like our Sol.
That's pretty much the size of it. There's no way of knowing how much data you've got on board (or what that data is) at the moment, so you've just got to remember.
BTW, you're not from round Wharfedale are you? Just wondering as we've got a lot of red kites over here, thanks to Harewood's controlled release programme.
I'm off into the unknown myself, not got far myself - a paltry 350LY from Sol but already the milky way is becoming a much more distinct and distant band in the sky!
As well as the joy of the exploration and wanting to make a few Crs and advance my rank, I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to plant my flag and have my name appear as "discovered by" on a few systems - any idea how far out, assuming I'm not heading for a popular tourist spot, before systems are undiscovered?
As well as the joy of the exploration and wanting to make a few Crs and advance my rank, I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to plant my flag and have my name appear as "discovered by" on a few systems - any idea how far out, assuming I'm not heading for a popular tourist spot, before systems are undiscovered?
I recently just returned from "Exploration: Ironman" - where I set off in my Asp and didn't have enough credits to cover insurance if the ship blew up - made it back in one piece with 96% hull (due to being stupid - dual-monitor setup and I put the game window out of focus 
), and a shedload of data and First Discovered By's . Got quite a number of terraforming candidates and at least 3 Earth-like planets.
Also made it to Pathfinder ranking, which was pleasing. Earned around 5M credits, which again was very welcome
Planning on doing a writeup of my findings.
Exploration: Ironman was a sort of milk run to the Cat's Paw nebula - which it turns out (of course) has been visited many times already. It was a good learning trip though.
I'd like to suggest one feature though - the ability to mark your own Nav Points in the Galaxy Map. I love the route planner - it's great for planning those long routes, but plugging in my own route would be great as an Explorer.
I'm already off on another exploration mission
), and a shedload of data and First Discovered By's . Got quite a number of terraforming candidates and at least 3 Earth-like planets. Also made it to Pathfinder ranking, which was pleasing. Earned around 5M credits, which again was very welcome
Planning on doing a writeup of my findings.
Exploration: Ironman was a sort of milk run to the Cat's Paw nebula - which it turns out (of course) has been visited many times already. It was a good learning trip though.
I'd like to suggest one feature though - the ability to mark your own Nav Points in the Galaxy Map. I love the route planner - it's great for planning those long routes, but plugging in my own route would be great as an Explorer.
I'm already off on another exploration mission
Doesn't the "Systems Visited" details go up every time you reach a new system? Or does it just update when you turn in? Perhaps that's a way to get an idea how many systems you've gone up
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Just checked and the "Systems Visited" tally does go up every time you visit a new system - it's under "Statistics" at the bottom. Couple other tallies there too regarding scans that might give you a bit of info as to how much you've done on your trip. Good journey!
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Just checked and the "Systems Visited" tally does go up every time you visit a new system - it's under "Statistics" at the bottom. Couple other tallies there too regarding scans that might give you a bit of info as to how much you've done on your trip. Good journey!
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You don't have to go very far out to find unexplored systems. I'm currently only about 750ly out from inhabited space and there is plenty without the discovered by tag.
Moving up/down in the galaxy map helps if you are still close...
I mean O, B, A, F, G, K I dont bother with M, L, T or Y.
Lol, with a name like Mercury that was very apt....
Welcome to the explorers gang, Whiterose. Be aware though, exploration can become an obsession.
I have no idea why this is so, it should be the most boring and repetitive career choice in ED but (at least for me, and I know I'm not alone) I just keep coming back for more.
Coming back to civilisation to sell the data is quite depressing in some ways.