Horizons How do I find a base on an unexplored planet?

[Gaffa]

G.day all,
I'm trying to deliver cargo to Crown Holdings in G 109-55. Crown holdings is a base on the planet and shows up as such on the System map.
I can set a route to this planet, but when I get to this planet it shows up as un-explored, and there is no sight of the Crown Holdings base on this planet as indicated by the System map.

On the system map it wont allow me to set a route to the base as it says route not available.

I have flown over and around the planet, but can find no marker for the base.

My ship is fitted with An advanced Discover scanner, which I use whenever I enter a new system.
and a detailed surface scanner.

My Advanced discover scanner is bound to a hotas key and works.
Do I need to scan this so called unexplored planet with the Detailed Surface scanner and if so how do I do that as I cannot find a key binding.

Once again many thanks to you all for your patience and assistance with the many questions I keep posting.

yours aye
D38

 

[SMcA]

G.day all,
I'm trying to deliver cargo to Crown Holdings in G 109-55. Crown holdings is a base on the planet and shows up as such on the System map.
I can set a route to this planet, but when I get to this planet it shows up as un-explored, and there is no sight of the Crown Holdings base on this planet as indicated by the System map.

On the system map it wont allow me to set a route to the base as it says route not available.

I have flown over and around the planet, but can find no marker for the base.

My ship is fitted with An advanced Discover scanner, which I use whenever I enter a new system.
and a detailed surface scanner.

My Advanced discover scanner is bound to a hotas key and works.
Do I need to scan this so called unexplored planet with the Detailed Surface scanner and if so how do I do that as I cannot find a key binding.

Once again many thanks to you all for your patience and assistance with the many questions I keep posting.

yours aye
D38

You need a detailed surface scanner. Once you have scanned the planet all will be revealed.

 

[colprice2002]

You can also go to the Navigation Beacon, drop out of supercruis then locate the beacon (the grey square on the scanner not the circle), Target it and approach slowly. Once close enough, the ship will auto scan it.

I find that the ADS works.....

 

[GG7]

Is the base in question part of a mission? If so, see further down in my post.

If you get close enough to the planet and have it locked in your nav system, your ship will scan it and reveal the name and you should be able to see any bases on it. You don't need a surface scanner to do this. I have often flown without ANY discovery scanner on my ship and it will still scan planets when you get close enough.

The new mission system makes having some form of discovery scanner nearly mandatory if you want to get efficient access to your mission locations. When you arrive in the system, do a scan of the system and that will pop up a message in your inbox with the planetary body your mission target is located at. If you use a discovery scanner you do not need to bother with the Nav Beacons. That is provided as a second option for players who are not equipped with the scanner.

In terms of finding your target...

Even if you are in an UNEXPLORED system, the game SHOULD place a little mission globe icon next to the target planet. Just pull up your Navigation pane in your ship and scroll down the list of objects in the system until you see that little "Ball/Globe" icon to the right of the Unexplored or planet name. Lock on that object and fly there.

P.S. A Detailed Surface Scanner IS NOT a required module for doing missions. A discovery scanner pretty much is, if you want to get immediate access to your mission targets upon arriving in the system.

 

[jacozilla]

You need a detailed surface scanner. Once you have scanned the planet all will be revealed.

You don't need a DSS. Just a basic scan of the planet will reveal the planet from unexplored to named, and surface map to show all base installations

 

[Gaffa]

Thankyou all,
the only suggestion that worked in this case was going out to the Nav Beacon , scanning it with the Discovery scanner, and then all was revealed in the display to my left. Once again thank you all for your reply's.
Yours Aye
D38

 

[jacozilla]

Thankyou all,
the only suggestion that worked in this case was going out to the Nav Beacon , scanning it with the Discovery scanner, and then all was revealed in the display to my left. Once again thank you all for your reply's.
Yours Aye
D38

well that's certainly good to know then. Thanks for checking back in.

The few times I've gotten missions to deliver to unknown system (and therefore wasn't flying my exploration equipped ship with both ADS+DSS), all I had to do was honk my ADS which I have on all ships, then just go fly to the planet that was tagged on my nav display and scan it with basic ship scan - that showed me the base on surface I had to land at.

Guess I'm not surprised at state 2.1 is in that it doesn't work all the time and need a DSS for some reveals.

 

[Dbrn47]

You need a detailed surface scanner. Once you have scanned the planet all will be revealed.

You actually don't. At least, with the advanced scanner, you can do a Level 2 scan which shows you basic information on a celestial body, which includes bases.

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well that's certainly good to know then. Thanks for checking back in.

The few times I've gotten missions to deliver to unknown system (and therefore wasn't flying my exploration equipped ship with both ADS+DSS), all I had to do was honk my ADS which I have on all ships, then just go fly to the planet that was tagged on my nav display and scan it with basic ship scan - that showed me the base on surface I had to land at.

Guess I'm not surprised at state 2.1 is in that it doesn't work all the time and need a DSS for some reveals.

Point at a planet you are in surface scan range of and it should do a basic level 2 scan, which will reveal the bases, without the DSS.

 

[varonica]

You actually don't. At least, with the advanced scanner, you can do a Level 2 scan which shows you basic information on a celestial body, which includes bases.

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Point at a planet you are in surface scan range of and it should do a basic level 2 scan, which will reveal the bases, without the DSS.

If you have the system scanned, go back to the system map, select the planet and choose the icon at the end that looks like a circle, that will show the "planet" map, this will show you the detailed view of the planet showing all the bases, from there you can rotate the planet around if the base is the other side of the planet until you can select the base. Once you have selected the base go back into SC and cruise around the planet until you can drop down on the base.

 

[jacozilla]

You actually don't. At least, with the advanced scanner, you can do a Level 2 scan which shows you basic information on a celestial body, which includes bases.

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Point at a planet you are in surface scan range of and it should do a basic level 2 scan, which will reveal the bases, without the DSS.

uh oh...this is why ED is a learn something new all the time game for me which I like - I knew about and kinda thought I knew what Level 1,2,3 scans meant but obviously didn't

I told OP that basic scan did the job and he said it didn't - but I now think I was wrong.

My ship DID have an ADS, which I honked to get general system reveal, then just did what I thought was 'basic scan' of planet to reveal the bases on it.

But from what you are saying, sounds like despite not having DSS on my ship, but because I did have an ADS, when I pointed ship at planet - it wasn't just a basic scan, but a level 2 scan because I had the ADS? (while DSS gives I assume the most detailed level 3 scan?)

 

[Dbrn47]

If you have the system scanned, go back to the system map, select the planet and choose the icon at the end that looks like a circle, that will show the "planet" map, this will show you the detailed view of the planet showing all the bases, from there you can rotate the planet around if the base is the other side of the planet until you can select the base. Once you have selected the base go back into SC and cruise around the planet until you can drop down on the base.

Yes, but if you reveal a planets level 2 information, you won't need to do that every time you go back there.

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uh oh...this is why ED is a learn something new all the time game for me which I like - I knew about and kinda thought I knew what Level 1,2,3 scans meant but obviously didn't

I told OP that basic scan did the job and he said it didn't - but I now think I was wrong.

My ship DID have an ADS, which I honked to get general system reveal, then just did what I thought was 'basic scan' of planet to reveal the bases on it.

But from what you are saying, sounds like despite not having DSS on my ship, but because I did have an ADS, when I pointed ship at planet - it wasn't just a basic scan, but a level 2 scan because I had the ADS? (while DSS gives I assume the most detailed level 3 scan?)

Indeed. Level 1 is the discovery honk (unknown bodies), level 2 is the basic reveal (no longer unknown), level 3 is the detailed scan (ring information etc).

 

[jacozilla]

Yes, but if you reveal a planets level 2 information, you won't need to do that every time you go back there.

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Indeed. Level 1 is the discovery honk (unknown bodies), level 2 is the basic reveal (no longer unknown), level 3 is the detailed scan (ring information etc).

But is there a difference between the level 2 scan you get when you scan a planet using your ship equipped with ADS vs ship without?

e.g. if you have no ADS, should pointing your ship at a planet reveal surface bases?

I know for sure that without DSS, I can get basic planet scan and explorer credit by doing a 'basic scan' of a planet. But I wasn't aware or sure about if having an ADS on board made the basic scan any different.

I told OP to just scan the planet with DSS because that's what I did - but now kinda not sure if my surface base was revealed because I scanned planet with ADS on board, or whether that matters (although OP said none of the suggestions worked other than using nav beacon scan)

 

[varonica]

I told OP to just scan the planet with DSS because that's what I did - but now kinda not sure if my surface base was revealed because I scanned planet with ADS on board, or whether that matters (although OP said none of the suggestions worked other than using nav beacon scan)

The ADS will reveal the planetary bases, I only have an ADS, no DSS, and once I have used the ADS in a system I can view all the planetary bases and land at them, it even says "unexplored" for the base name as I approach but it still shows me the location of the planetary base and I can still land there, I just did this 5 minutes ago. The correct base name is available in the planetary view, it just doesn't show the name on approach, just "unexplored".

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e.g. if you have no ADS, should pointing your ship at a planet reveal surface bases?

The Basic Discovery Scanner will give all the same information as the ADS but it only works within a 500ls bubble, so a BDS will do the trick. I have never used or owned a DSS so can't comment on that. If you don't have a BDS or ADS then no I don't think it will reveal the information unless you are already really close to the base, but all ships start with a BDS I think? Not 100% sure on that.

 

[Dbrn47]

But is there a difference between the level 2 scan you get when you scan a planet using your ship equipped with ADS vs ship without?

e.g. if you have no ADS, should pointing your ship at a planet reveal surface bases?

I know for sure that without DSS, I can get basic planet scan and explorer credit by doing a 'basic scan' of a planet. But I wasn't aware or sure about if having an ADS on board made the basic scan any different.

I told OP to just scan the planet with DSS because that's what I did - but now kinda not sure if my surface base was revealed because I scanned planet with ADS on board, or whether that matters (although OP said none of the suggestions worked other than using nav beacon scan)

Right, yea sorry, I'm sure it doesn't do anything different than the BDS or IDS, I just left that open because it's been so long since I've had to use those.

 

[SMcA]

You don't need a DSS. Just a basic scan of the planet will reveal the planet from unexplored to named, and surface map to show all base installations

Meā culpā, it's just that I generally carry one and I'm trying to cut down on my thinking.



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