how far can you explore?

inkface

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i haven't even started yet but when I explore I want to go to places no one has been, ever. i don't want to sight see. i want to be the first...

but the game has been out for a while so has everything been found/explored?

i noticed Beagle Point is the furthest anyone has traveled from...where? Can you go further?

Can one just travel as long as they scoop properly and plane their route? Or is there a exploration cap?

:eek::D
 

Eric Hunt

Eric Hunt
The Galaxy is your Oyster

There are 100's of millions of planets - once you get about 1000LY from the bubble, you will find virgin systems all over - as for Exploration CAp - the only restrictions is your Space Madness :)

Fly Safe CMDR

Eric
 

Traesha

Traesha
Beagle point is a system that is very far from Sol, it is possible to go further.
Less then 1% of the galaxy is explored so don't worry, lol. You will find unexplored systems when you go beyond a 1000 lightyears from the bubble and even less then that there are many unexplored systems. They just have to be "out of the way" so not in a direct line to for example a nebula.
And nope, there isn't an exploration cap, so if you want to stay out of the bubble until you die of old age, thats no problem.
 

Kenneth McGrew

Kenneth McGrew
inkface said:
i haven't even started yet but when I explore I want to go to places no one has been, ever. i don't want to sight see. i want to be the first...

but the game has been out for a while so has everything been found/explored?

i noticed Beagle Point is the furthest anyone has traveled from...where? Can you go further?

Can one just travel as long as they scoop properly and plane their route? Or is there a exploration cap?

:eek::D
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just point in a direction and go, as long as you have a fuel scoop your good to go! there are non scoopable areas but just plot your course to scoopables along the way (KGBFOAM class stars)

there are stars beyond beagle point where you need jumponium to get to, as some are 100ly and further apart
 

Qohen Leth

Qohen Leth
inkface said:
excellent, tbh i came cause i want to meet aliens
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Afaik, aliens only spawn near/in the bubble.

Now, if there is something left to be the first to discover... "0.002561% of the galaxy has been discovered on EDSM, it will take 66,187 years, 7 months, 22 days to discover it entirely.
Current known galactic population: 6,614,670,183,413" EDSM.net
 
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Valije

Valije
You can go to the very edge of the galaxy, literally. You need a lot of materials and BIG jump range to be able to do it, though.

Time is not an issue. Your travel is over when one of this things reaches zero:
- Hull
- Power plant
- The air reserve of the life maintenance module
- Your patience.

The first 3 are not a problem if pay a bit of attention.
 
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Sixxor

Sixxor
iain666 said:
Tomorrow it will be 18 months since I last saw the inside of a station...
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Heh, I'm in a similar situation, though haven't been out for quite as long as you.
I set off in early Jan 2016, ahead of the Distant Worlds fleet. They have been all the way out to Beagle Point and back and on several other expeditions in the time it's taken me to get to Sag A*, and then turn around and head for Colonia (which didn't exist when i set off).
 

Erimus Kamzel

Erimus Kamzel
inkface said:
i haven't even started yet but when I explore I want to go to places no one has been, ever. i don't want to sight see. i want to be the first...

but the game has been out for a while so has everything been found/explored?

i noticed Beagle Point is the furthest anyone has traveled from...where? Can you go further?

Can one just travel as long as they scoop properly and plane their route? Or is there a exploration cap?

:eek::D
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Beagle Point was one of the furthest systems explorers could get to before the Anaconda era took hold (Gamma to Patch 1.0). Its possible to go around 300 LYs further now with upgraded ships and Jumponium.

But for an idea of where the least explored areas of the galaxy are, check out the EDSM map, and switch on all submitted POIs. At a glance you'll see great regions of space where little is known about. Its possible that there may be some uncharted small planetary nebulae out there, but I'd hazard a guess that most of the major nebulae and prominent POIs that are reachable will have been tagged.

In reality, as other have stated, we've only charted a minuscule fraction of the galaxy. :)
 
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Chrystoph

Chrystoph
Another thing to remember is that humans tend to think horizontally. This means that a lot of the explorers fly in the galactic ecliptic, or main plane.

If you head vertically away from the middle of the galaxy, you are less likely to find vast explored patches.

Be wary, though, as there are zones of brown dwarves and neutron stars. The first are a fueling hazard (as in, you cannot fuel from them), and the latter are potentially dangerous.
 
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inkface

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wow thanks for all the comments - i like what you said about the galactic ecliptic.

is it possible to continue exploring, on the move without having to double back for stuff? while playing EVE i taught myself how to plan routes, i mean in that game you can lose too much so avoiding hots spots and generic camped routes was natural. so i plan to use the explored stars to plan my route based upon scoopable stars. i also understand that at some point i'll reach systems were i won't know whats around me and i'll have to plan for that while i uncover what is around me so i can plan further my route to nowhere in particular.

i assume at some parts there are 'voids' or 'badlands' a guide said....is this were i need to put on my math helmet and see if i can get across? are there easier methods to figure this out?

or do i need to stick to known/main space (i dunno what that is called in this game) and acquire some wealth first before really going out.

i kind of want to just go but that feels so (elite) dangerous

question - in unknown space are there NPC stations waiting to be discovered?
 

Qohen Leth

Qohen Leth
Exploration is really not dangerous. As you said, when you're about to reach sparse areas, just plan a bit ahead, check the scoopability of the next star, count 2 jump boosts for one jump (one boost forward, one boost backwards in case you can't go farther).

If you're cautious enough to avoid losing hull health over time, you can explore for an infinite amount of time.

There are so many scoopable stars that this should only be a concern when you're at the very edge of the galaxy, or in the unscoopable layer and you haven't noticed it, or if you have a 2-jump fuel tank. As for systems where you wouldn't know what's around you, it's mostly due to the fact that the navigation panel only shows surrounding systems up to about 20ly and that you may need to dezzom on the galaxy map, thus making the system dots much less visible. For that you can tweak the GraphicsConfiguration file to expand the display bubble of the GalMap.

There are no voids and no badlands, really. The star density is just normal, and as it should be, anywhere you are. There is a sort of layer of unscoopable dwarfs about 50ly below the galactic plane, but it's about 2àly thinck of something, really nothing to worry about; just cross it once and for all and get on with your ride.

No NPC stations outside bubble/Maia that we know of.
 
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Macros Black

Macros Black
Went to -500, -500, -500 (for reasons) last weekend. Found undiscovered bodies on my way there 334Ly from SOL (7 jumps in a 50Ly Asp Explorer). While in the area, I got first discovery on multiple systems. You don't have to go very far from SOL to get first discovery.

Voids and badlands do exist. Badlands can actually be your friend traversing voids in low jump range ships (25Ly). And also untagged planetary nebulas can be found. I know, because I'm still finding them.

For areas to travel to, have a look at the EDSM traffic report.
[video=youtube;WZWGKX75RRY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZWGKX75RRY[/video]
 
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Vermill

Banned
Vermill
Eric Hunt said:
The Galaxy is your Oyster

There are 100's of millions of planets - once you get about 1000LY from the bubble, you will find virgin systems all over - as for Exploration CAp - the only restrictions is your Space Madness :)

Fly Safe CMDR

Eric
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Yes, 100's of millions of planets that look almost the same... Exploration is boring in game about exploration (how ironic), better play No Man's Sky for exploration.
 
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Qohen Leth

Qohen Leth
MacrosTheBlack said:
Voids and badlands do exist. Badlands can actually be your friend traversing voids in low jump range ships (25Ly).
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Do you have examples of badlands and void locations, designated as such for being where one expects them not to be? In over a million ly, I never came across anything of the sort...
 

osser

osser
Iron Orchid said:
I'm getting worried that you'll do something silly when you try to dock - as you might be a tad out of practice.
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Hence practicing landings in the tutorial will be my plan when i also dock @ 18 months ;)

HAHA read the whole thread next time. (note to self)
 
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Zeeman

Zeeman
MacrosTheBlack said:
Went to -500, -500, -500 (for reasons) last weekend. Found undiscovered bodies on my way there 334Ly from SOL (7 jumps in a 50Ly Asp Explorer). While in the area, I got first discovery on multiple systems. You don't have to go very far from SOL to get first discovery.

Voids and badlands do exist. Badlands can actually be your friend traversing voids in low jump range ships (25Ly). And also untagged planetary nebulas can be found. I know, because I'm still finding them.
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I found a few untagged systems heading for the conflux within the first 1k LY, there clearly is still a bit to find within 1k LY of SOL. Wouldn't be surprised to see a few ELW's still exist with 500Ly..

Z...
 
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